Popular Shows by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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401
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
402
"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
403
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
404
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
405
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."
406
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
407
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
408
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?
409
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
410
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
411
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
412
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
413
"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
414
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
415
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
416
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
417
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
418
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
419
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
420
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
421
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
422
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
423
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
424
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?
425
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?
426
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
427
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
428
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?
429
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
430
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
431
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!
432
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
433
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
434
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
435
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
436
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
437
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
438
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
439
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
440
פָּרָשַׁת דְּבָרִים תשפ"ה The strange story of how the עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן was divided-up by Moses, not God
פָּרָשַׁת דְּבָרִים תשפ"ה The strange story of how the עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן was divided-up by Moses, not God
Jul 28, 2025
29:14
Why was Half-Manasseh invited in by Moses? And given so much land?
441
Torah Im Derech Eretz in a Different Key, Pt. 1: Four Gedolim who dropped-out of college but utilized their secular education
Torah Im Derech Eretz in a Different Key, Pt. 1: Four Gedolim who dropped-out of college but utilized their secular education
Jul 29, 2025
31:31
1.) Azariah Figo 2.) Ramchal 3.) R' Yaakov Ettlinger 4.) R' SR Hirsch This podcast is the first of two parts https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
442
This Tisha B’av, turn tears into Action
This Tisha B’av, turn tears into Action
Jul 29, 2025
21:14
Watch the ground breaking, first of its kind initiative called Uniting Torah which unites the 4 Torah worlds. Let’s show hashem that the divisions of the past no longer define us. Now every Jew can support all Torah worlds equally. This time, we give to each other. https://Unitingtorah.com/rk
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הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת חֲזוֹן תשפ"ה - Isaiah decries organized crime in Ancient Jerusalem
הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת חֲזוֹן תשפ"ה - Isaiah decries organized crime in Ancient Jerusalem
Jul 29, 2025
25:39
481 synagogues and yeshivos ... and the mafia
444
On the Arizal's yahrtzeit: Some historical thoughts re: one of the most mysterious yet influential figures in Jewish History
On the Arizal's yahrtzeit: Some historical thoughts re: one of the most mysterious yet influential figures in Jewish History
Jul 30, 2025
39:01
How come the Ari's bona fides was never challenged? And why did the רבונו של עולם choose to reveal more about himself in the 16th century than any other? And why did the Arizal get "prophecies" in Egypt, of all places? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
445
Tisha b'Av 5785/2025
Tisha b'Av 5785/2025
Aug 3, 2025
4:42:22
Rabbi Dovid Katz at BAH shul in Baltimore unedited
446
15th of Av - Humpty-Dumpty Day?
15th of Av - Humpty-Dumpty Day?
Aug 5, 2025
37:30
Can machlokes and unilateralism ever be fully-repaired?
447
פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנָּן תשפ"ה - וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם
פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנָּן תשפ"ה - וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם
Aug 5, 2025
27:17
What exactly transpired in Galus Bavel?
448
הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ"ה - Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too "frum"
הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ"ה - Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too "frum"
Aug 5, 2025
27:36
נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי doesn't work. So it has to be אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מְנַחֶמְכֶם
449
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
450
פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן תשפ"ה - זָכוֹר אוֹ שָׁמוֹר? Is the Sabbath theology or history?
פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן תשפ"ה - זָכוֹר אוֹ שָׁמוֹר? Is the Sabbath theology or history?
Aug 7, 2025
35:30
Why is a nochri punished so severely for שְׁמִירַת שַׁבָּת?
451
פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ה - וְנָשַׁל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵל מִפָּנֶיךָ מְעַט מְעָט לֹא תוּכַל כַּלֹּתָם מַהֵר פֶּן תִּרְבֶּה עָלֶיךָ חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה
פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ה - וְנָשַׁל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵל מִפָּנֶיךָ מְעַט מְעָט לֹא תוּכַל כַּלֹּתָם מַהֵר פֶּן תִּרְבֶּה עָלֶיךָ חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה
Aug 10, 2025
37:37
Why was the Conquest of the Land supposed to proceed slowly? who are the "Wild Beasts?"
452
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ה - The Revolution in Identity in the Messianic Era
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת עֵקֶב תשפ"ה - The Revolution in Identity in the Messianic Era
Aug 11, 2025
29:31
Millions of gentiles will discover they are actually Jews, which will necessitate territorial expansion of ארץ ישראל
453
Pirkei Avos Chapter 4: Why is the phrase אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר associted with the Tanna R Tzadok?
