Bourekas and Knish: Lessons of the Israeli Diet - Feb 6, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Beshalach 5784. The importance of preserving individual identity, enabling each of us to unite with the broader community. Seen through the lens of the twelve channels through Yam Suf.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 43: 8:4-9 - Rejection by Succot and Penuel - Feb 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. The Jews of Succot and Penuel refuse to help Gidon's army. Why? And why did Gidon respond as he did? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Makkot 16b-17b - Feb 4, 2025 - Malkot for eating produce from which maaser ani has not been removed; Defining a ברייה for malkot and bitul; Malkot for eating various kinds of kodashim outside of their areas or at the wrong time.

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #26 - Dental Braces and Mikvah - Feb 4, 2025 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: Are dental braces a chatzitzah, to disqualify immersion in a mikvah? 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

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 42: 8:1-3 - Ephraim's Complaint, Gidon's Response - Feb 4, 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 is Ephraim upset? How will Gidon respond? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 30: Nishmat Avraham Introduction to OC 328, Part 7 - Feb 3, 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: Hospital monitors and electric infusion devices, among other things

Fourteen Centuries #39: Rashi's Sons-in-Law Part 2 - Feb 2, 2025 - More on whether they knew Masechet Avodah Zarah in Magentza, and more on Rabbi Meir ben Rabbi Shemuel and Rabbi Yehudah ben Natan (Rivan). Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 41: 7:18-25 - Hashem and Gidon Victorious - Feb 2, 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 behind "Hashem and Gidon", and are victorious! To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 40: 7:13-18 - Midianite Dream, Gidon's Plan - Jan 31, 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 was the dream of the Midianite soldiers, and what did it mean? And Gidon plans the attack. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Sovereign Territory of the Sovereign of the Universe - Jan 30, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Bo 5785. How the blood of the korban pesach transformed and saved our homes in Egypt, and continues to do that today.