Popular Shows by Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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1201
History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2)
History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2)
Jan 3, 2019
1:18:32
Heroism, Deception and Misunderstanding
1202
פרשת וארא The Perils of Rationalism
פרשת וארא The Perils of Rationalism
Jan 4, 2019
17:11
The Existential tension concerning the rationalistic interpretation of the Torah
1203
History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956
History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956
Jan 5, 2019
1:45:11
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1204
History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956
History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956
Jan 8, 2019
1:43:37
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1205
Parshas Bo: Employer- Employee Relationships: Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Bo: Employer- Employee Relationships: Parsha Perspectives
Jan 11, 2019
12:57
The unusual relationship between הקב"ה and the man He drafted to lead the Jews
1206
History of Israel-Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-56 (Season Finale)
History of Israel-Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-56 (Season Finale)
Jan 15, 2019
1:17:24
Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-1956 (Season Finale)
1207
The Rashash: Personalities in Jewish History
The Rashash: Personalities in Jewish History
Jan 16, 2019
19:54
A few words about the great Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Sharabi
1208
Parshas Beshalach - Faith or Conviction?: Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Beshalach - Faith or Conviction?: Parsha Perspectives
Jan 18, 2019
14:11
Why did they not believe until קריעת ים סוף?
1209
The Pnei Yehoshua: Personalities in Jewish History
The Pnei Yehoshua: Personalities in Jewish History
Jan 20, 2019
12:02
A short biographical sketch of one ofbthe most interesting Gedolim of the past three centuries.
1210
Parshas Yisro - Fathers-in-law
Parshas Yisro - Fathers-in-law
Jan 25, 2019
11:52
Two remarkable depictions of human foibles depicted just beneath the surface of the Biblical narrative
1211
History of the Jews in Poland: How Poland Became Home to the Freest Jewish Community- Pt. 1
History of the Jews in Poland: How Poland Became Home to the Freest Jewish Community- Pt. 1
Jan 27, 2019
1:31:15
How the Kingdom of Poland Became the Site of the Largest, Freest, and Most Important Community in Jewry
1212
History of the Jews in Poland: Crisis! Downfall of the Polish Kingdom (18th Century)- Pt. 2
History of the Jews in Poland: Crisis! Downfall of the Polish Kingdom (18th Century)- Pt. 2
Jan 31, 2019
1:30:25
The Crisis of the Old Order: Poles and Jews and the Downfall of the Kingdom
1213
Greece! An exciting Jewish-History tour of Greece with Rabbi Dovid Katz May 13-20, 2019
Greece! An exciting Jewish-History tour of Greece with Rabbi Dovid Katz May 13-20, 2019
Jan 31, 2019
5:54
Join Rabbi Katz on this amazing trip to Greece, which will include a wealth of information on the history of the Jews andvthe Greeks over the last 2500 years, an encounter that has left a profound impact on both civilizations. Contact Rabbi Katz at [email protected]
1214
Parshas Mishpatim: Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Mishpatim: Parsha Perspectives
Feb 1, 2019
14:27
Problems of slavery, problems of emancipation
1215
The Ibn Ezra: Personalities in Jewish History
The Ibn Ezra: Personalities in Jewish History
Feb 5, 2019
19:19
The famous Bible Commentator and intellectual. Is a "Rishon" a "Rishon" if he is not into Gemara ?
1216
History of the Jews in Poland: Jews Under Czarist Rule- Pt. 3
History of the Jews in Poland: Jews Under Czarist Rule- Pt. 3
Feb 7, 2019
1:24:30
Deuteronomy 28:49-51: Poles and Jews under Czarist Rule
1217
Parshas Teruma: Parsha Persepctives
Parshas Teruma: Parsha Persepctives
Feb 8, 2019
17:28
So why exactly do we need a משכן?
