Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1706 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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701
Thoughts on the Current War With Gaza
Thoughts on the Current War With Gaza
Oct 10, 2023
36:14
Some background, and why Israel was surprised
702
Parshas Bereishis: G-d Decided to Take the Land Away From Them and Give It to Us.
Parshas Bereishis: G-d Decided to Take the Land Away From Them and Give It to Us.
Oct 9, 2023
35:01
Can He do the opposite?How do secular Jews justify our claim to אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל?
703
The Yom Kippur War, Part 1: Affliction
The Yom Kippur War, Part 1: Affliction
Oct 9, 2023
1:26:49
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
704
Shmini Atzeres: Its Role as Part of Sukkos, Not as a רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ
Shmini Atzeres: Its Role as Part of Sukkos, Not as a רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ
Oct 6, 2023
42:31
How you define שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת depends on how you define sukkos: עַנְנֵי הַכָּבוֹד or סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ?
705
R’ Katz Criticizes the Current Wave of Spitting in Light of Jewish History
R’ Katz Criticizes the Current Wave of Spitting in Light of Jewish History
Oct 5, 2023
27:01
Many Yidden have been killed, hurt, and persecuted because of some individual's spitting
706
An Analysis of the עֲרָבָה Ceremony on the Temple, and the Various Versions of How They Did It
An Analysis of the עֲרָבָה Ceremony on the Temple, and the Various Versions of How They Did It
Oct 4, 2023
36:48
How did beating palm fronds transition to our practice of beating עֲרָבוֹת?
707
R’ Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th Century Prague: One of the Greatest Gedolim You Never Heard of
R’ Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th Century Prague: One of the Greatest Gedolim You Never Heard of
Oct 4, 2023
41:12
The remarkable story of the esrog!
708
Hashanah Rabbah: What is the meaning of יֹפִי לְךָ מִזְבֵּחַ?
Hashanah Rabbah: What is the meaning of יֹפִי לְךָ מִזְבֵּחַ?
Oct 4, 2023
32:42
Why praise the site of sacrifice?
709
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Oct 2, 2023
25:53
Moses' last words on earth
710
Koheles: Money (Like the Sukkah) is a Symbol of Impermanence
Koheles: Money (Like the Sukkah) is a Symbol of Impermanence
Oct 2, 2023
31:26
What would have happened had Shlomo maintained more modest lifestyle?
711
Two Different Models on Unity: The Sukkah & the Arba Minim
Two Different Models on Unity: The Sukkah & the Arba Minim
Sep 29, 2023
28:28
Just because you were an esrog last year doesn't mean you won't be an aravah this year!
712
The Buildup to the Yom Kippur War
The Buildup to the Yom Kippur War
Sep 28, 2023
1:15:39
None are as Blind as Those Who Would Not See - From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
713
King Solomon and the אַרְבַּע מִינִים
King Solomon and the אַרְבַּע מִינִים
Sep 28, 2023
35:39
What's preferable? Something expensive that few can afford, or something inexpensive that everyone can join in?
714
Unlike RH and Yom Kippur, Sukkos and ארבע מינים Cannot Be Done By a שָׁלִיחַ
Unlike RH and Yom Kippur, Sukkos and ארבע מינים Cannot Be Done By a שָׁלִיחַ
Sep 28, 2023
29:02
Acc. to ילקוט שמעוני, how exactly do the frum need the non-frum?
715
Sukkos: What Happened at the Town of Sukkos in Egypt?
Sukkos: What Happened at the Town of Sukkos in Egypt?
Sep 27, 2023
34:53
Are the two versions of sukkos mutually compatible? Do they represent different family experiences?
716
The Yom Kippur War of 1973: Thoughts on the 50th Anniversary
The Yom Kippur War of 1973: Thoughts on the 50th Anniversary
Sep 27, 2023
49:46
The Israelis in 1973 were guilty of עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת וְעַזּוּת מֵצַח
717
Yom Kippur: What If You Do a Partial Teshuvah?
Yom Kippur: What If You Do a Partial Teshuvah?
Sep 24, 2023
25:19
Three שִׁיטוֹת on Less-than-total repentance
718
The Fast of the 7th of Tishrei (אֹרַח חַיִּים תק"פ)
The Fast of the 7th of Tishrei (אֹרַח חַיִּים תק"פ)
Sep 21, 2023
28:55
What does Elul have to do with the עגל הזהב?
719
R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kaidenover and His 17th Century Classic, the Kav HaYashar
R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kaidenover and His 17th Century Classic, the Kav HaYashar
Sep 21, 2023
46:26
Part scary kabbalistic tales, part penetrating social criticism; one of the most popular seforim in Jewish history
720
Haftarah Shabbos Shuva: Hoshea HaNavi Calls for the Religious Reform of the Northern Kingdom
Haftarah Shabbos Shuva: Hoshea HaNavi Calls for the Religious Reform of the Northern Kingdom
Sep 20, 2023
28:11
"Abandon your religion of sacrifices (golden calf), and try a religion of prayer!"
