Кращі подкасти про Rabbi Dr Dovid Katz (2025)

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Some thoughts on the current dispute Christian dispute between philosemites and antisemites 25:23

11h ago25:23

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It all goes back to 1657 and that strange episode of English Christian would-be missionaries who sent money to Jerusalem to save the starving Jews there. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Haftarah VaYera: Elisha and the Shunamis 23:12

3d ago23:12

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Elisha does not blame the death of the child on the woman's sins. "The Buck stops here!"

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Psalm 83 and the current coinciding of שִׂנְאַת יִשְׂרָאֵל on the part of the Antisemitic Christian influencers and their counterparts in the בני ישמעאל world 26:16

7d ago26:16

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כִּי הִנֵּה אוֹיְבֶיךָ יֶהֱמָיוּן וּמְשַׂנְאֶיךָ נָשְׂאוּ רֹאשׁ: ד עַל עַמְּךָ יַעֲרִימוּ סוֹד וְיִתְיָעֲצוּ עַל צְפוּנֶיךָ: ה אָמְרוּ לְכוּ וְנַכְחִידֵם מִגּוֹי וְלֹא יִזָּכֵר שֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹד: ו כִּי נוֹעֲצוּ לֵב יַחְדָּו עָלֶיךָ בְּרִית יִכְרֹתוּ: ז אָהֳלֵי אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִים

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Parshas VaYera: The Rashbam's unique take on Abraham's encounter with the Three Angels 28:27

7d ago28:27

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According to Rashbam, there is no tikkun sofrim in this parsha! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Part 2: The Other "Hellenistic Judaism" - not the Chanukah villains 43:09

8d ago43:09

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The fight over the language of קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה בְּבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת

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The Current Wave of Antisemitism in Italy - My reaction to a podcast 36:07

8d ago36:07

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Are we seeing a long-internalized resentment by Italian Catholics to the liberalized theology towards the Jews adopted by The Church in 1965?

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Part 1: The Other "Hellenistic Judaism" - not the Chanukah villains 30:10

11d ago30:10

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The other Hellenistic Judaism, not identical with Talmudic Judaism (but not un-frum) but more widespread, once upon a time . Part 1 of a 2 part series https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת לֶךְ לְךָ תשפ"ו - Drawing inspiration from Abraham's victory over the Four Kings 24:47

13d ago24:47

24:47

Though outnumbered, Klal Yisroel will rip through the enemy like a thresher. So do not succumb to enemy efforts to undermine your morale https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Parshas Lech Lecha: "And he will be a wild donkey of a man..." 24:23

14d ago24:23

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Resh Lakish "Yishmael will be into kidnapping people and taking hostages"! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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The Abarbanel on the Stories in Genesis: The relationship between literal and symbolic meanings of Scripture 24:02

15d ago24:02

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When did full-blown idolatry begin? AFTER the Flood. Isn't that strange? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Haftarah Noach: The Flood as a metonymy for Jewish suffering down the Ages... 23:31

21d ago23:31

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Just as G-d promised no more floods that can destroy the entire human race, so too He promises not to destroy the entire Jewish People.

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Parshas Noach: Noah and "the Day After" 27:08

21d ago27:08

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Noah walked "with G-d," but could not get ahead of G-d, that is, he did not establish rules for the survivors of the Flood to ensure they would not revert to sin. IOW Noah was good but not great. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Is Donald Trump a "Second Cyrus"? 27:15

22d ago27:15

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The first Cyrus was a complex figure in Jewish history. The battle of the lobbyists at the ancient Persian Court. A playbook for Qatar? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Rabbeinu Tam and Count Henry I of Champagne (and Countess Marie) 42:50

22d ago42:50

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Was Rabbeinu Tam a kind of French nobleman? Why did he practice falconry ? Why did the Count of Champagne turn to him to explain the David-Saul story?

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Haftarah Bereishis: Israel will survive (Al Aqsa) Floods and even the fires of internal strife 21:54

25d ago21:54

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Who is it that 'has eyes but does not see, ears but does not hear"? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Parshas Bereishis: The world was created for a UNITED Klal Yisroel 33:05

25d ago33:05

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In a Jewish world with unbridgeable divisions, we must be alert to divinely-sent "opportunities that pass"

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The Strage history of Hoshanah Rabbah in the Temple: The Willow vs. the Palm Frond ( הַלּוּלָב שֶׁנִּפְרְדוּ עָלָיו) 40:40

29d ago40:40

40:40

What is the meaning of striking the ground?

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The Chasam Sofer, the Yad haMelech and the "Overused" Esrog - Haredi vs. Maskilic notions of aesthetics 37:45

1M ago37:45

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Intra-Jewish ideological politics underneath the dry discourse of the responsa literature

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נִעֲנוּעִים: The ritual of lulav-waving and its contemporary relevance in the year 5786 (2025) 25:34

1M ago25:34

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Warding-off the dangers from literally all directions. In both the personal life, and in the life of the Jewish People

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Sukkos 2025: What's with the strange ritual of פָּרֵי הַחַג? 30:19

1M ago30:19

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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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Today is the (English) anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, another conflict in which Israel was surprise-attacked 33:43

1M ago33:43

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The Four Minim and the Wars of Sichon and Og: A Different take on the אַרְבָּעָה מִינִים 32:32

1M ago32:32

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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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A Different Understanding of the Holiday of Sukkos 32:30

1M ago32:30

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It commemorates events that happened in Tishrei, not Nissan (acc. to R Akiva)

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Sukkos: The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree 31:48

1M ago31:48

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Sukkah = Jewish Survival in Galus (Branches detached from the soil) Tree = Rootedness in the soil https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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The Lishkas HaParvah in the Avodah of Yom Kippur- Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there? 19:16

1M ago19:16

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Was he an Iranian spy? A Zoroastrian clergyman? A Jewish BT who repented?

