Popular Shows by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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Passover in Jewish history: Some Historical questions re: how it was celebrated
Passover in Jewish history: Some Historical questions re: how it was celebrated
Mar 29, 2026
34:05
In Israel right now, people are praying the enemy missiles should "pass over"!
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Seder Thoughts 2026
Seder Thoughts 2026
Apr 1, 2026
40:33
Some ideas for your seder
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Tucker Carlson & Henry Ford - Compare and contrast
Tucker Carlson & Henry Ford - Compare and contrast
Mar 26, 2026
26:09
The poisonous rhetoric of both men. But the Ford Antisemitism called-forth an eloquent protest from America's leading non-Jews. R Katz reads this public letter on this episode.
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Plagiarism in Rabbinical Literature - The case of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה
Plagiarism in Rabbinical Literature - The case of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה
Mar 31, 2026
50:18
The passionate speeches of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה and his son against the theft of their intellectual property
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Shabbos HaGadol 2026
Shabbos HaGadol 2026
Mar 29, 2026
1:18:05
Some thoughts on בַּל יֵרָאֶה עַל בְּלִיעוֹת וְחָמֵץ הַטַּל בְּשִׁשִּׁים. Plus, plagiarism in rabbinic literature, eradicating bad traits, and other matters.
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What's the first thing the Jews do after Pharaoh give the permisson to leave?
What's the first thing the Jews do after Pharaoh give the permisson to leave?
Mar 27, 2026
26:48
Why were the Jews told to lie to the Egyptians? Isn't that the ultimate חילול השם? "Jews are all about money!"
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Various definitions of אִשָּׁה חֲשׁוּבָה (Passover Seder)
Various definitions of אִשָּׁה חֲשׁוּבָה (Passover Seder)
Mar 17, 2026
34:14
Looks? Bucks? Yichus? Higher salary? Higher job position? Class? Equal Partner in the Marriage?
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History of Israel-Strange Bedfellows: Israel & France 1952-1956
History of Israel-Strange Bedfellows: Israel & France 1952-1956
Aug 12, 2018
1:16:59
Though it may seems strange to us today, back in the early years of the State, France was Israel's best-friend, supplying the Jewish State with military aircraft at a time when even the USA declined to do so. Since the Soviets were supplying Egypt with modern weapons, France's support was vitally-needed. This lecture describes the background for this "Strange-Bedfellows" relationship, which was vital for the Israel of the Ben Gurion era.
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Some thoughts on Self-Hating and Self-Denying Jews in the current antisemitic climate, now and a century ago
Some thoughts on Self-Hating and Self-Denying Jews in the current antisemitic climate, now and a century ago
Nov 25, 2025
33:20
When Arabs slaughtered (literally) the Jew in Hebron in 1929, the Communist Party said it was the fault of the Jews and the Arabs were in the right. And Jewish Communists sided with the Party! Similar things are happening today ... 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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Habakkuk: The Gog-Magog Assault on the Messiah, and the Divine Intervention
Habakkuk: The Gog-Magog Assault on the Messiah, and the Divine Intervention
Jun 1, 2022
32:23
When G-d Showed Up at Sinai, Where was He Coming From?
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When an Epidemic Strikes, Should You Run or Self-Quarantine?: A brief look at the history of a law in the Shulchan Aruch
When an Epidemic Strikes, Should You Run or Self-Quarantine?: A brief look at the history of a law in the Shulchan Aruch
Apr 1, 2020
42:46
Recorded during the midst of the Coronavirus crisis in 2020.
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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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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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Noach: The Tower of Babylon: Parsha Perspectives
Noach: The Tower of Babylon: Parsha Perspectives
Oct 15, 2018
13:41
A story underneath a text
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History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2)
History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2)
Jan 3, 2019
1:18:32
Heroism, Deception and Misunderstanding
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History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956
History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956
Jan 5, 2019
1:45:11
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
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History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956
History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956
Jan 8, 2019
1:43:37
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
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The Rizhiner Rebbe: Disneyland and the Bueaucratic-Absolutist State
The Rizhiner Rebbe: Disneyland and the Bueaucratic-Absolutist State
Oct 11, 2021
1:25:53
The Rebbe with the largest following, who lived the lifestyle of a Reish Galusah
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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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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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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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The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War.
The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War.
