Episodes

  • פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן תשפ"ה - זָכוֹר אוֹ שָׁמוֹר? Is the Sabbath theology or history?

    פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנַּן תשפ"ה - זָכוֹר אוֹ שָׁמוֹר? Is the Sabbath theology or history?
    Aug 7 2025

    Why is a nochri punished so severely for שְׁמִירַת שַׁבָּת?
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    36 mins
  • The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War.

    The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War.
    Aug 5 2025

    Egypt HATES Israel, but the Middle-Eastern political chessboard, both externally and internaly, compels the Egyptian regime to act in a manner fundamentally friendly to Israel, though this could never be acknowleged.



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    42 mins
  • הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ"ה - Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too "frum"

    הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ"ה - Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too "frum"
    Aug 5 2025

    נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי doesn't work. So it has to be אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מְנַחֶמְכֶם

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    28 mins
  • פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנָּן תשפ"ה - וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם

    פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנָּן תשפ"ה - וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם
    Aug 5 2025

    What exactly transpired in Galus Bavel?
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    27 mins
  • 15th of Av - Humpty-Dumpty Day?

    15th of Av - Humpty-Dumpty Day?
    Aug 5 2025

    Can machlokes and unilateralism ever be fully-repaired?
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    38 mins
  • R' Katz' Tisha b'Av Kinos Explication 5785/2025

    R' Katz' Tisha b'Av Kinos Explication 5785/2025
    Aug 3 2025

    Rabbi Dovid Katz at Beth Abraham Hertzeberg's shul in Baltimore (unedited)
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    4 hrs and 42 mins
  • The Arizal: Thoughts on one of the most mysterious yet influential figures in Jewish History

    The Arizal: Thoughts on one of the most mysterious yet influential figures in Jewish History
    Jul 30 2025

    On his Yahrtzheit, some thoughts on - How come the Ari's bona fides was never challenged? And why did the רבונו של עולם choose to reveal more about himself in the 16th century than any other? And why did the Arizal get "prophecies" in Egypt, of all places?



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    39 mins
  • Haftarah Shabbos Chazon: Isaiah Decries Organized Crime in Ancient Jerusalem

    Haftarah Shabbos Chazon: Isaiah Decries Organized Crime in Ancient Jerusalem
    Jul 29 2025

    481 synagogues and yeshivos ... and the mafia
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    26 mins