Popular Shows by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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Maimonides vs. Abarbanel on the necessary Propaedeutics for Prophecy
Maimonides vs. Abarbanel on the necessary Propaedeutics for Prophecy
May 28, 2026
23:32
Is the course of Propaedeutics for the purpose of intellectual comprehension? Or is it to elicit the proper emotional response?
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Some thoughts on the current situation in the Middle-East
Some thoughts on the current situation in the Middle-East
May 26, 2026
24:24
Keep an eye on the following two relationships: a.) Syria-China b.) Syria-Hezbollah
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שָׁבוּעוֹת תשפ"ו - מַתַּן תּוֹרָה: עַבְדוּת? אוֹ נִשּׂוּאִין?
שָׁבוּעוֹת תשפ"ו - מַתַּן תּוֹרָה: עַבְדוּת? אוֹ נִשּׂוּאִין?
May 20, 2026
35:26
Two trends in Jewish Memory - The Reception-History of The giving of the Torah in Jewish Mesorah.
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ו - מָנוֹחַ וְהַמַּלְאָךְ - שִׁיטַת הַמּוֹרֶה נְבוֹכִים
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ו - מָנוֹחַ וְהַמַּלְאָךְ - שִׁיטַת הַמּוֹרֶה נְבוֹכִים
May 28, 2026
23:40
Did Manoah and is wife encounter an angel, or was it a (prophetic) dream? If a dream, who had the dream, Manoah or his wife?
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The רשב"א in the possibility or impossibility of נְבוּאָה בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה
The רשב"א in the possibility or impossibility of נְבוּאָה בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה
Jun 2, 2026
35:09
From the case of the מְשִׁיחַ שֶׁקֶר of Avila (in 13th century Spain)
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פָּרָשַׁת נָשֹׂא תשפ"ו - Does Judaism have "Trial by Ordeal?"
פָּרָשַׁת נָשֹׂא תשפ"ו - Does Judaism have "Trial by Ordeal?"
May 27, 2026
35:17
A tricky person can manipulate the Sotah rules...
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War Against the Jewish Book: The First Half of the Middle Ages- Part 1
War Against the Jewish Book: The First Half of the Middle Ages- Part 1
May 6, 2018
1:09:24
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
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Rabbis, Presidents, & Immigration
Rabbis, Presidents, & Immigration
Apr 25, 2018
1:12:07
Latest episode of Rabbi Dovid Katz Jewish History
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From the Memoirs of מֵאִיר בַּר אִילָן: A visit to "The Frum German shul" in Baltimore in 1913
From the Memoirs of מֵאִיר בַּר אִילָן: A visit to "The Frum German shul" in Baltimore in 1913
May 12, 2026
28:25
The Rabbi preaches about Zionism but the (anti-Zionist) בַּעֲלֵי בַּתִּים hear what they want to hear
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Haftarah BeHaaloscha: The prophet describes the intermarriage scandal, but in oblique language
Haftarah BeHaaloscha: The prophet describes the intermarriage scandal, but in oblique language
Jun 18, 2024
25:02
To get the full picture, read the last chapters of the book of Ezra
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The Ramchal on Why People Avoid Learning Kabbalah
The Ramchal on Why People Avoid Learning Kabbalah
Dec 5, 2024
26:19
The Devil and R' Shimshon of Ostropol
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War Against the Jewish Book: The Late Middle Ages- Part 3
War Against the Jewish Book: The Late Middle Ages- Part 3
May 8, 2018
1:13:40
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
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War Against the Jewish Book: Popes and the Counter-Reformation- Part 5
War Against the Jewish Book: Popes and the Counter-Reformation- Part 5
May 9, 2018
1:13:05
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
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Crusaders and Jews, Pt.2: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Crusaders and Jews, Pt.2: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Aug 18, 2019
1:03:51
Three weeks series
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Crusaders and Jews, Pt.1: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Crusaders and Jews, Pt.1: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Aug 11, 2019
55:13
From the Three Weeks Lecture Series
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Some thoughts on the current dispute Christian dispute between philosemites and antisemites
Some thoughts on the current dispute Christian dispute between philosemites and antisemites
Nov 10, 2025
25:23
It all goes back to 1657 and that strange episode of English Christian would-be missionaries who sent money to Jerusalem to save the starving Jews there. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Reform Rabbi Solomon Freehof (1892-1990)
Reform Rabbi Solomon Freehof (1892-1990)
Jun 20, 2022
1:14:26
Expert in the Responsa Literature, though he himself kept nothing!
