Chazon: Who asked you to trample My yard? - Jul 12, 2020 - How could Yeshayahu, and later Yirmiyahu, claim that Hashem never asked for korbanot?

Avodah Zarah 76a - Kashering from Treif and from Korbanot - Jul 12, 2020 - Why does our gemara say that kashering a spit from treif requires libun, while a gemara in Zevachim says that kashering a spit from notar requires hagalah? Discussion of היתירא בלע, among other matters.

הכל כמנהג המדינה, Part 3 of 3 - Jul 10, 2020 - What is the basis for the power of communal employment practices to override the Torah's rules for employer-employee relations? What is the basis for the power of communal minhag to "override Halachah" in general, as per Rabbeinu Yehonatan?

The Three Names of Pinchas - Jul 10, 2020 - Pinchas ben Elazar ben Aharon haKohen; Ben Puti; Malach Hashem. How does Pinchas come by each of these names, and what can they teach us for ourselves?

Clashes in Jewish Publishing 1: Church Censorship - Jul 8, 2020 - Why, when and how did the Catholic Church censor Jewish books? Looking at the period from the 2nd century CE through the 16th century; expect to continue next week. Geared toward a group including people without strong background in Torah text study.

Shoftim 14:5-11 - After the Lion, a Riddle - Jul 7, 2020 - Abbreviated shiur. The symbolism of the Honey, and the Riddle

Yirmiyahu: A Prophet for Our Times - Jul 7, 2020 - Yirmiyahu as an embodiment of the Jewish nation, and his lessons on dealing with insecurity and churban.

Avodah Zarah 75b-76a - The Order of Kashering and Tovelling; Taam Lifgam - Jul 5, 2020 - If taam lifgam is permitted, why was there a need to kasher the food-related equipment taken from Midian? What is the order of tevillah and kashering? What is the status of food prepared with non-tovelled equipment?

הכל כמנהג המדינה, Part 2 of 3 - Jul 3, 2020 - Re-visiting the Yerushalmi's statement of מנהג מבטל את ההלכה with three explanations. Various approaches to explain Reish Lakish's statement that a worker "enters of his own time, and leaves of the employer's time". And starting to discuss the basis for the power of communal employment practices to override the Torah's rules for employer-employee relations.

Is Canadian Sock Culture Dangerous? Opening One's Mouth for the Satan - Jul 1, 2020 - In honour of Canada Day, a brief shiur on the Canadian practice of walking about one's home in socks. Is there a problem with practices which are normally associated with avelut (bereavement)?