Parsha

Parshas Lech Lecha: The First Hostage Rescue Mission in History

Parsha October 25, 2023

Ep. 480 Parshas Lech Lecha: The First Hostage Rescue Mission in History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:42:32

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Parshas Bereishis: G-d Decided to Take the Land Away From Them and Give It to Us.

Parsha October 9, 2023

Ep. 494 Parshas Bereishis: G-d Decided to Take the Land Away From Them and Give It to Us.

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:35:01

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Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם

Parsha October 2, 2023

Ep. 501 Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:25:52

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Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu

Parsha September 18, 2023

Ep. 513 Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:26:08

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Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses’ Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature

Parsha September 5, 2023

Ep. 522 Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses’ Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:33:06

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Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos

Parsha August 31, 2023

Ep. 526 Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:35:00

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Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?

Parsha August 21, 2023

Ep. 534 Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:32:04

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Parshas Re’eh and Jewish History: The Existential Tension in Jewish History Between the Centralizers and the Decentralizers

Parsha August 9, 2023

Ep. 542 Parshas Re’eh and Jewish History: The Existential Tension in Jewish History Between the Centralizers and the Decentralizers

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:29:55

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Parshas Re’eh: What is the Meaning of לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה?

Parsha August 6, 2023

Ep. 545 Parshas Re’eh: What is the Meaning of לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:33:20

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Parshas Eikev: Why the Strange Phrase “וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעַמִּים “?

Parsha August 1, 2023

Ep. 550 Parshas Eikev: Why the Strange Phrase “וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעַמִּים “?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:32:09

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Parshas VaEschanan: Moshe Says That the חֻקִּים Will Inspire the Admiration of the Gentiles. Why?

Parsha July 25, 2023

Ep. 553 Parshas VaEschanan: Moshe Says That the חֻקִּים Will Inspire the Admiration of the Gentiles. Why?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:31:36

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Parshas Devarim: Why Are Some Laws Only in Devarim?

Parsha July 20, 2023

Ep. 559 Parshas Devarim: Why Are Some Laws Only in Devarim?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:39:06

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Parshas Matos: Wars of Revenge?

Parsha July 13, 2023

Ep. 564 Parshas Matos: Wars of Revenge?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:36:48

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Parshas Pinchas: What is the Meaning of the Vague Phrase: אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר?

Parsha July 4, 2023

Ep. 569 Parshas Pinchas: What is the Meaning of the Vague Phrase: אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:35:04

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Parshas Balak: Unlike Balaam, the Patriarchs built 7 altars but did not offer sacrifices on them

Parsha June 29, 2023

Ep. 575 Parshas Balak: Unlike Balaam, the Patriarchs built 7 altars but did not offer sacrifices on them

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:32:15

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Parshas Chukas: Are the Two Stories of Hitting the Rock (בשלח and חוקת) One and the Same?

Parsha June 29, 2023

Ep. 576 Parshas Chukas: Are the Two Stories of Hitting the Rock (בשלח and חוקת) One and the Same?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:28:42

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The Burning of the Talmud in Paris on Parshas Chukas- Memory vs. History

Parsha June 22, 2023

Ep. 580 The Burning of the Talmud in Paris on Parshas Chukas- Memory vs. History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:43:38

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Parshas Korach: Korach and the Power of “Spin”

Parsha June 21, 2023

Ep. 581 Parshas Korach: Korach and the Power of “Spin”

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:33:43

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Parshas Shelach: What is the Meaning of כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם?

Parsha June 14, 2023

Ep. 585 Parshas Shelach: What is the Meaning of כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:40:50

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Parshas BeHaaloscha: Did Moshe Marry an Ethiopian גִּיּוֹרֶת after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה?

Parsha June 7, 2023

Ep. 590 Parshas BeHaaloscha: Did Moshe Marry an Ethiopian גִּיּוֹרֶת after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:39:01

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Parshas Naso: Some Thoughts re: The approach of HaRav Gershon Edelstein, זצ”ל

Parsha June 1, 2023

Ep. 593 Parshas Naso: Some Thoughts re: The approach of HaRav Gershon Edelstein, זצ”ל

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:33:13

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Parshas Bamidbar: The Logistics of the March from Sinai to the Promised Land

Parsha May 16, 2023

Ep. 605 Parshas Bamidbar: The Logistics of the March from Sinai to the Promised Land

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:31:24

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Parshas Emor: Did the Blasphemer Curse G-d? Or G-d’s Name?

Parsha May 2, 2023

Ep. 619 Parshas Emor: Did the Blasphemer Curse G-d? Or G-d’s Name?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:38:13

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Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: Blood and the “Battle” Between the Beis HaMikdash and the Bamos

Parsha April 26, 2023

Ep. 623 Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: Blood and the “Battle” Between the Beis HaMikdash and the Bamos

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:31:12

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Parshas Tazria-Metzora: What is Unique About the Leprous House?

Parsha April 17, 2023

Ep. 628 Parshas Tazria-Metzora: What is Unique About the Leprous House?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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