1218
Parshas Tetzaveh: Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Tetzaveh: Parsha Perspectives
Feb 12, 2019
10:12
Trust and priesthood
1219
Old Ashkenazic Jewry and Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid (1150-1217): Personalities in Jewish History
Old Ashkenazic Jewry and Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid (1150-1217): Personalities in Jewish History
Feb 13, 2019
21:02
The hasidic world of a thousand years ago - ספר החסידים
1220
History of the Jews in Poland: Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland (1918-1939)- Pt. 4
History of the Jews in Poland: Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland (1918-1939)- Pt. 4
Feb 17, 2019
1:43:32
Poles and Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland
1221
Italian Jewry and Rabbi Azarya Figo 1579-1647 - Personalities in Jewish History
Italian Jewry and Rabbi Azarya Figo 1579-1647 - Personalities in Jewish History
Feb 20, 2019
35:53
A look at one of .Italy's Jews and גדולי תורה in an age of persecution and brilliance
1222
Parshas Ki Sisa - Why would they make the Golden Calf? - Parsha Perspective
Parshas Ki Sisa - Why would they make the Golden Calf? - Parsha Perspective
Feb 22, 2019
19:30
Why would they make a Golden Calf?
1223
History of the Jews in Poland: Poles and Jews in the Holocaust and After- Pt. 5
History of the Jews in Poland: Poles and Jews in the Holocaust and After- Pt. 5
Feb 24, 2019
1:53:43
Poles and Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland
1224
R’ Yitzchok Elchonon Spector, 1817 - 1896: Personalities in Jewish History
R’ Yitzchok Elchonon Spector, 1817 - 1896: Personalities in Jewish History
Feb 27, 2019
32:24
The last of the Great Rabbis venerated by ALL segments of Jewish Society, not just the Orthodox
1225
Parshas ויקהל - Parsha Perspectives
Parshas ויקהל - Parsha Perspectives
Mar 1, 2019
14:59
A משכן built by sinners?
1226
History of the Jews in Poland: Poles and Jews Since the Fall of Communism- Pt. 6
History of the Jews in Poland: Poles and Jews Since the Fall of Communism- Pt. 6
Mar 3, 2019
1:59:06
“Can we at least agree on the facts? No!” Poles and Jews Since the Fall of Communism
1227
“Galitzianer Jewry” and The 'Shoel Umayshiv': Personalities in Jewish History
“Galitzianer Jewry” and The 'Shoel Umayshiv': Personalities in Jewish History
Mar 7, 2019
32:29
One of the greatest of the "Galitzianer" Gedolim. Author of one of the most widely-used responsa collections, but unknown in the Yeshiva World. A glimpse into a vanished world.
1228
Parshas Pekudei - Parsha Persepctives
Parshas Pekudei - Parsha Persepctives
Mar 8, 2019
14:02
Clouds and fire, darkness or light? Which?
1229
Famous Jewish Historians: Flavius Josephus - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 1
Famous Jewish Historians: Flavius Josephus - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 1
Mar 10, 2019
1:35:45
First of seven lectures on Flavious Josephus
1230
The Kli Yakar: Rabbi Ephraim Luntshitzer (1540-1620) - Personalities in Jewish History
The Kli Yakar: Rabbi Ephraim Luntshitzer (1540-1620) - Personalities in Jewish History
Mar 13, 2019
28:58
The famous כלי יקר, one of the great orators and great social critics in Jewish History
1231
Parshas Zachor - Where's Amalek? - Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Zachor - Where's Amalek? - Parsha Perspectives
Mar 15, 2019
23:02
Where's Amalek?
1232
Famous Jewish Historians - Azaria dei Rossi - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 2
Famous Jewish Historians - Azaria dei Rossi - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 2
Mar 15, 2019
1:39:38
#2 of Seven Famous Jewish Historians
1233
@ the Purim Sueda with Rabbi Katz
@ the Purim Sueda with Rabbi Katz
Mar 21, 2019
52:22
Rabbi Katz delivers his Purim lecture to a lively, tipsy, but captivated audience
1234
Parshas Tzav - A text or a code? - Parsha Perspectives
Parshas Tzav - A text or a code? - Parsha Perspectives
Mar 22, 2019
29:30
A few thoughts about the nature of the exegetical process by which laws are extracted from the text of the חומש
1235
Famous Jewish Historians - Heinrich Graetz - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 3
Famous Jewish Historians - Heinrich Graetz - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 3
Mar 24, 2019
1:45:32
The most influential, brilliant, flawed, and opinionated of modern Jewish Historians. German Jewish Historicism at its best and at its worst
1236
Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin-The Moadim B’Halachah: Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin-The Moadim B’Halachah: Personalities in Jewish History
Mar 27, 2019
36:24
The greatest Torah expositor and styist of the 20th century
1237
Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - Parsha Perspective
Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - Parsha Perspective
Mar 29, 2019
19:29
What exactly happened to the sons of Aharon?