Pirkei Avos Chapter 4: Why is the phrase אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר associted with the Tanna R Tzadok?
Aug 12, 2025
30:03
Did the Rabbis of Eretz Yisroel learn the lesson of שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם in the wake of the Destruction of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ?
454
Moses and the Bones of Joseph: Two different models of Jewish leadership?
Moses and the Bones of Joseph: Two different models of Jewish leadership?
Aug 13, 2025
25:46
Joseph was the personification of Traditionalism. Moshe was the personification of חִנּוּךְ https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
455
R Naphtali Katz (1648-1719): The בַּעַל "סְמִיכַת חֲכָמִים". Part 1
R Naphtali Katz (1648-1719): The בַּעַל "סְמִיכַת חֲכָמִים". Part 1
Aug 14, 2025
1:11:50
Did he cause the Great Fire of 1711 which burned down the entire Jewish Ghetto of Frankfurt? Was it a case of קַבָּלָה מַעֲשִׂית gone awry?
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R Naphtali Katz (1648-1719) Part 2
R Naphtali Katz (1648-1719) Part 2
Aug 16, 2025
56:02
After the Great Fire in Frankfurt: Battling the Sabbateans (Nechemiah Chayon). The very famous (and romantic!) Ethical Will https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
457
פָּרָשַׁת רְאֵה תשפ"ה - Keep the booze out of the house of the fellow in recovery
פָּרָשַׁת רְאֵה תשפ"ה - Keep the booze out of the house of the fellow in recovery
Aug 18, 2025
32:25
אַבֵּד תְּאַבְּדוּן אֶת הַמְּקוֹמוֹת - How does one destroy a place?
458
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת רְאֵה תשפ"ה - A future without fear? Really?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת רְאֵה תשפ"ה - A future without fear? Really?
Aug 18, 2025
25:06
Isaiah 54:15 difficult to translate convincingly
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Genazym is Auctioning an item (a סְמִיכַת חָבֵר) from the tension-laden Golden Age of Prague, the Era of the Noda BiYhudah and the remarkable R Meir Bumsla (1703-1769), the millionaire Rosh Yeshiva
Genazym is Auctioning an item (a סְמִיכַת חָבֵר) from the tension-laden Golden Age of Prague, the Era of the Noda BiYhudah and the remarkable R Meir Bumsla (1703-1769), the millionaire Rosh Yeshiva
Aug 19, 2025
49:32
A close student of R Yehonasan Eibeschutz, Bumsla nevertheless got along with the Noda BiYhudah, and the latter had a "prophecy" about Bumsla which he shared at the latter's funeral. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Moses' warning: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל can easily become a קְלָלָה!
Moses' warning: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל can easily become a קְלָלָה!
Aug 20, 2025
39:44
To prevent human sacrifce by the uneducated, the Temple is located on the Mountain of the עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק
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Genazym is auctioning the 15h century classic of Talmudic Methodolgy - הֲלִיכוֹת עוֹלָם, first complete edition (Constantinople 1510)
Genazym is auctioning the 15h century classic of Talmudic Methodolgy - הֲלִיכוֹת עוֹלָם, first complete edition (Constantinople 1510)
Aug 21, 2025
42:09
This methodological intro to the Talmud was held in high esteem, and R Yosef Karo wrote a commentary (סֵפֶר כְּלָלֵי הַגְּמָרָא) on it. One of the first Hebrew books ever printed https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
462
A recent find of of an ancient coin in Jerusalem, and thoughts about the Messianic Era . Some "dirt" re: Ptolemy III and Berenice II
A recent find of of an ancient coin in Jerusalem, and thoughts about the Messianic Era . Some "dirt" re: Ptolemy III and Berenice II
Aug 24, 2025
51:31
For some obscure reason, Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy III's invasion of Syria (246 BCE) to rescue his sister Berenice from a crazed mob is mentioned by the Angel Gabriel in Daniel Chapter 11 as being relevant to the events of יְמוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ. The other day, a coin of Ptlemy's Queen Berenice II was discovered under a Jerusalem parking lot. The weird world of archaeology... https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Genazym: The First Printing of the classic בֵּית מֵאִיר (1787), the author's own copy with extensive handwritten glosses on the sides!
Genazym: The First Printing of the classic בֵּית מֵאִיר (1787), the author's own copy with extensive handwritten glosses on the sides!
