Popular Shows by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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1101
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?
1102
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
1103
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?
1104
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?
1105
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?
1106
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
1107
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?
1108
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"
1109
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
1110
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?
1111
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
1112
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?
1113
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
1114
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?
1115
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?
1116
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?
1117
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!"
1118
שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
Jul 17, 2023
32:38
The Final Reward will be on Planet Earth
1119
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
1120
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?
1121
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
1122
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
1123
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
1124
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
1125
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
1126
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
1127
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
1128
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
1129
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?
1130
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?
1131
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?
1132
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?
1133
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
1134
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?
1135
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
1136
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
1137
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
1138
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
1139
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
1140
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
1141
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
1142
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?
1143
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"
1144
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)
1145
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.
1146
Sefer HaManhig: Genazym is Offering the Original Edition, By a Talmid of the ר"י בעל התוספת
Sefer HaManhig: Genazym is Offering the Original Edition, By a Talmid of the ר"י בעל התוספת
Aug 28, 2023
35:15
This classic was written circa 1200, and is the first of the genre of minhag-litetature, evaluating the correctness of various halachic practices
1147
Haftarah Ki Savo: Isaiah's Brilliant Use of אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ, Not as Physical Light and Darkness
Haftarah Ki Savo: Isaiah's Brilliant Use of אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ, Not as Physical Light and Darkness
Aug 29, 2023
27:47
The Jewish triumph will be moral, not military. It won't have to be!
1148
The Strange History of Shevarim
The Strange History of Shevarim
Aug 30, 2023
36:42
מַחְלֹקֶת רַאְבַ"ד וּבְעַל הַמָּאוֹר עַל פֵּרוּשׁ "עִרְבּוּב הַשָּׂטָן"
1149
Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos
Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos
Aug 31, 2023
35:01
Sforno decries the Jews who go to non-Jewish courts: אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים!
1150
More on the New שׁוּ"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי Edition and the Famous Controversies of Yesteryear
More on the New שׁוּ"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי Edition and the Famous Controversies of Yesteryear
Sep 3, 2023
56:18
The חוֹלֵץ who deliberately put the shoe on the wrong foot, to prevent his "in-laws" from cheating him
1151
Responsa Mahari ben Lev From Genazym (1598)
Responsa Mahari ben Lev From Genazym (1598)
Sep 4, 2023
38:19
Printed in the luxurious palace of Gracia Mendes' daughter in Constantinople in 1598. Gracia, Joseph Nasi, Donna Reyna, a family of exemplary Sephardic richie-riches
1152
Elul: No Protection Against the Satan This Year on the First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Elul: No Protection Against the Satan This Year on the First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Sep 4, 2023
30:02
Why did the חכמים prohibit the shofar on Shabbos?
1153
Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses' Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature
Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses' Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature
Sep 5, 2023
33:07
Although he originally demanded the Jews circumcise their own hearts, in the end he acknowledges it will have to come from G-d
1154
Haftarah Netzavim-Vayelech: Isaiah's Vision of the Future - Redemption, But Not Followed By Peace
Haftarah Netzavim-Vayelech: Isaiah's Vision of the Future - Redemption, But Not Followed By Peace
Sep 6, 2023
27:34
Jerusalem is attacked. No one helps her, so Hashem personally intervenes and executes bloody vengeance
1155
The First Zohar Ever Printed-Cremona 1559 - Offered by Genazym
The First Zohar Ever Printed-Cremona 1559 - Offered by Genazym
Sep 6, 2023
37:56
The same Pope who burned all the Gemaras and סִפְרֵי נִגְלֶה permitted publishing the Zohar...for nefarious reasons
1156
R’ Menachem Mendel Gluskin of Minsk and Leningrdad: Trying to Be Jewish Under Stalin
R’ Menachem Mendel Gluskin of Minsk and Leningrdad: Trying to Be Jewish Under Stalin
Sep 8, 2023
58:57
The suffering of religious Jews at the hands of the regime and of the Jewish Communists
1157
Rabbi Katz is leading a tour of the Bible Museum in DC on חול המועד סוכות
Rabbi Katz is leading a tour of the Bible Museum in DC on חול המועד סוכות
Sep 8, 2023
2:41
The tour will take place on Tuesday Chol haMoed
1158
R’ Joseph Ottolenghi: The One Whose Work You Skip Over in the Back of the Gemara
R’ Joseph Ottolenghi: The One Whose Work You Skip Over in the Back of the Gemara
Sep 10, 2023
44:25
When Cremona was a center of Torah, Torah printing, and Torah burning
1159
Eating Before Shofar: The Historical Source for the Yeshivos Having a Kiddush Before Shofar-Blowing
Eating Before Shofar: The Historical Source for the Yeshivos Having a Kiddush Before Shofar-Blowing
Sep 13, 2023
36:15
Did this practice start in the 19th century in Lithuania?
