Popular Shows by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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Historical Megatrends: The "Secular Episode" in Western History and the rise of the State of Israel
Historical Megatrends: The "Secular Episode" in Western History and the rise of the State of Israel
Jul 29, 2026
26:18
Is the 21st century going to be the century in world affairs when religion returns to it position as the LEADING factor in world events ?
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Jewish Communists of the 20th Century, particularly in Poland
Jewish Communists of the 20th Century, particularly in Poland
Jul 30, 2026
1:00:43
A fascinating set of interviews with leading Jewish communists in their old age, plus equally fascinating secret remarks re: Jews by Nikita Khrushchev, successor to Stalin. Communism was a religious faith!
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ט"ו בְּאָב תשפ"ו - The existential Jewish tension between Tribalism and Nationalism
ט"ו בְּאָב תשפ"ו - The existential Jewish tension between Tribalism and Nationalism
Jul 28, 2026
30:34
שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל vs. כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
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Trump and his seesaw re: the Iran War
Trump and his seesaw re: the Iran War
Jul 27, 2026
26:38
Do 18th century tactics work in a 21syt century conflict with evil fanatics?
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ו - The Depression of Zion and the melodramatic transformation
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ו - The Depression of Zion and the melodramatic transformation
Jul 28, 2026
26:38
Tragedy, especially prolonged tragedy, brings depression in its wake
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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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Haftarah Eikev: The Depression of Zion and the melodramatic transformation
Haftarah Eikev: The Depression of Zion and the melodramatic transformation
Jul 28, 2026
27:50
Tragedy, especially prolonged tragedy, brings depression in its wake
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פָּרָשַׁת וׇאֶתְחַנׇּן תשפ"ו - The strange passage " וַיִתְעַבֵּר הַשֵּׁם בִּי"
פָּרָשַׁת וׇאֶתְחַנׇּן תשפ"ו - The strange passage " וַיִתְעַבֵּר הַשֵּׁם בִּי"
Jul 21, 2026
30:02
Were the pleas of Moses rejected out of anger? Because the request was premature? Out of a sense of Divine "pain?"
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פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ו - What happened during those 38 years missing from the Torah's narrative?
פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ו - What happened during those 38 years missing from the Torah's narrative?
Jul 27, 2026
30:11
"You have been rebellious all the way through!" Even during those missing years?
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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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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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History of Israel-The Bear Enters the Middle East: Israel, the USSR, and the Cold War 1953-1956
History of Israel-The Bear Enters the Middle East: Israel, the USSR, and the Cold War 1953-1956
Aug 5, 2018
1:21:25
This lectures describes the process whereby the Russians became involved in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and turned the Arab States, which until then had been militarily weaker than Israel, into militarily powerful countries that posed a mortal threat to the State of Israel. This lecture serves as an introduction to relations between Israel and Russia, a topic much in the news today
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War Against the Jewish Book: The Burning of the Talmud- Part 2
War Against the Jewish Book: The Burning of the Talmud- Part 2
May 8, 2018
1:05:16
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
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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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European Revolutions: Sufferance is the Badge of Our Tribe-Part 1
European Revolutions: Sufferance is the Badge of Our Tribe-Part 1
May 10, 2018
1:15:50
Jews and the Great European Revolutions
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Crusaders and Jews, Pt. 3: The Cyclone Forms-The First Crusade and the Ashkenazic Jews
Crusaders and Jews, Pt. 3: The Cyclone Forms-The First Crusade and the Ashkenazic Jews
Aug 25, 2019
1:14:00
Three Weeks series
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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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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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War Against the Jewish Book: Censorship of Jewish Books, 1600-1900- Part 6
War Against the Jewish Book: Censorship of Jewish Books, 1600-1900- Part 6
May 9, 2018
1:24:47
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
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European Revolutions: The French Revolution and the Political Fate of the Jews-Part 2
European Revolutions: The French Revolution and the Political Fate of the Jews-Part 2
May 11, 2018
1:22:05
Jews and the Great European Revolutions
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European Revolutions: The Anti-Semitic Reaction of Europe-Part 4
European Revolutions: The Anti-Semitic Reaction of Europe-Part 4
May 16, 2018
1:12:23
Revolution! Jews and the Great European Revolutions
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European Revolutions: The Great Liberal Revolutions of 1848 and the Impact on the Jews-Part 5
European Revolutions: The Great Liberal Revolutions of 1848 and the Impact on the Jews-Part 5
May 18, 2018
1:20:12
Revolution! Jews and the Great European Revolutions
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European Revolutions: The Twisted Legacy of the Liberal Revolutions on Jewish Religion-Part 6
European Revolutions: The Twisted Legacy of the Liberal Revolutions on Jewish Religion-Part 6
May 24, 2018
1:44:49
Revolution! Jews and the Great European Revolutions
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Parshas Eikev: Was Moshe Responding Emotionally to the Faces and Expressions of His Audience?