1238
Famous Jewish Historians: The Doros HaRishonim (HaLevy) - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 4
Famous Jewish Historians: The Doros HaRishonim (HaLevy) - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 4
Mar 31, 2019
1:29:36
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Katz. Part 4 - The Doros Harishonim
1239
Avrahan Gershom of Kutov, 1701-1761: Personalities in Jewish History
Avrahan Gershom of Kutov, 1701-1761: Personalities in Jewish History
Apr 3, 2019
33:16
An "old-style" chasid who became the brother in law of the founder of the "new-style" Chasidism
1240
Parshas Tazria - Parshas Hachodesh - Parsha Perspective
Parshas Tazria - Parshas Hachodesh - Parsha Perspective
Apr 5, 2019
12:07
A sobering reflection on the korban pesach andvthe golden calf
1241
Famous Jewish Historians: Fritz Baer - Saturday Night Lecture Series
Famous Jewish Historians: Fritz Baer - Saturday Night Lecture Series
Apr 7, 2019
1:41:36
5/7 in re Fritz Baer.
1242
Rabbi Shmuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen of Venice ( 1521-1597) Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Shmuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen of Venice ( 1521-1597) Personalities in Jewish History
Apr 11, 2019
35:57
A Rosh Yeshiva in the "party-city" of the Old World - What a challenge!
1243
פרשת מצורע-Parshas Metzora-Shabbos HaGadol
פרשת מצורע-Parshas Metzora-Shabbos HaGadol
Apr 12, 2019
23:59
The leprosy of King Uzziah of Judah
1244
Something to say @the Seder #1
Something to say @the Seder #1
Apr 15, 2019
10:07
Three groups @ the original Passover
1245
Nahmanides (רמב"ן) - Personalities in Jewish History
Nahmanides (רמב"ן) - Personalities in Jewish History
Apr 16, 2019
38:09
The greatest Spanish Rishon of the second half of the Middle Ages. The father of "Sefardi-Yeshivsh "
1246
Something to say at the seder #2
Something to say at the seder #2
Apr 17, 2019
14:31
Wise and dumb, heroes and cowards
1247
Something to say @the seder #3
Something to say @the seder #3
Apr 18, 2019
18:11
The power of the Jewish Woman
1248
Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash of Spain (1077-1141) - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash of Spain (1077-1141) - Personalities in Jewish History
May 1, 2019
27:21
The greatest Sephardi Gadol of the early 12th century. The "hero" of Maimonides
1249
Parshas Acharei Mos
Parshas Acharei Mos
May 2, 2019
24:28
"Getting too close?"
1250
From Chanukah to Tishabav - SERIES PREMIERE (Part 1) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
From Chanukah to Tishabav - SERIES PREMIERE (Part 1) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
May 5, 2019
1:03:18
The Slippery Slope from Chanuka to Tisha b'Av.