Aug 5, 2025
41:48
Egypt HATES Israel, but the Middle-Eastern political chessboard, both externally and internaly, compels the Egyptian regime to act in a manner fundamentally friendly to Israel, though this could never be acknowleged. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Psalm # 2 and Israel's losing the current propaganda war
Psalm # 2 and Israel's losing the current propaganda war
Aug 26, 2025
30:28
Read this Kapitel and you will see the relevance to Israel's floundering in the current war of ideas and information. Israel is not successfully countering the demonization efforts of its enemies. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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R Katz analyzes the current Arab-Israeli conflict in in the face of the giant water crisis threatening the entire Middle East
R Katz analyzes the current Arab-Israeli conflict in in the face of the giant water crisis threatening the entire Middle East
Sep 8, 2025
20:44
"The nation which indulges towards another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest."George Washington's Farewell Address https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל-פְּקוּדֵי תשפ"ו The Contrast between the מִשְׁכָּן-idea and the שַׁבָּת-idea
פָּרָשַׁת וַיַּקְהֵל-פְּקוּדֵי תשפ"ו The Contrast between the מִשְׁכָּן-idea and the שַׁבָּת-idea
Mar 9, 2026
26:01
Shabbos - God the Creator of literally everything, hence beyond transcendent Mishkan- God something that has a "presence" (שְׁכִינָה), hence somehow immanent
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More Strange Bedfellows: Germany financed Israel's A- Bomb Project (Dimona) back in the 1960s. A story in the news today
More Strange Bedfellows: Germany financed Israel's A- Bomb Project (Dimona) back in the 1960s. A story in the news today
Mar 13, 2026
53:19
Israel agreed not to "out" ex-Nazis in the West German Government. A grateful Germany bankrolled Israel's secret nuclear project. An previously unknown detail of the relationship between Ben Gurion and Konrad Adenauer
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R Katz analyzes aspects of the latest developments in the chaotic war-situation
R Katz analyzes aspects of the latest developments in the chaotic war-situation
Mar 18, 2026
28:28
Are Bibi and Trump encouraging the Syrians to invade Lebanon and "disarm" (i.e., exterminate) Hezbollah? Who gains from that? This is reminiscent of certain Biblical episodes...
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More on Israel-German Relations (and Non-Relations) in the 1950s and 60s. And some comments on Trump's retort to the Japanese today
More on Israel-German Relations (and Non-Relations) in the 1950s and 60s. And some comments on Trump's retort to the Japanese today
Mar 20, 2026
46:02
Trump joked about the Pearl Harbor Attack of 1941. Actually, this resulted in Hitler stupidly declaring war on the USA (thus sealing his own doom) , PLUS providing the Americans with an insight into his thinking, thanks to the blabbermouth Japanese Ambassador in Berlin Baron Oshima
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"The Chuck Norris Era" in American popular culture as it relates to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
"The Chuck Norris Era" in American popular culture as it relates to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Mar 22, 2026
26:51
Can "Christian Zionism" flourish in the aftermath of the Cold War? Or is it a phenomenon confined to older Americans?
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Rabban Gamliel and the Matzah at the Seder - the interpretation of Abarbanel
Rabban Gamliel and the Matzah at the Seder - the interpretation of Abarbanel
Mar 22, 2026
37:24
It is NOT about the affliction, it is about the hope for the messianic redemption in the near future. This is Abarbanel speaking to the battered Sephardim in 1496!
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פָּרָשַׁת צַו תשפ"ו (שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל) - the מֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה and the theory of the two types of קָרְבָּנוֹת
פָּרָשַׁת צַו תשפ"ו (שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל) - the מֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה and the theory of the two types of קָרְבָּנוֹת
Mar 26, 2026
24:31
The קָרְבָּנוֹת offered on the בָּמוֹת were (Maimonidean) concessions to popular superstitions OTOH the קָרְבָּנוֹת offered in the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ were sublime in nature and were (Nachmanidean) constituent-elements in the metaphysical universe
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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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American Judaism a Century Ago (1880-1950)- Some Thoughts
American Judaism a Century Ago (1880-1950)- Some Thoughts
Jan 1, 2024
48:26
Why did Orthodox Judaism fail so miserably in old America?
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What Were the "Crowns" of Shavuos?
What Were the "Crowns" of Shavuos?
May 25, 2023
28:34
Crowns vs Mishkan: Two models of וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
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Genazym Auction: Original סֵפֶר "תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלׇה" לִרְמָ"א
Genazym Auction: Original סֵפֶר "תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלׇה" לִרְמָ"א
Aug 27, 2023
35:05
The Rema"s unique Baroque explanation of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַקָּרְבָּנוֹת.
