Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 10: 2:36-54 - Absent Leviyim and Present Netinim - Apr 4, 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. Where were all of the Leviyim? And who were the Netinim?

Tehillim 113: Pharaoh's Prequel to Hallel - Apr 3, 2024 - If Hallel is supposed to speak of Yetziat Mitzrayim (as per Pesachim 118a), why do we begin with Tehillim 113, which doesn't mention it at all? Answering from Midrash Tehillim 113:2 - this is Pharaoh's prequel to Hallel.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #22: Dental Emergencies, Part 3 - Apr 3, 2024 - Pulling a loose baby tooth on Shabbat, and possible melachot of choveil, kotzeir and gozeiz.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 9: 2:3-36 - The Mayflower Families - Apr 3, 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. How could Zerubavel conduct a census? And notes on the great families of the census.

Makkot 5b, Part 2 - Apr 2, 2024 - Liability of a third witness in a set of zomimin.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 8: 2:1-2 - The Namelists - Apr 2, 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. Why does Chapter 2 devote so much space to the names of the Jews who returned to Israel?

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 16: Birkat HaGomel - Apr 1, 2024 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. First a brief note on davening for non-Jewish patients, then a discussion of which illnesses warrant birkat hagomel and at what stage in the recovery process one recites birkat hagomel.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #21: Dental Emergencies, Part 2 - Apr 1, 2024 - Potential Sakkanat Eiver, and choleh she'ein bo sakkanah cases - Lost adult tooth, a child's toothache and a loose baby tooth.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 7: 2:1 - Who is Zerubavel? - Apr 1, 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 Chapter 2; who is Zerubavel?

Fourteen Centuries #15: Rav Sherira Gaon, Part 4 - Mar 31, 2024 - Rav Sherira Gaon's explanation of the origin and nature of Tosefta and Braitot. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.