Parhaat Rabbi Dr Dovid Katz Podcastit (2025)

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

13h ago27:29

27:29

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

2d ago26:55

26:55

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

3d ago48:47

48:47

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

5d ago32:34

32:34

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

5d ago3:53

3:53

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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The Barbary Pirates, Jefferson and Donald Trump's Reported Deal with the Houthis 35:17

9d ago35:17

35:17

Arab Piracy: Pay them off? Fight them? The machlokes between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

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Haftarah Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: Destruction and then Restoration 24:07

10d ago24:07

24:07

Would you like to be a prophet of doom?

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Parshas Achrei Mos-Kedoshim: Why is the Yom Kippur Ritual associated with the deaths of Nadav and Avihu? 22:44

10d ago22:44

22:44

Was their sin בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ? If so, what does that have to do with Yom Kippur, which does not atone for that?

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Rambam and Korbanos Part 3 32:14

11d ago32:14

32:14

The World stands on תּוֹרָה, עֲבוֹדָה, וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים. Each one individually? Or the combination of all three?

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R’ Chaim Kohen Rapoport of Lvov (1699-1771) Part 2: Internal machlokes 47:51

11d ago47:51

47:51

The Underside of Jewish Kehilah politics in the "Old World"

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Haftarah Tazria-Mazora: Gechazi is "Attacked" by the Yetzer HaTov 23:15

14d ago23:15

23:15

Though he was no saint, Gechazi redeems his character by eschewing revenge

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Parshas Tazria-Metzora: Biblical Leprosy and Its Role in Promoting Sincere Social Relations 29:01

16d ago29:01

29:01

Why is it so easy to get Biblical Leprosy and So Hard (Complicated Ritual) to become purified from it?

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Rav Chaim Kohen Rappaport of Lvov (1699-1771), Pt. 1: A Great Gadol You Probably Never Heard of 59:21

17d ago59:21

59:21

One of the Greatest Gedolim of the 18th century. The Noda B’Yehudah and the Hafla'ah sent him THEIR שְׁאֵלוֹת! Classic lomdus of the "Old School"

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The Rambam and his different discourses on korbanos & other matters, Pt. 2 40:35

19d ago40:35

40:35

TThe Rambam in the Mishneh Torah on the correct hashkafah re: Korbanos and other Mitzvos that make no sense. The remarkable anguish of King David re: such matters

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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמִינִי תשפ"ה - Dovid vs. Nadav & Avihu 22:02

22d ago22:02

22:02

The two parades of Dovid.The mistakes in the first. The corrections in the second. The quarrel with Michal based on a misunderstanding

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Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu 22:29

22d ago22:29

22:29

Did they offer a ketores minus the חֶלְבְּנָא?

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Conditions in Eretz Yisroel in the early 19th century - life under the rapacious Muslims and hope from England 42:58

24d ago42:58

42:58

The strange situation of the English and American Missionaries interacting with the תַּלְמִידֵי הַגְּרָ"א

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The Rambam and his different discourses on korbanos and other matters: Part 1 31:04

25d ago31:04

31:04

An important difference between קָרְבָּנוֹת on the one hand, and תְּפִלָּה וּדְבֵקוּת on the other.

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Haftarah Acharon shel Pesach: Discrepancies between the accounts of Hezekiah and Sennacherib 29:38

28d ago29:38

29:38

"If the Jews can end their disunity, they wil together conquer the Gaza Strip and Syria." Really

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Shevii Shel Pesach - The Splitting of the Sea: הֶאֱמִינוּ וְשׁוּב לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ 31:17

29d ago31:17

31:17

Moshe and the Jews: Belief, followed by loss of Belief, followed by new Belief

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The Historical Background to the 1830s controversy re: הַקְרָבַת קָרְבַּן פֶּסַח בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה - What was going on in Turkish Palestine at that time 51:11

30d ago51:11

51:11

R Akiva Eger thought the Muslims would allow the Jews to offer sacrifices on the Temple Mount. The Chasam Sofer disabused him. Why did R Akiva Eger think this?

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Seder Thoughts 2025 (תשפ"ה) 37:10

1M ago37:10

37:10

R Akiva's seder and the question of the Premature Exodus. Also, Lavan and his role inthe Egypt story

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When historical knowledge provides an insight into a Responsum: The Noda BiYhudah and the Ben Ish Chai 21:09

1M ago21:09

21:09

Famous Responsa re: Adultery and Divorce

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Pesach, Bitul Chametz, and the eternal battle of ideas between Jewish and Egyptian theological ideas. Really 35:21

1M ago35:21

35:21

If you wanted the manna in the desert to become matzah, to transsubstatiate into matzah, did it really become matzah, not just in taste?

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The Rambam and His Thoughts About the Hagadah 25:26

1M ago25:26

25:26

In Chapter 7, the Rambam rearranges the order of the narrative, for philosophical/theological reasons

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Haftorah Shabbos Hagadol - Elijah: Unite or Die! 23:49

1M ago23:49

23:49

Is parnasaah bad because you give too much charity? Or the other way around?

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Parshas Tzav (Erev Pesach) - Changing attitudes towards the Temple Sacrifices 27:10

1M ago27:10

27:10

The differences between the First and Second Temple Eras

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Haftarah Parshas VaYikra: "הֶעֱבַדְתַּנִי בְּחַטֹּאותֶיךָ הוֹגַעְתַּנִי בַּעֲוֹנֹתֶיךָ 22:21

1M ago22:21

22:21

The Temple was built large, to accommodate 12 tribes, but it sended up servicing and being patronized by only two tribes

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The current war in light of וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלָנוּ שֶׁבְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר עוֹמְדִים עָלֵינוּ לְכַלּוֹתֵנוּ וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַצִּילֵנוּ מִיָּדָם 29:40

1M ago29:40

29:40

Was Hamas's goal realistic? Maybe!