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The שו"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי: Three Generations of Bacharachs
The שו"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי: Three Generations of Bacharachs
Aug 27, 2023
57:45
The kohen who suddenly decided he was not a kohen (to marry a rich divorcee)
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Elul: Why Do We Blow Shofar on Rosh Chodesh? Why the Rest of the Month?
Elul: Why Do We Blow Shofar on Rosh Chodesh? Why the Rest of the Month?
Aug 23, 2023
33:35
The controversial second "40 Days"
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Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Will We Be Ashamed of Our Many Past Sins in the Messianic Era?
Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Will We Be Ashamed of Our Many Past Sins in the Messianic Era?
Aug 23, 2023
27:39
Will G-d forget? Forgive?
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Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?
Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?
Aug 21, 2023
32:04
When a person is חוֹשֵׁק, he doesn't consider the future consequences
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A Conversation w/ Gabe Aaronson, Chief Numbers-Cruncher for the OU
A Conversation w/ Gabe Aaronson, Chief Numbers-Cruncher for the OU
Aug 21, 2023
31:29
Has day-school enrollment in NYC plateaued? R' Katz and Gabe Aaronson analyze the latest statistics.
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The Mateh Ephraim: The Richest Gadol in Many Centuries - How Did He Excel in Business and Torah?
The Mateh Ephraim: The Richest Gadol in Many Centuries - How Did He Excel in Business and Torah?
Aug 20, 2023
1:00:42
Wealthy enough not to be a rov or rosh yeshiva, but up there with the גְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר
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Rosh Chodesh Elul: Why is There a זֵכֶר for the Third Round of 40 Days, But Not for the Second?
Rosh Chodesh Elul: Why is There a זֵכֶר for the Third Round of 40 Days, But Not for the Second?
Aug 17, 2023
30:22
Which round was תְּשׁוּבָה מִיִּרְאָה , and which was תְּשׁוּבָה מֵאַהֲבָה?
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Abraham Drabkin (1844-1927): A Reform Rabbi in Czarist Russia?
Abraham Drabkin (1844-1927): A Reform Rabbi in Czarist Russia?
Aug 17, 2023
1:23:53
From Volozhin to the JTS of Breslau to the Great Synagogue of St. Petersburg, Reform Russian style
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Isaiah Says Only הקב"ה Can Provide Genuine Comfort for All the Sufferings of the Jews Down the Ages
Isaiah Says Only הקב"ה Can Provide Genuine Comfort for All the Sufferings of the Jews Down the Ages
Aug 15, 2023
29:32
Haftarah Shoftim: Genuine אֱמוּנָה requires seeing נִקְמַת מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה
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The Drashos HaRan on Analyzing the Distinction Between Shoftim and Kings
The Drashos HaRan on Analyzing the Distinction Between Shoftim and Kings
Aug 14, 2023
30:37
R’ Katz distinguishes between courts who administered the justice of the original תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה and their later successors
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The Great R’Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 3: Spirited out of the Warsaw Ghetto to Rav of the Old City
The Great R’Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 3: Spirited out of the Warsaw Ghetto to Rav of the Old City
Aug 14, 2023
57:26
The mammoth Aguna crisis in the aftermath of the Holocaust
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Parshas Re'eh and Jewish History: The Existential Tension in Jewish History Between the Centralizers and the Decentralizers
Parshas Re'eh and Jewish History: The Existential Tension in Jewish History Between the Centralizers and the Decentralizers
Aug 9, 2023
29:55
Moses' Stark Admonition That Everything is Either a Blessing or a Curse; Nothing is Neutral
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Kabbalist Questions (Summum Bonum): The Consequences of Stating That the Soul is a חֵלֶק אֱלֹהַּ מִמַּעַל
Kabbalist Questions (Summum Bonum): The Consequences of Stating That the Soul is a חֵלֶק אֱלֹהַּ מִמַּעַל
Aug 8, 2023
22:44
If the soul "reunites " with G-d, then we are way beyond שְׂכַר וְעֹנֶשׁ
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Haftarah Re’eh: Isaiah Envisions a World Where G-d Tells the Jews Which Minhag He Likes
Haftarah Re’eh: Isaiah Envisions a World Where G-d Tells the Jews Which Minhag He Likes
Aug 7, 2023
28:47
The Arabs make peace with Israel when all other options fail...