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The Controversial but Popular מַסֶּכֶת פּוּרִים (Venice 1552) from the Genazym
The Controversial but Popular מַסֶּכֶת פּוּרִים (Venice 1552) from the Genazym
Feb 20, 2023
38:54
Auction this Sunday, Feb. 26th. R’ Katz also discusses Purim Parody, in general.
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Jews Burning Books? The Controversy in Montpelier
Jews Burning Books? The Controversy in Montpelier
Jan 18, 2023
1:13:04
From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2021 Lecture Series - Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle Ages (Part 4 of 7)
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Parshas Shelach: The מְרַגְּלִים Then...and Now
Parshas Shelach: The מְרַגְּלִים Then...and Now
Jun 21, 2022
30:44
Some thoughts on the מְרַגְּלִים and the Holocaust
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Parshas Chukas: Are the Two Stories of Hitting the Rock (בשלח and חוקת) One and the Same?
Parshas Chukas: Are the Two Stories of Hitting the Rock (בשלח and חוקת) One and the Same?
Jun 29, 2023
28:42
When exactly was the final חומש text dictated to Moshe?
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Torah Im derech Eretz in a Different Key: Four Gedolim who dropped-out of college but utilized their secular education
Torah Im derech Eretz in a Different Key: Four Gedolim who dropped-out of college but utilized their secular education
Jul 25, 2025
31:31
!.) Azariah Figo 2.)Ramchal 3.) R Yaakov Ettlinger 4.) SR Hirsch This podcast is the first of two parts https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Today's Posthumous Promotion of Alfred Dreyfus to General in the French Army
Today's Posthumous Promotion of Alfred Dreyfus to General in the French Army
Nov 20, 2025
47:23
Was Alfred Dreyfus really a self-hating or self-denying assimilated Jew?
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The Current Wave of Antisemitism in Italy - My reaction to a podcast
The Current Wave of Antisemitism in Italy - My reaction to a podcast
Nov 2, 2025
36:08
Are we seeing a long-internalized resentment by Italian Catholics to the liberalized theology towards the Jews adopted by The Church in 1965?
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The "shouting match" between Primie Minister Sanchez of Spain and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: The Freudian aspects
The "shouting match" between Primie Minister Sanchez of Spain and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: The Freudian aspects
Sep 12, 2025
46:31
Bibi's father wrote THE book on the Spanish Inquisition and Spain's successful persecution of the Jews, especially the sccessful (and brutal) erasure of the Jewish Identity of the Jewsforced to convert. IOW the Spanish "Holocaust"
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Parshas Chukas: The Well of Miriam - What Exactly Was It?
Parshas Chukas: The Well of Miriam - What Exactly Was It?
Jun 16, 2021
46:27
Moses bereft of his leadership team. The great crisis.
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R’ Chaim “Brisker” Soloveitchik (1853-1918) and His Historical Significance
R’ Chaim “Brisker” Soloveitchik (1853-1918) and His Historical Significance
Aug 21, 2019
51:13
The man with two (make that three) Gadol-careers
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The Controversy over the Rambam's Real Opinion of נְבוּאָה
The Controversy over the Rambam's Real Opinion of נְבוּאָה
May 13, 2026
42:14
The Left-Wingers vs. the (non extreme) Right Wingers among the "מְפָרְשֵׁי הַ"מוֹרֵה נְבוֹכִים
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Who is putting up Hitler's speeches (in English) on you tube? And why?
Who is putting up Hitler's speeches (in English) on you tube? And why?
Jan 12, 2026
30:01
There is a centrally-directed evil conspiracy to popularize Hitler and everything he stood for in order to attack Israel (which has benefited from the Holocaust Narrative) and to attack the Jewish People and provoke another Holocaust. Really. Such s the price of the unregulated internet...