1160
Observations on Devarim: Why is Moshe's Rhetoric Harsher in סֵפֶר דְּבָרִים Than Elsewhere in the Chumash?
Observations on Devarim: Why is Moshe's Rhetoric Harsher in סֵפֶר דְּבָרִים Than Elsewhere in the Chumash?
Sep 13, 2023
31:23
God sent a three-person team to lead כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל . By Deuteronomy, two are dead
1161
Rosh HaShanah: The Basic Three Sets of Blasts Correspond to מַלְכִיּוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹת וְשׁוֹפָרוֹת
Rosh HaShanah: The Basic Three Sets of Blasts Correspond to מַלְכִיּוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹת וְשׁוֹפָרוֹת
Sep 15, 2023
28:11
Now מַלְכִיּוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹת וְשׁוֹפָרוֹת are three sides of the Jew-G-d relationship
1162
Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu
Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu
Sep 18, 2023
26:09
A frustrated Moshe Rabbeinu lets loose on Klal Yisroel, calling them every harsh name he can
1163
Haftarah Shabbos Shuva: Hoshea HaNavi Calls for the Religious Reform of the Northern Kingdom
Haftarah Shabbos Shuva: Hoshea HaNavi Calls for the Religious Reform of the Northern Kingdom
Sep 20, 2023
28:11
"Abandon your religion of sacrifices (golden calf), and try a religion of prayer!"
1164
R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kaidenover and His 17th Century Classic, the Kav HaYashar
R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kaidenover and His 17th Century Classic, the Kav HaYashar
Sep 21, 2023
46:26
Part scary kabbalistic tales, part penetrating social criticism; one of the most popular seforim in Jewish history
1165
The Fast of the 7th of Tishrei (אֹרַח חַיִּים תק"פ)
The Fast of the 7th of Tishrei (אֹרַח חַיִּים תק"פ)
Sep 21, 2023
28:55
What does Elul have to do with the עגל הזהב?
1166
Yom Kippur: What If You Do a Partial Teshuvah?
Yom Kippur: What If You Do a Partial Teshuvah?
Sep 24, 2023
25:19
Three שִׁיטוֹת on Less-than-total repentance
1167
The Yom Kippur War of 1973: Thoughts on the 50th Anniversary
The Yom Kippur War of 1973: Thoughts on the 50th Anniversary
Sep 27, 2023
49:46
The Israelis in 1973 were guilty of עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת וְעַזּוּת מֵצַח
1168
Sukkos: What Happened at the Town of Sukkos in Egypt?
Sukkos: What Happened at the Town of Sukkos in Egypt?
Sep 27, 2023
34:53
Are the two versions of sukkos mutually compatible? Do they represent different family experiences?
1169
Unlike RH and Yom Kippur, Sukkos and ארבע מינים Cannot Be Done By a שָׁלִיחַ
Unlike RH and Yom Kippur, Sukkos and ארבע מינים Cannot Be Done By a שָׁלִיחַ
Sep 28, 2023
29:02
Acc. to ילקוט שמעוני, how exactly do the frum need the non-frum?
