ECDP Haggadah Night 5784 - Apr 15, 2024 - Three brief presentations of thoughts for your Pesach Seder, on different parts of the Haggadah, from Rabbi Efrem Schwalb, Mrs. Beaty Menchel and Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner!

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #25: Getting Help on Shabbat, Part 1 - Apr 15, 2024 - Should we seek a non-Jew's help in a pikuach nefesh situation on Shabbat? Should we seek a minor's help? And starting the discussion regarding men vs women in a pikuach nefesh situation on Shabbat.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 18: 4:7-13 - The Samaritan Trick - Apr 15, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. The Samaritans send a letter to King Artachshasta alleging that the Jews are building up the defenses of Jerusalem. But isn't that obviously and demonstrably false?

Fourteen Centuries #17: Rav Hai Gaon, Part 2 - Apr 14, 2024 - Rav Hai Gaon's advice to the Spanish yeshivot regarding curriculum, and his explanation of how masorah works (in the context of shofar). Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 17: 4:4-7 - The Chronology of Samaritan Opposition - Apr 14, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Under which kings did the Samaritans oppose the Jewish construction of the second Beit haMikdash?

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 16: 4:1-3 - Why did we reject Samaritan help? - Apr 12, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. What was behind the Samaritan offer of assistance in building the Beit haMikdash, and why did we refuse? And how does that impact the long-term debate on accepting non-Jewish "erech" contributions for the Beit haMikdash?

Infertility Awareness and the Arev Kablan: Our Responsibility - Apr 11, 2024 - Derashah for Parshat Tazria 5784. Our duty to help people who are dealing with infertility to feel less isolated and more embraced, by doing no harm but also with the proactive aid of an ערב קבלן.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 15: Chapter 4: Introducing the Enemy - Apr 11, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Introducing the "enemies of Yehudah and Binyamin," also known as the Samaritans

Egypt: A Nation of a Foreign Tongue - Apr 10, 2024 - Why do we identify Egypt as a "nation of a foreign tongue" in Tehillim 114, in Hallel? And why do we specify that "the house of Yaakov" escaped this nation of a foreign tongue? Three approaches.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #24: Diabetes Care, Part 2 - Apr 10, 2024 - Assembling a needle to inject insulin, Managing kiddush at Shabbat meals