Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1744 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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901
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
902
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
903
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?
904
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.
905
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
906
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
907
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?
908
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.
909
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.
910
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
911
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
912
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
913
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
914
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
915
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?
916
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
917
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
918
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
919
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.
920
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?
921
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
922
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”
923
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)
924
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?
925
Parshas Beshalach: The Complaints Against Moshe's Leadership - "Heading the Wrong Way!"
Parshas Beshalach: The Complaints Against Moshe's Leadership - "Heading the Wrong Way!"
Jan 30, 2023
26:34
You have already killed most of us!
926
R’ Moshe Alashkar: One of the Greatest Sefardi Gedolim Who Left Spain in 1492
R’ Moshe Alashkar: One of the Greatest Sefardi Gedolim Who Left Spain in 1492
Jan 30, 2023
1:00:21
And wrote authoritative responsa. Champion of a.) Maimonides and b.) עֲגוּנוֹת
927
Did Abraham and Sarah Actually Exist? The Fight over Philosophical Homiletics (Part 6 of 7)
Did Abraham and Sarah Actually Exist? The Fight over Philosophical Homiletics (Part 6 of 7)
Jan 27, 2023
1:03:32
From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2021 Lecture Series - Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle Ages
928
Parshas Bo: Why Does Moshe Deviate from His Instructions?
Parshas Bo: Why Does Moshe Deviate from His Instructions?
Jan 26, 2023
25:22
G-d told him to tell the whole people to shecht, but he decided to tell just the elders
929
Rambam vs. Raavad and Others on the Difference Between תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וְעוֹלָם הַבָּא
Rambam vs. Raavad and Others on the Difference Between תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וְעוֹלָם הַבָּא
Jan 24, 2023
31:39
Rambam's testy reply to his critics: אִגֶּרֶת תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים
930
Jews Burning Books? (Part II) The Controversy in Montpelier and the Aftermath
Jews Burning Books? (Part II) The Controversy in Montpelier and the Aftermath
Jan 22, 2023
1:23:14
Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle (Part 5 of 7)
931
Moses Mendelssohn, Part 3
Moses Mendelssohn, Part 3
Jan 22, 2023
1:17:00
The controversial but complex legacy in an era that doesn't like complexities
932
Moses Mendelssohn, Part 2
Moses Mendelssohn, Part 2
Jan 19, 2023
1:09:53
Stay tuned for part 3, the final episode
933
Jews Burning Books? The Controversy in Montpelier
Jews Burning Books? The Controversy in Montpelier
Jan 18, 2023
1:13:04
From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2021 Lecture Series - Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle Ages (Part 4 of 7)
934
Haftarah VaEra: Egypt will Suffer a Nuclear Holocaust and will be Empty for 40 Years
Haftarah VaEra: Egypt will Suffer a Nuclear Holocaust and will be Empty for 40 Years
Jan 17, 2023
28:11
But then will have a "שִׁיבַת מִצְרַיִם." The restored Egypt will, however, be a degraded, not a great, power
935
Parshas VaEra: The Role of Aaron in the Exodus Story - Negotiator with the Egyptians, acc. to Rashi
Parshas VaEra: The Role of Aaron in the Exodus Story - Negotiator with the Egyptians, acc. to Rashi
Jan 17, 2023
26:54
What arguments would an Aaron have offered Pharaoh to persuade him?