Parshas Eikev: Was Moshe Responding Emotionally to the Faces and Expressions of His Audience?
Jul 28, 2021
41:13
Was the speech of Devarim a prepared and written speech? Or was it extemporaneous?
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Chronology and the Torah: The Narration Our Parshas MIshpatim and the Debate About Whether It is in Chronological Order
Chronology and the Torah: The Narration Our Parshas MIshpatim and the Debate About Whether It is in Chronological Order
Jan 26, 2022
33:50
What did Moses write down and read to the people after the Ten Commandments?
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Isaac Abravnel, “The Abarbanel,” (1437-1508)-King of Pshat
Isaac Abravnel, “The Abarbanel,” (1437-1508)-King of Pshat
Oct 28, 2019
45:55
The most unusual and dramatic "rabbi" of the Middle Ages
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The History of Jewish Political (Coercive) Communities: The 150 Year Hiatus and Its Consequences
The History of Jewish Political (Coercive) Communities: The 150 Year Hiatus and Its Consequences
Jan 18, 2022
55:04
Can fair coercive structures be established in our times in the frum world? Should they?
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The Pnei Yehoshua: Personalities in Jewish History
The Pnei Yehoshua: Personalities in Jewish History
Jan 20, 2019
12:02
A short biographical sketch of one ofbthe most interesting Gedolim of the past three centuries.
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Eikev: The Mystery of the Ark of Moses
Eikev: The Mystery of the Ark of Moses
Aug 23, 2019
22:00
Sublime self-sacrifice, or anger-management issues
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The Ibn Ezra: Personalities in Jewish History
The Ibn Ezra: Personalities in Jewish History
Feb 5, 2019
19:19
The famous Bible Commentator and intellectual. Is a "Rishon" a "Rishon" if he is not into Gemara ?
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Old Ashkenazic Jewry and Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid (1150-1217): Personalities in Jewish History
Old Ashkenazic Jewry and Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid (1150-1217): Personalities in Jewish History
Feb 13, 2019
21:02
The hasidic world of a thousand years ago - ספר החסידים
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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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Parshas Ki Seitzei: Moshe Calls Attention to Various Dangerous Behaviors Between the Sexes
Parshas Ki Seitzei: Moshe Calls Attention to Various Dangerous Behaviors Between the Sexes
Aug 27, 2020
41:05
Mussar- Who is the "beautiful woman"?
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“Galitzianer Jewry” and The 'Shoel Umayshiv': Personalities in Jewish History
“Galitzianer Jewry” and The 'Shoel Umayshiv': Personalities in Jewish History
Mar 7, 2019
32:29
One of the greatest of the "Galitzianer" Gedolim. Author of one of the most widely-used responsa collections, but unknown in the Yeshiva World. A glimpse into a vanished world.
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Parshas Pekudei - Parsha Persepctives
Parshas Pekudei - Parsha Persepctives
Mar 8, 2019
14:02
Clouds and fire, darkness or light? Which?
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Famous Jewish Historians: Flavius Josephus - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 1
Famous Jewish Historians: Flavius Josephus - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 1
Mar 10, 2019
1:35:45
First of seven lectures on Flavious Josephus
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The Kli Yakar: Rabbi Ephraim Luntshitzer (1540-1620) - Personalities in Jewish History
The Kli Yakar: Rabbi Ephraim Luntshitzer (1540-1620) - Personalities in Jewish History
Mar 13, 2019
28:58
The famous כלי יקר, one of the great orators and great social critics in Jewish History
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Parshas Zachor - Where's Amalek? - Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Zachor - Where's Amalek? - Parsha Perspectives
Mar 15, 2019
23:02
Where's Amalek?