Aug 25, 2025
50:09
Rabbi Meir Posner of Danzig (1725-1807), one of the leading poskim of the entire 18th century. R Akiva Eger used to send him his questions! A classic אב"ד of the "Old School" https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
464
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
465
פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ"ה - What is the actual meaning of "צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף"?
פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ"ה - What is the actual meaning of "צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף"?
Aug 27, 2025
30:24
There's צֶדֶק - justice in the sense of social-contract. Then there is צֶדֶק צֶדֶק, which is Justice with a capital J, the attainment of judicial righteousness, which is an ideal to be pursued (תִּרְדֹּף"), though never quite attained. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
466
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ"ה - "סוּרוּ סוּרוּ צְאוּ מִשָּׁם, טָמֵא אַל תִּגְּעוּ!"
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת שׁוֹפְטִים תשפ"ה - "סוּרוּ סוּרוּ צְאוּ מִשָּׁם, טָמֵא אַל תִּגְּעוּ!"
Aug 28, 2025
30:30
What kind of cultural "baggage" will Jews bring with them from their exiles when they return to Eretz Yisroel? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
467
Genazym is offering the Prague 1595 edition of the famous Ramban theological essay דְּרָשַׁת "תּוֹרַת הַשֵּׁם תְּמִימָה"
Genazym is offering the Prague 1595 edition of the famous Ramban theological essay דְּרָשַׁת "תּוֹרַת הַשֵּׁם תְּמִימָה"
Aug 31, 2025
41:18
In this essay, Ramban analyzes the grandeur of the Written Law , the תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב, refuting Christlogical readings and the skepticism of Spanish Jewish אֶפִּיקוֹרְסִים. This is the edition published in the Prague of the Maharal Era. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
468
פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תֵּצֵא תשפ"ה - יְפַת תֹּאַר בְּעוֹלַם הַקַּבָּלָה
פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תֵּצֵא תשפ"ה - יְפַת תֹּאַר בְּעוֹלַם הַקַּבָּלָה
Sep 1, 2025
35:36
How can "Righteous Soldiers" (like King David) lust on the battlefield? A mystical take. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
469
Genazym is offering a personal letter from R Ovadia Yosef to R Shlomo Zalman Auerbach re: High Israeli Politics concerning the Shas Party
Genazym is offering a personal letter from R Ovadia Yosef to R Shlomo Zalman Auerbach re: High Israeli Politics concerning the Shas Party
Sep 1, 2025
26:05
The bitter politics surrounding the 1992 Knesset Elections (which led to the Oslo Agreement) and the bitter politics in the frum world surrounding the Shas Party's disobeying the political directives of the leadership of the "Litvish" Yeshiva World's leadership. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
470
"הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תֵּצֵא תשפ"ה - "הַרְחִבִי מְקוֹם אֲהָלֵךְ!
"הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תֵּצֵא תשפ"ה - "הַרְחִבִי מְקוֹם אֲהָלֵךְ!
Sep 1, 2025
26:27
Isaiah predicts the expansion of Israel in the Messianic Era. Will Israel annex Turkey and Spain?! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
471
Why is Rosh Hashanah decribed as "covered up" or obscure? תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ?
Why is Rosh Hashanah decribed as "covered up" or obscure? תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ?
Sep 3, 2025
32:03
What if you hold the world was created in Nissan? And anyway, the story of Moshe Rabbenu pleading before Hashem a third time (Elul-Tishrei) is very unclear in the text of the Chumash.
472
Why doesa shofar have to be davka from a שְׁפוֹפֶרֶת, from a horn whose inside layer can be removed?
Why doesa shofar have to be davka from a שְׁפוֹפֶרֶת, from a horn whose inside layer can be removed?
Sep 8, 2025
27:56
The symbolism of וּמַלְתֶּם אֵת עָרְלַת לְבַבְכֶם , removing the layer of "foreskin" on the "heart." A difficult task indeed. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
473
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
474
פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תָּבֹא תשפ"ה - "הַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבְּךָ יַעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ מַעְלָה מָּעְלָה וְאַתָּה תֵרֵד מַטָּה מָּטָּה"
פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תָּבֹא תשפ"ה - "הַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבְּךָ יַעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ מַעְלָה מָּעְלָה וְאַתָּה תֵרֵד מַטָּה מָּטָּה"
Sep 9, 2025
28:16
Abarbanel - The gentile minority in Eretz Yisroel. Netziv - The gentiles who move into Jewish neighborhoods in the Diaspora and economically displace the Jews. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
475
A suggested history of shofar blowing
A suggested history of shofar blowing
Sep 9, 2025
35:19
What came first in Jewish History? The תְּקִיעוֹת דִמְיוּשָׁב or the תְּקִיעוֹת דִּמְעֻמָּד ?
