Popular Shows by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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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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An interesting responsum from the חֲתַם סוֹפֵר re: the מִצְוָה of כְּבוֹד מְלָכִים. Is it a חֹק?
An interesting responsum from the חֲתַם סוֹפֵר re: the מִצְוָה of כְּבוֹד מְלָכִים. Is it a חֹק?
Apr 21, 2026
36:04
Do you have to give honor and respect to a bad king? an antisemitic king?
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Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: Some thoughts about the consequences of the עֲרָיוֹת laws
Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: Some thoughts about the consequences of the עֲרָיוֹת laws
Apr 19, 2026
26:16
Their crying over it was not simply a matter of petulance!
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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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פָּרָשַׁת (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ו Part Two - "You will be different!" or "You should be holy" ?
פָּרָשַׁת (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ו Part Two - "You will be different!" or "You should be holy" ?
Apr 22, 2026
27:30
Shabbos as a powerful enforcer through mimesis of the Jewish Family unit, with the parents playing roles reflecting their exalted status in the family-unit
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The Two Metaphors of שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים: Individual spirituality and national chosennesss
The Two Metaphors of שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים: Individual spirituality and national chosennesss
Apr 5, 2026
35:40
The Left has tried to assimilate Jews, the Right to exterminate (because in their eyes assimilation does not work)
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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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"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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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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Some historical considerations re: Poles, Jews, Hitler, Food, and the Holocaust
Some historical considerations re: Poles, Jews, Hitler, Food, and the Holocaust
Mar 10, 2026
36:41
The German food crisis of 1942 as a cause of the setting-up of industrial genocide centers in Occupied Poland in 1942
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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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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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Abarbanel on Messianism Part 2. R Katz gives a historical introduction to Abarbanel's יְשׁוּעוֹת מְשִׁיחוֹ" עַל מַאַמׇרֵי חֲזַ"ל בְּסִפְרוּת הַתַּלְמוּד”
Abarbanel on Messianism Part 2. R Katz gives a historical introduction to Abarbanel's יְשׁוּעוֹת מְשִׁיחוֹ" עַל מַאַמׇרֵי חֲזַ"ל בְּסִפְרוּת הַתַּלְמוּד”
Mar 8, 2026
1:02:07
Abarbanel burns with indignation at the falsehoods to which the Jews had been subject at the Disputation of Tortosa (1413) and the hostile misrepresentations of Aggadah in Raymond Martini's infamous 'Pugio Fidei" cynically hurled at them
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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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Judah Al-Charizi (12th Century): Greatest (?) of the Sefardic Poets of the Golden Age
Judah Al-Charizi (12th Century): Greatest (?) of the Sefardic Poets of the Golden Age
Mar 31, 2021
1:46:56
The "rapper" of genius who fought to make the Jews see the superiority of Hebrew over Arabic
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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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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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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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Rabbi Katz is having a lecture series starting next week on Zionism in its early years
Rabbi Katz is having a lecture series starting next week on Zionism in its early years
Jul 15, 2024
7:23
The series will explore the controversies regarding Zionism and the political and religious spheres in the early years of the movement. Seven lectures in Baltimore
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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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History of Israel-The Border Wars: Infiltration, Terrorism, Reprisal-Raids 1952-56
History of Israel-The Border Wars: Infiltration, Terrorism, Reprisal-Raids 1952-56
Jul 1, 2018
1:10:28
The strange tale of the national-security problem Israel's early years, when Israel; had the strongest army in the Middle-East, combined with the weakest borders, implacable Arab hatred, and an Arab Refugee Problem for which no solution had been found even today(2018). A tale of violence, retaliation, and no solution
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History of Israel-The State of Israel and the Jewish Religion 1952-1956
History of Israel-The State of Israel and the Jewish Religion 1952-1956
Jul 15, 2018
1:18:54
A historical analysis of the early stages of how a strange thing happened: A State founded by secularists on strongly secular liberal principles ended up becoming the number-one funder and enabler of a network of religious institutions dedicated to the very opposite of secular liberalism. How Ben Gurion put the Haredim on their feet without wishing to.
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Parshas VaYera: Whatever Happened to Lot, Anyway?
Parshas VaYera: Whatever Happened to Lot, Anyway?
Nov 3, 2020
35:29
Why did G-d grant land to Lot's progeny in perpetuity? Why are both daughters ancestors of the Messiah?
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Rachav and Her Odyssey From Zonah to Ger Tzedek
Rachav and Her Odyssey From Zonah to Ger Tzedek
Jun 2, 2021
39:39
Why did the spies stay in a brothel? Why didn't they spy out the city?
