Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1670 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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801
Shlomo Alami's contemporary harsh criticism of Spanish Jewry in the wake of 1391
Shlomo Alami's contemporary harsh criticism of Spanish Jewry in the wake of 1391
Apr 16, 2023
1:15:15
His אִגֶּרֶת הַמּוּסָר calls a spade a spade. His assessment of the causes of the downfall of Spanish Jewry
802
Crescas: Will the Moshiach be a Greater Prophet than Moshe?
Crescas: Will the Moshiach be a Greater Prophet than Moshe?
Apr 10, 2023
32:21
Are we now in the fifth galus, or the first?
803
The Rambam vs Shem Tov on the Theological Significance of קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף
The Rambam vs Shem Tov on the Theological Significance of קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף
Apr 10, 2023
43:29
קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף vs מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי
804
The Crisis in Spanish Jewry 1391-1492: The Shem Tovs and Their Differences
The Crisis in Spanish Jewry 1391-1492: The Shem Tovs and Their Differences
Apr 9, 2023
1:13:41
Fighting a two-front intellectual struggle to save Spanish Jewry- חוּץ וּפְנִים
805
The Abarbanel's fascinating connecting the Jewish fate in Egypt to the מְכִירַת יוֹסֵף
The Abarbanel's fascinating connecting the Jewish fate in Egypt to the מְכִירַת יוֹסֵף
Apr 3, 2023
25:13
Abrabanel shows how various aspects of Jewish suffering in Egypt were מִדָּה כְּנֶגֶד מִדָּה
806
Haggadah 2023: What Does It Mean, "The רשע Would Not Have Been Redeemed?" Many Were!
Haggadah 2023: What Does It Mean, "The רשע Would Not Have Been Redeemed?" Many Were!
Apr 2, 2023
32:48
Despite grandiloquent claims, we still are in גָּלוּת הַנֶּפֶשׁ, if you think about it intelligently
807
The colloquy between the Wise Son and his father: a Second Temple Convers
The colloquy between the Wise Son and his father: a Second Temple Convers
Mar 31, 2023
42:32
Different meanings of אֵין מַפְטִירִין אַחַר הַפֶּסַח אֲפִיקוֹמָן and how it bothers the Wise Son
808
Why Davka Elijah the Prophet as the Great Reconciler? (Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol)
Why Davka Elijah the Prophet as the Great Reconciler? (Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol)
Mar 29, 2023
31:39
In Egypt too there was a problematic relationship between the slaves worshipping idols, and their Patriarchs
809
Parshas Tzav: The Two Types of Sin Offerings: Outer and Inner
Parshas Tzav: The Two Types of Sin Offerings: Outer and Inner
Mar 28, 2023
31:34
Why does the kohen (not the sinner) eat the meat?
810
The Korban Pesach: Why is a Goat OK? For the Original Passover in Egypt?
The Korban Pesach: Why is a Goat OK? For the Original Passover in Egypt?
Mar 27, 2023
21:21
The goat fits better with Shmuel than with Rav. It blames the slavery on us, not the Egyptians!
811
The Alshich - From the Golden Age of Safed in the 16th Century
The Alshich - From the Golden Age of Safed in the 16th Century
Mar 26, 2023
54:10
Though a great Gaon, it was his sermons & speeches that "took-off" among the Jewish masses
812
The Four Sons historically considered
The Four Sons historically considered
Mar 24, 2023
37:35
What was it like @that first Pesach if they were just the מְנוּיִים?
813
Did ALL the Jews Do the Original Korban Pesach?
Did ALL the Jews Do the Original Korban Pesach?
Mar 23, 2023
27:28
The רָשָׁע actually has a good point!
814
The Great Philosopher Chasdai Crescas on תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים
The Great Philosopher Chasdai Crescas on תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים
Mar 21, 2023
38:32
What is G-d's purpose in Resurrection? What is His purpose in any miracle?
815
Haftarah Vayikrah: The Three Big Sins of the First Temple Era
Haftarah Vayikrah: The Three Big Sins of the First Temple Era
Mar 20, 2023
27:21
a) Idolatry b.) Social Injustice c.) Neglect of sacrifices. Bringing a קרבן means giving to God. And giving something in return allows for a relationship
816
Parshas Vayikrah: Speaking to Moshe From the אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, Not From the Adjacent Mt. Sinai
Parshas Vayikrah: Speaking to Moshe From the אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, Not From the Adjacent Mt. Sinai
Mar 20, 2023
27:56
The "downstairs" model replaces the "upstairs " model. Why?
817
Yeshiva Politics from Nosson HaBavli: The Extreme Formality of the Yarchei Kallah - Gaonic Gossip
Yeshiva Politics from Nosson HaBavli: The Extreme Formality of the Yarchei Kallah - Gaonic Gossip
Mar 19, 2023
47:29
A system with it's emphasis on the public manifestation of hierarchy, as reflected in differentials in seating, money and other perks
818
Ramban on Olam Habah as a New Physical World
Ramban on Olam Habah as a New Physical World
Mar 16, 2023
33:11
Imagine a world without war, hatred, jealousy, exploitation. Where G-d is not a matter of faith but of knowledge!