476
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תָּבֹא תשפ"ה - יְמוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּלִי מִלְחָמָה
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תָּבֹא תשפ"ה - יְמוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ בְּלִי מִלְחָמָה
Sep 11, 2025
28:01
Isaiah's vision of a Messianic Era characterized, not by World War III, but by a world in moral darkness turning to Klal Yisroel for Enlightenment. A pain-free Geulah https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
477
The "shouting match" between Primie Minister Sanchez of Spain and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: The Freudian aspects
The "shouting match" between Primie Minister Sanchez of Spain and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: The Freudian aspects
Sep 12, 2025
46:31
Bibi's father wrote THE book on the Spanish Inquisition and Spain's successful persecution of the Jews, especially the sccessful (and brutal) erasure of the Jewish Identity of the Jewsforced to convert. IOW the Spanish "Holocaust"
478
The Shofar, the Satan, and the Rabbis: Competing dynamics in the history of Jwish Practice
The Shofar, the Satan, and the Rabbis: Competing dynamics in the history of Jwish Practice
Sep 14, 2025
34:00
The Sages endeavored to change the shofar blowing from an anti-Satan ritual to an exprssion of sublime philosophical monotheism cum Chosen People narrative (מלכויות, זכרונותת ושופרות)
479
פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים תשפ"ה - Trying to match the glorious prophecy with recent Jewish history
פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים תשפ"ה - Trying to match the glorious prophecy with recent Jewish history
Sep 14, 2025
30:51
The ingathering of the alienated Jews: the נִדָּחִים מִקְּצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם עַד קְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
480
The Haredi who spied for Iran and committed sabotage on their behalf
The Haredi who spied for Iran and committed sabotage on their behalf
Sep 15, 2025
23:32
The disconnect between ritual practice and sound hashkafic fundamentals, particularly ahavah and achrayus for The Jewish People
481
A suggested history of תְּקִיעַת שׁוֹפָר, involving the masses, the שָׂטָן, and חז"ל
A suggested history of תְּקִיעַת שׁוֹפָר, involving the masses, the שָׂטָן, and חז"ל
Sep 15, 2025
34:00
Thoughts re: the existential tension between the public and the religious elites in the Second Temple period and afterward.
482
The Middle East: God's chess board. R Katz discusses current events in Egypt, Israel, Yemen, and Ethiopia
The Middle East: God's chess board. R Katz discusses current events in Egypt, Israel, Yemen, and Ethiopia
Sep 17, 2025
28:37
Egypt and Ethiopia, A Tale of Two Dams
483
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים "שׁוֹשׁ אָשִׂישׂ בַּשֵּׂם" - "Delighting in God. "How is that done?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים "שׁוֹשׁ אָשִׂישׂ בַּשֵּׂם" - "Delighting in God. "How is that done?
Sep 17, 2025
28:03
Not relief. Not gratitude. Not romantic love. Delight! Not the love of bride and groom, but the delight at the wedding. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
484
The Debate in the Mishna whether the שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר should be מוֹצִיא the intelligent worshipers on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה - שֶׁהוּא יוֹם הַדִּין
The Debate in the Mishna whether the שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר should be מוֹצִיא the intelligent worshipers on רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה - שֶׁהוּא יוֹם הַדִּין
Sep 19, 2025
26:24
Who was the first שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר in Jewish History?
485
"פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּלֶךְ תשפ"ה "הֶסְתֵּר פָּנִים
"פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּלֶךְ תשפ"ה "הֶסְתֵּר פָּנִים
Sep 22, 2025
32:46
What is the actual meaning of "הֶסְתֵּר פָּנִים"? What is the meaning of הַשְׁגָּחָה כְּלָלִית as opposed to הַשְׁגָּחָה פְּרָטִית?
