Nechemiah Mini-Shiur Part 37: 9:25-37 - Suffering Under Persia - Jul 15, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Nechemiah, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Ezra concludes his great recounting of Jewish history and his prayer, declaring that the Jews are suffering under the Persians - even though Hashem sent the Persians to help us.

Fourteen Centuries #23: Rabbi Natan Baal ha'Aruch - Jul 14, 2024 - We wrap up our look at the Italian 11th century with Rabbi Natan of Rome, author of the Aruch. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Nechemiah Mini-Shiur Part 36: 9:16-24 - Bounty Despite Mutiny - Jul 14, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Nechemiah, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Ezra's prayer continues: You helped our ancestors, protecting them and bringing them into Israel, despite their rebelliousness!

The Role of Revelation - Jul 12, 2024 - Derashah for Parshat Chukat 5784. Just a short dvar torah on how reliance on good intentions, instead of Divine Revelation, lead Amon and Yiftach to bad places.

Nechemiah Mini-Shiur Part 35: 9:12-15 - An Emphasis on Shabbat - Jul 12, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Nechemiah, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Ezra continues to recount Jewish history, speaking of Har Sinai and the laws Hashem taught us, and singling out Shabbat.

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #2 - Duty to Disclose to Protect Others, Part 2 - Jul 9, 2024 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: Rav Asher Weiss on whether there is a duty to disclose information about someone else's health, in this case genetic information, in order to protect others. Join the Whatsapp at http://tiny.cc/wamedical

Nechemiah Mini-Shiur Part 34: 9:4-11 - History of the World - Jul 7, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Nechemiah, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Ezra addresses the fasting Jews, with a history of Hashem and the Jews going back to Creation. Why?

Coming Back From Divine Rejection - Jul 5, 2024 - Derashah for Parshat Korach 5784, with an element of Behaalotcha. Why do the Nesi'im take their staffs, which did not flower or bear fruit? Learning from the nesi'im, Moshe and Dovid for our own experiences of Divine rejection: hold it up as a trophy!

Nechemiah Mini-Shiur Part 33: 9:1-3 - A Post-Succot Fast - Jul 5, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Nechemiah, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. The Jews follow up Succot with a public fast and separation of intermarriages.

Nechemiah Mini-Shiur Part 32: 8:15-18 - The Succah or the Arba Minim? - Jul 4, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Nechemiah, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Is the wood listed in 8:15 for the succah or for the arba minim? Or both?