Practical Medical Halachah Whatsapp #49 - Testing Blood Sugar on Shabbat - Nov 18, 2025 - A weekly 5-10 minute Medical Halachah Whatsapp. This installment: How should a diabetic test blood sugar 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 46: 7:15-8:1 - Does Hashem Want a King? - Nov 18, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Looking at Shemuel's reign, and then asking: Does Hashem want us to have a king, as we will request one in Chapter 8? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Yehoshua #4: 1:2-9 - Continuity and Strength - Nov 17, 2025 - Understanding the opening messages Hashem conveys to Yehoshua, as well as to the nation. Did Hashem suspect that Yehoshua would try to deviate from Moshe's path?

Podcast - Men & Women Working Together: The Frum Woman’s Perspective: | Risks, Concerns, and Practical Solutions - Nov 17, 2025 -

Fourteen Centuries #58: Ri Migash / Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi Part 1 - Nov 16, 2025 - The Ri Migash, chief student and successor to the Rif in Lucena. And starting on Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi, author of the Kuzari and so much more. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 45: 7:7-14 - Victory over the Plishtim - Nov 15, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Hashem responds to Shemuel's korban, and saves us from the Plishtim in the short-term and long-term. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 44: 7:3-6 - Pouring out water before Hashem? - Nov 14, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Introducing a brief utopian moment under Shemuel - but why are they pouring out water? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Yitzchak, don't leave home! / Rivkah, leave home! - Nov 13, 2025 - Brief derashah for Parshat Chayei Sarah 5786. Why does Avraham insist that Yitzchak not go to Aram? Is it to ensure he stays in Israel, to avoid a return to Aram, or to secure the future connection of Jews to Israel? Could it also be to benefit Rivkah's growth?

Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 43: 7:2 - How long did Shemuel live? - Nov 13, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Two passages of gemara say Shemuel died at the age of 52; how do we calculate that number, and does everyone agree? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel

Megillah 5b-6a - Nov 11, 2025 - Performing melachah on Purim, such as planting a tree. Violating local stringencies. And the "walled city" status of cities near the Kinneret.