1251
Rabbi Yaakov Sasportas 1610-1698 of the Sephardi "Diaspora" - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Yaakov Sasportas 1610-1698 of the Sephardi "Diaspora" - Personalities in Jewish History
May 8, 2019
40:11
Posek, diplomat, rosh yeshiva, and the leading opponent of Shabtai Zvi. A truly dramatic biography
1252
Parshas Kedoshim and the Passion - Imperative
Parshas Kedoshim and the Passion - Imperative
May 10, 2019
28:35
The coinciding of קדושים and יום העצמאות. Community and absence of community in contemporary Judaism and Jewish sociology
1253
Maharam Lublin: R’ Meir Lublin 1558-1616 - Personalities in Jewish History
Maharam Lublin: R’ Meir Lublin 1558-1616 - Personalities in Jewish History
May 15, 2019
35:51
The famous combatant in the bitter 1611 controversy surrounding the "Get of Vienna"
1254
Parshas Emor
Parshas Emor
May 17, 2019
17:38
Plus a little on Lag B'Omer
1255
A Personal Request from Rabbi Katz
A Personal Request from Rabbi Katz
May 23, 2019
0:59
Spread the word
1256
Lag B’Omer- Parshas Behar
Lag B’Omer- Parshas Behar
May 24, 2019
30:37
An analysis of Lag B'Omer, its countermodern attractiveness, and its relevance to the modern Jewish experience
1257
Rabbi Yitzchak of Volozhin 1780-1849 and the Challenges of Czarist Russia
Rabbi Yitzchak of Volozhin 1780-1849 and the Challenges of Czarist Russia
May 29, 2019
41:28
The son of Reb Chaim Volozhiner. "Mr. Responsiblity"
1258
Parshas Bechukosai-The Tocahachah and Modern Times
Parshas Bechukosai-The Tocahachah and Modern Times
May 30, 2019
21:20
Can the תוכחה be related to the Holocaust at an intellectually honest level? The seduction of glib analysis
1259
Saturday Night Lecture Series Preview- Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
Saturday Night Lecture Series Preview- Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
Jun 2, 2019
4:43
A history of the Blood Libel in six lectures
1260
Avraham Ben Avraham | The Ger Tzedek - Vilna 1749 - Personalities in Jewish History
Avraham Ben Avraham | The Ger Tzedek - Vilna 1749 - Personalities in Jewish History
Jun 4, 2019
38:02
Valentin Potocki the reputed martyr and Ger Tzedek at the time of the Vilna Gaon. Fact or fairy-tale?
1261
The Rema (1525-1572)
The Rema (1525-1572)
Jun 12, 2019
42:17
Biographical
1262
Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) of Venice and Sarajevo - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) of Venice and Sarajevo - Personalities in Jewish History
Jun 12, 2019
39:00
The Rabbi who "opened up" the Tosefta
1263
Parshas Nasso - Deference for Consensus
Parshas Nasso - Deference for Consensus
Jun 14, 2019
20:01
The parshah that privileges consensus over unilateralism
1264
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do- French Madness in the Middle Ages
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do- French Madness in the Middle Ages
Jun 15, 2019
1:14:13
Murdering Jews for Something Edited (1) 01 Summer Series 2014 French Madness in the Middle Ages(incomplete - missing the end)
1265
Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685-1730), The שומר אמונים - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685-1730), The שומר אמונים - Personalities in Jewish History
Jun 18, 2019
26:01
One of the most interesting and accessible Kabbalistic books
1266
Does the Torah Require Any 'Secular' Knowledge?
Does the Torah Require Any 'Secular' Knowledge?
Jun 21, 2019
26:23
On parashas בהעלותך
1267
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do-German Madness in the Middle Ages Part I
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do-German Madness in the Middle Ages Part I
Jun 22, 2019
1:09:10
Murdering Jews for Something Edited (2) 02 Summer Series 2014 Lecture 2 German Madness and Greed in the Middle Ages, Part I
1268
20 Sivan: Anniversary of the Massacres in France, Ukraine and Hungary
20 Sivan: Anniversary of the Massacres in France, Ukraine and Hungary
Jun 26, 2019
26:07
A discussion of various tragedies that occurred on this date, and the response of the Ashkenazi Jews to these events
1269
פרשת שלח Parshas Shelach
פרשת שלח Parshas Shelach
Jun 26, 2019
22:36
1.) The terrible power of peer pressure 2.) Moses the lawyer
1270
Murdering Jews for Something They did not do: Blood Libels: German Madness and Greed in the Middle Ages Part 2
Murdering Jews for Something They did not do: Blood Libels: German Madness and Greed in the Middle Ages Part 2
Jun 30, 2019
1:12:35
3/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History
1271
Fourth of July, USA: Reflections in Jewish History
Fourth of July, USA: Reflections in Jewish History
Jul 4, 2019
12:17
The Jews in the Anglo American era
1272
Parshas Korach: Provoking the Nuclear Option
Parshas Korach: Provoking the Nuclear Option
Jul 4, 2019
13:22
Demagoguery, and dealing with the Masses
1273
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The Blood Libel in Modern Times - Part 3
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The Blood Libel in Modern Times - Part 3
Jul 7, 2019
1:21:35
4/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History
1274
Prague Jewish History Tour: Reflections on the Jews and Prague
Prague Jewish History Tour: Reflections on the Jews and Prague
Jul 9, 2019
17:23
On location in Europe.....