819
Haftarah Vayakhel-Pekudei: Will Korbanos and other Mitzvos Change in the Messianic Era?
Haftarah Vayakhel-Pekudei: Will Korbanos and other Mitzvos Change in the Messianic Era?
Mar 14, 2023
27:46
Chanaya explained our Haftarah's seeming clashes with the Chumash, but we don't have it today
820
Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei: The Human Logistics of the Fundraising Campaign (Mishkan)
Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei: The Human Logistics of the Fundraising Campaign (Mishkan)
Mar 13, 2023
29:10
Thd three month agony of Moses waiting for erecting the structure
821
A Frum Cassandra: Zorach Wahrhaftig in 1939-‘40 Lithuania
A Frum Cassandra: Zorach Wahrhaftig in 1939-‘40 Lithuania
Mar 13, 2023
1:32:49
Mizrachi hatzalah activist and his role in the escape of some Litvish Jews to Japan and Shanghai
822
Haftarah Ki Sisa: Elijah the Religious Radical - “If you are not frum, get out of here!”
Haftarah Ki Sisa: Elijah the Religious Radical - “If you are not frum, get out of here!”
Mar 9, 2023
26:35
He is a forerunner of American Jewish Orthodox sociology in the late 20th century
823
Parshas Ki Sisa: The Second Tablets Contained More Than the First Tablets
Parshas Ki Sisa: The Second Tablets Contained More Than the First Tablets
Mar 9, 2023
29:28
After the disaster of the Golden Calf, Moshe needed more futuristic knowledge
824
Ramban's Complicated Description of Gan Eden - The One "Downstairs" and the One "Upstairs"
Ramban's Complicated Description of Gan Eden - The One "Downstairs" and the One "Upstairs"
Mar 8, 2023
29:57
For 12 months, the soul of the departed צדיק "hangs-around" the downstairs Eden, which is an actual place
825
Gaonic Gossip: The Famous Description of the Inaugural Ceremonies of the Reish Galusah in Baghdad
Gaonic Gossip: The Famous Description of the Inaugural Ceremonies of the Reish Galusah in Baghdad
Mar 8, 2023
36:41
The obsession with elaborate ceremony and protocol in Gaonic culture
826
Rabbi Katz Responds to a Mischaracterization re: a Recent Podcast
Rabbi Katz Responds to a Mischaracterization re: a Recent Podcast
Mar 6, 2023
5:09
Falsely conflating the case of Saul and the Amelakites with Israelis and Palestinians
827
The 7 year Machlokes Between Saadia Gaon and the Reish Galusah - Gaonic Gossip
The 7 year Machlokes Between Saadia Gaon and the Reish Galusah - Gaonic Gossip
Mar 5, 2023
34:32
And the grand reconciliation on תענית אסתר. Followed by a memorable סְעוּדַת פּוּרִים
828
Gaonic Gossip from Nasan HaBavli: The Deposition of Ukvah the Reish Galusah
Gaonic Gossip from Nasan HaBavli: The Deposition of Ukvah the Reish Galusah
Mar 3, 2023
35:29
The famous chronicler of Yeshiva politics in the תְּקוּפַת הַגְּאוֹנִים 1000 years ago
829
How Did They Know Heaven had Confirmed Purim (קִיְּמוּ לְמַעְלָה מַה שֶׁקִּבְּלוּ לְמַטָּה)?
How Did They Know Heaven had Confirmed Purim (קִיְּמוּ לְמַעְלָה מַה שֶׁקִּבְּלוּ לְמַטָּה)?
Mar 2, 2023
43:13
Did Jews sell-themselves in an effort to escape impending death?
830
Parshas Tetzaveh: The Moreh Nevuchim's Take on the Splendid Bigdei Kehunah
Parshas Tetzaveh: The Moreh Nevuchim's Take on the Splendid Bigdei Kehunah
Mar 1, 2023
35:02
Overawe the masses and win them away from competing pagan temples. The masses go by externals, not by the inner (essential) realities.
831
Purim: Esther’s Hidden Identity
Purim: Esther’s Hidden Identity
Feb 28, 2023
34:06
How could Esther hide her identity when she had been married to Mordecai? The brilliant effect of כָּל אֻמָּה נִדְמְתָה לָהּ כְּאֻמָּתוֹ
832
The Ramban's Detailed Description of the Sinner in Gehinnom - R’ Katz Discusses
The Ramban's Detailed Description of the Sinner in Gehinnom - R’ Katz Discusses
Feb 22, 2023
25:41
Using mystical and (interestingly) psychological concepts to describe the suffering there
833
Haftarah Terumah: Shlomo's Corvee was the Fulfillment of the Warning of שְׁמוּאֵל הַנָּבִיא
Haftarah Terumah: Shlomo's Corvee was the Fulfillment of the Warning of שְׁמוּאֵל הַנָּבִיא
Feb 21, 2023
26:39
Was it really wise for Shlomo to have close (even if transactional) relations with Tyre?
