Business Ethics: Corporate Social Responsibility - Jan 31, 2021 - From secular and Halachic perspectives, is a corporation obligated to align its policies with community values? How do we reconcile that with the duty to stakeholders? And who is authorized to decide how to fulfill the CSR (corporate social responsibility) mission?

Ketuvot 6a - Initial relations on Friday night - Jan 31, 2021 - Three challenges to the lesson which said that either Rav and Shemuel rules leniently, and the other one rules strictly, regarding initial relations on Friday night.

Ilan Ilan: Trees, People and Chesed - Jan 28, 2021 - A brief idea on Rabbi Yitzchak's blessing for Rabbi Nachman

Is G-d Ducking a War? - Jan 28, 2021 - Why was Hashem concerned about the Jewish reaction to possible war with the Philistines, or in Israel? Couldn't Hashem choose to eradicate those foes? Hashem as cloud, Hashem as fire.

Shemuel #85 - 18:6-9 - Kings Shaul and David on the Goliath's Head Tour - Jan 28, 2021 - Did the women really mean to elevate David over King Shaul? And why did King Shaul react so strongly?

Shoftim 20:18-25 - Two Losses Under Divine Supervision? - Jan 26, 2021 - Why did the assembled ten tribes lose their first two battles against Binyamin? And if they were to lose, why did Hashem tell them to fight?

Esther, Week 13b: Why does Chapter 6 matter? - Jan 26, 2021 - The significance of Achashverosh's sleeplessness and Mordechai's parade, Part 1 of 2

Esther, Week 13a: A Tall Gallows - Jan 26, 2021 - Why was Haman attracted to the idea of a 50-cubit gallows? And what is the link with the Beit haMikdash?

Ketuvot 5b-6a - Initial relations on Shabbat, and Rav vs Shemuel - Jan 24, 2021 - Working through the tree of possible verdicts regarding initial relations on Shabbat; Rav vs. Shemuel, and the Chatam Sofer's nuance in Rashi; the barrel stopper

Pharaoh's Hardened Heart - Jan 21, 2021 - Organizing the views regarding three questions: (1) Did Hashem really harden Pharaoh's heart? (2) Why should this warrant suffering for the Egyptians? (3) If Hashem hardened Pharaoh's heart for the sake of a greater value than Free Will, what was that greater value?