أفضل بودكاسات Rabbi Dr Dovid Katz (2025)

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R Katz Analyzes the Current Middle East Crisis involving the Druze, Syria, Israel, and the USA 46:21

5h ago46:21

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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 27:02

10h ago27:02

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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 33:47

1d ago33:47

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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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Parshas Pinchas: The Bloody Discrepancies 28:34

3d ago28:34

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Why did the Civil Wars between the Tribes in the Desert degenerate into exterminatory massacres?

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Bilam's observation of הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן and the current phenomenon of Jews being abandoned by their supposed "allies" 29:12

7d ago29:12

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So many Jews have deluded themselves that they were building "alliances" only to discover on October 7th that they had been building on sand

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What is the Oldest Source for the "Three Weeks"? 25:33

9d ago25:33

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Daniel fasts out of consternation at Cyrus' stop-order re: the building of the Second Temple https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Haftarah Balak: Will some Jews choose to remain in Chutz L'Eretz in the Messianic Era? 25:12

9d ago25:12

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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) 56:08

9d ago56:08

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The Famous Trial in 1849: Is conversion to Judaism an indication of mental insanity?

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Parshas Balak: Bil'am and the Current War in Gaza 26:29

9d ago26:29

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Contrast the two stories: a.) The King of Arad b.) Bil'am, the lethal rhetoric, and the Bnos Moav https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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The Connection Between Drafting the Bnei Torah and the Possibilities of Peace with Syria? - The Current Situation in Middle East 33:25

10d ago33:25

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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

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R' Saadiah Gaon and the Moshiach: The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate 53:06

11d ago53:06

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What was the historical context for Saadia's prediction that משיח would come in 965 CE?

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Haftarah Chukas: Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general? 25:40

16d ago25:40

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Was he a shofet over Klal Yisroel? Or was he just a big shot (רֹאשׁ וּקְצִין) over the area of Ever HaYarden? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Parshas Chukas: The Cedar, Hyssop, and Crimson Wool - The Three Types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf? 29:05

16d ago29:05

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Is becoming Tamei a sin? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts on Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025 26:11

17d ago26:11

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An intelligent person (or nation) needs a plan, but he (it) must be its Moshel, not its Eved! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Context - The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism 41:07

17d ago41:07

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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

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הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה 33:31

18d ago33:31

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Kavod Habrios (Human Dignity) in situations where your silence will result in other people comitting sins

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Haftarah Korach: The two groups who did not want Shaul as King 23:23

21d ago23:23

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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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Parshas Korach: The Even Ezra - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה ! 29:28

22d ago29:28

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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

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"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War 28:23

23d ago28:23

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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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The Prospects for Regime Change in Iran? What Does This Mean? - An Analysis 33:16

23d ago33:16

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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

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The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era: The Reish Gelusah Who "Married" an Iranian Princess...Or Did He? 59:18

24d ago59:18

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The Caliph gave the Reish Gelusah 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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The "Tucker Carlson & Co." Anti-Israel Isolationism Phenomenon - An Analysis 45:20

27d ago45:20

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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 Klal Yisroel https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Haftarah Shelach: The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho 23:31

29d ago23:31

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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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Parshas Shelach: The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures That Resulted in the Sad Episode of the Meraglim 30:41

30d ago30:41

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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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The Strange History of Israel, the Mossad and the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) 36:51

30d ago36:51

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How does the Mossad do these amazing things in Iran? Are they "James Bonds?" Or is it that they use a vast existing Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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The Amazing R' Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633) AKA the Mekaleh Amukos 49:02

1M ago49:02

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The extraordinary combination of גְּאוֹנוּת in lomdus in the Golden Age of Pilpul in the Golden Age of the Jews in he 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 26:18

1M ago26:18

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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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Haftarah Behaaloschah: The Prophecy of Zechariah 31:42

1M ago31:42

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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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Parshas Behaaloschah: What is the meaning of the strange phrase :"בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא"? 33:30

1M ago33:30

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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 33:47

1M ago33:47

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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

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Pirkei Avos: Is it possible to calculate which mitzvos count more than others? Which aveiros are worse than others? 32:19