1170
King Solomon and the אַרְבַּע מִינִים
King Solomon and the אַרְבַּע מִינִים
Sep 28, 2023
35:39
What's preferable? Something expensive that few can afford, or something inexpensive that everyone can join in?
1171
The Buildup to the Yom Kippur War
The Buildup to the Yom Kippur War
Sep 28, 2023
1:15:39
None are as Blind as Those Who Would Not See - From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
1172
Two Different Models on Unity: The Sukkah & the Arba Minim
Two Different Models on Unity: The Sukkah & the Arba Minim
Sep 29, 2023
28:28
Just because you were an esrog last year doesn't mean you won't be an aravah this year!
1173
Koheles: Money (Like the Sukkah) is a Symbol of Impermanence
Koheles: Money (Like the Sukkah) is a Symbol of Impermanence
Oct 2, 2023
31:26
What would have happened had Shlomo maintained more modest lifestyle?
1174
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Oct 2, 2023
25:53
Moses' last words on earth
1175
Hashanah Rabbah: What is the meaning of יֹפִי לְךָ מִזְבֵּחַ?
Hashanah Rabbah: What is the meaning of יֹפִי לְךָ מִזְבֵּחַ?
Oct 4, 2023
32:42
Why praise the site of sacrifice?
1176
R’ Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th Century Prague: One of the Greatest Gedolim You Never Heard of
R’ Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th Century Prague: One of the Greatest Gedolim You Never Heard of
Oct 4, 2023
41:12
The remarkable story of the esrog!
1177
An Analysis of the עֲרָבָה Ceremony on the Temple, and the Various Versions of How They Did It
An Analysis of the עֲרָבָה Ceremony on the Temple, and the Various Versions of How They Did It
Oct 4, 2023
36:48
How did beating palm fronds transition to our practice of beating עֲרָבוֹת?
1178
R’ Katz Criticizes the Current Wave of Spitting in Light of Jewish History
R’ Katz Criticizes the Current Wave of Spitting in Light of Jewish History
Oct 5, 2023
27:01
Many Yidden have been killed, hurt, and persecuted because of some individual's spitting
1179
Shmini Atzeres: Its Role as Part of Sukkos, Not as a רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ
Shmini Atzeres: Its Role as Part of Sukkos, Not as a רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ
Oct 6, 2023
42:31
How you define שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת depends on how you define sukkos: עַנְנֵי הַכָּבוֹד or סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ?
1180
The Yom Kippur War, Part 1: Affliction
The Yom Kippur War, Part 1: Affliction
Oct 9, 2023
1:26:49
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
1181
Parshas Bereishis: G-d Decided to Take the Land Away From Them and Give It to Us.
Parshas Bereishis: G-d Decided to Take the Land Away From Them and Give It to Us.
Oct 9, 2023
35:01
Can He do the opposite?How do secular Jews justify our claim to אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל?
1182
Thoughts on the Current War With Gaza
Thoughts on the Current War With Gaza
Oct 10, 2023
36:14
Some background, and why Israel was surprised
1183
The Yom Kippur War, Part 2: Affliction
The Yom Kippur War, Part 2: Affliction
Oct 11, 2023
1:29:59
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
1184
Hamas' Error of Judgment? - More Analysis of the Current War Against Hamas
Hamas' Error of Judgment? - More Analysis of the Current War Against Hamas
Oct 11, 2023
36:59
Will other Jihadists enter the fray?