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From Chanukah to Tishabav - SERIES PREMIERE (Part 1) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
From Chanukah to Tishabav - SERIES PREMIERE (Part 1) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
May 5, 2019
1:03:18
The Slippery Slope from Chanuka to Tisha b'Av.
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Ramban's Complicated Description of Gan Eden - The One "Downstairs" and the One "Upstairs"
Ramban's Complicated Description of Gan Eden - The One "Downstairs" and the One "Upstairs"
Mar 8, 2023
29:57
For 12 months, the soul of the departed צדיק "hangs-around" the downstairs Eden, which is an actual place
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The Anguish of Saul as He Tries to Escape His Destiny (Haftarah Machar Chodesh)
The Anguish of Saul as He Tries to Escape His Destiny (Haftarah Machar Chodesh)
Apr 28, 2022
30:06
Did Saul strip naked at נָיוֹת?
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R’ Moshe Feinstein: How Come the אִגְּרוֹת מֹשֶׁה Took-Off Where So Many Others Did Not?
R’ Moshe Feinstein: How Come the אִגְּרוֹת מֹשֶׁה Took-Off Where So Many Others Did Not?
Feb 15, 2022
42:35
Rare case of responsa writer who was an actual folk-hero
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The War in Ukraine: An Analysis by Rabbi Katz in Its Historical Context and Implications for Israel
The War in Ukraine: An Analysis by Rabbi Katz in Its Historical Context and Implications for Israel
Feb 27, 2022
47:29
Are we seeing a reversion to the "Balance -of-Power" system? How will this affect Israel?
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Ukrainian Massacres of the Jews in Uman: A Repetition of גְּזֵרוֹת תַּ"ח וְתַּ"ט
Ukrainian Massacres of the Jews in Uman: A Repetition of גְּזֵרוֹת תַּ"ח וְתַּ"ט
Feb 28, 2022
38:37
Then, too, Jews were caught-up in the deadly struggle between Russians and Ukrainians
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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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Putin’s Mind: Rabbi Katz Analyzes What's Going on Inside His Head
Putin’s Mind: Rabbi Katz Analyzes What's Going on Inside His Head
Mar 21, 2022
48:52
Putin and Zelensky - a modern Shechem and Dena
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The UN Vote to Recognize the State of Israel, and the Arabs and Jews Prepare for War
The UN Vote to Recognize the State of Israel, and the Arabs and Jews Prepare for War
Jan 9, 2024
1:15:08
“After the Hurricane: The Struggle for Israel, 1945-1949” - Rabbi Katz’ 2011-2012 Winter Lecture Series
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R’ Joshua Boaz - The שִׁלְטֵי הַגִּבּוֹרִים: A Short, Meteoric, Career Renaissance Italy (1518-1555)
R’ Joshua Boaz - The שִׁלְטֵי הַגִּבּוֹרִים: A Short, Meteoric, Career Renaissance Italy (1518-1555)
Jul 6, 2022
1:00:15
His most important work, סֵפֶר הַמַּחְלוֹקוֹת, was only recently discovered, and will only increase his reputation
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The Piyut of Kaliri and Tosafos Megilas 25a
The Piyut of Kaliri and Tosafos Megilas 25a
Apr 14, 2022
30:24
Do you offer a korban pesach if it is an אוֹתוֹ וְאֶת בְּנוֹ ?
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What was the 50th Level of Tumah?
What was the 50th Level of Tumah?
Apr 18, 2022
55:24
Sexual perversion and the remarkable connection to Egypt throughout the Biblical era.
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Parshas Acharei Mos: What Error of Aaron's Sons is Rectified?
Parshas Acharei Mos: What Error of Aaron's Sons is Rectified?
Apr 27, 2022
34:55
It is easier to take them out of Egypt than to take Egypt out of them
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The Rise of Zionism in the Modern Era, and in the Wake of the Collapse of Traditionalism
The Rise of Zionism in the Modern Era, and in the Wake of the Collapse of Traditionalism
May 5, 2022
52:27
In the absence of Fundamentalism, the attempt to restore a state and geographic-contiguity to ensure survival
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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: 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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The Book of Malachi and Its Critique of
Formal Religion - Haftarah (Toldos)
The Book of Malachi and Its Critique of
Formal Religion - Haftarah (Toldos)
Nov 19, 2020
26:04
Are the Jews jerks? Or is it the fault of the Kohanim?
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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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The Rescue of the Belzer Rav in the Holocaust…Some Thoughts
The Rescue of the Belzer Rav in the Holocaust…Some Thoughts
Jan 9, 2022
51:52
Was there a Divinely Mandated failure of leadership? Sort of like with Pharaoh?