721
Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu
Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu
Sep 18, 2023
26:09
A frustrated Moshe Rabbeinu lets loose on Klal Yisroel, calling them every harsh name he can
722
Rosh HaShanah: The Basic Three Sets of Blasts Correspond to מַלְכִיּוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹת וְשׁוֹפָרוֹת
Rosh HaShanah: The Basic Three Sets of Blasts Correspond to מַלְכִיּוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹת וְשׁוֹפָרוֹת
Sep 15, 2023
28:11
Now מַלְכִיּוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹת וְשׁוֹפָרוֹת are three sides of the Jew-G-d relationship
723
Observations on Devarim: Why is Moshe's Rhetoric Harsher in סֵפֶר דְּבָרִים Than Elsewhere in the Chumash?
Observations on Devarim: Why is Moshe's Rhetoric Harsher in סֵפֶר דְּבָרִים Than Elsewhere in the Chumash?
Sep 13, 2023
31:23
God sent a three-person team to lead כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל . By Deuteronomy, two are dead
724
Eating Before Shofar: The Historical Source for the Yeshivos Having a Kiddush Before Shofar-Blowing
Eating Before Shofar: The Historical Source for the Yeshivos Having a Kiddush Before Shofar-Blowing
Sep 13, 2023
36:15
Did this practice start in the 19th century in Lithuania?
725
R’ Joseph Ottolenghi: The One Whose Work You Skip Over in the Back of the Gemara
R’ Joseph Ottolenghi: The One Whose Work You Skip Over in the Back of the Gemara
Sep 10, 2023
44:25
When Cremona was a center of Torah, Torah printing, and Torah burning
726
Rabbi Katz is leading a tour of the Bible Museum in DC on חול המועד סוכות
Rabbi Katz is leading a tour of the Bible Museum in DC on חול המועד סוכות
Sep 8, 2023
2:41
The tour will take place on Tuesday Chol haMoed
727
R’ Menachem Mendel Gluskin of Minsk and Leningrdad: Trying to Be Jewish Under Stalin
R’ Menachem Mendel Gluskin of Minsk and Leningrdad: Trying to Be Jewish Under Stalin
Sep 8, 2023
58:57
The suffering of religious Jews at the hands of the regime and of the Jewish Communists
728
The First Zohar Ever Printed-Cremona 1559 - Offered by Genazym
The First Zohar Ever Printed-Cremona 1559 - Offered by Genazym
Sep 6, 2023
37:56
The same Pope who burned all the Gemaras and סִפְרֵי נִגְלֶה permitted publishing the Zohar...for nefarious reasons
729
Haftarah Netzavim-Vayelech: Isaiah's Vision of the Future - Redemption, But Not Followed By Peace
Haftarah Netzavim-Vayelech: Isaiah's Vision of the Future - Redemption, But Not Followed By Peace
Sep 6, 2023
27:34
Jerusalem is attacked. No one helps her, so Hashem personally intervenes and executes bloody vengeance
730
Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses' Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature
Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses' Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature
Sep 5, 2023
33:07
Although he originally demanded the Jews circumcise their own hearts, in the end he acknowledges it will have to come from G-d
731
Elul: No Protection Against the Satan This Year on the First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Elul: No Protection Against the Satan This Year on the First Day of Rosh Hashanah
Sep 4, 2023
30:02
Why did the חכמים prohibit the shofar on Shabbos?
732
Responsa Mahari ben Lev From Genazym (1598)
Responsa Mahari ben Lev From Genazym (1598)
Sep 4, 2023
38:19
Printed in the luxurious palace of Gracia Mendes' daughter in Constantinople in 1598. Gracia, Joseph Nasi, Donna Reyna, a family of exemplary Sephardic richie-riches
733
More on the New שׁוּ"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי Edition and the Famous Controversies of Yesteryear
More on the New שׁוּ"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי Edition and the Famous Controversies of Yesteryear
Sep 3, 2023
56:18
The חוֹלֵץ who deliberately put the shoe on the wrong foot, to prevent his "in-laws" from cheating him
734
Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos
Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos
Aug 31, 2023
35:01
Sforno decries the Jews who go to non-Jewish courts: אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים!
735
The Strange History of Shevarim
The Strange History of Shevarim
Aug 30, 2023
36:42
מַחְלֹקֶת רַאְבַ"ד וּבְעַל הַמָּאוֹר עַל פֵּרוּשׁ "עִרְבּוּב הַשָּׂטָן"
736
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!
737
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
738
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.
739
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)
740
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"
741
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?
742
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
743
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.
744
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
745
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?
746
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
747
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
748
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
749
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
750
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