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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751
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
752
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...
753
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?
754
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
755
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?
756
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?
757
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?
758
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?
759
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
760
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
761
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
762
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
763
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
764
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
765
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
766
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
767
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?
768
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
769
שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
שְׂכַר הַצַּדִּיקִים לְפִי הָרַמְחַ"ל
Jul 17, 2023
32:38
The Final Reward will be on Planet Earth
770
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!"
771
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?
772
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?
773
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?
774
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
775
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?
776
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
777
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?
778
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
779
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"
780
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?
781
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
782
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?
783
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?
784
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?
785
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
786
Dvar Torah on כריתות at yahrtzeit siyum for R Katz's mother
Dvar Torah on כריתות at yahrtzeit siyum for R Katz's mother
Jun 23, 2023
37:05
אָשָׁם תָּלוּי -אַהֲבָה אוֹ יִרְאָה?
787
Haftarah Korach: Why Did G-d (and Samuel) Choose the Inexperienced Saul?
Haftarah Korach: Why Did G-d (and Samuel) Choose the Inexperienced Saul?
Jun 23, 2023
29:32
Shmuel ha-Navi: A Class-Act
788
The Burning of the Talmud in Paris on Parshas Chukas- Memory vs. History
The Burning of the Talmud in Paris on Parshas Chukas- Memory vs. History
Jun 22, 2023
43:39
The Pope and the Church: How they viewed the Talmud
789
Parshas Korach: Korach and the Power of "Spin"
Parshas Korach: Korach and the Power of "Spin"
Jun 21, 2023
33:44
Are the masses existentially gullible?
790
R’ Cordovero on the Summum Bonum- different departments of Heaven
R’ Cordovero on the Summum Bonum- different departments of Heaven
Jun 20, 2023
45:43
The different הֵיכָלוֹת and their different "rewards"
791
Capsali's History of the Turkish Empire
Capsali's History of the Turkish Empire
Jun 19, 2023
55:15
Why Would a Chashuva Rov Write a History of the Turks? Could the Ottoman empire be the מַלְכוּת יִשְׁמָעֵאל, last of the Four Kingdoms, followed by מָשִׁיחַ?
792
Haftarah Shelach: Was Rachav HaZonah an Idealist or an Opportunist?
Haftarah Shelach: Was Rachav HaZonah an Idealist or an Opportunist?
Jun 14, 2023
35:44
What were the results of her marriage to Joshua?
793
Parshas Shelach: What is the Meaning of כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם?
Parshas Shelach: What is the Meaning of כִּי לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם?
Jun 14, 2023
40:51
The Jews were afraid of a long, unending, bloody struggle. Moshe does not address these fears.
794
R’ Eliyahu Kapsali, Pt. 2: His Account of the Expulsion from Spain
R’ Eliyahu Kapsali, Pt. 2: His Account of the Expulsion from Spain
Jun 12, 2023
57:20
What would YOU do if you had been stuck in your house during Corona with zero phones, internet, etc…?
795
Summum Bonum: The Style of the Kabbalists in Relating to All the Differing Chazals on Olam Haba, etc
Summum Bonum: The Style of the Kabbalists in Relating to All the Differing Chazals on Olam Haba, etc
Jun 11, 2023
35:19
Beginning the discussion on this complex matter
796
The 20th of Sivan: R’ Katz Analyzes Some Cossack Massacres from the Perspective of 2023
The 20th of Sivan: R’ Katz Analyzes Some Cossack Massacres from the Perspective of 2023
Jun 11, 2023
35:22
When the Cossacks persuaded the Poles to betray the Jews, but were themselves then betrayed & killed by the Cossacks
797
Haftarah BeHaaloscha: What will the gentiles do in the Messianic Era?
Haftarah BeHaaloscha: What will the gentiles do in the Messianic Era?
Jun 8, 2023
31:22
Judaism is about monotheism, but also about the inalienable superiority of עם ישראל, which is not so easy to "swallow "
798
Parshas BeHaaloscha: Did Moshe Marry an Ethiopian גִּיּוֹרֶת after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה?
Parshas BeHaaloscha: Did Moshe Marry an Ethiopian גִּיּוֹרֶת after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה?
Jun 7, 2023
39:01
Did all the aunts married to nephews divorce after מַתַּן תּוֹרָה ?
799
R’ Elyahu Kapsali (1480-1550): A Rare Case of a Rov Who was Also a Historian
R’ Elyahu Kapsali (1480-1550): A Rare Case of a Rov Who was Also a Historian
Jun 6, 2023
56:32
Wrote history books during a "Covid type quarantine " in Crete to keep his sanity
800
Intro to Cordovero (רמ"ק הקדוש) on the Summum Bonum
Intro to Cordovero (רמ"ק הקדוש) on the Summum Bonum
Jun 5, 2023
37:33
R’ Katz discusses the historical background of the Kabbalistic writings of the רמ"ק