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Isaiah Predicts Destruction Followed By Restoration - Haftarah Shmos
Isaiah Predicts Destruction Followed By Restoration - Haftarah Shmos
Jan 7, 2021
33:37
Isaiah's condemnation of alcoholism and hedonism. The challenge of indulgence.
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רַבִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִיסֶרְלַיין בַּעַל "תרוּמַת הַדֶּשֶׁן Super charisma in the wake of holocaust
רַבִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִיסֶרְלַיין בַּעַל "תרוּמַת הַדֶּשֶׁן Super charisma in the wake of holocaust
Aug 10, 2021
1:00:52
One of the greatest figures of the 15th century and afterwards. Hero-worshiped.
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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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Preview of Upcoming Saturday Night Lecture Series: Crusaders and Jews: The Massacres of 1096
Preview of Upcoming Saturday Night Lecture Series: Crusaders and Jews: The Massacres of 1096
Aug 9, 2019
4:21
The massacres and the mass-suicides and their effect upon Ashkenazic Jewry down to the present
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The Story of Joash Repairing the Temple. What had Athaliah Done? Two Versions - (Haftarah Shekalim)
The Story of Joash Repairing the Temple. What had Athaliah Done? Two Versions - (Haftarah Shekalim)
Feb 11, 2021
43:11
Do you just trust the contractors? Moses vs. King Joash of Judah.
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A History of the Piyutim Controversies: The Classic Debates About Adding Piyutim to the Liturgy
A History of the Piyutim Controversies: The Classic Debates About Adding Piyutim to the Liturgy
Aug 25, 2021
52:10
The critics of Kaliri vs. the defenders -famous Gedolim, all of them.
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Sukkos: A Holiday to Be Celebrated in Israel, Yet Commemorating Galus…Strange
Sukkos: A Holiday to Be Celebrated in Israel, Yet Commemorating Galus…Strange
Sep 20, 2021
32:48
Different types of Sukkah reflect different diaspora experiences
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Performing a Real-Estate Deal on the Titanic - Jeremiah Ch. 32 (Haftarah Behar-Bechukosai)
Performing a Real-Estate Deal on the Titanic - Jeremiah Ch. 32 (Haftarah Behar-Bechukosai)
May 6, 2021
29:27
The haftarah is a small fragment of the larger story. Look it up!
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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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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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What Do We Mean When We Pray for Osher V'chavod? (Tefillah)
What Do We Mean When We Pray for Osher V'chavod? (Tefillah)
Nov 12, 2021
27:14
When does the money you give in charity not help your heavenly "bank-account"?
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HaRav Yosef Tov Elem's Tour de Fource: The Famous Piyut ""Elokei Ruchos L'Chol Bassar"
HaRav Yosef Tov Elem's Tour de Fource: The Famous Piyut ""Elokei Ruchos L'Chol Bassar"
Mar 24, 2021
41:59
A poetic review of Maseches Pesachim adored by the Baalei Tosafos
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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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Piyutim and Shul Fighting: A Poem from the 13th Century
Piyutim and Shul Fighting: A Poem from the 13th Century
Mar 31, 2021
55:04
Some actually argued piyutim were more important that tefilah!
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Parshas Naso: Can Sexuality Be Divorced From Prurience?
Parshas Naso: Can Sexuality Be Divorced From Prurience?
Jun 4, 2020
36:45
The sotah in the context of the wrestling match between Yaakov and Eisav's angel
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Haftarah Last Day of Pesach: The End of Passover and the Violent (?) Messianic Process
Haftarah Last Day of Pesach: The End of Passover and the Violent (?) Messianic Process
Apr 2, 2021
43:15
Pharaoh at the Red Sea equals the War of Gog and Magog
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The Sixth Psalm: What Sin is it About?
The Sixth Psalm: What Sin is it About?
Oct 29, 2021
26:24
Do you regret "giving-in" (Bathsheba)? Or stubborn callousness (Census)?
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Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever (1824-1898): "Zionism is the Antidote to Assimilation." True or Not True?
Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever (1824-1898): "Zionism is the Antidote to Assimilation." True or Not True?
May 13, 2020
2:20:02
A Gaon and Tzadik wedded to Communal Traditionalism, not Sectariaan Orthodoxy
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זֵכֶר יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם VS סִפּוּר יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם part 1
זֵכֶר יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם VS סִפּוּר יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם part 1
Mar 11, 2026
25:23
What did the Jews imagine was going to happen when they were told God would "pass over" their houses that night?
