Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 61: 10:17-11:1 - War with Amon; Introducing Yiftach - Mar 11, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. The Jews rally to fight Amon; is Hashem on their side? And who is Yiftach? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 34: Nishmat Avraham to OC 328 (1)-(3) - Mar 10, 2025 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. The Nishmat Avraham on Orach Chaim 328 (1)-(3) - treatment of someone with sub-optimal health, or someone in great pain.

Fourteen Centuries #42: Rabbeinu Shemayah and Machzor Vitry - Mar 9, 2025 - A note on Rashi and anti-Christian polemic, finishing Rabbeinu Shemayah and looking at Rabbi Simcha of Vitry's Machzor Vitry. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 60: 10:6-16 - Sold to Amon - Mar 9, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Fed up with the Jews' idolatry, Hashem sells them to Amon - and the Jews repent. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 59: 10:3-6 - Yair haGiladi, and Introducing Amon - Mar 7, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Who was Yair haGiladi, and what do we learn from him? And introducing the next opponent: Amon. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Esther's Desperate Voice on Agunah Awareness Shabbat - Mar 6, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Tetzaveh / Zachor 5785. Esther's loneliness and desperation as expressed in Tehillim 22, the shir shel yom for Purim. Noticing and supporting people who are suffering, even when the nation faces a crisis on the larger stage.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 58: 10:1-2 - Who was Tola ben Puah? - Mar 6, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. What can we learn from the brief story of Tola ben Puah of Yissachar? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

7 Adar: A Chevra Kadisha for the Living - Mar 5, 2025 - Zayin Adar Dinner 5785. Beyond the kavod hameis and chesed shel emes, and beyond what they do for the community, the chevra kadisha is a community of friendship and support for the mourners. Correcting the mistake of Iyov's friends.

Makkot 19b - Mar 4, 2025 - The stages of sanctification of bikkurim; eating maaser sheni outside Yerushalayim or in tumah; Rashi's death and the Rivan; defining eating as אכילה and שאת

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #30 - Recreational Use of Marijuana - Mar 4, 2025 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: Is recreational use of marijuana/cannabis permitted? (Next installment: alcohol) 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