1275
Vienna Tour: Rabbi Katz and Some Jewish History Thoughts in Vienna
Vienna Tour: Rabbi Katz and Some Jewish History Thoughts in Vienna
Jul 11, 2019
15:38
Habsburgs and Jews
1276
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: Czarist Russia and the Blood Libel in Modern Times- Part 4
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: Czarist Russia and the Blood Libel in Modern Times- Part 4
Jul 14, 2019
1:25:06
5/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History Series: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
1277
Some Historical Reflections by Rabbi Katz on the History of Hungarian Jewry in the Modern Era.
Some Historical Reflections by Rabbi Katz on the History of Hungarian Jewry in the Modern Era.
Jul 15, 2019
26:20
Recorded in Budapest while on a Jewish History tour
1278
Post-Tour Reflections: A Cautionary Judaic Tale
Post-Tour Reflections: A Cautionary Judaic Tale
Jul 18, 2019
28:38
Post-Tour Reflections on Rot in Judaism - Prague, Vienna, Budapest as a Cautionary Judaic Tale Rabbi Katz discusses some worrying trends in contemporary Judaism
1279
Parshas Balak- The Phenomenon of Moses' Inability to Respond to Direct Challenges to His Authority
Parshas Balak- The Phenomenon of Moses' Inability to Respond to Direct Challenges to His Authority
Jul 19, 2019
34:32
Combined with repeated Divine Intervention to suppress such challenges
1280
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The 20th-21st Centuries The Struggle Goes On - Part 5 (Series Finale)
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The 20th-21st Centuries The Struggle Goes On - Part 5 (Series Finale)
Jul 21, 2019
1:12:32
6/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History Series: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
1281
Rav Yitzchak HaLevi Herzog (1888-1959)- A Unique Figure, a Gaon and a PhD
Rav Yitzchak HaLevi Herzog (1888-1959)- A Unique Figure, a Gaon and a PhD
Jul 22, 2019
36:28
One of the two truly great Chief Rabbis of modern Israel
1282
Some Insights into Violence, Middle Eastern Politics, and the Shidduch Crisis of the דור המדבר
Some Insights into Violence, Middle Eastern Politics, and the Shidduch Crisis of the דור המדבר
Jul 25, 2019
28:43
Remarkable parallels to our own times
1283
The Shaagas Aryeh - R’ Aryeh Leib ben Asher of Minsk and Metz: A Gaon Who Broke the Mold
The Shaagas Aryeh - R’ Aryeh Leib ben Asher of Minsk and Metz: A Gaon Who Broke the Mold
Jul 30, 2019
47:24
Hero of the masses, and the subject of many legends and "baba maasos"
1284
Parasha: פרשת מטות מסעי
Parasha: פרשת מטות מסעי
Aug 2, 2019
20:42
Is the Torah fire or water?