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Parshas Re'eh: What is the Meaning of לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה?
Parshas Re'eh: What is the Meaning of לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה?
Aug 6, 2023
33:20
How exactly did they later discover the site of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ? After all, it is not stated in the חֻמָּשׁ?
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R' Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 2: Warsaw and Its Yeshivas
R' Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 2: Warsaw and Its Yeshivas
Aug 6, 2023
59:31
The diastrous effects of WW 1 on religiosity, and the efforts to respond to the crisis in Warsaw
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The Arizal and Summum Bonum: If People Have Multiple "Souls," Which Ones Go Where?
The Arizal and Summum Bonum: If People Have Multiple "Souls," Which Ones Go Where?
Aug 3, 2023
30:39
What happens when two persons have the same relationship to a mitzvah?
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Tu B’Av: Is יוֹם שֶׁהֻתְּרוּ הַשְּׁבָטִים לָבֹא זֶה בָּזֶה the same as יוֹם שֶׁהֻתַּר בִּנְיָמִין
Tu B’Av: Is יוֹם שֶׁהֻתְּרוּ הַשְּׁבָטִים לָבֹא זֶה בָּזֶה the same as יוֹם שֶׁהֻתַּר בִּנְיָמִין
Aug 2, 2023
59:07
Did the corpses of ביתר remain intact (though mutilated from battle and torture)? Or was it the skeletons which survived intact?
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Haftarah Eikev: Did G-d Divorce the Kingdom of Yisroel (Not Judah)?
Haftarah Eikev: Did G-d Divorce the Kingdom of Yisroel (Not Judah)?
Aug 2, 2023
32:28
Why kind of a marriage does כלל ישראל have today with HaShem?
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Parshas Eikev: Why the Strange Phrase "וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעַמִּים "?
Parshas Eikev: Why the Strange Phrase "וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעַמִּים "?
Aug 1, 2023
32:10
Why the strange anthropormism that Hashem was "crazy in love" with the Patriarchs and Matriarchs?
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R’ Shlomo Dovid Kahana: The Greatest Gadol of the 20th Century You Never Heard of, Part I
R’ Shlomo Dovid Kahana: The Greatest Gadol of the 20th Century You Never Heard of, Part I
Aug 1, 2023
1:00:32
A Litvish Gadol who ends up as Dayan of the largest hasidic community in the world Part 1
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The Radbaz (Who was Big in Both נִגְלֶה וְנִסְתָּר) Describes the Rambam's Attitude Towards Gehinnom
The Radbaz (Who was Big in Both נִגְלֶה וְנִסְתָּר) Describes the Rambam's Attitude Towards Gehinnom
Jul 26, 2023
32:37
The wicked are indeed destroyed, but not before they suffer torture
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Parshas VaEschanan: Moshe Says That the חֻקִּים Will Inspire the Admiration of the Gentiles. Why?
Parshas VaEschanan: Moshe Says That the חֻקִּים Will Inspire the Admiration of the Gentiles. Why?
Jul 25, 2023
31:36
Moshe is describing the wonderfully flexible תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה of long ago
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Tisha B'Av and Mesilas Yesharim: What is a Chasid (in the Classical Sense of the Term) Supposed to Think on Tisha B'Av?
Tisha B'Av and Mesilas Yesharim: What is a Chasid (in the Classical Sense of the Term) Supposed to Think on Tisha B'Av?
Jul 25, 2023
28:37
Luzzatto on אֲבֵלוּת לִשְׁמָהּ עַל הַחֻרְבָּן
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Lewis Strauss - A Story About a Famous Reform Jew and His Connection to Klal Yisroel
Lewis Strauss - A Story About a Famous Reform Jew and His Connection to Klal Yisroel
Jul 25, 2023
59:42
Close with Hoover, Truman, & Eisenhower. Nemesis of Robert Oppenheimer. Helped Israel get the Atomic Bomb
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Robert Oppenheimer and מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה
Robert Oppenheimer and מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה
Jul 24, 2023
41:20
The Jews can never be safe, and neither can the non-Jews , after the developments of 1939-1945
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Rabbi Katz’s Tisha B'Av Schedule This Year
Rabbi Katz’s Tisha B'Av Schedule This Year
Jul 24, 2023
1:14
Will take place at his shul. Google Beth Abraham Baltimore for info and livestream
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Haftarah Devarim: Isaiah Does Not Mention Idolatry as the Problem, But Social Injustice!