1185
Isaiah discusses the current situation in the Middle East. Really
Isaiah discusses the current situation in the Middle East. Really
Oct 12, 2023
27:19
The relevance to the crisis in Israel is uncanny
1186
Tehillim and the Current War in Gaza: Read Psalms 79 and 60 and See the Parallels
Tehillim and the Current War in Gaza: Read Psalms 79 and 60 and See the Parallels
Oct 12, 2023
25:01
Theology is a luxury pursuit. Fervent prayers ask for Theology to be cast aside in favor of pure רחמים
1187
The Jews Who Support Hamas - The Jewish " Rachavs"
The Jews Who Support Hamas - The Jewish " Rachavs"
Oct 15, 2023
34:29
The Jew who embraces certain progressive causes but is then disillusioned by progressive Antisemitism
1188
Haftarah Noach: Isaiah 54:17 in Light of the War Against Hamas
Haftarah Noach: Isaiah 54:17 in Light of the War Against Hamas
Oct 17, 2023
29:11
How do you translate כָּל לָשׁוֹן תָּקוּם אִתָּךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט תַּרְשִׁיעִי? Re: the Arab demonizers of Israel
1189
The Yom Kippur War, Part 3: Affliction
The Yom Kippur War, Part 3: Affliction
Oct 18, 2023
1:26:13
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
1190
A Two Front War in Israel? - R’ Katz analyzes the latest events in the Gaza War
A Two Front War in Israel? - R’ Katz analyzes the latest events in the Gaza War
Oct 18, 2023
27:33
In Gaza, there is a limited number enemy fighters. In Lebanon, there is an endless supply לדאבוננו
1191
A Short History of the Hamas Tunnels in Gaza
A Short History of the Hamas Tunnels in Gaza
Oct 20, 2023
26:50
Hamas, North Korea, and the tunnel-strategy: the challenge for צה"ל
1192
The Dilemma of Civilian Casualties in Urban Warfare
The Dilemma of Civilian Casualties in Urban Warfare
Oct 23, 2023
26:34
How does one lure a snake off the honey jar? Gittin 56b
1193
Judaism and Proselytizing: Has Judaism Ever Sought Converts in its History
Judaism and Proselytizing: Has Judaism Ever Sought Converts in its History
Oct 24, 2023
37:12
The difference between Judaism OTOH and individual Jews who propagated the faith among gentiles
1194
Parshas Lech Lecha: The First Hostage Rescue Mission in History
Parshas Lech Lecha: The First Hostage Rescue Mission in History
Oct 25, 2023
42:32
Abraham Discovers אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל נִקְנָה בְּיִסּוּרִים
1195
Haftarah Lech Lecha: Isaiah Predicts the Current War Against Hamas Tunnels
Haftarah Lech Lecha: Isaiah Predicts the Current War Against Hamas Tunnels
Oct 26, 2023
26:41
Israel is a worm. But worms can penetrate anywhere and destroy mighty mountains
1196
Hashkafic Look at Psalm 79 in Light of War Against Hamas
Hashkafic Look at Psalm 79 in Light of War Against Hamas
Oct 27, 2023
29:02
Why does it say (Psalm 79:6) אֶל הַגּוֹיִים וְלֹא עַל הַגּוֹיִים? Two groups marching currently against Israel: a.) גּוֹיִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְדָעוּךָ b.) מַמְלָכוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּשִׁמְךָ לֹא קָרָאוּ
1197
The Current Amalekite Demonstrations Against the Jews in America
The Current Amalekite Demonstrations Against the Jews in America
Oct 31, 2023
32:30
The screwball relationship between Egypt and the Gaza War
1198
Parshas VaYera: Why was Abraham Personally Invested in the Fate of Sodom?
Parshas VaYera: Why was Abraham Personally Invested in the Fate of Sodom?
Nov 1, 2023
38:26
The first case of concern for "civilian casualties?"
1199
Psalm 140 - The Massacre, the Booby Traps, the Rockets
Psalm 140 - The Massacre, the Booby Traps, the Rockets
Nov 2, 2023
26:35
Fits the Current War in Gaza on Many Levels
1200
Haftarah VaYera: Why Did Elisha Stay Davka at Her House?
Haftarah VaYera: Why Did Elisha Stay Davka at Her House?
Nov 3, 2023
26:57
She had previously experienced infant mortality and miscarriages