1285
R’ Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940): A Study in Non- Hasidic Charisma
R’ Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863-1940): A Study in Non- Hasidic Charisma
Aug 8, 2019
41:18
A look at R’ Chaim Ozer from a cultural perspective
1286
Preview of Upcoming Saturday Night Lecture Series: Crusaders and Jews: The Massacres of 1096
Preview of Upcoming Saturday Night Lecture Series: Crusaders and Jews: The Massacres of 1096
Aug 9, 2019
4:21
The massacres and the mass-suicides and their effect upon Ashkenazic Jewry down to the present
1287
Parshas Devarim: The Censorious Speech of Moses and Its Connection with תשעה באב
Parshas Devarim: The Censorious Speech of Moses and Its Connection with תשעה באב
Aug 9, 2019
32:04
Some thoughts on this fifth, different, book of the Chumash, and of its connection with תשעה באב
1288
Crusaders and Jews, Pt.1: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Crusaders and Jews, Pt.1: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Aug 11, 2019
55:13
From the Three Weeks Lecture Series
1289
Rav Itzele Peterburger (1937–1907): The Main Disseminator of the Teachings of R’ Yisroel Salanter
Rav Itzele Peterburger (1937–1907): The Main Disseminator of the Teachings of R’ Yisroel Salanter
Aug 13, 2019
1:00:56
The mussarist as communal rabbi, educational-innovator, responsa-writer, Lithuanian "hasid," and ideologue of counter-modernity
1290
Crusaders and Jews, Pt.2: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Crusaders and Jews, Pt.2: The Age of Rabeinu Gershom and Rashi-Ashkenazic Civilization Develops
Aug 18, 2019
1:03:51
Three weeks series
1291
Parshas VaEschanan ואתחנן
Parshas VaEschanan ואתחנן
Aug 18, 2019
10:28
You can thank Zev and Dena Raden in Boca for this re-podcast
1292
Old Jewish Baltimore Tour-THIS WEEKEND (Aug. 25th)
Old Jewish Baltimore Tour-THIS WEEKEND (Aug. 25th)
Aug 19, 2019
4:32
A rare opportunity to learn the history and archaeology of one of the leading Jewish communities in N. America today
1293
Son of the famous R’ Aryeh Levine and One of the Leading עילויים of the Jerusalem of a Century Ago
Son of the famous R’ Aryeh Levine and One of the Leading עילויים of the Jerusalem of a Century Ago
Aug 22, 2019
39:39
A special podcast of a 20th century story: Should have been a big Rosh Yeshivah, but instead served in the pulpit and communal Rabbinate.
1294
Eikev: The Mystery of the Ark of Moses
Eikev: The Mystery of the Ark of Moses
Aug 23, 2019
22:00
Sublime self-sacrifice, or anger-management issues
1295
Crusaders and Jews, Pt. 3: The Cyclone Forms-The First Crusade and the Ashkenazic Jews
Crusaders and Jews, Pt. 3: The Cyclone Forms-The First Crusade and the Ashkenazic Jews
Aug 25, 2019
1:14:00
Three Weeks series
1296
The Netziv of Volozhin 1816-1893: The Pilot Who Steered the Yeshiva Through Endless Storms-Until Not
The Netziv of Volozhin 1816-1893: The Pilot Who Steered the Yeshiva Through Endless Storms-Until Not
Aug 28, 2019
47:39
One of the most original thinkers in Torah literature, with a grand unusual vision
1297
Parshas Re’eh- Moses’ Prescient Warnings Against Syncretism
Parshas Re’eh- Moses’ Prescient Warnings Against Syncretism
Aug 29, 2019
33:18
Which is worse? Idolatry or syncretism? A case in point
1298
The Tosafos Yom Tov-Rabbi Yom Tov Lippman Heller (1579-1654)
The Tosafos Yom Tov-Rabbi Yom Tov Lippman Heller (1579-1654)
Sep 4, 2019
43:58
The rabbi who was so honest, his ballebatim tried to murder him.
1299
Parshas Shoftim: Political Science
Parshas Shoftim: Political Science
Sep 6, 2019
39:14
What's the ideal form of government in Judaism?
1300
The Rivash (1326-1408): Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet Prefet of Aragon (in Spain)
The Rivash (1326-1408): Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet Prefet of Aragon (in Spain)
Sep 10, 2019
35:25
Hero and victim of the wave of forced conversions of 1391. (1326-1408)