Podcast Episodes

A סִפְרִי re: Yaakov refraining from chastising his sons out of fear they will defect to "Eisav" - The "vengeful meshumad "in Jewish History

The Jew who defects to another faith out of conviction or opportunism vs. The Jew who defects out of resentment. Sources used by Candace Owens...

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9 months, 1 week ago

הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי תשפ"ו -- David, Solomon, Joab - the problem of getting the right kind of subordinates

David, who came to the throne in his 30s, was confident enough to surround himself with strong personalities who didn't always obey . Shlomo, a boy o…

9 months, 1 week ago

Some thoughts about שִׂנְאַת חִינָם in Jewish History

A problem that cannot be solved, only managed. Some preliminary observations.

9 months, 1 week ago

פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי תשפ"ו - What was the אַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים that Yaakov was (unsuccessfully) intending to reveal to his sons?

Why didn't Joseph ask Pharaoh directly for permission to bury his father in Canaan?

9 months, 1 week ago

The Fast of the Ninth of Teves and the Toldos Yeshu

More excursions into the world of the "Frum Apocrypha." Sigh

9 months, 1 week ago

The Israel-Somaliland Connection: Why is this so controversial?

The extraordinarily complex geopolitical situation in the "Horn of Africa," and its relation to Israel and Israel's haters. A classic case of interna…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Parshas VaYigash: Not saying dumb things that will hurt the Jewish People

See how Joseph doesn't trust his brothers. He stage-manages their encounter with Pharaoh and the Egyptians, micromanaging every aspect of the convers…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ תשפ"ו - The vision of grafting the two trees together

Will the tribes retain their individual identities and consciousness in the future Messianic Utopia?

9 months, 2 weeks ago

R Katz discussesa fasinating siddur published in Greece in 1941 who omits the word יָוָן from עַל הַנִּסִּים

At that moment, Greece under the Metaxas Regime was saving the Jews from Hitler and Mussolini

9 months, 2 weeks ago

פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ תשפ"ו - Was Joseph actually the VICEROY, the ruler of Egypt? Or just the czar of the economy?

The roe of the Jew in the Egyptian economy foreshadowed the role of the Jew in later economies: find a niche not occupied by the native inhabitants.

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9 months, 2 weeks ago