Haftarah Devarim: Isaiah Does Not Mention Idolatry as the Problem, But Social Injustice!
Jul 20, 2023
24:17
Isaiah punctures the self-satisfaction of Jerusalemites during the reign of Hezekiah
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Parshas Devarim: Why Are Some Laws Only in Devarim?
Parshas Devarim: Why Are Some Laws Only in Devarim?
Jul 20, 2023
39:06
Do we have the original version of the חומש? Or a second (divinely-dictated) version?
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RFK Jr. and Dangerous Rhetoric re: Jews and Corona
RFK Jr. and Dangerous Rhetoric re: Jews and Corona
Jul 18, 2023
25:23
How John Spargo scotched Henry Ford's antisemitic campaign 100 years ago
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שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
Jul 17, 2023
32:38
The Final Reward will be on Planet Earth
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Ramban's Anxious Letter to His Son Who Lived With the Rich Jews at the Royal Court
Ramban's Anxious Letter to His Son Who Lived With the Rich Jews at the Royal Court
Jul 13, 2023
30:34
"Stay Way from בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב!"
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Haftarah of the Three Weeks: Digging wells that turn out to have no water
Haftarah of the Three Weeks: Digging wells that turn out to have no water
Jul 13, 2023
26:39
What were the faults of the kohanim and the Rosh yeshivas?
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Parshas Matos: Wars of Revenge?
Parshas Matos: Wars of Revenge?
Jul 13, 2023
36:48
Were the Jewish soldiers unaffected by their killing of children?
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Traditionalist Jews in Israel and the Question of Religious Coercion
Traditionalist Jews in Israel and the Question of Religious Coercion
Jul 10, 2023
33:33
What is the meaning in Judaism of מִכָּאן מוֹדָעָה רַבָּה לְאוֹרָיְתָא?
72
Bastille Day 2023 - The Riots in France, and Jewish History
Bastille Day 2023 - The Riots in France, and Jewish History
Jul 9, 2023
43:39
The differences between the American and French Revolutions and their effects upon כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
73
Shivah Assar B’Tammuz: Who was Apostomus? What Exactly Did He Do?
Shivah Assar B’Tammuz: Who was Apostomus? What Exactly Did He Do?
Jul 6, 2023
32:50
Did he burn A Torah physically? Or THE Torah spiritually?
74
Haftarah Pinchas: Jeremiah, the Descendant of רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה
Haftarah Pinchas: Jeremiah, the Descendant of רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה
Jul 5, 2023
31:38
His losing battle against cynicism, skepticism, and sarcasm
75
Parshas Pinchas: What is the Meaning of the Vague Phrase: אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר?
Parshas Pinchas: What is the Meaning of the Vague Phrase: אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר?
Jul 4, 2023
35:04
How does Moshe define a successful general?
76
More on the Fourth of July and Klal Yisroel
More on the Fourth of July and Klal Yisroel
Jul 4, 2023
37:16
The significance of the events of the 1780s
77
Cordovero's extremely vivid description of the different "departments" of heaven and hell
Cordovero's extremely vivid description of the different "departments" of heaven and hell
Jul 3, 2023
27:32
Hundreds of angels directing operations in different "rooms"
78
Thoughts on the Historical Legacy of R’ Yaakov Ruderman
Thoughts on the Historical Legacy of R’ Yaakov Ruderman
Jul 3, 2023
41:06
The role of culture in a society. Who gets to decide what parts of culture are important? Is it the power of ideas? The number of followers?
79
The Fourth of July and the Jews
The Fourth of July and the Jews
Jul 2, 2023
42:11
How the American Revolution affected the whole of כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
80
Haftarah Balak: What is the מוּסָר הַשְׂכֵּל the Prophet extracts from the Bilam story?
Haftarah Balak: What is the מוּסָר הַשְׂכֵּל the Prophet extracts from the Bilam story?
Jun 30, 2023
27:49
When do קָרְבָּנוֹת appeal to God? When do they not?
81
Parshas Balak: Unlike Balaam, the Patriarchs built 7 altars but did not offer sacrifices on them
Parshas Balak: Unlike Balaam, the Patriarchs built 7 altars but did not offer sacrifices on them
Jun 29, 2023
32:16
What was Balaams pitch to Hashem? Why was it an historic moment?
