Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1629 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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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?"
152
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?
153
The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War.
The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War.
Aug 5, 2025
41:48
Egypt HATES Israel, but the Middle-Eastern political chessboard, both externally and internaly, compels the Egyptian regime to act in a manner fundamentally friendly to Israel, though this could never be acknowleged.https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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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
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פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנָּן תשפ"ה - וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם
פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנָּן תשפ"ה - וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם
Aug 5, 2025
27:17
What exactly transpired in Galus Bavel?
156
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?
157
Tisha b'Av 5785/2025
Tisha b'Av 5785/2025
Aug 3, 2025
4:42:22
Rabbi Dovid Katz at BAH shul in Baltimoreunedited
158
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
159
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
160
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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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 HirschThis podcast is the first of two partshttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
162
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?
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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 HirschThis podcast is the first of two partshttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
165
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
166
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
167
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 1096https://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
171
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!
172
The Influence of R Saadia Gaon on the Rambam and all the other Medieval Jewish Philosophers
The Influence of R Saadia Gaon on the Rambam and all the other Medieval Jewish Philosophers
Jul 16, 2025
27:02
Many of the ideas in the מוֹרֵה נְבוֹכִים, הַכּוּזָרִי, הַחוֹבוֹת הַלְּבָבוֹת, יַד רמ"ה, הָעִקָּרִים, וְכוּלְהוּ actually were already written in the אֱמוּנוֹת וְדֵעוֹת
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Isaac Ochberg of Cape Town (1878-1937): Rescuer of Orphans from World War I
Isaac Ochberg of Cape Town (1878-1937): Rescuer of Orphans from World War I
Jul 15, 2025
33:47
A South African "Jewish Jew" who went to wartorn Ukraine in 1920, then in the midst of massacres of Jews, and brought 200 Jewish orphans to safety in South Africa
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פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס תשפ"ה - The Bloody Discrepancies
פָּרָשַׁת פִּינְחָס תשפ"ה - The Bloody Discrepancies
Jul 14, 2025
28:35
Why did the Civil Wars between the Tribes in the Desert degenerate into exterminatory massacres?
175
Bilam's obseration of הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן and the current phenomenon of Jews being abandoned by their supposed "allies"
Bilam's obseration of הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן and the current phenomenon of Jews being abandoned by their supposed "allies"
Jul 10, 2025
29:12
So many Jews have deluded themselves that they wre building "alliances" only to discover on October 7 that they had been building on sand
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What is the oldest source for the "Three Weeks"?
What is the oldest source for the "Three Weeks"?
Jul 9, 2025
25:34
Daniel fasts out of consternation at Cyrus' stop-order re: the building of the Second Templehttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
177
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Will some Jews choose to remain in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ in the Messianic Era?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Will some Jews choose to remain in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ in the Messianic Era?
Jul 8, 2025
25:12
Is the Messianic Utopia only for the Jews? Or for all mankind?
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Quaker Ger Tzedek: Warder Cresson of Philadelphia and Jerusalem (1798-1861)
Quaker Ger Tzedek: Warder Cresson of Philadelphia and Jerusalem (1798-1861)
Jul 8, 2025
56:09
The Famous Trial in 1849: Is conversion to Judaism an indication of mental insanity?
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פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Parshas Bil'am and the Current War in Gaza
פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Parshas Bil'am and the Current War in Gaza
Jul 8, 2025
26:29
Contrast the two stories: a.) The King of Arad b.) Bil'am, the lethal rhetoric, and the בְּנוֹת מוֹאָבhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Katz Analyzes the current situation inthe Middle East: The Connection between Drafting the בני תורה and the possibilities of peace with Syria?
Katz Analyzes the current situation inthe Middle East: The Connection between Drafting the בני תורה and the possibilities of peace with Syria?
Jul 7, 2025
33:26
Acc.to current reports, the Syrians may be willing to recognize Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights(!), just as Israel is cracking-down on the Haredi Draft. Sighhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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רס"ג והמשיח - The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate
רס"ג והמשיח - The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate
Jul 6, 2025
53:06
What was the historical context for Saadia's prediction that משיח would come in 965 CE
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
Jul 1, 2025
25:40
Was he a shofet over כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל? Or was he just a big shot (רֹאשׁ וּקְצִין) over the area of עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - The cedar, hyssop, and crimson wool - the Three types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf?
פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - The cedar, hyssop, and crimson wool - the Three types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf?
