Yeshayah, Week 46: Chapters 30-32 - The fifth Hoi: Reversal of Fortunes - Feb 11, 2020 - Reversal of the refusal to listen of Chapters 28-29, the arrival of redemption, Chizkiyahu's public education campaign, and much more!

Medical Ethics: Bereavement and the Medical Professional - Feb 10, 2020 - Helping patients at the expense of shivah or kaddish; Attending a patient's funeral or shivah; Responsibility for a patient's death; Informing patients' families of a death; Helping patients with viduy; Tearing keriah when present at a death

The Ethics of Commercial Kosher Supervision - Feb 10, 2020 - Joint Program of Rabbi Tsvi Heber, Director of Community Kosher of the COR, and Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, addressing popular questions about ethical issues encountered in running a Vaad haKashrus. Topics include certifying items that don't need certification, changing kashrut standards over time, certifying businesses that are open on Shabbat, and removing certification due to the entertainment present at an event. Some Q/A at the end.

The Ethics of the Whistleblowing Accountant - Feb 9, 2020 - What is whistleblowing? When should an accountant report wrongdoing - and internally within the company or externally? What are the factors to consider, from a secular standpoint and from a Halachic standpoint? And what is the status of anonymous whistleblowing?

Parshat Beshalach: Why does Gd make us ask? - Feb 6, 2020 - On four separate occasions in Parshat Beshalach, the Jews need to ask Gd for help with a basic need - survival at the Sea, water, food and the war with Amalek. Granted that the first case may be unique, why does Hashem wait for us to ask in the other three cases? A lesson in tefillah and emunah.

Shemuel #52 - 15:1-9 - A war to eradicate all of Amalek? - Feb 6, 2020 - If this was a war that could have annihilated Amalek, how did one survivor lead to a population large enough to attack Tziklag shortly thereafter? Also: What was Shaul's sin?

Kosher Kops 1: The Role of Police - Feb 5, 2020 - The fundamental ethical problem in police work: the power and mandate of police and the fear of its abuse. Starting to address it: What is the role of police, as defined in Canadian law and in Halachah? Geared toward a group including people without extensive background in Torah text study.

Shoftim 9:22-41 - The Rise and Fall of Gaal ben Eved - Feb 4, 2020 - The beginning of Divine punishment for Avimelech and Shechem, via the doomed rebellion of Gaal ben Eved against Avimelech.

Yeshayah, Week 45: Chapters 30-31 - The fourth and fifth Hoi's: Egypt Won't Save You - Feb 4, 2020 - A polemic against pursuing military support from Egypt, either for help against Assyria or for help against Babylon. Warnings about churning attempts at self-defense which replace reliance on G-d, and a promise of Divine salvation.

Korban Pesach: Communal or Personal? - Jan 30, 2020 - The passages in Parshat Bo, and the laws of the Korban Pesach in Egypt and beyond, could be read to support viewing the korban as communal (korban tzibbur) or personal (korban yachid). Why does the korban have this dual identity, and what does that mean for us?