82
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?
83
Korach as a Leadership Type in Jewish History in the Diaspora
Korach as a Leadership Type in Jewish History in the Diaspora
Jun 26, 2023
58:01
Gentile authorities had more to do with the Korachs than the Moshes
84
Dvar Torah on כריתות at yahrtzeit siyum for R Katz's mother
Dvar Torah on כריתות at yahrtzeit siyum for R Katz's mother
Jun 23, 2023
37:05
אָשָׁם תָּלוּי -אַהֲבָה אוֹ יִרְאָה?
85
Haftarah Korach: Why Did G-d (and Samuel) Choose the Inexperienced Saul?
Haftarah Korach: Why Did G-d (and Samuel) Choose the Inexperienced Saul?
Jun 23, 2023
29:32
Shmuel ha-Navi: A Class-Act
86
The Burning of the Talmud in Paris on Parshas Chukas- Memory vs. History
The Burning of the Talmud in Paris on Parshas Chukas- Memory vs. History
Jun 22, 2023
43:39
The Pope and the Church: How they viewed the Talmud
87
Parshas Korach: Korach and the Power of "Spin"
Parshas Korach: Korach and the Power of "Spin"
Jun 21, 2023
33:44
Are the masses existentially gullible?
88
R’ Cordovero on the Summum Bonum- different departments of Heaven
R’ Cordovero on the Summum Bonum- different departments of Heaven
Jun 20, 2023
45:43
The different הֵיכָלוֹת and their different "rewards"
89
Capsali's History of the Turkish Empire
Capsali's History of the Turkish Empire
Jun 19, 2023
55:15
Why Would a Chashuva Rov Write a History of the Turks? Could the Ottoman empire be the מַלְכוּת יִשְׁמָעֵאל, last of the Four Kingdoms, followed by מָשִׁיחַ?
90
Haftarah Shelach: Was Rachav HaZonah an Idealist or an Opportunist?
Haftarah Shelach: Was Rachav HaZonah an Idealist or an Opportunist?
Jun 14, 2023
35:44
What were the results of her marriage to Joshua?
91
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.
92
R’ Eliyahu Kapsali, Pt. 2: His Account of the Expulsion from Spain
R’ Eliyahu Kapsali, Pt. 2: His Account of the Expulsion from Spain
Jun 12, 2023
57:20
What would YOU do if you had been stuck in your house during Corona with zero phones, internet, etc…?
93
Summum Bonum: The Style of the Kabbalists in Relating to All the Differing Chazals on Olam Haba, etc
Summum Bonum: The Style of the Kabbalists in Relating to All the Differing Chazals on Olam Haba, etc
Jun 11, 2023
35:19
Beginning the discussion on this complex matter
94
The 20th of Sivan: R’ Katz Analyzes Some Cossack Massacres from the Perspective of 2023
The 20th of Sivan: R’ Katz Analyzes Some Cossack Massacres from the Perspective of 2023
Jun 11, 2023
35:22
When the Cossacks persuaded the Poles to betray the Jews, but were themselves then betrayed & killed by the Cossacks
95
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 "
96
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 ?
97
R’ Elyahu Kapsali (1480-1550): A Rare Case of a Rov Who was Also a Historian
R’ Elyahu Kapsali (1480-1550): A Rare Case of a Rov Who was Also a Historian
Jun 6, 2023
56:32
Wrote history books during a "Covid type quarantine " in Crete to keep his sanity
98
Intro to Cordovero (רמ"ק הקדוש) on the Summum Bonum
Intro to Cordovero (רמ"ק הקדוש) on the Summum Bonum
Jun 5, 2023
37:33
R’ Katz discusses the historical background of the Kabbalistic writings of the רמ"ק
99
Parshas Naso: Some Thoughts re: The approach of HaRav Gershon Edelstein, זצ"ל
Parshas Naso: Some Thoughts re: The approach of HaRav Gershon Edelstein, זצ"ל
Jun 1, 2023
33:13
What is the sociological meaning of expelling undesirables from "the מַחֲנֶה"?
100
Simon Wolf (1836-1923): American Reform Jew Who Saved Vast Numbers of Eastern European Jews
Simon Wolf (1836-1923): American Reform Jew Who Saved Vast Numbers of Eastern European Jews
Jun 1, 2023
1:10:48
One of the most successful Jewish lobbyists in Washington. Friend of many Presidents