Episodes

  • Seder Thoughts 2026
    Apr 1 2026

    Some ideas for your seder

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    41 mins
  • Plagiarism in Rabbinical Literature - The case of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה
    Mar 31 2026

    The passionate speeches of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה and his son against the theft of their intellectual property

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    50 mins
  • Passover in Jewish history: Some Historical questions re: how it was celebrated
    Mar 29 2026

    In Israel right now, people are praying the enemy missiles should "pass over"!

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    34 mins
  • Shabbos HaGadol 2026
    Mar 29 2026

    Some thoughts on בַּל יֵרָאֶה עַל בְּלִיעוֹת וְחָמֵץ הַטַּל בְּשִׁשִּׁים. Plus, plagiarism in rabbinic literature, eradicating bad traits, and other matters.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • What's the first thing the Jews do after Pharaoh give the permisson to leave?
    Mar 27 2026

    Why were the Jews told to lie to the Egyptians? Isn't that the ultimate חילול השם? "Jews are all about money!"

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    27 mins
  • Tucker Carlson & Henry Ford - Compare and contrast
    Mar 26 2026

    The poisonous rhetoric of both men. But the Ford Antisemitism called-forth an eloquent protest from America's leading non-Jews. R Katz reads this public letter on this episode.

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    26 mins
  • פָּרָשַׁת צַו תשפ"ו (שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל) - the מֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה and the theory of the two types of קָרְבָּנוֹת
    Mar 26 2026

    The קָרְבָּנוֹת offered on the בָּמוֹת were (Maimonidean) concessions to popular superstitions


    OTOH the קָרְבָּנוֹת offered in the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ were sublime in nature and were (Nachmanidean) constituent-elements in the metaphysical universe

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    25 mins
  • הַפְטָרַת שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל תשפ"ו - Why is Elijah the one sent before "The Great and Terrible Day"?
    Mar 23 2026

    Will תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים occur for the benefit of the Dead, or the benefit of the Living?

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    30 mins