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Famous Jewish Historians - Azaria dei Rossi - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 2
Famous Jewish Historians - Azaria dei Rossi - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 2
Mar 15, 2019
1:39:38
#2 of Seven Famous Jewish Historians
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@ the Purim Sueda with Rabbi Katz
@ the Purim Sueda with Rabbi Katz
Mar 21, 2019
52:22
Rabbi Katz delivers his Purim lecture to a lively, tipsy, but captivated audience
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Parshas Tzav - A text or a code? - Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Tzav - A text or a code? - Parsha Perspectives
Mar 22, 2019
29:30
A few thoughts about the nature of the exegetical process by which laws are extracted from the text of the חומש
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Famous Jewish Historians - Heinrich Graetz - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 3
Famous Jewish Historians - Heinrich Graetz - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 3
Mar 24, 2019
1:45:32
The most influential, brilliant, flawed, and opinionated of modern Jewish Historians. German Jewish Historicism at its best and at its worst
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Rav Kook (1865-1935): A Complicated Gadol
Rav Kook (1865-1935): A Complicated Gadol
Jul 14, 2020
1:58:46
Why is he so controversial?
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Jews and Romans in the Aftermath of the Destruction: Episode 1 - Enduring the Unimaginable
Jews and Romans in the Aftermath of the Destruction: Episode 1 - Enduring the Unimaginable
Jul 9, 2020
1:14:05
Three Weeks Lecture Series on Bar Kochba
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"Persian Gulf" in Chronology Part 1 : three takes on the discrepancy in ancient sources
"Persian Gulf" in Chronology Part 1 : three takes on the discrepancy in ancient sources
Jan 11, 2026
57:23
This is the first part of a two-part series
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Sober thoughts on Israel's upcoming 78th birthday
Sober thoughts on Israel's upcoming 78th birthday
Apr 20, 2026
30:25
What mistakes has Israel made recently? How can they be fixed?
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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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Tisha b"Av 5786 (2026): another opinion on why Jews were exiled in the Biblical era
Tisha b"Av 5786 (2026): another opinion on why Jews were exiled in the Biblical era
Jul 22, 2026
26:02
The "war-crime" of Amaziah King of Judah re: mistreating the Edomite POWs
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Haftarah Shabbos Nachamu: The Highway to Hashem
Haftarah Shabbos Nachamu: The Highway to Hashem
Jul 22, 2026
31:37
The four obstacles to building a "Straight Road to Hashem" כְּנֶגֶד הָאַרְבַּע גָּלוּיוֹת?
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R’ Moshe Provenzalo of Renaissance Italy (Mantua)
R’ Moshe Provenzalo of Renaissance Italy (Mantua)
Mar 13, 2024
52:01
Great Italiani gaon, whose rabbinical opponents tried to get him fired by his own בַּעֲלֵי בָּתִּים
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Haftarah Ki Seitzei: The woman who medically could not bear children suddenly has sextuplets!
Haftarah Ki Seitzei: The woman who medically could not bear children suddenly has sextuplets!
Sep 12, 2024
31:01
The Jewish People are עֲקוּרָה, uprooted from their native soil, but they will recover it!
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The Aleinu Prayer: What is its context?
The Aleinu Prayer: What is its context?
Nov 19, 2024
30:29
Three options: a.) Absolute Monotheism b.) Modified Monotheism c.) Absolute Polytheism
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Donald Trump's Reported Deal with the Houthis
Donald Trump's Reported Deal with the Houthis
May 7, 2025
35:18
Arab Piracy: Pay them off? Fight them? The machlokes between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
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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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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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Analyzing the sinister role of Turkey, currently Israel's mortal enemy, inthe goings-on in Syria and the Middle East
Analyzing the sinister role of Turkey, currently Israel's mortal enemy, inthe goings-on in Syria and the Middle East
Jul 24, 2025
36:29
The old Ottoman policy of religious toleration has been abandoned for over a century and replaced by a policy of killing non Sunni Muslims whenever opportunity presents itself (as in Syria), and as they hope to do one day in EY. :( https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Parshas Matos 5785 What happened to the kids of the two and a half tribes while the fathers were away fighting on the other side of the Jordan River?
