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In a Purim preview, Sarah Pincus looks at Rav Yitzchak Hutner's  explanation of the circumstances under which the Jewish people accepted the Torah at Mount Sinai, and how they did it again after the defeat of Haman.   Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R1BrADp99AlCfNBUtS5bGGilgPfz0xMfRFYk9T54BNk/edit?usp=sharings

Rabbi Kanefsky looks at the real problem perceived by Yitro and how he advised Moshe to remedy it.

In honor of Tu B'Shevat,  Rabbi Stein re-examines the law that deals with "interrupting one's learning" to admire a beautiful tree.

Sarah Pincus examines exactly which "laws and statutes" were given to the Jewish people at Marah...where they complained about the water.   Source Sheet:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/150CPrsj9ZhG2yEwaSZfNTjL-YRzYq0ZyYHaMEcmoG2E/edit?usp=sharing

Guest Contributor David Nimmer reaches back to ancient Greek to explain why the Jewish people were unable to hear Moshe's message at first. 

Rabbi Kanefsky shows how the command to the Jewish people to remain in their homes during their last night in Egypt, underlines the importance of rituals in daily life.

Rabbi Kanefsky quotes modern day authorities who hold that today's technology enables mourners to all begin Shivah together, even if some are thousands of miles removed from the burial.

Sarah Pincus looks at the importance of speed....or deliberate lack of it.....in the final days leading up to the Exodus from Egypt.   Source Sheet:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/10t_2Mx0rkbsD10IMDcpZcBcSQFqnHOcmrkTLP9ONpmU/edit?tab=t.tao9akhglx73

Rabbi Kanefsky begins an examination of the rules regarding the start of Shivah, when some relatives bring the body to Israel (or another "far off" land) but other loved ones remain behind.

Rabbi Stein quotes R. Samson Raphael Hirsch who explains how the first mitzvah given to the Jewish people fundamentally separates them from all other religions. 

Rabbi David Stein shows how the first commandment given to the Jewish people - "This Month Is For YOU!" -  also gives them ultimate responsibility for setting the calendar.

Clergy Fellow Sarah Pincus takes a close look at Rashi's less than sympathetic description of Moshe's reluctance to lead, and G-d's angry reaction.   Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GMTPQ3u9h_BCfJZdI73e4CMdhyTks7ZFCOpM-lHrtKU/edit?usp=sharing

Guest Contributor Dr. Rena Selya Cohen examines the unique relationship between Moshe, Aharon and Miriam.

Rabbi Stein examines the true nature of Moshe's speech impediment 

Concluding his 5-part shiur on Scotch aged in sherry casks, Rabbi Stein looks at the role (if any) of laboratory studies in determining halacha, as well as the concepts of leniency and doubt when examining a Rabbinic prohibition.