Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1571 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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601
Haftarah Ki Savo: Isaiah's Brilliant Use of אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ, Not as Physical Light and Darkness
Haftarah Ki Savo: Isaiah's Brilliant Use of אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ, Not as Physical Light and Darkness
Aug 29, 2023
27:47
The Jewish triumph will be moral, not military. It won't have to be!
602
Sefer HaManhig: Genazym is Offering the Original Edition, By a Talmid of the ר"י בעל התוספת
Sefer HaManhig: Genazym is Offering the Original Edition, By a Talmid of the ר"י בעל התוספת
Aug 28, 2023
35:15
This classic was written circa 1200, and is the first of the genre of minhag-litetature, evaluating the correctness of various halachic practices
603
Genazym Auction: Original סֵפֶר "תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלׇה" לִרְמָ"א
Genazym Auction: Original סֵפֶר "תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלׇה" לִרְמָ"א
Aug 27, 2023
35:05
The Rema"s unique Baroque explanation of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַקָּרְבָּנוֹת.
604
The שו"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי: Three Generations of Bacharachs
The שו"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי: Three Generations of Bacharachs
Aug 27, 2023
57:45
The kohen who suddenly decided he was not a kohen (to marry a rich divorcee)
605
Elul: Why Do We Blow Shofar on Rosh Chodesh? Why the Rest of the Month?
Elul: Why Do We Blow Shofar on Rosh Chodesh? Why the Rest of the Month?
Aug 23, 2023
33:35
The controversial second "40 Days"
606
Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Will We Be Ashamed of Our Many Past Sins in the Messianic Era?
Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Will We Be Ashamed of Our Many Past Sins in the Messianic Era?
Aug 23, 2023
27:39
Will G-d forget? Forgive?
607
Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?
Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?
Aug 21, 2023
32:04
When a person is חוֹשֵׁק, he doesn't consider the future consequences
608
A Conversation w/ Gabe Aaronson, Chief Numbers-Cruncher for the OU
A Conversation w/ Gabe Aaronson, Chief Numbers-Cruncher for the OU
Aug 21, 2023
31:29
Has day-school enrollment in NYC plateaued? R' Katz and Gabe Aaronson analyze the latest statistics.
609
The Mateh Ephraim: The Richest Gadol in Many Centuries - How Did He Excel in Business and Torah?
The Mateh Ephraim: The Richest Gadol in Many Centuries - How Did He Excel in Business and Torah?
Aug 20, 2023
1:00:42
Wealthy enough not to be a rov or rosh yeshiva, but up there with the גְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר
610
Rosh Chodesh Elul: Why is There a זֵכֶר for the Third Round of 40 Days, But Not for the Second?
Rosh Chodesh Elul: Why is There a זֵכֶר for the Third Round of 40 Days, But Not for the Second?
Aug 17, 2023
30:22
Which round was תְּשׁוּבָה מִיִּרְאָה , and which was תְּשׁוּבָה מֵאַהֲבָה?
611
Abraham Drabkin (1844-1927): A Reform Rabbi in Czarist Russia?
Abraham Drabkin (1844-1927): A Reform Rabbi in Czarist Russia?
Aug 17, 2023
1:23:53
From Volozhin to the JTS of Breslau to the Great Synagogue of St. Petersburg, Reform Russian style
612
Isaiah Says Only הקב"ה Can Provide Genuine Comfort for All the Sufferings of the Jews Down the Ages
Isaiah Says Only הקב"ה Can Provide Genuine Comfort for All the Sufferings of the Jews Down the Ages
Aug 15, 2023
29:32
Haftarah Shoftim: Genuine אֱמוּנָה requires seeing נִקְמַת מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה
613
The Drashos HaRan on Analyzing the Distinction Between Shoftim and Kings
The Drashos HaRan on Analyzing the Distinction Between Shoftim and Kings
Aug 14, 2023
30:37
R’ Katz distinguishes between courts who administered the justice of the original תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה and their later successors
614
The Great R’Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 3: Spirited out of the Warsaw Ghetto to Rav of the Old City
The Great R’Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 3: Spirited out of the Warsaw Ghetto to Rav of the Old City
Aug 14, 2023
57:26
The mammoth Aguna crisis in the aftermath of the Holocaust
615
Parshas Re'eh and Jewish History: The Existential Tension in Jewish History Between the Centralizers and the Decentralizers
Parshas Re'eh and Jewish History: The Existential Tension in Jewish History Between the Centralizers and the Decentralizers
Aug 9, 2023
29:55
Moses' Stark Admonition That Everything is Either a Blessing or a Curse; Nothing is Neutral
616
Kabbalist Questions (Summum Bonum): The Consequences of Stating That the Soul is a חֵלֶק אֱלֹהַּ מִמַּעַל
Kabbalist Questions (Summum Bonum): The Consequences of Stating That the Soul is a חֵלֶק אֱלֹהַּ מִמַּעַל
Aug 8, 2023
22:44
If the soul "reunites " with G-d, then we are way beyond שְׂכַר וְעֹנֶשׁ
617
Haftarah Re’eh: Isaiah Envisions a World Where G-d Tells the Jews Which Minhag He Likes
Haftarah Re’eh: Isaiah Envisions a World Where G-d Tells the Jews Which Minhag He Likes
Aug 7, 2023
28:47
The Arabs make peace with Israel when all other options fail...