Parshas Matos 5785 What happened to the kids of the two and a half tribes while the fathers were away fighting on the other side of the Jordan River?
Jul 23, 2025
25:05
The kids lived in a rough neighborhood (מִפְּנֵי יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ), heavily armed and without paternal supervision for years. result? בְּגִלְעָד נְפִישֵׁי רוֹצְחִין! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַפְטָרַת מַטּוֹת-מַסְּעֵי (בֵּין הַמְּצָרִים) תשפ"ה - A Famous Jeremiad
הַפְטָרַת מַטּוֹת-מַסְּעֵי (בֵּין הַמְּצָרִים) תשפ"ה - A Famous Jeremiad
Jul 22, 2025
25:10
"Why are the Jews the only people who voluntarily switched their god? The Prophet tears into them. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Rashi's raw hatred of the Crusaders - the vicious poem תִּתְּנֵם לְחֶרְפָּה
Rashi's raw hatred of the Crusaders - the vicious poem תִּתְּנֵם לְחֶרְפָּה
Jul 20, 2025
30:25
Every kind of curse and imprecation in the Hebrew language . How Rashi felt when he learned about the Crusader massacres of 1096 https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת מִטּוֹת מַסְּעֵי תשפ"ה - מִלְחֶמֶת הַנְּקָמָה בְּמִדְיׇן וְהַמִּלְחָמָה נֶגֶד חָמָס בְּעַזָּה
פָּרָשַׁת מִטּוֹת מַסְּעֵי תשפ"ה - מִלְחֶמֶת הַנְּקָמָה בְּמִדְיׇן וְהַמִּלְחָמָה נֶגֶד חָמָס בְּעַזָּה
Jul 20, 2025
29:20
Moshe (a former "Midianite") is told to lead the war. He tries to wiggle out, but as events unfold, he is dragged into the thick of it
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Haftarah Pinchas: The Relationship between Pinchas and Eliyahu -Are they literally the same person?
Haftarah Pinchas: The Relationship between Pinchas and Eliyahu -Are they literally the same person?
Jul 17, 2025
33:52
Moses says הָרְגֵנִי נָא הָרוֹג. Pinchas says קַח נַפְשִׁי. What is the difference? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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R Katz Analyzes the Current Middle East Crisis involving the Druze, Syria, Israel, and the USA
R Katz Analyzes the Current Middle East Crisis involving the Druze, Syria, Israel, and the USA
Jul 16, 2025
46:21
The Existential Dilemma facing Bibi: Making Peace with Syria, but also bombing Syria to save the Syrian Druze (thereby giving מְנוּחַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ to the Israeli Druze). A very complicated story!
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The Influence of R Saadia Gaon on the Rambam and all the other Medieval Jewish Philosophers
The Influence of R Saadia Gaon on the Rambam and all the other Medieval Jewish Philosophers
Jul 16, 2025
27:02
Many of the ideas in the מוֹרֵה נְבוֹכִים, הַכּוּזָרִי, הַחוֹבוֹת הַלְּבָבוֹת, יַד רמ"ה, הָעִקָּרִים, וְכוּלְהוּ actually were already written in the אֱמוּנוֹת וְדֵעוֹת
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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 פִּינְחָס תשפ"ה - The Bloody Discrepancies
פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס תשפ"ה - The Bloody Discrepancies
Jul 14, 2025
28:35
Why did the Civil Wars between the Tribes in the Desert degenerate into exterminatory massacres?
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Bilam's obseration of הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן and the current phenomenon of Jews being abandoned by their supposed "allies"
Bilam's obseration of הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן and the current phenomenon of Jews being abandoned by their supposed "allies"
Jul 10, 2025
29:12
So many Jews have deluded themselves that they wre building "alliances" only to discover on October 7 that they had been building on sand
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What is the oldest source for the "Three Weeks"?
What is the oldest source for the "Three Weeks"?
