Shabbos 155a- Spoiling your animals on Shabbos
[BS"D] One is not allowed to exert him/herself unnecessarily on Shabbos. So what happens if your animal is a picky eater and wants you to prepare the food for it in a laborious way?
Ok, guys, we have three weeks to grow!
[BS"D] The [period of three weeks of mourning over Jerusalem can be a time- in fact THE time- for spiritual growth and meaning. So let's go for it!
Balaam- Good or bad?
[BS"D] The Talmud views Balaam as a negative person. Why? Didn't he keep telling everybody that he listens to God only? Listen to the hidden message, to what's behind the facade and externals.
Shabbos 154b- Animal rights on Shabbos
[BS"D] if an animal is burdened with fragile items on Shabbos, it can raise many halachic questions. One important factor is preventing suffering from animals.
Hilchos Yom Tov with Rav Zachariash (11)
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Yom Tov with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 514-516). The main discussion point was interactions with gentiles on Yom Tov.
Shabbos 154a- The consequences of Chilul Shabbos
[BS"D] What are the three punishments for breaking Shabbos, what are their sources, and do they apply to the prohibition of "mechamer" (breaking Shabbos through working with an animal) as well?
Shabbos 153b- Working with an animal on Shabbos
[BS"D] One of the Ten Commandments tells us that "You...and your animal shall rest on the Sabbath". In this shiur we learn what "animal rest" practically means, and where we find exception to that law.
Water from the Rock; How to fight most successfully.
[BS"D] The Biblical story of Mey Merivah (Moses hitting the Rock) ends up on a positive note. How come? And what does it come to teach us about interpersonal relationships?
Shabbos 153a part 2 – Breaking Shabbos for money?
[BS"D] Beginning of the last Perek of Shabbos. What to do if you are stuck right before Shabbos in Reshus HaRabim with a wallet in your pocket.