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Thoughts on the Current War With Gaza
Some background, and why Israel was surprised
3 years ago
Bereishis: God decided to take the land away from them and give it to us. Can He do the opposite?
How do secular Jews justify our claim to אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל?
3 years ago
The Yom Kippur War, Part 1: Affliction
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
3 years ago
Shmini Atzeres in its role as part of sukkos, not as a רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ
Hoe you define שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת depends on how you define sukkos: עַנְנֵי הַכָּבוֹד or סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ?
3 years ago
R Katz criticizes the current wave of spitting in light of Jewish history
Many Yidden have been killed, hurt, and persecuted because of some individual's spitting
3 years ago
R Katz analyzes the עֲרָבָה ceremony on the Temple, and the various versions of how they did it
How did beating palm fronds transition to our practice of beating עֲרָבוֹת?
3 years ago
R Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th century Prague: one of the greatest gedolim you never heard of
The remarkable story of the esrog!
3 years ago
Hashanah Rabbah: What is the meaning of יֹפִי לְךָ מִזְבֵּחַ?
Why praise the site of sacrifice?
3 years ago
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Moses' last words on earth
3 years ago
Koheles: Money (like the sukkah) is a symbol of impermanence
What would have happened had Shlomo maintained more modest lifestyle?
3 years ago