486
Some famous cases of Penance (not repentance!) in סֵפֶר חֲסִידִים and שׁוּ"ת מַהַרַ"ם לוּבְּלִין
Some famous cases of Penance (not repentance!) in סֵפֶר חֲסִידִים and שׁוּ"ת מַהַרַ"ם לוּבְּלִין
Sep 25, 2025
41:24
The mindset of the person who soclcits the Penance from the בֵּית דִּין
487
?"הַפְטָרָה שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה תשפ"ו "שׁוּבָה עַד?" אוֹ "שׁוּבָה אֶל
?"הַפְטָרָה שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה תשפ"ו "שׁוּבָה עַד?" אוֹ "שׁוּבָה אֶל
Sep 25, 2025
25:40
One expectation from the elites, a different expectation from the masses
488
שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה 2025 - Primordial or Mosaic?
שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה 2025 - Primordial or Mosaic?
Sep 28, 2025
1:17:52
If you don't fix your בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ, does it prevent forgiveness for the sins of בֵּין אָדָם לַמָּקוֹם?
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"פָּרָשַׁת הַאֲזִינוּ תשפ"ו "זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דּוֹר וָדוֹר
"פָּרָשַׁת הַאֲזִינוּ תשפ"ו "זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דּוֹר וָדוֹר
Sep 28, 2025
30:16
A historian (and the Jewish People!) must know the facts of their past, but then they must properly analyze them in order to use the knowledge correctly
490
Haftarah Ha'azinu: Victory Middle Eastern Style
Haftarah Ha'azinu: Victory Middle Eastern Style
Sep 29, 2025
26:54
What does complete victory look like to King David? Contrast it with Israel's current war situation.
491
Some thoughts on the Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy: Eetz Yisrael in Late Antiquity
Some thoughts on the Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy: Eetz Yisrael in Late Antiquity
Sep 29, 2025
30:09
Jewish religious creativity in Israel under the oppressive Christian regime of the Byzantine Empire: Piyutim! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
492
מַפְטִיר יוֹנָה תשפ"ו - Compare and contrast with עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק
מַפְטִיר יוֹנָה תשפ"ו - Compare and contrast with עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק
Sep 30, 2025
26:49
The Tragedy of Jonah after he saves Nineveh. What did he do wth the rest of his life?
493
The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing your sins to the rest of the congregation
The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing your sins to the rest of the congregation
Sep 30, 2025
27:46
The Ancient Debate and the Concerns for the Social Consequences on the Community. What if everyone did the sin?! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
494
לִשְׁכַּת הַפַּרְוָה בַּעֲבוֹדַת יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים - Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there?
לִשְׁכַּת הַפַּרְוָה בַּעֲבוֹדַת יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים - Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there?
Oct 1, 2025
19:17
Was he an Iranian spy? A Zoroastrian clergyman? A Jewish BT who repented?
495
Sukkos: The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree
Sukkos: The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree
Oct 3, 2025
31:49
Sukkah = Jewish Survival in Galus (Branches detached from the soil) Tree = Rootedness in the soil https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
496
A Different Understanding of the Holiday of Sukkos
A Different Understanding of the Holiday of Sukkos
Oct 5, 2025
32:30
It commemorates events that happened in Tishrei, not Nissan (acc. to R Akiva)
497
The Four Minim and the Wars of Sichon and Og: A Different take on the אַרְבָּעָה מִינִים
The Four Minim and the Wars of Sichon and Og: A Different take on the אַרְבָּעָה מִינִים
Oct 6, 2025
32:32
Lulav - the spears Esrog - the food Hadassim - the "roofs" of the foxholes Aravos - ditto לְפִי שִׁיטַת הָ"רוֹקֵחַ" ב "סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ"
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Today is the (English) anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, another conflict in which Israel was surprise-attacked
Today is the (English) anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, another conflict in which Israel was surprise-attacked
Oct 6, 2025
33:44
The challenge of constantly evaluating the enemy, not by his intentions, but by his capabilities!
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Sukkos 2025: What's with the strange ritual of פָּרֵי הַחַג?
Sukkos 2025: What's with the strange ritual of פָּרֵי הַחַג?
Oct 9, 2025
30:20
It is not enoughto embrace monotheism. The monotheism has to include a כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל as the עַם הַנִּבְחָר (even thoughthey don't seem to fit the role) https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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נִעֲנוּעִים: The ritual of lulav-waving and its contemporary relevance in the year 5786 (2025)
נִעֲנוּעִים: The ritual of lulav-waving and its contemporary relevance in the year 5786 (2025)
Oct 9, 2025
25:35
Warding-off the dangers from literally all directions. In both the personal life, and in the life of the Jewish People