Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 39: 7:7-14 - Gidon's Third Sign - Jan 30, 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. Hashem sends Gidon a third sign of support, on the night before the battle. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Makkot 16b - Jan 28, 2025 - Multiple sets of malkos for eating a single creature? Is Rashi's "swallowing" specific? And more.

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #25 - Treating a Hangover on Shabbat - Jan 28, 2025 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: How may one treat the effects of a hangover on Shabbat? 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 38: 7:1-7 - Culling Gidon's Army - Jan 28, 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. Hashem reduces Gidon's army from 32,000 to 300. How, and why? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 29: Nishmat Avraham Introduction to OC 328, Part 6 - Jan 27, 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 6: Safek pikuach nefesh. Psychological disorders. Autism. Hospitals on Shabbat.

Fourteen Centuries #38: Rashi's Sons-in-Law, Part 1 - Jan 26, 2025 - Rabbeinu Meir, a Tosafist, Rashi's son-in-law, father of Rashbam, Rivam and Rabbeinu Tam, and grandfather of the Ri. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 37: 6:34-40 - A Second Miracle for Gidon - Jan 26, 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 rallies troops to fight Midian - and then he demands, and receives, a second miracle, which is actually a two-in-one. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 36: 6:28-33 - The Conversion of Yoash - Jan 24, 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's destruction of idolatry is discovered - and his father Yoash defends him from the mob. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

Uninvited Contractors, Uneven Politicians and Hakarat HaTov - Jan 23, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Vaera 5785. How can Hashem instruct us not to reject Egyptians, and instead to feel grateful for their hosting us? A lesson in hakarat hatov from a thought of Rav Hershel Schachter and the writing of Rav Yerucham Levovitz.

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 35: 6:25-27 - Mission #1 Accomplished - Jan 23, 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 charged with his first mission, to destroy his father's idolatry and use his animal for a korban. And he succeeds! To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.