Shemuel #57 - 15:24-29 - Shaul's quasi-apology; Shemuel's rejection - Mar 19, 2020 - Shaul apologizes, but continues to blame the nation - and he seems to personalize the transgression and apology. Shemuel refuses to pray to Gd with Shaul. And then someone tears someone's cloak?

Haggadah Night with Shaarei Shomayim 5780 - Mar 18, 2020 - Divrei Torah by members of Beit Midrash Zichron Dov of Toronto on the start of the Seder, "v'He she'Amdah", the "perech" work in Egypt and Chad Gadya. Dedicated by Raquel and Jason Goldberg in memory of their daughter Temima a"h.

Shoftim 11:14-31 - Yiftach's Diplomacy and Vow - Mar 17, 2020 - Yiftach's diplomatic initiative with Amon, and Yiftach's vow. A Zoom shiur during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tamid 3: 27a - Mar 17, 2020 - A relatively quick way to learn Masechet Tamid, for those wishing to make a siyum from quarantine/isolation on Erev Pesach.

Yeshayah, Week 50: Chapters 36-37 - The Assyrian Invasion - Mar 17, 2020 - Determining the order of events, in terms of Chizkiyahu's tribute to Assyria, his defense activities for Jerusalem, and Sancherev's decision to attack. And addressing why the accounts in Melachim II 18-19, Yeshayah 36-37 and Divrei haYamim II 32 include and omit different parts of the story. A Zoom shiur during COVID-19.

Tamid 1: Mishnah 25b-26a - Mar 16, 2020 - A relatively quick way to learn Masechet Tamid, for those wishing to make a siyum from quarantine on Erev Pesach.

Tamid 2: 26a through 26b - Mar 16, 2020 - A relatively quick way to learn Masechet Tamid, for those wishing to make a siyum from quarantine on Erev Pesach.

Betzalel: Man of Destiny? - Mar 12, 2020 - Midrashim describe Betzalel as receiving his role due to the merit of his grandmother Miriam, or predestination since Bereishit, or spiritual genetics. What do these endorsements of yichus and destiny do to our concept of Free Will and earning our way in this world?

The Poetry of Rav Kook - Mar 11, 2020 - Four of Rav Kook's poems illuminate his view of the nature of the soul, his support for a harnessed individualism, his understanding of exile and his mission of summoning our nation for redemption.

Rav Kook: The Destruction and Redemption of Amalek - Mar 9, 2020 - Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook on why Amalek must exist, why Amalek must be destroyed, and the possibility of redeeming Amalek.