Jul 9, 2025
25:34
Daniel fasts out of consternation at Cyrus' stop-order re: the building of the Second Temple https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Will some Jews choose to remain in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ in the Messianic Era?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Will some Jews choose to remain in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ in the Messianic Era?
Jul 8, 2025
25:12
Is the Messianic Utopia only for the Jews? Or for all mankind?
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Quaker Ger Tzedek: Warder Cresson of Philadelphia and Jerusalem (1798-1861)
Quaker Ger Tzedek: Warder Cresson of Philadelphia and Jerusalem (1798-1861)
Jul 8, 2025
56:09
The Famous Trial in 1849: Is conversion to Judaism an indication of mental insanity?
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פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Parshas Bil'am and the Current War in Gaza
פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Parshas Bil'am and the Current War in Gaza
Jul 8, 2025
26:29
Contrast the two stories: a.) The King of Arad b.) Bil'am, the lethal rhetoric, and the בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Katz Analyzes the current situation inthe Middle East: The Connection between Drafting the בני תורה and the possibilities of peace with Syria?
Katz Analyzes the current situation inthe Middle East: The Connection between Drafting the בני תורה and the possibilities of peace with Syria?
Jul 7, 2025
33:26
Acc.to current reports, the Syrians may be willing to recognize Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights(!), just as Israel is cracking-down on the Haredi Draft. Sigh https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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רס"ג והמשיח - The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate
רס"ג והמשיח - The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate
Jul 6, 2025
53:06
What was the historical context for Saadia's prediction that משיח would come in 965 CE
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
Jul 1, 2025
25:40
Was he a shofet over כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל? Or was he just a big shot (רֹאשׁ וּקְצִין) over the area of עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - The cedar, hyssop, and crimson wool - the Three types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf?
פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - The cedar, hyssop, and crimson wool - the Three types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf?
Jul 1, 2025
29:05
Is becoming טָמֵא a sin? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts re: Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025
עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts re: Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
26:12
An intelligent person (or nation) needs a plan, but he (it) must be its מוֹשֵׁל, not its עֶבֶד! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Contexts: The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism
Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Contexts: The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism
Jun 30, 2025
41:07
Messianism arose when the situation for the Jews was terrible, and there was nothing they could do about it בְּדֶרֶךְ הַטֶּבַע https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה
הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה
Jun 29, 2025
33:32
Kavod Habrios (Human Dignity) in situations where your silence will result in other people comitting sins
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
Jun 26, 2025
23:24
One group held Saul in contempt as a king. The other group opposed monarchy in principle,they wanted Hashem to rule them through Samuel (יַעֲבֵ"ץ וּכְלֵי יָקָר) https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - לְפִי הָאִבְּן עֶזְרָא - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה !
פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - לְפִי הָאִבְּן עֶזְרָא - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה !
Jun 25, 2025
29:28
With the democtatic model of politics discredited by the Golden Calf episode, Moses resorts to the aristocratic model of political decision-making, and suffers blowback https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War
"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War
Jun 24, 2025
28:24
Israel is trying to "break the teeth" of Iran - ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃ https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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R Katz analyzes the prospects for regime change in Iran? What does this mean?
R Katz analyzes the prospects for regime change in Iran? What does this mean?
Jun 24, 2025
33:17
How successful has "regime change" been in history? What kind of regime change in Iran would be beneficial to Israel? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
82
The רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא who "married" an Iranian Princess. Or did he? The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era
The רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא who "married" an Iranian Princess. Or did he? The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era
Jun 23, 2025
59:18
The Caliph gave the רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא a "present" in the form of the daughter of the Persian Emperor. The halachic debate re: what happened next. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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R Katz Analyzes the "Tucker Carlson & Co." anti-Israel Isolationism phenomenon
R Katz Analyzes the "Tucker Carlson & Co." anti-Israel Isolationism phenomenon
Jun 20, 2025
45:20
The logic and long history of American Isolationism and its latest iteration as opposition to a manipulative Israel (a subtle anti-semitism). A real problem for כלל ישראל https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho
Jun 18, 2025
23:32
In the end, sending the spies was unnecessary; Jericho fell through a miracle! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
85
פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures that resulted in the sad episode of the מְרַגְּלִים
פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures that resulted in the sad episode of the מְרַגְּלִים
Jun 17, 2025
30:41
Did each spy seperately present his own report to Moshe, or did the ten spies hammer out a single unified consensus report prior to returning to the camp?