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The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing Your Sins to the Rest of the Congregation 27:45

1M ago27:45

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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

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Yonah: Compare and contrast with Akeidas Yitzchok 26:48

1M ago26:48

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The Tragedy of Jonah after he saves Nineveh. What did he do with the rest of his life?

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Late Antiquity in Eretz Yisroel (300-600 C.E.): The Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy 30:08

1M ago30:08

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Jewish religious creativity in Israel under the oppressive Christian regime of the Byzantine Empire: Piyutim! https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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Haftarah Ha'azinu: Victory Middle Eastern Style 26:53

1M ago26:53

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What does complete victory look like to King David? Contrast it with Israel's current war situation.

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Parshas Ha'azinu:זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דּוֹר וָדוֹר 30:16

1M ago30:16

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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

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Rabbi Katz's Shabbos Shuvah Drashah: Primordial or Mosaic? 1:17:52

1M ago1:17:52

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If you don't fix your בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ, does it prevent forgiveness for the sins of בֵּין אָדָם לַמָּקוֹם?

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Haftarah Shabbos Shuvah: ?" "שׁוּבָה עַד?" אוֹ "שׁוּבָה אֶל 25:39

2M ago25:39

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One expectation from the elites, a different expectation from the masses

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Penance (not repentance!): Some famous cases in the Sefer Chasidim and Responsa of the Maharam Lublin 41:23

2M ago41:23

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The mindset of the person who soclcits the Penance from the Beis Din

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Parshas VaYelech: Hester Panim 32:45

2M ago32:45

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What is the actual meaning of "Hester Panim"? What is the meaning of הַשְׁגָּחָה כְּלָלִית as opposed to הַשְׁגָּחָה פְּרָטִית?

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The Debate in the Mishna whether the Shliach Tzibur should be motzi the intelligent worshipers on Rosh HaShanah - שֶׁהוּא יוֹם הַדִּין 26:24

2M ago26:24

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Who was the first Shliach Tzibur in Jewish History?

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Haftarah Nitzavim: Delighting in G-d - "How is that done? 28:03

2M ago28:03

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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

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The Middle East: G-d's Chess Board - R' Katz discusses current events in Egypt, Israel, Yemen, and Ethiopia 28:37

2M ago28:37

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Egypt and Ethiopia - A Tale of Two Dams

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A Suggested History of Tekias Shofar - Involving the Masses, the Satan, and Chazal 34:00

2M ago34:00

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Thoughts re: the existential tension between the public and the religious elites in the Second Temple period and afterward.

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The Haredi Who Spied for Iran and Committed Sabotage on Their Behalf 23:31

2M ago23:31

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The disconnect between ritual practice and sound hashkafic fundamentals, particularly ahavah and achrayus for The Jewish People

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Parshas Nitzavim: Trying to match the glorious prophecy with recent Jewish history 30:51

2M ago30:51

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The ingathering of the alienated Jews: The נִדָּחִים מִקְּצֵה הַשָּׁמַיִם עַד קְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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"Shouting Match" Between Prime Minister Sanchez of Spain and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel: The Freudian Aspects 46:30

2M ago46:30

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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 Jews forced to convert. IOW the Spanish "Holocaust"

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Haftorah Ki Savo: The Days of Moshiach Without War 28:00

2M ago28:00

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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

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A Suggested History of Shofar Blowing 35:19

2M ago35:19

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What came first in Jewish History? The תְּקִיעוֹת דִמְיוּשָׁב or the תְּקִיעוֹת דִּמְעֻמָּד ?

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Parshas Ki Savo: The Abarbanel v. the Netziv 28:15

2M ago28:15

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"הַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבְּךָ יַעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ מַעְלָה מָּעְלָה וְאַתָּה תֵרֵד מַטָּה מָּטָּה" 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…

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The Giant Water Crisis Threatening the Entire Middle East - in the context of the current Arab-Israeli conflict 20:44

2M ago20:44

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"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…

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Why does a shofar have to be from a from a horn whose inside layer can be removed? 27:55

2M ago27:55

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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

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Why is Rosh Hashanah decribed as "covered up" or obscure? תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר בַּכֵּסֶה לְיוֹם חַגֵּנוּ? 32:03

2M ago32:03

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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.

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Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Isaiah predicts the expansion of Israel in the Messianic Era. Will Israel annex Turkey and Spain?! 26:27

2M ago26:27

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"הַרְחִבִי מְקוֹם אֲהָלֵךְ" https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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A Personal Letter From R' Ovadia Yosef to R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach re: High Israeli Politics concerning the Shas Party- An offering from Genazym 26:04

2M ago26:04

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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…

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פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תֵּצֵא תשפ"ה - יְפַת תֹּאַר בְּעוֹלַם הַקַּבָּלָה 35:35

2M ago35:35

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How can "Righteous Soldiers" (like King David) lust on the battlefield? A mystical take. https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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