Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 158: 19:4-10 - An Oath Sworn and Broken - Jun 26, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Shaul swears to Yehonatan that he won't kill Dovid - and then he tries to kill Dovid. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

The Virtue of Falling on Our Faces - Jun 26, 2026 - Derashah for Parshiyot Chukat-Balak 5786. How the draft protests in Israel, and the vitriol surrounding them, risks leading to a world in which we fail to sympathize with others who suffer, and to daven for them. Based on Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev on Moshe and Aharon falling on their faces in davening, and Rav Shlomo Kluger's grandon on the punishment of Kfar Sakhnia.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 157: 19:1-3 - An Execution Order for Dovid - Jun 25, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Shaul instructs his son Yehonatan to execute Dovid - but Yehonatan warns Dovid. What will happen next? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Early American Rabbis - The Brothers Tsaiman, Part 2 - Jun 24, 2026 - Part of an "America 250" series on the Torah of early American rabbis. The brothers Rav Tzvi Hersh Tsaiman and Rav Matisyahu Tsaiman learned in great yeshivos of Eastern Europe at the start of the 20th century - Kovno, Slonim, Slabodka, Novardok. How did they communicate their Torah to unlearned and weakly affiliated Jews in America? Examples of "regular" derashot as well as sharp mussar.

Yehoshua #21b: 6:1-5 - Instructions for Yericho - Jun 22, 2026 - Starting to learn 6:1-5, the instructions for the initial stages of attacking Yericho.

Yehoshua #21a: 5:13-15 - Yehoshua and the Malach, Part 2 - Jun 22, 2026 - What is the point of Yehoshua's conversation with a malach in the end of Perek 5? Digest of our shiur, because the original recording didn't work out.

Megillah 13a-b - Jun 23, 2026 - Commenting on Esther 2:7-2:20 - Esther's parents, Esther's Jewish identity, Hashem's aid to Esther, and more.

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #70 - Doula Travel on Shabbat - Jun 23, 2026 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: How may a doula travel to a hospital to assist a birth 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

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 155: 18:28-19:1 - Dovid Thrives, Shaul Deteriorates - Jun 23, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Dovid continues to succeed, with Michal and against the Plishtim. What will this mean for Shaul? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Fourteen Centuries #71: Rabbi Yitzchak Or Zarua, Part 1 - Jun 21, 2026 - Background and history on Rabbi Yitzchak Or Zarua and Jewish Bohemia of his day, and starting on the sefer Or Zarua. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.