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The Current Situation in Iran: Will Trump go in? I don't think so
The Current Situation in Iran: Will Trump go in? I don't think so
Jan 12, 2026
22:46
The American record of encouraging uprisings but not supporting them
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The Jews of Bucovina, an important community in Central Europe You never heard of
The Jews of Bucovina, an important community in Central Europe You never heard of
Jan 12, 2026
32:31
The remarkable and variegated Jewish Community of the capital city Czernowitz, which ran the gamut from Hasidim (Sadegur and Vishnitz) to Germanized Meshumadim ... and everything in between!
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Genazym is auctioning the Landau Family (as in Noda BiYhudah)'s copy of the 17th century Kabbalistic classic טוּר בָּרֶקֶת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ
Genazym is auctioning the Landau Family (as in Noda BiYhudah)'s copy of the 17th century Kabbalistic classic טוּר בָּרֶקֶת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ
Feb 4, 2026
34:01
Signed by the Noda BiYhudah himself when he was a teenager, soon to enter the Kloiz of Brody whose curriculum combined intense נִגְלֶה and נִסְתָּר.
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Current Events: Ehud Barak, the Epstein tapes, and Ashkenazi Jewish Racism
Current Events: Ehud Barak, the Epstein tapes, and Ashkenazi Jewish Racism
Feb 8, 2026
45:33
WASP = "White (Secular) Ashkenazi with Protektsia"
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Iran and Hamas: בּוֹר כָּרָה וַיַּחְפְּרֵהוּ וַיִּפֹּל בְּשַׁחַת יִפְעָל ("Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.")
Iran and Hamas: בּוֹר כָּרָה וַיַּחְפְּרֵהוּ וַיִּפֹּל בְּשַׁחַת יִפְעָל ("Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.")
Mar 2, 2026
38:23
Has Sinwar ימ"ש caused the death of Khamenei and the fall of his regime? The ironies of the Purim season
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Some thoughts about "Schlissel Challah" (Really)
Some thoughts about "Schlissel Challah" (Really)
Apr 5, 2026
29:06
The Talmudic metaphor of מַפְתֵּחוֹת בְּיָדָיו שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא and its culinary application in 18th century Hasidic Practice
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ו - How are the Jews like Ethiopians?
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ו - How are the Jews like Ethiopians?
Apr 22, 2026
32:32
The modern State of Israel already includes territory that is שְׁאֵרִית אֱדוֹם
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Interesting (and bizarre) aspects of the Portuguese Marranos in 17th Century France
Interesting (and bizarre) aspects of the Portuguese Marranos in 17th Century France
Apr 29, 2026
33:52
The difference between Protestant notions of toleration in Early-Modern Europe vs. Catholic ones. Hypocrisy was not a problem!
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לָ"ג בָּעֹמֶר תשפ"ו - Two different approaches to hostile regimes: R Shimon vs. R Yehudah
לָ"ג בָּעֹמֶר תשפ"ו - Two different approaches to hostile regimes: R Shimon vs. R Yehudah
May 4, 2026
36:01
Throughout Jewish History, גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל followed the policy of R Yehudah, not R Shimon, though the Jewish People in its folk-wisdom came to celebrate the frank expressions of R Shimon bar Yochai. They admired the one who "called a spade a spade" even though in practice they imitated R Yehudah
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Does נְבוּאָה require הֲכָנָה (as per the מוֹרֵה נְבוֹכִים)? The Abarbanel's interpretation of the "Burning Bush" Account
Does נְבוּאָה require הֲכָנָה (as per the מוֹרֵה נְבוֹכִים)? The Abarbanel's interpretation of the "Burning Bush" Account
May 7, 2026
33:29
A brilliant explication of the Tannaic dispute re: whether or not Moses did the right thing when he "hid his face" rather than look at God.
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בַּמִּדְבָּר ("מָחָר חֹדֶשׁ") - Reading the Bible through the lenses of Talmudic Halachah
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בַּמִּדְבָּר ("מָחָר חֹדֶשׁ") - Reading the Bible through the lenses of Talmudic Halachah
May 11, 2026
28:53
How could the women of Israel SING the praises of Saul and David as they passed by in triumph, what about אִסּוּר קוֹל בְּאִשָּׁה עֶרְוָה?
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Milchigs on Shavuos - Historical background
Milchigs on Shavuos - Historical background
May 17, 2026
35:04
Was this a reaction to the concentrated Christian theological attack on Judaism and its nomianism that reached its peak in the 13th century?
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Torah Im Derech Eretz in a Different Key Part 2
Torah Im Derech Eretz in a Different Key Part 2
Jul 28, 2025
40:29
R Yaakov Ettlinger and R Samson Raphael Hirsch: Why they dropped out of College and how they used their secular education
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Isaac Ochberg of Cape Town (1878-1937): Rescuer of Orphans from World War I
Isaac Ochberg of Cape Town (1878-1937): Rescuer of Orphans from World War I
Jul 15, 2025
33:47
A South African "Jewish Jew" who went to wartorn Ukraine in 1920, then in the midst of massacres of Jews, and brought 200 Jewish orphans to safety in South Africa
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פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ"ה - What is the actual meaning of "צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף"?
פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ"ה - What is the actual meaning of "צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף"?
Aug 27, 2025
30:24
There's צֶדֶק - justice in the sense of social-contract. Then there is צֶדֶק צֶדֶק, which is Justice with a capital J, the attainment of judicial righteousness, which is an ideal to be pursued (תִּרְדֹּף"), though never quite attained. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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November 25, 2025
November 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
30:52
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R’ Chaim Sinwani of Yemen and Israel (1897-1979)
R’ Chaim Sinwani of Yemen and Israel (1897-1979)
Mar 26, 2025
39:30
A great Talmid Chacham and Mekubal who suffered from secular Zionist persecution in the 1940s. The complicated story of Yemenite Jewry in the first half of the 20th century.
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How does the Mossad do theseamazing things in Iran? Are they "james Bonds/" Or do they use a vast Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries?
How does the Mossad do theseamazing things in Iran? Are they "james Bonds/" Or do they use a vast Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries?
Jun 17, 2025
36:51
The strange history of Israel and the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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The מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקּוֹת, The Amazing R Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633)
The מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקּוֹת, The Amazing R Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633)
Jun 16, 2025
49:02
The extraordinary combination of גְּאוֹנוּת in lomdus in the Golden Age of Pilpul in the Golden Age of the Jews in The Kingdom of Poland , fascination with mathematics, and the Kabbalistic application of math to the deeper reading of the תּוֹרָה בִּכְתָב וְתוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֹּה
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Parshas Chukas: What EXACTLY was the sin of Moshe?
Parshas Chukas: What EXACTLY was the sin of Moshe?
Jul 8, 2024
30:08
R’ Katz offers an entirely different explanation
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Rabbi Katz Analyzes the Current Israel-Iran War
Rabbi Katz Analyzes the Current Israel-Iran War
Jun 15, 2025
26:19
How does Israel achieve victory? How does it DEFINE victory? How does it win without American intervention? The " כ"ג סִיוָן factor."
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פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - What is the meaning of the strange phrase :"בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא"?
פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - What is the meaning of the strange phrase :"בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא"?
Jun 10, 2025
33:31
The commentaries struggle to interpret this rhetorical passage which poetically and enigmatically reveals aspects of Moshe's uniqueness https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Herzl and the British Offer to Create a State of Israel...in Africa!
Herzl and the British Offer to Create a State of Israel...in Africa!
Jun 27, 2024
59:31
Herzl’s unsuccessful attempts to find a country who would get the Turks to give up Palestine
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Rabbeinu Tam and Count Henry I of Champagne (and Countess Marie)
Rabbeinu Tam and Count Henry I of Champagne (and Countess Marie)
Oct 19, 2025
42:50
Was Rabbeinu Tam a kind of French nobleman? Why did he practice falconry ? Why did the Count of Champagne turn to him to explain the David-Saul story?
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ה - Destruction and then Restoration
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ה - Destruction and then Restoration
May 6, 2025
24:07
Would you like to be a prophet of doom?
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Amos
Amos
May 6, 2025
24:07
Prophet of Doom
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Famous Jewish Historians: Simcha Assaf - Saturday Night Lecture Series
Famous Jewish Historians: Simcha Assaf - Saturday Night Lecture Series
Jul 13, 2022
1:33:31
Simcha Asaf. Part 6/7 series.
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Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1785), Pt. 1: The Frum Member of the "Republic of Letters"
Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1785), Pt. 1: The Frum Member of the "Republic of Letters"
Jan 2, 2023
1:09:38
Mendelssohn in his non-controversial "frum" phase. Not insular but very religious
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Rabbi Isaac Cantarini of Padua (1644-1723), Rov & MD, and the pogrom of 1684
Rabbi Isaac Cantarini of Padua (1644-1723), Rov & MD, and the pogrom of 1684
May 5, 2023
1:16:08
The "Purim of Padua (or Buda)". His סֵפֶר "פַּחַד יִצְחָק " on a pogrom, Venetian-style
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Parshas Shelach: What is the Meaning of כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם?
Parshas Shelach: What is the Meaning of כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם?
Jun 14, 2023
40:51
The Jews were afraid of a long, unending, bloody struggle. Moshe does not address these fears.
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Iran’s Machiavellian Role in the Current Conflict - The Significance of Sunni vs. Shiite
Iran’s Machiavellian Role in the Current Conflict - The Significance of Sunni vs. Shiite
Nov 5, 2023
41:01
Iran dreams of reviving its imperial grandeur by destroying Israel. The reverse of Koresh.
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Haftarah BeHaaloscha: What will the gentiles do in the Messianic Era?
Haftarah BeHaaloscha: What will the gentiles do in the Messianic Era?
Jun 8, 2023
31:22
Judaism is about monotheism, but also about the inalienable superiority of עם ישראל, which is not so easy to "swallow "
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Parshas BeHaaloscha: Did Moshe Marry an Ethiopian גִּיּוֹרֶת after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה?
Parshas BeHaaloscha: Did Moshe Marry an Ethiopian גִּיּוֹרֶת after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה?
Jun 7, 2023
39:01
Did all the aunts married to nephews divorce after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה ?
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War Against the Jewish Book: The Renaissance and New Technology- Part 4
War Against the Jewish Book: The Renaissance and New Technology- Part 4
May 8, 2018
1:14:52
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
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History of Israel-Trying to Get It Right: Israel, Aliyah, Racism 1952-1956
History of Israel-Trying to Get It Right: Israel, Aliyah, Racism 1952-1956
Jun 24, 2018
1:16:39
Frank talk about anti-Sefardi racism in Israel during the Ben Gurion era
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R‘ Shalom Shachna of Lublin (1490-1559), the Golden Age of Polish Jewry
R‘ Shalom Shachna of Lublin (1490-1559), the Golden Age of Polish Jewry
Nov 26, 2019
40:39
Power, violence, scholarship, royal favor, and rosh yeshiva - an interesting, but possibly dangerous, combination
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Son of the famous R’ Aryeh Levine and One of the Leading עילויים of the Jerusalem of a Century Ago
Son of the famous R’ Aryeh Levine and One of the Leading עילויים of the Jerusalem of a Century Ago
Aug 22, 2019
39:39
A special podcast of a 20th century story: Should have been a big Rosh Yeshivah, but instead served in the pulpit and communal Rabbinate.
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Old Jewish Baltimore Tour-THIS WEEKEND (Aug. 25th)
Old Jewish Baltimore Tour-THIS WEEKEND (Aug. 25th)
Aug 19, 2019
4:32
A rare opportunity to learn the history and archaeology of one of the leading Jewish communities in N. America today
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Shabtai Tzvi - After the Bubble Bursts-Part 5
Shabtai Tzvi - After the Bubble Bursts-Part 5
Nov 30, 2018
1:17:37
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
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Rav Itzele Peterburger (1937–1907): The Main Disseminator of the Teachings of R’ Yisroel Salanter
Rav Itzele Peterburger (1937–1907): The Main Disseminator of the Teachings of R’ Yisroel Salanter
Aug 13, 2019
1:00:56
The mussarist as communal rabbi, educational-innovator, responsa-writer, Lithuanian "hasid," and ideologue of counter-modernity
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R' Meir Malbim (1809-1879): The Only Gadol in Lomdus Who Decided to Concentrate on Explaining Tanach
R' Meir Malbim (1809-1879): The Only Gadol in Lomdus Who Decided to Concentrate on Explaining Tanach
Sep 15, 2020
1:00:52
The Malbim's unique analysis of the relation between the Written Torah and the Oral Torah.
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The Marcheshes (1864 - 1941): R’ Chanoch Agus of Vilna
The Marcheshes (1864 - 1941): R’ Chanoch Agus of Vilna
Sep 7, 2020
1:25:27
Longtime colleague and close associate of R’ Chaim Ozer on the Vilna Beis Din, despite the fact one was Agudah and the other Mizrachi. Author of the classic lomdishe seforim of the 20th century. Murdered by Hitler.
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R’ Nesanel Weil: Chief Rabbi of Karlsruhe, Who Became Famous For His Commentary on the Rosh.
R’ Nesanel Weil: Chief Rabbi of Karlsruhe, Who Became Famous For His Commentary on the Rosh.
Aug 18, 2020
47:22
A charismatic teacher, back when students did Gemara, Rashi, and the Rosh.
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Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) of Venice and Sarajevo - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) of Venice and Sarajevo - Personalities in Jewish History
Jun 12, 2019
39:00
The Rabbi who "opened up" the Tosefta
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Sara Schnirer and Esther Rubenstein - Vilna vs. Cracow
Sara Schnirer and Esther Rubenstein - Vilna vs. Cracow
Mar 24, 2020
43:10
Thoughts on the strange history of Jewish education for women in the 20th century
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Parshas Shelach: Canaanite Consumerism?
Parshas Shelach: Canaanite Consumerism?
Jun 19, 2020
49:57
What did the spies mean when they said the Canaanites were stronger than God?
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R' Ephraim HaKohen, the Shaar Ephraim (1616-1678): From Vilna to Budapest, an Unusual Combination
R' Ephraim HaKohen, the Shaar Ephraim (1616-1678): From Vilna to Budapest, an Unusual Combination
Jun 3, 2020
1:00:50
One of the great responsa writers, thanks to his son's posthumous reconstruction of his writings
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R' Menahem Kasher: A Brilliant, Atypical Hasid, Determined to Get the Torah Tmimah "Right"
R' Menahem Kasher: A Brilliant, Atypical Hasid, Determined to Get the Torah Tmimah "Right"
Oct 25, 2021
59:25
He embarked on a lifelong, grand quest to do the whole Chumash, but tragically unsuccessful because of his brilliant pizur kochos.
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Why Do We Only Say Tefillas Nachem at Minchah on Tisha B’Av? (Tefillah)
Why Do We Only Say Tefillas Nachem at Minchah on Tisha B’Av? (Tefillah)
Jul 15, 2021
33:28
Was Jerusalem a wasteland when the prayer was composed?
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Parshas VaYishlach (2020): Did Yaakov's Children Really Have Idols? The Aftermath of the Massacre
Parshas VaYishlach (2020): Did Yaakov's Children Really Have Idols? The Aftermath of the Massacre
Dec 1, 2020
30:42
What did Lavan mean when he said, "They are MY children"?
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Parshas Devarim: Are These Moshe's Actual Words? Or G-d's Editing of Them?
Parshas Devarim: Are These Moshe's Actual Words? Or G-d's Editing of Them?
Jul 14, 2021
36:55
Moshe's rhetoric vs. his kvad peh
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Edmond Rothschild and His Strange Relationship to His Own Judaism
Edmond Rothschild and His Strange Relationship to His Own Judaism
Jul 12, 2021
1:05:11
The micromanager who poured endless amounts of money into Jewish Settlement in Israel, but who denied any Jewish passion
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Jeremiah Blasts the Jews - "You're not just unfaithful, you're stupid!" (Haftarah Matos-Masei)
Jeremiah Blasts the Jews - "You're not just unfaithful, you're stupid!" (Haftarah Matos-Masei)
Jul 8, 2021
31:32
“Your ruchniyus is a wasteland!"
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The Brachah of Attah Chonen and Its Meaning
The Brachah of Attah Chonen and Its Meaning
Jul 7, 2021
28:00
Can you use your talents in a way that results in successful relationships? Or is it all about $$?
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Parshas Matos-Maasai: Is Revenge a Jewish Value? Nationally? Individually?
Parshas Matos-Maasai: Is Revenge a Jewish Value? Nationally? Individually?
Jul 6, 2021
43:40
The 42 stops on the way to the Promised Land. Portentous?
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Montefiore: The Greatest Jewish Layman - The First to Act for Klal Yisrael
Montefiore: The Greatest Jewish Layman - The First to Act for Klal Yisrael
Jul 5, 2021
1:27:31
A millionaire who actually gave to Jewish causes, especially Eretz Yisrael
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R’ Katz Discusses the Maimonidean Controversies of the 13th Century
R’ Katz Discusses the Maimonidean Controversies of the 13th Century
Jul 2, 2021
5:19
An online series about the hashkafah fights of the Middle Ages
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How Old Was Jeremiah When He Started to Prophesy? (Haftarah Pinchos)
How Old Was Jeremiah When He Started to Prophesy? (Haftarah Pinchos)
Jun 30, 2021
33:27
Prophets predict why "Surfsides" happen. That's why they are unpopular
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Parshas Pinchos: Did the Sin of Moabite Women Really Deserve Total Extermination?
Parshas Pinchos: Did the Sin of Moabite Women Really Deserve Total Extermination?
Jun 29, 2021
37:17
Zealotry in defense of authority vs. zealotry in defiance of authority
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The Barech Aleinu Brachah: Help Us Against the Unscrupulous Capitalist Hoarders
The Barech Aleinu Brachah: Help Us Against the Unscrupulous Capitalist Hoarders
Jun 28, 2021
35:08
Can't survive economically without Divine intervention
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Shivah Assar B’Tamuz: What Exactly Happened? Why are the Fast Days Destined to Be Feast Days?
Shivah Assar B’Tamuz: What Exactly Happened? Why are the Fast Days Destined to Be Feast Days?
Jun 27, 2021
40:41
What is the connection with Chanukah?
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They Want to Know HOW to Repent, for Real and Michah’s Reply (Haftarah Balak)
They Want to Know HOW to Repent, for Real and Michah’s Reply (Haftarah Balak)
Jun 24, 2021
32:33
Are the 613 mitzvahs an end in themselves, or a means to an end? What is THAT end?
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The V’Lamalshinim Brachah in Shemonah Esrei: Are We Supposed to Hate Our Enemies?
The V’Lamalshinim Brachah in Shemonah Esrei: Are We Supposed to Hate Our Enemies?
Jun 24, 2021
34:38
The passionate paragraph: Can antisemitism be solved? Or just managed?
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Bil'am: Father of "Woke" culture
Bil'am: Father of "Woke" culture
Jun 22, 2021
37:25
Had Bil'am been allowed to speak, would it have influenced the Jews?
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The Merkeves HaMishnah on the Rambam
The Merkeves HaMishnah on the Rambam
Jun 20, 2021
1:09:23
The voice of reason in Polish Jewry in the 18th century, which was a time of extremes
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Was Yiftach a Shofet of Klal Yisroel or Just Captain-General of Ever HaYarden? (Haftarah Chukas)
Was Yiftach a Shofet of Klal Yisroel or Just Captain-General of Ever HaYarden? (Haftarah Chukas)
Jun 17, 2021
38:43
For real warriors, war is the last-resort, not the first. But if it happens, attack first!
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Learning and Davening for the Non-Frum in the Context of the State of Israel
Learning and Davening for the Non-Frum in the Context of the State of Israel
Jun 15, 2021
41:23
The Mesilas Yesharim on praying that the sins of other Jews be forgiven.
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Yosef Ben Yehudah and the Rambam: The Difficult But Fascinating Quest for Emunah Tzerufah
Yosef Ben Yehudah and the Rambam: The Difficult But Fascinating Quest for Emunah Tzerufah
Jun 13, 2021
1:03:30
The student whose questions inspired the "Guide for the Perplexed"
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Aleinu (The Second Paragraph): A Prayer of Pure Universalism, Something Most Unusual in Jewish Liturgy
Aleinu (The Second Paragraph): A Prayer of Pure Universalism, Something Most Unusual in Jewish Liturgy
Jun 11, 2021
32:44
Do you want the greater glory of G-d if it meant dumping the Jewish people?
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Is Prayer Real? - Maimonides Guide to the Perplexed III 32 (Tefillah)
Is Prayer Real? - Maimonides Guide to the Perplexed III 32 (Tefillah)
Jun 10, 2021
38:20
How G-d chooses to run things, and the role prayer plays in that.
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Samuel's Humiliation: What Goes Around Comes Around? (Haftarah Korach)
Samuel's Humiliation: What Goes Around Comes Around? (Haftarah Korach)
Jun 8, 2021
31:48
Or (mystically) the descendant repairs the wrong done by the ancestor? Praying for posterity you will never know