Jul 1, 2025
29:05
Is becoming טָמֵא a sin?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
184
עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts re: Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025
עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts re: Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
26:12
An intelligent person (or nation) needs a plan, but he (it) must be its מוֹשֵׁל, not its עֶבֶד!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Contexts: The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism
Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Contexts: The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism
Jun 30, 2025
41:07
Messianism arose when the situation for the Jews was terrible, and there was nothing they could do about it בְּדֶרֶךְ הַטֶּבַעhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה
הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה
Jun 29, 2025
33:32
Kavod Habrios (Human Dignity) in situations where your silence will result in other people comitting sins
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
Jun 26, 2025
23:24
One group held Saul in contempt as a king. The other group opposed monarchy in principle,they wanted Hashem to rule them through Samuel (יַעֲבֵ"ץ וּכְלֵי יָקָר)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - לְפִי הָאִבְּן עֶזְרָא - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה !
פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - לְפִי הָאִבְּן עֶזְרָא - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה !
Jun 25, 2025
29:28
With the democtatic model of politics discredited by the Golden Calf episode, Moses resorts to the aristocratic model of political decision-making, and suffers blowback https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
189
"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War
"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War
Jun 24, 2025
28:24
Israel is trying to "break the teeth" of Iran - ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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R Katz analyzes the prospects for regime change in Iran? What does this mean?
R Katz analyzes the prospects for regime change in Iran? What does this mean?
Jun 24, 2025
33:17
How successful has "regime change" been in history? What kind of regime change in Iran would be beneficial to Israel? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
191
The רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא who "married" an Iranian Princess. Or did he? The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era
The רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא who "married" an Iranian Princess. Or did he? The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era
Jun 23, 2025
59:18
The Caliph gave the רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא a "present" in the form of the daughter of the Persian Emperor. The halachic debate re: what happened next.https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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R Katz Analyzes the "Tucker Carlson & Co." anti-Israel Isolationism phenomenon
R Katz Analyzes the "Tucker Carlson & Co." anti-Israel Isolationism phenomenon
Jun 20, 2025
45:20
The logic and long history of American Isolationism and its latest iteration as opposition to a manipulative Israel (a subtle anti-semitism). A real problem for כלל ישראל https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho
Jun 18, 2025
23:32
In the end, sending the spies was unnecessary; Jericho fell through a miracle!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures that resulted in the sad episode of the מְרַגְּלִים
פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures that resulted in the sad episode of the מְרַגְּלִים
Jun 17, 2025
30:41
Did each spy seperately present his own report to Moshe, or did the ten spies hammer out a single unified consensus report prior to returning to the camp?
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How does the Mossad do theseamazing things in Iran? Are they "james Bonds/" Or do they use a vast Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries?
How does the Mossad do theseamazing things in Iran? Are they "james Bonds/" Or do they use a vast Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries?
Jun 17, 2025
36:51
The strange history of Israel and the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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The מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקּוֹת, The Amazing R Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633)
The מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקּוֹת, The Amazing R Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633)
Jun 16, 2025
49:02
The extraordinary combination of גְּאוֹנוּת in lomdus in the Golden Age of Pilpul in the Golden Age of the Jews in The Kingdom of Poland , fascination with mathematics, and the Kabbalistic application of math to the deeper reading of the תּוֹרָה בִּכְתָב וְתוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֹּה
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Rabbi Katz Analyzes the Current Israel-Iran War
Rabbi Katz Analyzes the Current Israel-Iran War
Jun 15, 2025
26:19
How does Israel achieve victory? How does it DEFINE victory? How does it win without American intervention? The " כ"ג סִיוָן factor."
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - נְבוּאַת זְכַרְיָה עַל פִּי "פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט"
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - נְבוּאַת זְכַרְיָה עַל פִּי "פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט"
Jun 10, 2025
31:43
The many attempts to translate and interpret the enigmatic phrase וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ מַהְלְכִים בֵּין הָעֹמְדִים הָאֵלֶּה.https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - What is the meaning of the strange phrase :"בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא"?
פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - What is the meaning of the strange phrase :"בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא"?
Jun 10, 2025
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The commentaries struggle to interpret this rhetorical passage which poetically and enigmatically reveals aspects of Moshe's uniqueness https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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"More Judaico" - The humiliating oath Jews were required to utter when they were sworn into gentile courts in pre-modern times
"More Judaico" - The humiliating oath Jews were required to utter when they were sworn into gentile courts in pre-modern times
Jun 10, 2025
33:47
The historical background to the Noda BiYhudah's famous responsum to the Austrian Government ( יוֹרֶה דֵּעָה ע"א ) re: Jews swearing in non-Jewish Courts