Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 154: 18:26-27 - Dovid delivers a macabre gift - Jun 21, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Why does Dovid accede to Shaul's demand for 100 foreskins, and even exceed it? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Korach in Kharkov - Jun 19, 2026 - Derashah for Parshat Korach 5784. The shechitah controversy in Kharkov in 1887, and the Netziv's lesson from Parshat Korach on being right but causing machloket.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 153: 18:25 - Shaul asked Dovid for what?!? - Jun 19, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Why does Shaul ask Dovid for 100 Philistine foreskins, in order to marry Michal?! To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Early American Rabbis - The Brothers Tsaiman: Novardok, Chattanooga, Syracuse - Jun 18, 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?

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 152: 18:20-24 - Striking Out With Michal - Jun 18, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Shaul tries to have Dovid marry Michal, but Dovid again declines. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Megillah 12b-13a - Jun 16, 2026 - Derashot on Esther 1:14 through 2:7, including the names of Achashverosh's advisors, Mordechai's identity as Yehudi and Yemini, and Esther vs. Hadassah.

Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #69 - Medical Conferences on Shabbat - Jun 16, 2026 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: May a doctor attend a medical conference 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 151: 18:18-20 - Why did Dovid decline to marry Meirav? - Jun 16, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Why did Dovid decline to marry Meirav? Did he really decline? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Fourteen Centuries #70: Rabbi Elazar of Worms (Rokeiach), Part 2 - Jun 14, 2026 - Continuing to learn the Torah of the second great figure of Chasidei Ashkenaz: Rabbi Elazar ben Yehudah ben Klonymus of Worms, the Rokeiach. Samples of his Hilchot Chasidut and Hilchot Teshuvah, his commentary to Chumash, his thoughts on gematria, and his commentary to the siddur. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 150: 18:14-19 - Dovid Refuses Meirav - Jun 14, 2026 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shemuel, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF. Shaul offers his daughter Meirav to Dovid - and he declines to marry her. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel