{"podcast":{"title":"The Laws of War and Peace with Rav Shlomo Katz","slug":"the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010","podcast_index_feed_id":7750010,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz","website_url":"http://RavShlomoKatz.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JX0M-eggFvQ8ub5VbD5jjAPN99UVGRBZ-rSgRVldhFE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTAy/MzFlNGIwYjc3ZmE5/OTQ3NTQ3NmQwZGFl/NjRlZC5qcGc.jpg","author":"Rav Shlomo Katz","episode_count":19,"summary":"The Laws of War and Peace with Rav Shlomo Katz is a series based on Hilchos Milchamah VeShalom by Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, opening up the Torah of מלחמה ושלום for the times we are living in right now. In these episodes, Rav Shlomo explores the halachic, biblical, and inner spiritual foundations of war, courage, national responsibility, emunah, and redemption. Through the lens of Tanach, Chazal, and the living reality of Am Yisrael, this series asks: How is a Jew meant to think, feel, pray, and act in a time of מלחמה? What does true gevurah look like? How do we fight evil without losing humility? And how do war, mesirus nefesh, and miracles become part of the unfolding geulah?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T00:17:10.905999+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010"},"episode":{"title":"13. Amalek: What Can We Actually Do Today?","slug":"13-amalek-what-can-we-actually-do-today","published_at":"2026-05-27T10:13:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010/13-amalek-what-can-we-actually-do-today","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/666b0727","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/666b0727/48dd0730.mp3","summary":"After learning about Amalek in theory, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David turn to the question everyone eventually reaches: So what are we actually supposed to do with this? This is not a shiur about slogans or politics. It’s an honest conversation about galus mentality, October 7th, “quiet for quiet,” fear, leadership, and whether Am Yisrael is emotionally prepared to confront evil without falling back into illusion. Moving between Rav Soloveitchik, Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, the failures of Oslo, and the spiritual confusion of modern Jewish life, Rav Shlomo explores why clarity itself has become one of the hardest things for Jews to hold onto — and why the next generation may be forced to think differently. ---------- For more Shuirim and Music from Rav Shlomo Katz, visit: https://ravshlomokatz.com Join Rav Shlomo Katz's WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KHKOhhPaeHx5Kb74WL9L9a?mode=ems_copy_t CHAPTERS 00:00 Opening Sponsorship and Memorials 01:36 Historical Context of Amalek’s Attack 03:44 Rav Soloveitchik and Modern Amalek 05:21 Hamas, ISIS, Iran, and Amalek Ideology 08:52 Peace Talks vs. “Quiet for Quiet” 11:39 Berl Katznelson on Palestinian Nazism 13:39 Ideology as a Contagious Disease 18:20 Why Jews Also Struggle With Clarity 21:32 Balfour, San Remo, and the Return to Eretz Yisrael 22:40 Bibi’s Framing of the War 27:18 Germany, Edom, and the Gemara in Megillah 31:52 Radical Islam and the Desire to Destroy the World 36:12 Why “Quiet for Quiet” Failed 40:28 Galus Mentality and Jewish Confusion 44:14 Can We Still Live Inside Illusions? 47:45 Unrealistic Long-Term Vision vs. Immediate Action 50:15 The Younger Generation Needs Different Leadership 51:22 Should We Build — Or Wait? 53:12 Combating Pessimism and Building the Future 54:47 Bottom-Up Change…","meta_description":"After learning about Amalek in theory, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David turn to the question everyone eventually reaches: So what are we act…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3462,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010/episodes/13-amalek-what-can-we-actually-do-today/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-laws-of-war-and-peace-with-rav-shlomo-katz-7750010/13-amalek-what-can-we-actually-do-today.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}