Shemuel #72 - 17:12-20 - A Family Re-Introduction - Oct 15, 2020 - Review of Chapter 17 thusfar. Big question: Why does Chapter 17 introduce Yishai, Dovid and Dovid's three oldest brothers, all of whom we met in Chapter 16? And the start of a discussion regarding the errands of Yosef and Dovid.

V'Zot haBerachah - Leining help for Simchat Torah - Sep 26, 2020 - A quick recording of the first five aliyot of V'Zot haBerachah, to help people who want to lein their own aliyah on Simchat Torah during COVID.

Shemuel #71 - 17:4-11 - Goliath and David, Orpah and Ruth - Sep 24, 2020 - Shiur was disrupted by poor internet, but: Goliath as David's opposite in many ways, and Philistine awareness of Shaul's deterioration

Shoftim 16:6-20 - Shimshon Bound - Sep 22, 2020 - Why did Shimshon surrender his secret to Delilah?

Yom Kippur: When Mistakes Are Good - Sep 22, 2020 - Adam and Chavah sin in an attempt to become Creators of Life; why does Hashem punish them in a way that acknowledges their creation of life? The generation in the wilderness sins in an attempt to communicate with Hashem with a physical item; why does Hashem respond with the Mishkan? What is the value of our mistakes? Three approaches.

Shemitah: Where Does It Apply? Part 2 of 2 - Sep 17, 2020 - 1. Why have the sages seen a need to be lenient in applying laws of shemitah (and yovel) for the sake of finances, if the Torah promises blessing when we observe those laws?

2. Shemitah in Egypt and Syria

3. Calculating the southern boundary of Israel, with ramifications for the Aravah, Eilat, Aza and the entire Negev

Shoftim 16:1-5 - Adventure in Aza, Dangerous Delilah - Sep 15, 2020 - What are we supposed to learn from the brief account of Shimshon's (first) adventure in Aza, and the invocation of Chevron? And what is the message of Delilah's betrayal of Shimshon?

Wearing a Mask Taught Me How to Speak - Sep 13, 2020 - Three lessons from mask-wearing: Muting, Responsive Listening and Intentional Communication.

Ketuvot 2b - Oness delaying a marriage, or enabling a get - Sep 13, 2020 - Must a man support his wife after a year has elapsed since kiddushin, if illness - of him or her - prevents the marriage from taking place on time? If a get is given on condition, and an external circumstance causes that condition to be fulfilled against the wishes of the husband, is the get valid?

Shemitah: Where Does It Apply? Part 1 of 2 - Sep 11, 2020 - What is the status of Transjordan? What is the status of lands settled by Jews who entered under Yehoshua and for the second Beit haMikdash? What is the status of the lands which the Jews did not settle when they returned for the second Beit haMikdash?