1M ago32:19

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The capitalist approach to Judaism? Rambam vs. Meiri on הֱוֵי מְחַשֵּׁב הֶפְסֵד מִצְוָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׂכָרָהּ https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Haftarah Naso: Was Samson an actual Nazir (Rambam)? 28:21

1M ago28:21

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Was he "hit" by prophecy? Or by a sudden rush of strength? Did the rush extend to his mind and discombobulate him mentally and emotionally? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Parshas Naso: The Sotah and Structurally flawed marriages 26:40

1M ago26:40

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What would lead a wife to "live dangerously" after being warned by the husband in front of witnesses? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Different Types of Judaism in the Era of the Amora'im: The Queen Zenobia of Palmyra and the Amora'im 33:19

1M ago33:19

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Rabbinic Judaism vs. Non-Rabbinic, Traditional (Hellenistic?) Judaism in the late Roman Empire (3rd century) https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Rabbi Katz's schedule for Shavuos night in his shul 2:09

2M ago2:09

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Also, annual Shavuos shiur for women at R Katz's home Tuesday 6:15 PM

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Haftarah Bamidbar: The promiscuous wife and the husband who neverheless wants to stay married to her 22:25

2M ago22:25

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Can a marriage work with a checkered past? Yes, if both are committed to looking ahead and not back https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Shavuos: Why count 50 days if the Torah was actually given on day 51? 26:52

2M ago26:52

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"Moshe added a day" - Is this the first instance of לֹא בַּשָּׁמַיִם הִיא?" to sponsor, https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Megillas Rus: A Controversial Book? Did she convert? When? How many times? 41:06

2M ago41:06

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Not everyone reads The Book of Ruth in the synagogue? Why not? To sponsor - https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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The Martyrs of Lvov (1728) - Tortured to Death by the Catholic Church on Erev Shavuos (this is not Count Potocki) 41:22

2M ago41:22

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Chaim and Yehoshua Reitzes endured horrible tortures rather than save themselves by conversion To sponsor a podcast https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Shavuos and Yisro: Why does the story of Yisro precede מַתַּן תּוֹרָה? Hpw did Yisro create אַחְדוּת among כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל? 15:32

2M ago15:32

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Parshas Bamidbar: Abarbanel - The Levites too were enslaved in Egypt! 23:53

2M ago23:53

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Haftarah Behar-Bechukosai: G-d tells Jeremiah he may not get married and raise a family 24:15

2M ago24:15

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Parshas Behar-Bechukosai: King David, the Brachos in the Parsha, and Depression 22:14

2M ago22:14

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R' Shimon ben Yochai and his son: the Aftermath of the Cave 25:28

2M ago25:28

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The Future of Syria and Israel: An Analysis of the Current Situation in the Middle East 40:37

2M ago40:37

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If Syria does make peace with Israel, it will be the biggest defeat for Hamas

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Haftarah Emor: Ezekiel and Priestly Functions in the Third Temple 27:29

2M ago27:29

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Ezekiel is adjured to tellthe people about the future Temple, which is part of the historical tension re: how much priority should be given to קָדָשִׁים וְטַהֲרוֹת in לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה?

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Parshas Emor: May a kohen marry a promiscuous woman? 26:55

2M ago26:55

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The word זוֹנָה ends up not meaning what you think it means. Dealing with checkered pasts you have left behind

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R ‘ Chaim Kohen Rapoport of Lvov, Pt. 3 48:47

2M ago48:47

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His famous disputation with the Frankist Heretics, who claimed that the Jews who follow the Talmud murder Christians and use their blood for Passover purposes. He tore into them , calling a spade a spade!

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Lag B’Omer and the Story of R’ Shimon bar Yochai in the Cave: Critical considerations 32:34

2M ago32:34

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Raising a number of problematc aspects re: the text of the famous agadeta

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Rabbi Katz's new lecture series in Baltimore: May 12, 14, 19, 21, and 26 3:53

2M ago3:53

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Five lecture covering the history of Baltimore Jewry and their various "Judaisms." History of a rather unique Jewish community, whose history is both like and unlike that o other American Jewish communities.

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