834
When was the Mishkan Commanded? During the First 40 days, or During the Third 40 days?
When was the Mishkan Commanded? During the First 40 days, or During the Third 40 days?
Feb 21, 2023
25:01
If the latter, when exactly during the third set of 40 days? The significance of this issue.
835
The Controversial but Popular מַסֶּכֶת פּוּרִים (Venice 1552) from the Genazym
The Controversial but Popular מַסֶּכֶת פּוּרִים (Venice 1552) from the Genazym
Feb 20, 2023
38:54
Auction this Sunday, Feb. 26th. R’ Katz also discusses Purim Parody, in general.
836
Sherira Gaon and Jewish Politics in 10th Century Babylonia
Sherira Gaon and Jewish Politics in 10th Century Babylonia
Feb 20, 2023
57:56
The fights to keep the Gaonic yeshiva alive in the face of economic hardships and personality-clashes
837
Haftarah Shekalim: Why Didn't the King Just Raise the Money for the Temple by Appealing to the Public?
Haftarah Shekalim: Why Didn't the King Just Raise the Money for the Temple by Appealing to the Public?
Feb 17, 2023
29:00
The synagogue vs. the house minyan: בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ vs. בָּמוֹת
838
Nahmanides on Gehinnom - Sinners Do Actually Burn in a Certain Kind of Fire. It's Not an Allegory
Nahmanides on Gehinnom - Sinners Do Actually Burn in a Certain Kind of Fire. It's Not an Allegory
Feb 16, 2023
30:45
There's an intermediate state of existence between the physical and the metaphysical, as evidenced by the soul being inside a specific body
839
A יְרוּשַׁלְמִי שְׁקָלִים from the Famous Bomberg ש"ס of the 1520s - For Sale at Genazym
A יְרוּשַׁלְמִי שְׁקָלִים from the Famous Bomberg ש"ס of the 1520s - For Sale at Genazym
Feb 16, 2023
53:06
From the original edition of the בַּבְלִי וִירוּשַׁלְמִי in Renaissance Venice, with its strange history
840
The unscrupulous "richie-riches" free the Hebrew slaves whom they have held too long
The unscrupulous "richie-riches" free the Hebrew slaves whom they have held too long
Feb 15, 2023
28:21
But discover they are addicted to the slavery-system and forcibly repossess them, engraging Hashem
841
The connection between the מִשְׁפָּטִים and the Yisro incident
The connection between the מִשְׁפָּטִים and the Yisro incident
Feb 13, 2023
31:04
Who gets the better of whom? The lender or the borrower who becomes an עֶבֶד עִבְרִי?
842
R’ Judah Mintz (1405 -1508), Who Turned Padua into the "Lakewood " of Italy
R’ Judah Mintz (1405 -1508), Who Turned Padua into the "Lakewood " of Italy
Feb 13, 2023
1:05:57
Famous for his responsa, and for his controversies over halachic matters
843
Ramban's Theory of the Sumum Bonum
Ramban's Theory of the Sumum Bonum
Feb 10, 2023
33:20
Differs from the view of Maimonides. Olam Haba will occur here on physical earth
844
Isaiah's Vision of G-d Seated on a Throne etc. Subjective Reality vs. Objective Reality
Isaiah's Vision of G-d Seated on a Throne etc. Subjective Reality vs. Objective Reality
Feb 8, 2023
30:51
Stubbornness is a great crime in spirituality
845
Chaim Grade (1910-1982): Some Thoughts About the Yiddish Novelist
Chaim Grade (1910-1982): Some Thoughts About the Yiddish Novelist
Feb 8, 2023
1:00:27
A brilliant novelist who consistently "bet on the wrong horse." Atheist who learned with the Chazon Ish.
846
What exactly did Yisro mean that Moshe should be מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים ?
What exactly did Yisro mean that Moshe should be מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים ?
Feb 6, 2023
33:43
What is the meaning of נָבוֹל תִּבֹּל?
847
Eliyahu HaBachur HaAshkenazi (1470-1549)
Eliyahu HaBachur HaAshkenazi (1470-1549)
Feb 6, 2023
1:11:24
Author of famous grammar works, but also of the original "Bava Maaseh" אֵלִיָּהוּ בָּחוּר הָאַשְׁכְּנַזִּי הֲכִי גָּדוֹל בְּדִקְדּוּק
848
The Aftermath of the Maimonidean Controversies, Lecture 7 of 7
The Aftermath of the Maimonidean Controversies, Lecture 7 of 7
Feb 6, 2023
1:05:18
From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2022 Lecture Series, “Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle Ages”
849
Rambam on Resurrection (which is not part of nature)
Rambam on Resurrection (which is not part of nature)
Feb 1, 2023
31:40
Vs. עוֹלָם הַבָּא (which is indeed part of the natural world)
850
Haftarah Beshalach: How is the Story of Pharaoh Similar to That of Sisera?
Haftarah Beshalach: How is the Story of Pharaoh Similar to That of Sisera?
Feb 1, 2023
35:01
Was Barak right not to care about his personal glory?