"Then They Build Monuments to You": Shir haShirim and the Campus Riots - Apr 25, 2024 - Derashah for Shabbat Chol haMoed Pesach 5784. Linking our current experience with the fifth perek of Shir haShirim and the story of Tattenai's opposition to construction of the second Beit haMikdash.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 24: 6:6-12 - King Darius: Benevolent or Self-Serving? - Apr 21, 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. With our license to build the Beit haMikdash discovered, Darius empowers us to build, with shocking benevolence - but a gemara sees him as self-serving. Why?

"Baavur Zeh" - Chag, not Moed - Apr 21, 2024 - Derashah for Pesach 5784. Why did a midrash suggest that we should telling our children about yetziat mitzrayim on Rosh Chodesh Nisan? And why does the Torah insist on doing it specifically when the pesach, matzah and marror are in front of us?

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 23: 6:1-5 The documents are in order - Apr 21, 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 Persians find the order by King Cyrus for construction of the second Beit haMikdash!

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 22: 5:11-17 - The Jews Respond to Tattenai - Apr 19, 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. When Tattenai the pecha inquires as to who licensed the Jews to build a Beit haMikdash, the Jews respond with a history lesson.

"I Am the Son of Amram": Pesach in a Crisis - Apr 18, 2024 - Moshe's highest accolade: I am the son of Amram. The Jews of the Haggadah are the Amrams, not the Moshes - people who suffer and remain loyal to Hashem. This is represented in the emphasis on handmade matzah and matzah shemurah. And it is a source of inspiration for us.

Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah: Listen to the Younger Generation - Apr 18, 2024 - Derashah for Parshat Metzora 5784. Just a quick Seder dvar torah - three ways to understand Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah's exclamation when Ben Zoma won the day.

Lo Lanu: Absorbing the Message - Apr 18, 2024 - Fourth in a series on Hallel. Understanding the structure of "Lo Lanu" and why it is omitted on Rosh Chodesh but included at the Seder.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 21: 5:1-10 - Tattenai's Charge - Apr 18, 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. Tattenai, a Persian functionary, wants to see our building permit for the Beit haMikdash.

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #26b: Getting Help on Shabbat, Part 2b - Apr 17, 2024 - Avoiding anticipated chillul Shabbat in advance, by going to the hospital before Shabbat.