936
Parshas Shmos: The Individual Unique Experience of G-d vs. the Common Joint Experience
Parshas Shmos: The Individual Unique Experience of G-d vs. the Common Joint Experience
Jan 15, 2023
19:08
אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֶאֱלּוֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב אוֹ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב
937
The First of the Maimonidean Controversies: Attacking the “Live Lion” (Pt. 3 of 6)
The First of the Maimonidean Controversies: Attacking the “Live Lion” (Pt. 3 of 6)
Jan 12, 2023
1:31:05
From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2022 Lecture Series, “Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle Ages”
938
Maimonides the Great Popularizer - The Maimonidean Controversies (Part 2 of 7)
Maimonides the Great Popularizer - The Maimonidean Controversies (Part 2 of 7)
Jan 10, 2023
1:38:06
From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2021 Lecture Series - Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle Ages
939
The Maimonidean Controversies: Revelation, Rationality and Rationalism In the Middle Ages - Pt. 1
The Maimonidean Controversies: Revelation, Rationality and Rationalism In the Middle Ages - Pt. 1
Jan 8, 2023
1:04:49
From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2021 Lecture Series
940
Rabbi Katz Will Be in the Hospital This Week…
Rabbi Katz Will Be in the Hospital This Week…
Jan 5, 2023
1:39
…due to open heart surgery and hopes to be home next week. דָּוִד הַכֹּהֵן בֵּן לֵאָה
941
A Dying David Has to Weigh Killing שִׁמְעִי בֶּן גֵּרָא for Insulting & Cursing Him
A Dying David Has to Weigh Killing שִׁמְעִי בֶּן גֵּרָא for Insulting & Cursing Him
Jan 3, 2023
31:30
Or letting him continue as Shlomo's rebbe, where he exercised an excellent influence.
942
Asarah B’Teves: Why Do We Specifically Commemorate the BEGINNING of the Siege of Jerusalem?
Asarah B’Teves: Why Do We Specifically Commemorate the BEGINNING of the Siege of Jerusalem?
Jan 3, 2023
32:48
On עֲשָׂרָה בְּטֵבֵת , we mourn, not just our political stupidity, but our inability to change
943
Where Did Joseph Acquire His Knowledge of Public Administration and of Macro-Economic Planning?
Where Did Joseph Acquire His Knowledge of Public Administration and of Macro-Economic Planning?
Jan 2, 2023
29:10
Joseph made good use of his time in prison with high Egyptian economists & administrators
944
Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1785), Pt. 1: The Frum Member of the "Republic of Letters"
Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1785), Pt. 1: The Frum Member of the "Republic of Letters"
Jan 2, 2023
1:09:38
Mendelssohn in his non-controversial "frum" phase. Not insular but very religious
945
In His Mishnah Torah, the Rambam Gets into Greater Detail re: Summum Bonum - עוֹלָם הַבָּא.
In His Mishnah Torah, the Rambam Gets into Greater Detail re: Summum Bonum - עוֹלָם הַבָּא.
Dec 30, 2022
42:52
What survives (maybe) is a certain type of נֶפֶשׁ, NOT the נְשָׁמָה! An unusual take
946
Why did the Sages condemn the translation into Greek? Why is it different than Artscoll?
Why did the Sages condemn the translation into Greek? Why is it different than Artscoll?
Dec 29, 2022
36:25
Where would Torah Judaism be today without translations and "cheater books" for the הָמוֹן עַם ?
947
Ezekiel: First the Dry Bones Come Alive, Then They Join the Jewish People in a Real Unity
Ezekiel: First the Dry Bones Come Alive, Then They Join the Jewish People in a Real Unity
Dec 29, 2022
29:25
Imagine if the Ten Lost Tribes are rediscovered through DNA!
948
Parshas VaYigash: Joseph has a Whole Plan of Revenge, but in the End He Couldn't Go-Through With It
Parshas VaYigash: Joseph has a Whole Plan of Revenge, but in the End He Couldn't Go-Through With It
Dec 27, 2022
30:53
Just as happened to the brothers, the whole thing got out of hand.
949
Chanukah and the current war in the Ukraine
Chanukah and the current war in the Ukraine
Dec 26, 2022
34:21
One may have multiple loyalties, but which loyalty trumps the others?
950
Rambam on the Sumum Bonum - הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא
Rambam on the Sumum Bonum - הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא
Dec 25, 2022
46:07
Rambam writes lucidly until he gets to clearly defining עוֹלָם הַבָּא, which is impossible