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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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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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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - נְבוּאַת זְכַרְיָה עַל פִּי "פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט"
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - נְבוּאַת זְכַרְיָה עַל פִּי "פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט"
Jun 10, 2025
31:43
The many attempts to translate and interpret the enigmatic phrase וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ מַהְלְכִים בֵּין הָעֹמְדִים הָאֵלֶּה. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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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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"More Judaico" - The humiliating oath Jews were required to utter when they were sworn into gentile courts in pre-modern times
"More Judaico" - The humiliating oath Jews were required to utter when they were sworn into gentile courts in pre-modern times
Jun 10, 2025
33:47
The historical background to the Noda BiYhudah's famous responsum to the Austrian Government ( יוֹרֶה דֵּעָה ע"א ) re: Jews swearing in non-Jewish Courts
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Is it possible to calculate which mitzvos count more than others? Which aveiros are worse than others?
Is it possible to calculate which mitzvos count more than others? Which aveiros are worse than others?
Jun 9, 2025
32:20
The capitalist approach to Judaism? Rambam vs. Meiri on הֱוֵי מְחַשֵּׁב הֶפְסֵד מִצְוָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׂכָרָהּ https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה - פָּרָשַׁת שִׁמְשׁוֹן - Was Samson an actual Nazir (Rambam)?
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה - פָּרָשַׁת שִׁמְשׁוֹן - Was Samson an actual Nazir (Rambam)?
Jun 5, 2025
28:22
Was he "hit" by prophecy? Or by a sudden rush of strength? Did the rush extend to his mnd and discombobulate him mentally and emotionally? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה The Sotah and Structurally flawed marriages
פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה The Sotah and Structurally flawed marriages
Jun 5, 2025
26:41
What would lead a wife to "live dangerously" after being warned by the husband in front of witnesses? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
95
Different types of Judaism in the era of the Amora'im: Some thoughts on a controversial article re: queen Zenobia of Palmyra and the Amora'im
Different types of Judaism in the era of the Amora'im: Some thoughts on a controversial article re: queen Zenobia of Palmyra and the Amora'im
Jun 4, 2025
33:20
Rabbinic Judaism vs. Non-Rabbinic, Traditional (Hellenistic?) Judaism in the late Roman Empire (3rd century) https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Rabbi Katz's schedule for Shavuos night in his shul
Rabbi Katz's schedule for Shavuos night in his shul
Jun 1, 2025
2:09
Also, annual Shavuos shiur for women at R Katz's home Tuesday 6:15 PM
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בַּמִּדְבָּר תשפ"ה - The promiscuous wife and the husband who neverheless wants to stay married to her
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בַּמִּדְבָּר תשפ"ה - The promiscuous wife and the husband who neverheless wants to stay married to her
May 30, 2025
22:25
Can a marriage work with a checkered past? Yes, if both are committed to looking ahead and not back https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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שָׁבוּעוֹת תשפ"ה - Why count 50 days if the Torah was actually given on day 51?
שָׁבוּעוֹת תשפ"ה - Why count 50 days if the Torah was actually given on day 51?
May 29, 2025
26:52
"Moshe added a day" - Is this the first instance of לֹא בַּשָּׁמַיִם הִיא?" to sponsor, https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
99
Megillas Rus: A Controversial Book? Did she convert? When? How many times?
Megillas Rus: A Controversial Book? Did she convert? When? How many times?
May 29, 2025
41:07
Not everyone reads The Book of Ruth in the synagogue? Why not? To sponsor - https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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The Martyrs of Lvov (1728) - Tortured to Death by the Catholic Church on Erev Shavuos (this is not Count Potocki)
The Martyrs of Lvov (1728) - Tortured to Death by the Catholic Church on Erev Shavuos (this is not Count Potocki)
May 28, 2025
41:22
Chaim and Yehoshua Reitzes endured horrible tortures rather than save themselves by conversion To sponsor a podcast https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast