Dancing at Two Weddings: The Ethics of Moonlighting - Nov 20, 2019 - Business Ethics: Is holding a minor job which conflicts with one's normal work grounds for termination or financial penalties? May one hire someone to do "moonlighting" work? From the standpoint of Halachah and general law.

Shoftim 5:28-31 - Sisera's Mother / Summary - Nov 19, 2019 - The lessons of Sisera's mother (and her association with the shofar of Rosh HaShanah), and of Chapters 4-5 in general.

Shoftim 6:1-6 - Introducing Midian and Gidon - Nov 19, 2019 - What does Midian represent? And the complexity of Gidon.

Yeshayah, Week 36a: 22:15-25 - Who is Shevna? - Nov 19, 2019 - Four ways to explain Shevna's appearances in Yeshayah 22 and Yeshayah 36, and why he deserved personal Divine condemnation via Yeshayah. And why does the Talmud describe Shevna as a talmid chacham?

Yeshayah, Week 36b: 23 - What is the sin of Tyre? - Nov 19, 2019 - Why is Tyre (Tzor) doomed to collapse? Comparing Yeshayah's vision with those of Amos, Yoel and Yechezkel, as explained by various commentators.

Bava Metzia Perek 6: Poel vs Eved, Part 3 - Nov 15, 2019 - Part 3 of 3 on the similarities and differences of (1) the relationship between an eved ivri (Jewish slave) and an adon, and (2) the relationship between a poel (employee) and an employer. May a poel threaten to leave mid-job in order to improve his pay? May a poel leave mid-job to take another job? What is the status of a kablan? And when is a Jew permitted to sell himself as an eved?

Vayera: What's in a Word? - Nov 14, 2019 - Looking at three words in Parshat Vayera: איה, ידעתיו and מצחק. Each of these requires deeper explanation, in different ways.

Shemuel #42 - 13:13-14: Shaul Loses the Throne? - Nov 14, 2019 - Was it fair for Shaul to lose the throne for bringing the korbanot early? And links with the Eigel and Masa uMerivah.

Life After Death, Week 2: What are Life and Death? - Nov 13, 2019 - Arguing for Judaism's belief in the persistence of the soul from its belief in the purpose of Life, and Death. At the end, starting on sources in Tanach for the persistence of the soul. Geared toward a group including people without strong background in Torah text study.

Shoftim 5:13-28 - Devorah's Theme of Volunteering; Yael's Initiative - Nov 12, 2019 - Devorah's highlighting of who volunteered to help fight and who did not, as well as the volunteering of the Canaanite kings and the stars, and Yael. What happened between Yael and Sisera?