618
Parshas Re'eh: What is the Meaning of לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה?
Parshas Re'eh: What is the Meaning of לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ וּבָאתָ שָׁמָּה?
Aug 6, 2023
33:20
How exactly did they later discover the site of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ? After all, it is not stated in the חֻמָּשׁ?
619
R' Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 2: Warsaw and Its Yeshivas
R' Shlomo Dovid Kahana, Pt. 2: Warsaw and Its Yeshivas
Aug 6, 2023
59:31
The diastrous effects of WW 1 on religiosity, and the efforts to respond to the crisis in Warsaw
620
The Arizal and Summum Bonum: If People Have Multiple "Souls," Which Ones Go Where?
The Arizal and Summum Bonum: If People Have Multiple "Souls," Which Ones Go Where?
Aug 3, 2023
30:39
What happens when two persons have the same relationship to a mitzvah?
621
Tu B’Av: Is יוֹם שֶׁהֻתְּרוּ הַשְּׁבָטִים לָבֹא זֶה בָּזֶה the same as יוֹם שֶׁהֻתַּר בִּנְיָמִין
Tu B’Av: Is יוֹם שֶׁהֻתְּרוּ הַשְּׁבָטִים לָבֹא זֶה בָּזֶה the same as יוֹם שֶׁהֻתַּר בִּנְיָמִין
Aug 2, 2023
59:07
Did the corpses of ביתר remain intact (though mutilated from battle and torture)? Or was it the skeletons which survived intact?
622
Haftarah Eikev: Did G-d Divorce the Kingdom of Yisroel (Not Judah)?
Haftarah Eikev: Did G-d Divorce the Kingdom of Yisroel (Not Judah)?
Aug 2, 2023
32:28
Why kind of a marriage does כלל ישראל have today with HaShem?
623
Parshas Eikev: Why the Strange Phrase "וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעַמִּים "?
Parshas Eikev: Why the Strange Phrase "וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת כָּל הָעַמִּים "?
Aug 1, 2023
32:10
Why the strange anthropormism that Hashem was "crazy in love" with the Patriarchs and Matriarchs?
624
R’ Shlomo Dovid Kahana: The Greatest Gadol of the 20th Century You Never Heard of, Part I
R’ Shlomo Dovid Kahana: The Greatest Gadol of the 20th Century You Never Heard of, Part I
Aug 1, 2023
1:00:32
A Litvish Gadol who ends up as Dayan of the largest hasidic community in the world Part 1
625
The Radbaz (Who was Big in Both נִגְלֶה וְנִסְתָּר) Describes the Rambam's Attitude Towards Gehinnom
The Radbaz (Who was Big in Both נִגְלֶה וְנִסְתָּר) Describes the Rambam's Attitude Towards Gehinnom
Jul 26, 2023
32:37
The wicked are indeed destroyed, but not before they suffer torture
626
Parshas VaEschanan: Moshe Says That the חֻקִּים Will Inspire the Admiration of the Gentiles. Why?
Parshas VaEschanan: Moshe Says That the חֻקִּים Will Inspire the Admiration of the Gentiles. Why?
Jul 25, 2023
31:36
Moshe is describing the wonderfully flexible תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה of long ago
627
Tisha B'Av and Mesilas Yesharim: What is a Chasid (in the Classical Sense of the Term) Supposed to Think on Tisha B'Av?
Tisha B'Av and Mesilas Yesharim: What is a Chasid (in the Classical Sense of the Term) Supposed to Think on Tisha B'Av?
Jul 25, 2023
28:37
Luzzatto on אֲבֵלוּת לִשְׁמָהּ עַל הַחֻרְבָּן
628
Lewis Strauss - A Story About a Famous Reform Jew and His Connection to Klal Yisroel
Lewis Strauss - A Story About a Famous Reform Jew and His Connection to Klal Yisroel
Jul 25, 2023
59:42
Close with Hoover, Truman, & Eisenhower. Nemesis of Robert Oppenheimer. Helped Israel get the Atomic Bomb
629
Robert Oppenheimer and מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה
Robert Oppenheimer and מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה
Jul 24, 2023
41:20
The Jews can never be safe, and neither can the non-Jews , after the developments of 1939-1945
630
Rabbi Katz’s Tisha B'Av Schedule This Year
Rabbi Katz’s Tisha B'Av Schedule This Year
Jul 24, 2023
1:14
Will take place at his shul. Google Beth Abraham Baltimore for info and livestream
631
Haftarah Devarim: Isaiah Does Not Mention Idolatry as the Problem, But Social Injustice!