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The Pesach Haggadah: רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר 27:14

2M ago27:14

27:14

What kind of guests were at the seder of רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל? Why did his narrative differ from that in Bnai Berak?

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Parshas VaYikra: הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת לְעֻמַּת הַקָּרְבָּן פֶּסַח 26:44

2M ago26:44

26:44

Two types of Communal offerings: a.) Performed by Priest as Agent for the Community b.) Performed by the masses of the community themselves

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Parshas HaChodesh: The seemingly disjuncted narrative 34:12

2M ago34:12

34:12

Why is chametz prohibited (כָּרֵת!)? What does chametz have to do with the slavery in Egypt? Really

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R’ Chaim Sinwani of Yemen and Israel (1897-1979) 39:30

2M ago39:30

39:30

A great Talmid Chacham and Mekubal who suffered from secular Zionist persecution in the 1940s. The complicated story of Yemenite Jewry in the first half of the 20th century.

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Haftarah HaChodesh: Princely corruption even in the time of the Third Temple? 24:02

2M ago24:02

24:02

The Prophet admonishes the Princes to stop evicting Jews from their ancestral land and expropriating the land in order to gift their own children and employees

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Parshas Pekudei- מִי הָיוּ לֵצָנֵי הַדּוֹר 23:53

2M ago23:53

23:53

The cynics were those who did not contribute (either out of stinginess or laziness), who now projected thir own guilt feelings onto Moshe and the Mishkan Project.

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Trump, Polk, Bibi: Some cautionary lessons from the past 36:20

2M ago36:20

36:20

Sometimes, military victory leads to civil war! Success requires philosophy to be managed sagaciously

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Haftarah Parshas Parah- Jewish misconduct in the lands of exile 24:32

2M ago24:32

24:32

The supreme virtue of being ashamed of your misconduct. Is this happening currently?

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Parshas VaYakhel- No fire outside the miskan, but yes fire inside the mishkan! 28:23

2M ago28:23

28:23

Most fights break out in shul on Shabbos - לֹא תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת

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Purim live 5785 (2025) 1:08:17

2M ago1:08:17

1:08:17

Live from Baltimore

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Tefilah: Why does God say to Moses : לֹא תוּכַל לִרְאֹת אֶת פָּנָי, but subsequently וְדִבֵּר הַשֵּׁם עִם מֹשֶׁה פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים? 22:27

2M ago22:27

22:27

Some thoughts on the limited, philosophical approach to prayer vs. the mystical approach to prayer

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Donald Trump's fascination with America's 11th President James K. Polk (1845-1849) 56:08

2M ago56:08

56:08

Intensely partisan, a slaveholder, a great liar, Polk is one of the great presidents, who doubled the territory of the USA. In the words of Trump, "He got a lot of land!" Will this affect Gaza?

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a.) 17 Adar - tachnun? Anniversary of a massacre and rescue in Northern Syria of חַכְמֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל in Northern Syria (מְגִלַּת תַּעֲנִית). Sound familiar 25:03

2M ago25:03

25:03

The opposite of today - at that time there was civil war in Israel and peace in Syria ... or so they thought!

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Two Short Purim Vorts 18:30

2M ago18:30

18:30

Why did Esther try to be nice to Haman? Also, did Haman actually prohibit circumcision?

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Is Israel becoming more religious in the wake of the Gaza War? Some thoughts upon reading an article in הָאָרֶץ 32:06

2M ago32:06

32:06

R Katz analyzes the religious effects of Israel's six foreign wars

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Purim 2025, Pt. 2: How Esther hid her identity-Didn't the Jews say אָחוֹת יֵשׁ לָנוּ בְּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ? 30:26

2M ago30:26

30:26

How come Haman did not make a move against the Jews for FIVE years?

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Haftarah Ki Sisah: Eliyahu at Har HaCarmel 27:08

2M ago27:08

27:08

Why was אֵלִיָּהוּ a brilliant failure?

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Purim 2025 in the light of the October 7, 20243 Pogrom 31:53

2M ago31:53

31:53

The Jews in the time of Esther ducked a planned "Oct. 7" pogrom multiplied all across the 127 provinces. Instead, it was the Jews who ended up perpetrating the pogrom against their mortal enemies

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Parshas Ki Sisa (Shoshana Purim): The Eigel and Purim 30:20

2M ago30:20

30:20

Could מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַצֶּלֶם (Megilah 12a) be an oblique reference to פָּרָשַׁת עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב?

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Purim 2025: What is the source in the Megilah for the opposing opinions of רשב"י and his talmidim ? 26:49

2M ago26:49

26:49

Where did they get the ideas that the big sin of כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל was either a.) נֶהֱנוּ מִסְּעֻדָּתוֹ שֶׁל אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ or b.) הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַצֶּלֶם? It is not in the text of the Megilah, is it?

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Circumcision and the Marranos - from the סֵפֶר הַזִּכְרוֹנוֹת מֵאֵת רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל אַבּוּהַב מִוֶנִיצִיׇהּ 33:01

2M ago33:01

33:01

"How come there is no NCSY for the Marranos?" Frum complaints from Venetian Gedolim of the 17th century

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