Halachah in Healthcare Settings 31: Nishmat Avraham Introduction to OC 328, Part 8 - Feb 17, 2025 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. The Nishmat Avraham's introduction to Orach Chaim 328, Part 8: Elevators, Discharge Papers, Pre-surgery preparation and more

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 48: 8:29-35 - Returning to Midian - Feb 16, 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. Gidon has 70 sons - why? And what happens when he dies? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Agam Berger and Choosing a Path of Emunah - Feb 14, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Yitro 5785. How do we help our children to choose a path of Emunah, as Dovid HaMelech describes in Tehillim 119:30 and Agam Berger did on her sign? The needs of two types of Jews.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 47: 8:27-28 - Gidon's Ephod - Feb 14, 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. Why did Gidon make a gold tunic, and how did it lead to disaster? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Makkot 17b-18b - Feb 11, 2025 - Derashot (and kal vachomer arguments) regarding items listed in Devarim 12, about eating them outside of their appropriate spaces/times.

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #27 - Embedding Medicine in Food for Shabbat Use - Feb 11, 2025 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: Is it permissible to take medicine on Shabbat if one embeds it in food before Shabbat? Note: Please consult your doctor and pharmacist for medical advice, and your halachic authority for halachic advice. To sign up for the whatsapp go to http://tiny.cc/wamedical

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 46: 8:22-26 - Turning down monarchy, Requesting spoils - Feb 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. Gidon is offered monarchy, but he turns it down, or so it seems. But he does want spoils. Why? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Medical Halachah: OCD in Jewish Law and Thought - Feb 10, 2025 - Explaining Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. How can we tell the difference between OCD and religion? What should therapists, psychologists and rabbis know about treating OCD?

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 45: 8:18-21 - The Death of Zevach and Tzalmuna - Feb 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. How did Zevach and Tzalmuna die? And what is the lesson of Penuel and Succot? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 44: 8:10-17 - A Bloody Victory - Feb 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. Gidon captures the kings of Midian, and then returns to Succot and Penuel and attacks both. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.