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The concept of sacrifice in the Temple, as well as in the current war in Gaza
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Confession: 1.) Contrition 2,) Moral clarity!
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R Katz analyzes the current state of the Gaza War and its fallout
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Like Hitler, Hamas understands what a powerful weapon is antisemitism, which trumps all other considerations
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R Yehuda Brieli of Mantua 17th century, another Italian גָּדוֹל -צַדִּיק-מַשְׂכִּיל
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Champion of Judaism against Catholicism & Sabbateanism, expert in the classics, and a great פּוֹסֵק
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Purim: Why was it Esther (not Mordechai) who pressured the חכמים to make Purim a holiday?
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Mordecai - member of Sanhedrin and general in the Persian army. Not the typical גדול!
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Parshas VaYikra: The Primarily Educative Nature of the Korbanos
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The meaning of the phrase: the world 's existence depends on the korbanos.
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Haftarah Zachor: Exactly why did Saul spare Agag, after wiping out his people?
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Why is Saul later killed by an Amalekite?
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The Baltimore Background to the Billion Dollar Gift to Einstein Medical School
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What happens when one spouse is Orthodox and the other Reform? An "Old Baltimore" tale
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The Letter of Haman: Its demonization of Jews and ordering their death
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Haman's spinning of the Biblical narrative to make the Jews look bad, just like Hamas propaganda today
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Purim and Parshas VaYikra: What's Up With the Angels, the Korbanos, and Vashti?
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Reading the megillah in a two-tiered fashion ( הַמֶּלֶךְ)
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The Consequences of Jewish Disunity and Irresponsibility During the Current War
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What provoked Schumer's speech? Do Israelis care about the USA and its interests?
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Why is Purim not on the day of the victorious fight, but on the day after?
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R Katz suggests a chronology of the historical development of the acceptance of the holiday of Purim
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R’ Moshe Provenzalo of Renaissance Italy (Mantua)
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Great Italiani gaon, whose rabbinical opponents tried to get him fired by his own בַּעֲלֵי בָּתִּים
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Haftarah Pekudei: Why did Shlomo stash-away his father's gold?
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Why the extra (and indeed omnipresent) cherubs and pictures of cherubs all over the Temple?
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Parshas Pekudei: When is a Mishkan a Full-Blown Mishkan? And When is it Just a Glorified בָּמָה?
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The strange history of the 71 years of הֶתֵּר הַבָּמוֹת
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Recent Trends in Antisemitism in America - An Analysis by R’ Katz
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The bad guys are trying to change PC to say it is ok, indeed correct, to be anti-Semitic.
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The מַחְבֶּרֶת of Menachem Ben Siruk- The New Edition of This Tragic 10th Century classic
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The first real Hebrew dictionary, dissed by jealous rivals, used by Rashi and defended by Rabbenu Tam
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Haftarah VaYakhel: Hiram of Tyre, King Solomon's " Michaelangelo?"
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Solomon's pragmatism in building the Temple: Good move or bad?
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Parshas VaYakhel: Why Make Keruvim After the Fiasco of the Golden Calf?
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The story of the three material objects: The שִׁבְרֵי לוּחוֹת רִאשׁוֹנוֹת, the עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב , and the כְּרוּבִים
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Parshas Ki Sisah: What ever happened to the tablets Moshe shattered?
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What happened to the wooden box Moshe constructed for those three months?
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The 1555 Edition of HaChasid Yavetz on Pirkei Avos Being Offered by Genazym
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R’ Yosef Yaabetz (1440-1508), premier Sefardi דרשן who tries to understand the Expulsion from Spain in 1492
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The Confusing Story of 12 Adar - יוֹם טְרָיׇנוּס
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What was the real story of the great Jewish revolt against Trajan? Who exactly were the הֲרוּגֵי לֹד?
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Haftarah Ki Sisah: Elijah "Twists the Arm of G-d" (כִּבְיָכוֹל)
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Some Prophets are "messenger boys," others are subordinates who display initiative
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Sefer Shalsheles HaKabbalah, the Renaissance Classic, is Being Offered in the New Genazym Catalog
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Famously controversial chronicle, dissed by the historians, but beloved by the masses
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Parshas Ki Sisah: What exactly was the אִסּוּר of making an image of Hashem?
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Why did Moshe segregate the עֵרֶב רַב at מַתַּן תּוֹרָה? What were the consequences?
