Shemitah: Cancelling Debts, Part 3 - Debts which survive shemitah - Jul 10, 2021 - Wrapping up one last point - which loans are not cancelled by shemitah? Looking at debts with collateral, store tabs, wages, money payable to beit din, and post-dated checks.

Kinot: Eichah Tifarti - Jul 14, 2021 - Brief introduction to the kinah, looking at the ways the kinah splits into two halves, demonstrating that the lost tiferet, and the head from which it has been removed, could be either our loss or Hashem's loss. The intentional ambiguity highlights for us the fact that we are not the only mourners on Tisha b'Av.

Ketuvot 10a - Not so fast - Jul 10, 2021 - We concluded our discussion of whether ketubah is biblical or rabbinic, and then we learned that the gemara's trust in a husband who says there were no betulim is actually limited. We find sages approached by husbands, and receiving them in unexpected ways.

Eichah Overview: Why is this book in Tanach? - Jul 6, 2021 - Why include a book of crying in Tanach? Building on an idea from Rav Soloveitchik regarding Kinot and Eichah, to suggest that Yirmiyahu represents every Jew, and this validates our crying.

Shemitah: Cancelling Debts, Part 1: The Mitzvah - Jul 2, 2021 - Is there a mitzvah of actively cancelling debts? If so, how does one do it? And what happens to a debt if that action is not done?

Ruth, Week 14: Blessings and Namings - Jun 29, 2021 - Concluding shiur in our series on Ruth. How do we understand the blessing given to Boaz by the elders and the people at the gate - particularly, the emphasis on Rachel and Leah? And what did the women mean in their comments to Naomi after Ruth's son Oveid was born, and then when Naomi raised him?

Ketuvot 10a - Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel on the origin of the Ketubah payment - Jun 26, 2021 - Is ketubah biblical or rabbinic? How do we know?

Beyond Hunger: Do We Still Fast? Zecharyah's Question - Jun 27, 2021 - How did Zecharyah respond, when he was asked whether people should still fast on Tisha b'Av during the second Beit haMikdash?

Beyond Hunger: Taanit Chalom: Fasting for a Nightmare - Jun 27, 2021 - Three arguments against taking on voluntary fasts for bad dreams - and three reasons to take on such fasts.

Beyond Hunger: Shaul's Military Fast - Jun 27, 2021 - What can we learn regarding voluntary fasts, from the results of Shaul's military fast during the war against the Plishtim?