Understanding the literal meaning of the first three blessings. and two ways to understand their order. (8 min.)
Birkat HaMazon Basics. Who authored the four blessings and why does the Torah only obligate a blessing after bread consumption and not before? (7:30 min.)
Protest, Am Yisrael as family, and encountering the other -- three foundations of Rabbi Avi Weiss' activism. (11:30 min.)
Four appraoches to why the sentence of the unintentional murderer hinges on the life span of the High Priest--with a practical takeaway from the final approach. (6:30 min.)
Three tips for rebuking others -- addressing indirectly (hinting), padding the rebuke with kind words, and tactful language. (6 min.)
Laws of washing hands. Davening alone if it improves one's intention. What to do if one made the wrong blessing over the Torah, saying asher bachar banu instead of asher natan lanu after one's aliyah to the Torah. (14 min.)
What do getting an aliyah to the Torah and Shabbos have in common? (1:30 min.)
Can we eat this meat with milk - preliminary halachic thoughts (7 min.).
Two brief thoughts on the place of this blessing in the house of mourning (2:30 minutes)
Three types of lashon hara and some related anecdotes (8:40 min.)
On the seriousness of lashon hara, examples of the prohibition, and related misconceptions (9:45 min.).
Kli Yakar on sending women spies (8:20 min.).
Can I say Yizkor in the first year? For whom do we recite Yizkor? What if I can't find a minyan? And more... (5:40 min.)
A way to understand what we are saying in Aleinu. The prayer is separated into two parts and the inner structure of each part is explored. (9 min.)
The Shema prayer is comprised of three parts. Why did the Sages put these parts in this order and what is the lesson behind this for our lives? (7 min.)