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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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פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא תשפ"ו - Rambam on Korbanos that don't make sense
פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא תשפ"ו - Rambam on Korbanos that don't make sense
Mar 15, 2026
37:38
For the first year after the original Passover, there were basically no korbanos (with a few exceptions) in Judaism
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Utopia- a חידוש of the Torah
Utopia- a חידוש of the Torah
Jan 30, 2026
30:50
Utopia is a necessary corollary of a God who is not only Omnipotent, but also Supremely Benevolent
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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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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ תשפ"ו - Abrabanel: "ha-ha מְשֻׁמָּדִים וּמְסִיתִים וּמַדִּיחִים, don't tell me THIS prophecy is metaphorical!"
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ תשפ"ו - Abrabanel: "ha-ha מְשֻׁמָּדִים וּמְסִיתִים וּמַדִּיחִים, don't tell me THIS prophecy is metaphorical!"
Mar 9, 2026
25:05
High- Office will have the power to tempt the powerful to be corrupt even in the Messianic Era!
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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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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא תשפ"ו - Korbanos in Judaism and in Paganism
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא תשפ"ו - Korbanos in Judaism and in Paganism
Mar 17, 2026
23:11
Man-made idols do not offer moral criticism!
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הַפְטָרַת שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל תשפ"ו - Why is Elijah the one sent before "The Great and Terrible Day"?
הַפְטָרַת שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל תשפ"ו - Why is Elijah the one sent before "The Great and Terrible Day"?
Mar 23, 2026
30:20
Will תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים occur for the benefit of the Dead, or the benefit of the Living?
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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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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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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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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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Seder Thoughts 2026
Seder Thoughts 2026
Apr 1, 2026
40:33
Some ideas for your seder
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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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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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Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous prophecy in סֵפֶר חַגַּי (תְּרֵי עָשָׂר)
Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous prophecy in סֵפֶר חַגַּי (תְּרֵי עָשָׂר)
Dec 14, 2025
41:22
Does it prophecy the Maccabean Wars? The Messianic Wars? The current situation in Syria and the Middle East?
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Two famous icons of anti-religious culture: What caused them to go OTD?
Two famous icons of anti-religious culture: What caused them to go OTD?
Jul 7, 2024
31:18
R’ Katz analyzes two stories from a recent book on Polish Jewry as reflecting personal as well as cultural reasons for leaving Yiddishkeit
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The recent 50th anniversary (November 10, 1975) of Moynihan's great speech at the UN excoriating the אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם for offcially branding Zionism as Racism
The recent 50th anniversary (November 10, 1975) of Moynihan's great speech at the UN excoriating the אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם for offcially branding Zionism as Racism
Nov 13, 2025
29:55
One of the great speeches in the English language of the 20th century חֲבָל עַל דְּאָבְדִין וְלָא מִשְׁתַּכְחִין https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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The “Old Haskalah” - Comfortably Nestled within Cultural Insularity
The “Old Haskalah” - Comfortably Nestled within Cultural Insularity
Jul 5, 2024
1:28:09
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017 Summer Lecture Series entitled: Kulturkampf-Haskalah: The Haskalah Wars - Lecture 1
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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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Rationalism (as opposed to rationality): An example from שׁוּ"ת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן
Rationalism (as opposed to rationality): An example from שׁוּ"ת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן
May 5, 2024
45:01
"Rhetoric" as a key tool for understanding אַגָּדוֹת חַזַ"ל
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Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Campus Riots, Pt. 6
Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Campus Riots, Pt. 6
Jun 20, 2024
59:29
Why was political Zionism perceived as מְטַמֵּא אֶת הַטְּהוֹרִים אֲבָל מְטַהֵר אֶת הַטְּמֵאִים?
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The Bitter, Non-Frum Opposition to Herzl and His Proposal -Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, Pt. 3
The Bitter, Non-Frum Opposition to Herzl and His Proposal -Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, Pt. 3
May 20, 2024
42:08
The Zionists were the first to assemble (or appear to assemble) representatives of all כלל ישראל to discuss the fate of כלל ישראל and seek a realistic solution
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Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Current Campus Riots - Part 5
Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Current Campus Riots - Part 5
Jun 4, 2024
53:33
Herzl tries to avoid the fights between the frum and the anti-frum in the fin de siecle
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Yom Yersushalyim: No country recognizes Jerusalem as legally being Israeli territory
Yom Yersushalyim: No country recognizes Jerusalem as legally being Israeli territory
Jun 3, 2024
45:00
A short history of the Jerusalem issue in international law
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Lag B"omer and the Story of R Shimon bar Yochai in the Cave: Critical considerations
Lag B"omer and the Story of R Shimon bar Yochai in the Cave: Critical considerations
May 12, 2025
32:35
Raising a number of problematc aspects re: the text of the famous agadeta
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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