Haftarah Devarim: Isaiah Does Not Mention Idolatry as the Problem, But Social Injustice!
Jul 20, 2023
24:17
Isaiah punctures the self-satisfaction of Jerusalemites during the reign of Hezekiah
632
Parshas Devarim: Why Are Some Laws Only in Devarim?
Parshas Devarim: Why Are Some Laws Only in Devarim?
Jul 20, 2023
39:06
Do we have the original version of the חומש? Or a second (divinely-dictated) version?
633
RFK Jr. and Dangerous Rhetoric re: Jews and Corona
RFK Jr. and Dangerous Rhetoric re: Jews and Corona
Jul 18, 2023
25:23
How John Spargo scotched Henry Ford's antisemitic campaign 100 years ago
634
שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
Jul 17, 2023
32:38
The Final Reward will be on Planet Earth
635
Ramban's Anxious Letter to His Son Who Lived With the Rich Jews at the Royal Court
Ramban's Anxious Letter to His Son Who Lived With the Rich Jews at the Royal Court
Jul 13, 2023
30:34
"Stay Way from בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב!"
636
Haftarah of the Three Weeks: Digging wells that turn out to have no water
Haftarah of the Three Weeks: Digging wells that turn out to have no water
Jul 13, 2023
26:39
What were the faults of the kohanim and the Rosh yeshivas?
637
Parshas Matos: Wars of Revenge?
Parshas Matos: Wars of Revenge?
Jul 13, 2023
36:48
Were the Jewish soldiers unaffected by their killing of children?
638
Traditionalist Jews in Israel and the Question of Religious Coercion
Traditionalist Jews in Israel and the Question of Religious Coercion
Jul 10, 2023
33:33
What is the meaning in Judaism of מִכָּאן מוֹדָעָה רַבָּה לְאוֹרָיְתָא?
639
Bastille Day 2023 - The Riots in France, and Jewish History
Bastille Day 2023 - The Riots in France, and Jewish History
Jul 9, 2023
43:39
The differences between the American and French Revolutions and their effects upon כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
640
Shivah Assar B’Tammuz: Who was Apostomus? What Exactly Did He Do?
Shivah Assar B’Tammuz: Who was Apostomus? What Exactly Did He Do?
Jul 6, 2023
32:50
Did he burn A Torah physically? Or THE Torah spiritually?
641
Haftarah Pinchas: Jeremiah, the Descendant of רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה
Haftarah Pinchas: Jeremiah, the Descendant of רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה
Jul 5, 2023
31:38
His losing battle against cynicism, skepticism, and sarcasm
642
Parshas Pinchas: What is the Meaning of the Vague Phrase: אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר?
Parshas Pinchas: What is the Meaning of the Vague Phrase: אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר?
Jul 4, 2023
35:04
How does Moshe define a successful general?
643
More on the Fourth of July and Klal Yisroel
More on the Fourth of July and Klal Yisroel
Jul 4, 2023
37:16
The significance of the events of the 1780s
644
Cordovero's extremely vivid description of the different "departments" of heaven and hell
Cordovero's extremely vivid description of the different "departments" of heaven and hell
Jul 3, 2023
27:32
Hundreds of angels directing operations in different "rooms"
645
Thoughts on the Historical Legacy of R’ Yaakov Ruderman
Thoughts on the Historical Legacy of R’ Yaakov Ruderman
Jul 3, 2023
41:06
The role of culture in a society. Who gets to decide what parts of culture are important? Is it the power of ideas? The number of followers?
646
The Fourth of July and the Jews
The Fourth of July and the Jews
Jul 2, 2023
42:11
How the American Revolution affected the whole of כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
647
Haftarah Balak: What is the מוּסָר הַשְׂכֵּל the Prophet extracts from the Bilam story?
Haftarah Balak: What is the מוּסָר הַשְׂכֵּל the Prophet extracts from the Bilam story?
Jun 30, 2023
27:49
When do קָרְבָּנוֹת appeal to God? When do they not?
648
Parshas Balak: Unlike Balaam, the Patriarchs built 7 altars but did not offer sacrifices on them
Parshas Balak: Unlike Balaam, the Patriarchs built 7 altars but did not offer sacrifices on them
Jun 29, 2023
32:16
What was Balaams pitch to Hashem? Why was it an historic moment?
649
Parshas Chukas: Are the Two Stories of Hitting the Rock (בשלח and חוקת) One and the Same?
Parshas Chukas: Are the Two Stories of Hitting the Rock (בשלח and חוקת) One and the Same?
Jun 29, 2023
28:42
When exactly was the final חומש text dictated to Moshe?
650
Korach as a Leadership Type in Jewish History in the Diaspora
Korach as a Leadership Type in Jewish History in the Diaspora
Jun 26, 2023
58:01
Gentile authorities had more to do with the Korachs than the Moshes