Author: Micha Berger

Anyone aware of any shiurim or write ups of the concept of Lfnim Mshurat Hadin (what are the parameters applications)? Not looking for a list of cases where gemara applies [...]

I recently heard a rabbi mention that it was obvious that a local school administrator could authorize confiscation of scooters banned to be brought to school, even if they were [...]

When I joined here, it said “introduce yourself by adding your picture and information about yourself and your interests to your profile. What is one thing you’d like to be [...]

I really do know I wonder how many people in our generation who don?t have a solid footing and study kabbala are nichshol on the yichud hashem principle because of [...]

Moriah by Rabbi Dr Isaac Breuer: Part 6, State vs Land & People, State Above AllMeeting Purpose To analyze Rabbi Dr. Isaac Breuer's philosophy of nation and state. Key Takeaways Nation [...]

This playlist has last year's (5785) introductions (audio) and this year's (5786) introductions (video) by Rabbi Eliyahu Wincelberg, the Mara d'Asra, and myself.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXhYlGVtIOa_00zsMYbaYaCIuu2g2mfGB [...]

Tisha b'Av Shiur:The Ramban's Synopsis of the Book of Iyov (Job) Tisha B'Av 5786, Jul 23, 2026part 1 (40 minutes): 4:00 pm EDTpart 2 (40 minutes): 6:30 pm EDTZoom links below:In his [...]

Uganda Shiur - July 20Meeting Purpose To study Gemara stories about the destruction of the Second Temple. Key Takeaways God's Power is Absolute: The story of Titus's death by a [...]

Rabban Yochan ben Zakkai and Vespasian - Gittin 56a, Uganda ShiurMeeting Purpose To study the Gemara's account of the Second Temple's destruction. Key Takeaways Zealots' Self-Destructive Tactics: To force a [...]

From Rabbi Yosef Davis of TorahAnytime.com:R' Yosef Gavriel does many impressive things very very well. He is a Rebbe par excellence, a community leader, an author, mentor, and a true [...]

Moriah by Rabbi Dr Isaac Breuer - July 12Fathom SummaryMeeting Purpose To analyze Rabbi Dr. Isaac Breuer's critique of Marxism. Key Takeaways Human Law is Flawed: Unlike the laws of [...]

Uganda Shiur:The Churban Because They Didn't Say Birkat HaTorah,The Symbolism of 42 & בם,Anger in Chutz LaAretzFathom SummaryVIEW RECORDING - 25 mins (No highlights)Meeting Purpose To explore the spiritual significance [...]

Pivoting from Shemoneh Esrei to Qaddish to Shema and its berakhos, I will start with Borkhu. The segue raises the question of something Qaddish and Borkhu have in common. Both [...]

This post original began with the words “Last week”. However, two weeks ago we lost our son, Yehoshua Asher, generally known as Shuby. A 27 year old man with a [...]

I left off back in March, so here is a reminder of where we were up to:We were looking at Shabbos Minchah, and noted that Atah Echad follows the same [...]

Current events here in Israel have meant that I haven’t gotten a good night sleep between alarms and sirens, which translated to not writing here as often as I had [...]

Esther 8:16: לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אוֹרָ֖ה וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן וִיקָֽר׃ The Jews enjoyed light and joy, happiness and glory. The gemara (Megillah 16b) explains that each item on the list refers to [...]

Shabbos Morning Last time we looked at the opening of Friday night’s Amidah, today, the next Shacharis. (We will deal with the common portion of the middle berakhah for Shabbos [...]

The Torah only uses the phrase “לֹא־טוֹב / it is not good” twice:Once when Hashem created Adam before Chavah — “לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ / It is not good for [...]

Moving on from Shemoneh Esrei proper to Elokai Netzor, the first question is: If it’s not really part of Shemoneh Esrei, just what is Elokai Netzor? I think the prayer [...]

Nephesh Hachaim 1:13 1. T The things we say can also link celestial worlds, rectify this one, and interconnect with the upper worlds, as we’ll now see. After all, we’re [...]

The Way of G-d 2:6:4 1. G-d allowed for a prosecutor in His court, famously known as satan 1. His role is to argue against the accused, which them enables [...]

Da’at Tevunot 3:6 (¶ 118 [beginning]) 1. Ramchal reiterates here 1 that wrong is a created entity 2 that was only designed to last for as long as G-d wanted [...]

Nephesh Hachaim 1:11 1.                Following up on the thought offered in the last chapter that despite our being connected to physicality we’re nevertheless superior to angels, R’ Chaim now [...]

The Way of G-d 2:6:2 1.               G-d appears in each Sanhedrin and court, influences it, and sees to it that justice is served 1.               Now, in some instances [...]

Da’at Tevunot 3:4 (¶ 116 [beg.]) 1.             Ramchal is about to offer something that will serve as a prelude to what’s to follow 1. It’s that even though G-d [...]

Nephesh Hachaim 1:9 1. Following through on the discussion of the previous chapter, R’ Chaim contrasts the situation of the generation that dwelt in the Sinai Desert 1 with that [...]

Da’atTevunot 3:2 (# 98 – 102)  1. Ramchal starts to explain the role of wrong and injustice in the world with a proposition derived from Rambam1. It’s that when G-d [...]

The website 18FORTY has a fantastic and thoughtful multimedia post on OTD that is worth watching, reading, and listening to. If you are reading this then you know I don’t [...]

I checked my recent writing history today and the last legit post of mine was really 3.5 years ago. For some that’s a long chunk of time. In that time [...]

When today comes around I usually think about things my father missed since he has been gone. I decided that this year I’ll attempt to list a number of things [...]

I have started this post about 2 dozen times over the past 3 years and I never seem to get more than about 300 words written about why I stopped [...]

So, tonight’s the 6th yahrtzeit for my dad, Avraham ben Zorach a”h (Al, of blessed memory). Like everyone else that has lost a parent I lit my 24 hour yahrzeit [...]