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Tiferes Bachurim Daily shiur with Rabbi Dovid Faiden exploring the Depths of Chassidus.
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Samech Hei with Rabbi Dovid Faiden
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5 Minutes of Mishna
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic presentations on ethical and philosophical issues. In Jewish Philosophy with Rabbi Dr Gottlieb, we are invited to explore the most fascinating and el ...
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Torah podcast from Mevasseret Tzion in Yerushalaim, by Rav David Levy HY"V
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R Shimon Sofer, Pt 2: Walking a political tightrope for Galician Jews trapped between Germans, Ukrainians, and Poles
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For the upcoming Genazym auction on November 17, 2024
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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R Shimon Sofer (1820-1883), Pt. 1: The complexities of Jewish ethnic politics in Central Europe (Galicia) in the 19th century
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For the upcoming Genazym auction on November 17, 2024
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Parshas Lech Lecha: The conquest of Semitic Israel by Hamitic invaders
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Abraham, the Semite, is told by G-d to go to Israel, from which the Semites are being driven out and dispossessed by Canaanite invaders
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Haftarah Lech Lecha: The Dust of Abraham
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And The Worm of Jacob - Jewish survival in difficult times
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Parshas Lech Lecha: Abraham and Shem
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Didn't Shem and Abraham live in the same place long before Abraham's move to Eretz K'naan?
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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R' Katz discusses the newest Genazym auction, featuring (inter alia) the seal the famous Italian Rabbi Yeshaya Bassan (1673-1739)
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Teacher of the famous RMS Luzzatto, as well as leading Italian Posek of the early 18th century. The close bond, despite different personalities, between Rebbe and Talmid
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Haftorah Parsha Noach: The Abandoned Wife Discovers She is not abandoned after all
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The Ark was a haven during the Flood, but afterwards G-d orders Noah to exit the Ark
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The Story of Nimrod- Who was he? (Parshas Noach)
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Was Nimrod the first king in human history?
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R' Shmuel Leib Kauder (1770-1835) Last of the Bohemian Gedolim
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One of those great gedolim you never heard of
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The Simchas Torah Massacre in Cracow 1655
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How such massacres were commemorated in the liturgy of Eastern European Jewry
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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From Hoshana Rabbah to Chanukah - Hoshana Rabbah 5785
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Parshas V'Zos HaBrachah: G-d offers the Torah to the other nations but they turn down the offer
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What does this mean? Was it an actual historical event? A fascinating interpretation of the שְׁלָ"ה הַקָּדוֹשׁ
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The History and Meaning of the נִעֲנוּעִים
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The medieval debate whether it resembles the sign of the cross, and the contemporary significance in light of the current war
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Where is the Garden of Eden? (Parshas Bereishis)
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Is it far from Israel? Or the very opposite!
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R' Katz speculates on the origins of the שִׂמְחַת בֵּית הַשּׁוֹאֵבָה
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The current climate and scarcity of water was not the reality in Ancient Israel
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Lessons for Living from Classical Biblical Episodes
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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The Original Sukkos: Was it BOTH Clouds of Glory and סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ- first one and then the other?
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Why are women not required to sit in sukkahs?
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Are the Four Minim connected to the Four Exiles? Or to Exile as a phenomenon?
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Sukkos in the Light of the Current War
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All Jewish life, including Jews in Israel, is a sukkah-existence, fragile in structure, protected by Providence (עַנְנֵי הַכָּבוֹד)
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Was Columbus Jewish? R' Katz weighs in
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We don't want him to be Jewish!
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A Quick History of Israel's Diplomatic Relations (and lack of relations) with Moslem Countries
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Israel's recent progress in this area was one of the triggers of the Oct. 7th Hamas attack
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The Jonah Story: Some sober thoughts in light of current events
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R' Katz analyzes the significance of the Jonah and Nineveh tale in its historic and mussar context
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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The Laws of Tshuvah (Hilchos Tshuva Series 14)
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Sair L'Azazel-"Is there a plain meaning?"
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Two extremes: a.) Yom Kippur atones without repentance b.) To atone properly, the most extreme penances are required
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The Laws of Tshuvah (Hilchos Tshuva Series 13)
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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The Episode of Elephantine: A Jewish Garrison on the Egyptian-Sudan Border in the Times of Ezra, Nehemiah & Co.
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The remarkable letters that were found by archaeologists. What were Jews doing in the Persian army, anyway?
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Confession on Yom Kippur: Competing Sensibilities
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How Halachic literature contends with the twists and turns of fallible Human Nature
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Yom Kippur and the Oct. 7th Massacres: R' Katz Responds to a Query
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"How do we face another Yom Kippur full of forebodings ever since last year?'
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Hoshana Rabbah: Realistic Approach to Self-Development
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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Haftarah Ha'azinu: The Power of Words
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Humans are unique in a.) Brains b.) Speech
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Parshas Ha'azinu: The speech of Moshe to the elites (having given up on the masses)
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Guide the masses to the correct interpretation of events. Don't leave it up to them!
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An Analysis of the Current Israeli Invasion of South Lebanon
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The area is full of tunnels, but the IDF has learned tunnel warfare over the course of the past year
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The Laws of Tshuvah (Hilchos Tshuva Series 12)
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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R' Katz speculates on the historical origin of the custom of blowing the shofar to confuse the Satan
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Is it so that the Satan won't prosecute? Or is it to help you have proper concentration during Musaf Shemoneh Esrei?
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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The Laws of Tshuvah (Hilchos Tshuva Series 11)
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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The Historical Background of the Dispute Between the Geonim and the Rambam on the Break in the Tradition of What the Teruah is
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The very different biographies of Hai Gaon and Maimonides
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The Laws of Tshuvah (Hilchos Tshuva Series 10)
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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R' Katz analyzes the current situation in the Middle East
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Israel is worried about an attack on the Yomim Tovim (actually, all of us should be awake to this danger)
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The Laws of Tshuvah (Hilchos Tshuva Series 9)
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Having received his Ph.D. in mathematical logic at Brandeis University, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb went on to become Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Today he is a senior faculty member at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. An accomplished author and lecturer, Rabbi Gottlieb has electrified audiences with his stimulating and energetic pre…
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