Holidays

The Shofar Mystery: How Did Rabbi Avahu Get the Jewish people to Change the Way They Had Always Blown Shofar?

Holidays August 26, 2021

Ep. 1045 The Shofar Mystery: How Did Rabbi Avahu Get the Jewish people to Change the Way They Had Always Blown Shofar?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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T’kah Bshofar Gadol:Shofar As Audial Wakeup Call, Flag As Visual Wakeup Call. What’s the Difference?

Holidays August 18, 2021

Ep. 1052 T’kah Bshofar Gadol:Shofar As Audial Wakeup Call, Flag As Visual Wakeup Call. What’s the Difference?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:30:39

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The Mordechai: R’ Mordecai Ben Hillel – The Greatest of the Melaktim

Holidays August 3, 2021

Ep. 1064 The Mordechai: R’ Mordecai Ben Hillel – The Greatest of the Melaktim

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:43:37

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How Much Should We Mourn After Tisha B’Av? R’ Joshua and the Extremes

Holidays July 22, 2021

Ep. 1071 How Much Should We Mourn After Tisha B’Av? R’ Joshua and the Extremes

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:31:46

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Why Do We Only Say Tefillas Nachem at Minchah on Tisha B’Av? (Tefillah)

Holidays July 15, 2021

Ep. 1078 Why Do We Only Say Tefillas Nachem at Minchah on Tisha B’Av? (Tefillah)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:33:28

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Shavuos: Two Messages of the Book of Ruth – The Timely and the Timeless

Holidays May 10, 2021

Ep. 1120 Shavuos: Two Messages of the Book of Ruth – The Timely and the Timeless

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:45:35

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Shavuos: Was Matan Torah Experienced as an Uplifting, or as a Depressing, Event?

Holidays May 6, 2021

Ep. 1123 Shavuos: Was Matan Torah Experienced as an Uplifting, or as a Depressing, Event?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:31:42

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Shavuos: Zman Matan Torasainu or Zman Matan Aseres Hadibros?

Holidays May 3, 2021

Ep. 1127 Shavuos: Zman Matan Torasainu or Zman Matan Aseres Hadibros?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:40:05

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Last Day of Pesach: Pharaoh and the Eirev Rav

Holidays April 1, 2021

Ep. 1148 Last Day of Pesach: Pharaoh and the Eirev Rav

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:49:20

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Esther vs. Ezra: Competitive Narrative-Sensibilities

Holidays February 24, 2021

Ep. 1167 Esther vs. Ezra: Competitive Narrative-Sensibilities

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:40:34

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A Purim Insight of R’ Y. Eibeschutz in Its Historical Context

Biographies February 21, 2021

Ep. 1169 A Purim Insight of R’ Y. Eibeschutz in Its Historical Context

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:38:21

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Thoughts on Purim: Three Open-Ended Questions About the Purim Story

Holidays February 18, 2021

Ep. 1170 Thoughts on Purim: Three Open-Ended Questions About the Purim Story

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:35:29

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Chanukah (2020): Who Were the “Greeks” of the Chanukah Story?

Holidays December 13, 2020

Ep. 1200 Chanukah (2020): Who Were the “Greeks” of the Chanukah Story?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Chanukah (2019): Women Refraining from Work the Entire Eight Days of Chanukah

Holidays December 9, 2020

Ep. 1202 Chanukah (2019): Women Refraining from Work the Entire Eight Days of Chanukah

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:21:00

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The Meaning of the Ushpizin Ceremony – Perception vs. Reality (Sukkos 2020)

Holidays October 5, 2020

Ep. 1230 The Meaning of the Ushpizin Ceremony – Perception vs. Reality (Sukkos 2020)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:39:33

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Sukkos 2020: The History of the Sukkah as a Diras Kevah?

Holidays October 2, 2020

Ep. 1231 Sukkos 2020: The History of the Sukkah as a Diras Kevah?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:54:38

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Rosh HaShanah 5781: If the Jewish People Unite, Do They Need to Repent?

Holidays September 16, 2020

Ep. 1235 Rosh HaShanah 5781: If the Jewish People Unite, Do They Need to Repent?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:52:03

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Is Tisha B’Av a day of despair? Washing Hands on Tisha B’Av From a Mystical Perspective

Holidays July 27, 2020

Ep. 1252 Is Tisha B’Av a day of despair? Washing Hands on Tisha B’Av From a Mystical Perspective

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:23:44

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Lag B’Omer in Meta-History and Popular Imagination

Holidays May 11, 2020

Ep. 1281 Lag B’Omer in Meta-History and Popular Imagination

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 0:39:18

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Did the Students of Rabbi Akiva Die on the Original Lag B’Omer?

Holidays April 20, 2020

Ep. 1288 Did the Students of Rabbi Akiva Die on the Original Lag B’Omer?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 0:56:25

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Sara Schnirer and Esther Rubenstein – Vilna vs. Cracow

Holidays March 24, 2020

Ep. 1300 Sara Schnirer and Esther Rubenstein – Vilna vs. Cracow

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Purim Mesibah 5780: Ad D’Lo Yada, Mordechai and Achdus

Holidays March 10, 2020

Ep. 1305 Purim Mesibah 5780: Ad D’Lo Yada, Mordechai and Achdus

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Is Chanukah a Biblical Holiday?

Holidays December 24, 2019

Ep. 1329 Is Chanukah a Biblical Holiday?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 0:42:27

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Sukkos-A Few Thoughts

Holidays October 13, 2019

Ep. 1348 Sukkos-A Few Thoughts

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 0:23:55

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From Chanukah to Tishabav: The Great Revolt, the Civil Wars, and the Churban (Part 4) – Saturday Night Lecture Series (Series Finale)

Holidays May 26, 2019

Ep. 1403 From Chanukah to Tishabav: The Great Revolt, the Civil Wars, and the Churban (Part 4) – Saturday Night Lecture Series (Series Finale)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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