Imber’s HaTikvah or Rav Kook’s HaEmunah? - Aug 26, 2026 - Derashah for Parshat Ki Tavo 5786, marking Rav Kook's yahrzeit. Rav Kook was committed to building relationships with chalutzim; why did he make an issue of Naftali Imber's Tikvateinu (aka HaTikvah), publishing the competing anthem HaEmunah?

Megillah 14b-15a - Aug 25, 2026 - Concluding the seven prophetesses, and derashot on the fourth perek of Megillat Esther - including Esther going to Achashverosh "willingly."

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #72 - Halachic Supervision in an IVF Lab - Aug 25, 2026 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: Do we require special halachic supervision to identify a child conceived via IVF? Note: Please consult your doctor for medical advice, and your halachic authority for halachic advice. To sign up for the whatsapp go to http://tiny.cc/wamedical

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 184: 21:8 - Who is Doeg? Part 2 of 2 - Aug 25, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Doeg as Dovid's nemesis, or as a cautionary lesson about Torah without Yirat Hashem. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 183: 21:8 - Who is Doeg? Part 1 - Aug 22, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Who is Doeg, the man introduced as Achimelech helps Dovid? What is the role of "the mightiest shepherd"? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 182: 21:8-10 - A Weapon for Dovid - Aug 21, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Doeg is present! And Dovid asks for the sword of Goliath. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shunning and Seeking Shaatnez - Aug 20, 2026 - Derashah for Parshat Ki Tetze 5786. The Rokeiach's insight on the mitzvah of shaatnez, preserving the boundary between Hashem and the mundane - and the breakdown of that boundary in the Mishkan/Beit HaMikdash and for the eishet chayil.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 181: 21:7 - Achimelech's Bread, Part 2 - Aug 20, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. More detail on the bread Achimelech gives to Dovid. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Early American Rabbis - Brave and Bold: Rabbi Avraham Yudelovitch - Aug 19, 2026 - Part of an "America 250" series on the Torah of early American rabbis. The remarkably prolific Rav Avraham Aharon Yudelevitch, and the great controversy surrounding chalitzah via shaliach in an agunah situation. Part 1 of 2.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 180: 21:5-7 - What bread did Achimelech give to Dovid? - Aug 18, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. What sort of "holy" bread did Achimelech give to Dovid at the Mishkan in Nov? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel