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Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 29: 3:19-4:1 - Shemuel Ascendant - Oct 19, 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. Shemuel becomes known and trusted! How does that connect to the war? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 28: 3:15-18 - Shemuel Tells Eli - Oct 17, 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. Under duress, Shemuel tells Eli his vision of the punishment coming for Eli's family - and Eli accepts it. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 27: 3:11-14 - Shemuel's Prophecy About Eli - Oct 16, 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. Why does Hashem send Shemuel a message about destroying Eli's household? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
Rainmakers: Moshe, Chizkiyahu and Yuval ben Yaakov - Oct 12, 2025 - Derashah for Shemini Atzeret 5786. Why do we invoke Chizkiyahu sealing the Gichon and Moshe hitting the rock when we daven for rain? We need not be perfect - we need to be altruistic and committed to helping Klal Yisrael.
Succot 5786: Zman Cheiruteinu and Zman Simchateinu - Oct 9, 2025 - Derashah for Shabbat Chol haMoed Succot 5786: Observing Succot on the cusp of what we daven will be the liberation of the hostages and the safe return home of the miluimnikim and chayalim. Should we call this zman cheiruteinu or zman simchateinu? What do these terms mean?
Succot and October 7: When We Are Not the Hero - Oct 5, 2025 - Dealing with fear and helplessness by acknowledging our dependence on Hashem and recognizing that our mission is not to be the Hero. But we can help others to be heroes.
The Tzur and the Sela - Oct 3, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Haazinu 5786. In their last words in our parshah and haftorah, Moshe calls Hashem a Tzur, while Dovid adds the term Sela. What is the difference between these words, and what does it say about their relationships with Hashem?
A Child's Yom Kippur - Sep 30, 2025 - Dvar Torah for Kol Nidrei 5786. An idea of Rav Yehuda Amital, embellished with thoughts of Rav Kook and Rav Soloveitchik, on what it means to approach Hashem as a child on Yom Kippur. With an idea from Rabbi Josh Feigelson on Kayin's experience with forgiveness.
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 26: 3:3-10 - Who is the audience? - Sep 30, 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. At last, Shemuel receives his first prophecy - but who is the intended audience? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
Defeating Viduy and the Satan - Sep 29, 2025 - Derashah for Yom Kippur 5785. How can we defeat the self-esteem engendered by Viduy? With tefillah, recognizing Hashem's confidence in us, and with inspiration from others who have done it. Based on an idea of Reb Simcha Zissel of Kelm and the Tanach descriptions of the Satan.
Shabbat Shuvah: The Lonely Traveler and the Most Important Mitzvah - Sep 28, 2025 - Shabbat Shuvah 5786 - Why is hachnasat orchim so important? What is the mitzvah really about? Leaving our comfort zone to welcome people who are out of their comfort zone.
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 25: 3:3 - The Lamp of Hashem - Sep 28, 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. Where was Shemuel lying down? And what is the meaning of the phrase, "the lamp of Hashem was not yet extinguished?" To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 24: 3:2-3 - Eli's Blindness - Sep 26, 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. Was Eli's blindness a punishment from Hashem? Or something else? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 23: 3:1-2 - Shemuel's Envelope, the Disappearance of Prophecy - Sep 25, 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. The envelope structure bridging 2:18 and 3:1, and the emphasis on the disappearance of prophecy. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
One Word That Leaves Me Breathless - Sep 21, 2025 - Derashah for Rosh Hashanah 5786. Pursuing a tefillah which is not in the ChatGPT style of least common denominator, but instead reflects who we are.
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 22: 2:30-36 - The Punishment of Beit Eli - Sep 21, 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. The Ish Elokim predicts the horrible fate of the house of Eli - but it can be averted, at least for individuals. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
Lo Bashomayim He - Empowered and Abandoned? - Sep 19, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Netzavim 5785. לא בשמים היא empowers us to develop Halachah, but also means Hashem is not giving us clarity. Why did Hashem decide on that strategy?
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 21: 2:26-30 - Ish Elokim, Eli, Shemuel, and Korach - Sep 19, 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. Why doesn't Hashem speak to Eli directly? And why is Eli punished for the sins of his sons? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
On Rosh Hashanah, meet with the Contractor in Ein Tav - Sep 18, 2025 - Dvar torah for the first night of Rosh Hashanah 5786, building on ideas primarily from Reb Shmerel of Verkhivka and the Chiddushei HaRim. The importance of being happy on Rosh Hashanah, and of looking on others with a good eye and with love.
Shemuel I Mini-Shiur Part 20: 2:25 - Why couldn't they repent? - Sep 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. What was the meaning of Eli's rebuke for Chofni and Pinchas? And why didn't Hashem want them to do teshuvah, but instead to die? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washemuel
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נספה בלא משפט is from Proverbs, not Qohelet
The Proverbs commentary attributed to Ibn Ezra is not actually his. The true author may be Moses Kimhi.
Mainstream scholars do not date Ben Sira to the early second temple period but to Ben Sira's time - i.e., mid-2nd temple times
It is odd to call Joseph Kimhi "the father of the Radak"
היכן means where
אלה אלהיך means these are your gods/elohim
Origen was a presbyter, not a bishop
Verbal should be oral
There never was an expulsion from Portugal
Rabbi T. has an unfortunate habit of refering to Amos Hakam z'l by the name of the series he published his commentary in. This would be like referring to Blenkinsopp as "Anchor Yale" rather than "Blenkinsopp."