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Haftarah Tetzaveh: The Building of the Second Temple
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Why did the Jews build it according to the dimensions of נבואת יחזקאל הנביא ? Why does the Altar have to be in an exact spot, with no deviation?
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Historic Handwritten Letter by R’ Chaim Brisker from 1909 Auctioned by Genazym
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R’ Katz explains the context of this letter and the elections to the Russian government's " Rabbinical Commission " to which R Chaim was indeed elected
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Parshas Tetzaveh: Use of the Spoils of Egypt for the Mishkan
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The Netziv's theory of the אָרוֹן and the Menorah
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Mantua Zohar, Pt. 3. The "Litvish"Defense by R’ Moshe Provençal of Mantua
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1.) Private notes 2.) Manuscript given out to copy 3.) Printed books
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The Mantua Zohar Controversy, Pt. 2: Arguments Pro and Con
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What's better? The Zohar or Boccacio?
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The Mantua Zohar Controversy of 1558-1560, Pt. 1: Should Kabbalah be put into the public domain?
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What does a yeshiva study when all the Gemaras are burned? The toxic Catholic Reformation & the Babylonian Talmud
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Haftarah Terumah: Was Shlomo's labor force Jewish? Canaanite? Converts?
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Why did both מִשְׁכָּן and בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ have such a large non-Jewish role in their construction?
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Parshas Terumah: Will the Third Temple have any technology?
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God tells Moshe He doesn't need to impress anyone. The miskan is more about intimacy
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R’ Yehudah Moscato and his Commentary, Kol Yehudah, on the Kuzari
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Supposed to be a commentary , but is more an independent tour de force of incredible Renaissance philosophical erudition
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The Prosposed Jewish University in Mantua at the Time of Moscato
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It would have been a YU in the 16th century, in the best sense of the term
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Some thoughts on the Gaza War as it enters its 4th month
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Biden and his role in Jewish history
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Isaiah 66: The Temple of the Future Will Have Many Non-Jews (Haftarah Mishpatim)
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G-d will reject the other religious groups who set up institutions on the הַר הַבַּיִת
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Parshas Mishpatim: Warning About the Keruvim in the Temple
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Don't confuse keruvim with idols when you visit the Temple on שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים
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R’ Yehudah Moscato (1532-1590), Pt. 2: Famous Italian תַּלְמִיד חָכָם וְדַרְשָׁן
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A Renaissance Rabbi? Or a Rabbi who lived during the Renaissance?
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Why does Yisro skip the מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי? Wasn't he a high religious figure?
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Haftarah Yisro:Unlike Moshe, the prophetic experience of יְשַׁעְיָהוּ is a mediated one
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Characterized by the presence of others (מַלְאָכִים) and a smoke-filled room
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The Famous R’ Yehudah Moscato of 16th Century Italy: A Recently Discovered Remarkable Episode
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Arrested by the Duke and tortured for trying to prevent a Jew from converting. It's like a novel!
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Parshas Yisro: Was Yisro a good guy? The arguments in favor
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When you swear by G-d, and then G-d says you don't have to keep your oath.
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Moshe Rabbenu: Intellectual or Emotional?
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Two schools of thought re: the uniqueness of Moses, particularly in connection with the receiving of the Torah
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Parshas Yisro: What is the meaning of the babyish truculence of the Jews at the Red Sea?
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Why does Moshe (and G-d!) indulge their truculence?
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Parshas Beshalach: The Connection Between Circumcision and Krias Yam Suf
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Removing עָרְלַת הַגּוּף symbolizes the drive to remove עָרְלַת הַלֵּב
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Haftarah Bo: The Two Babylonian iInvasions of Egypt? Who Cares?
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A foreshadowing of Word War III on the Messianic Era and the collapse of belief systems
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R’ Mordecai Banet (1753-1829): Chief Rabbi of Moravia
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Rare case of "poor boy" who rose to the top of the Rabbinic and Torah world's.
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Parshas Bo: Why Exactly is Moses Commanded לַחֲלֹק כָּבוֹד לַמַּלְכוּת?
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A powerful Pharaoh was a necessary component of a successful יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם
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Parshas Bo: What does G-d mean when He says He will punish the gods of Egypt?
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Is there any reality to the gods of Egypt? How could there be?
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