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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1001
The War in Ukraine: An Analysis by Rabbi Katz in Its Historical Context and Implications for Israel
The War in Ukraine: An Analysis by Rabbi Katz in Its Historical Context and Implications for Israel
Feb 27, 2022
47:29
Are we seeing a reversion to the "Balance -of-Power" system? How will this affect Israel?
1002
רָאָה בְּעָנְיֵנוּ, רָפְאֵנוּ: Prayers for Health? Or for Help in Crises?
רָאָה בְּעָנְיֵנוּ, רָפְאֵנוּ: Prayers for Health? Or for Help in Crises?
Feb 24, 2022
27:37
What should one pray for today in light of the Russo-Ukranian war breaking out?
1003
Who Exactly was This Guy Hiram? How Many People With That Name Were There? (Haftarah VaYakhel)
Who Exactly was This Guy Hiram? How Many People With That Name Were There? (Haftarah VaYakhel)
Feb 24, 2022
35:03
Was he from שֵׁבֶט דָּן בִּזְמַן הַפֶּסֶל מִיכָה? Would that matter?
1004
The Gold and Silver: Was It Originally From the Egyptians or From the Jews? (Parshas VaYakhel)
The Gold and Silver: Was It Originally From the Egyptians or From the Jews? (Parshas VaYakhel)
Feb 23, 2022
32:38
Which gold was used for the Golden Calf, and which for the Mishkan?
1005
Parshas VaYakhel: Was the Mishkan a Physical "Substitute" for Moshe to Steady the People?
Parshas VaYakhel: Was the Mishkan a Physical "Substitute" for Moshe to Steady the People?
Feb 23, 2022
36:14
Naming the grandson of Chur as project manager was a piece of fundraising genius
1006
The 16th of Adar: An Enigmatic Date in Megilas Taanis….R’ Katz Speculates
The 16th of Adar: An Enigmatic Date in Megilas Taanis….R’ Katz Speculates
Feb 20, 2022
39:18
How would the triumph of Mordecai have affected the king's hostile policy re: Jerusalem and the Temple?
1007
Compare & contrast Moshe and Eliyahu on how they dealt with idolatry
Compare & contrast Moshe and Eliyahu on how they dealt with idolatry
Feb 18, 2022
31:02
Why is this the haftorah, and not the story of the reappearance of the Golden Calf in the time of Jeroboam?
1008
G-d Shows Moses How to Pray and How He Likes to be Prayed to (Tefilah)
G-d Shows Moses How to Pray and How He Likes to be Prayed to (Tefilah)
Feb 17, 2022
31:57
The two meanings of מָקוֹם I'm the context of prayer
1009
The Golden Calf: Who Exactly Made It? (Parshas Ki Sisa)
The Golden Calf: Who Exactly Made It? (Parshas Ki Sisa)
Feb 16, 2022
43:16
Why does Moses tell them to run around the Jewish community and kill at will?
1010
R’ Moshe Feinstein: How Come the אִגְּרוֹת מֹשֶׁה Took-Off Where So Many Others Did Not?
R’ Moshe Feinstein: How Come the אִגְּרוֹת מֹשֶׁה Took-Off Where So Many Others Did Not?
Feb 15, 2022
42:35
Rare case of responsa writer who was an actual folk-hero
1011
Prayer in the Mishkan: Music? Singing? Lyrics? What Happened to the Songs?
Prayer in the Mishkan: Music? Singing? Lyrics? What Happened to the Songs?
Feb 9, 2022
30:44
Is music an essential part of prayer? For all? For some?
1012
Why is Ezekiel Talking About the Third Temple When the Second Temple Had Not Even Been Built? (Haftarah Tetzaveh)
Why is Ezekiel Talking About the Third Temple When the Second Temple Had Not Even Been Built? (Haftarah Tetzaveh)
Feb 8, 2022
28:20
What's the connection between a sense of profound shame and a Third (eternal) Temple?
1013
The Tzitz - What Exactly was Its Role? The Interpretation of the Rashbam (Parshas Tetzaveh)
The Tzitz - What Exactly was Its Role? The Interpretation of the Rashbam (Parshas Tetzaveh)
Feb 6, 2022
31:00
Why was Aaron chosen to be an integral part of the ritual atonement process?
1014
The 9th of Adar: The Sad Birthday of Talmudic מַחְלֹקֶת
The 9th of Adar: The Sad Birthday of Talmudic מַחְלֹקֶת
Feb 6, 2022
36:51
Rambam's narrative of how unresolvable disputes developed in the era of בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וּבֵית הִלֵּל
1015
Rosh Chodesh Tefillah: Why Don't We Pray for Health on Rosh Chodesh?
Rosh Chodesh Tefillah: Why Don't We Pray for Health on Rosh Chodesh?
Feb 3, 2022
33:27
Does wine lead to prophecy, as Psalm 104 seems to suggest?
1016
Why Did Shlomo Build the Temple With Forced Labor? Why Conscript Converts to Judaism? (Haftarah Terumah)
Why Did Shlomo Build the Temple With Forced Labor? Why Conscript Converts to Judaism? (Haftarah Terumah)
Feb 2, 2022
31:18
Why did Shlomo used non-Jewish (Lebanese)? Why not imitate Moses and appeal for Jewish volunteers?
1017
The Command to Build a Mishkan - A Response to Moshe's Request to See G-d's Face? (Parshas Terumah)
The Command to Build a Mishkan - A Response to Moshe's Request to See G-d's Face? (Parshas Terumah)
Jan 31, 2022
30:56
Why were the tablets of the Ten Commandments never taken out of the box?
1018
הַ"זֶרַע אֱמֶת" רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל הַכֹּהֵן מִמּוֹדֶנָּה 1723-1811
הַ"זֶרַע אֱמֶת" רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל הַכֹּהֵן מִמּוֹדֶנָּה 1723-1811
Jan 30, 2022
1:34:11
Last of the Italian gedolim. Gave it to Napoleon straight
1019
Is Shabbos Only for Jews or is There a Part of It That Applies to Gentiles? (Parshas Mishpatim)
Is Shabbos Only for Jews or is There a Part of It That Applies to Gentiles? (Parshas Mishpatim)
Jan 27, 2022
32:10
A gentile may not be שׁוֹמֵר שַׁבָּת, but he should be זוֹכֵר שַׁבָּת
1020
Chronology and the Torah: The Narration Our Parshas MIshpatim and the Debate About Whether It is in Chronological Order
Chronology and the Torah: The Narration Our Parshas MIshpatim and the Debate About Whether It is in Chronological Order
Jan 26, 2022
33:50
What did Moses write down and read to the people after the Ten Commandments?
1021
Yishtabach: When did Hashem Choose Shirei Zimrah? (Tefillah)
Yishtabach: When did Hashem Choose Shirei Zimrah? (Tefillah)
Jan 25, 2022
21:07
"הַבּוֹחֵר בְּשִׁירֵי זִמְרָה" - Why was there no music in the Mishkan?
1022
Jeremiah Persuades Them to Free the Hebrew Slaves, But They Change Their Minds (Haftarah Mishpatim)
Jeremiah Persuades Them to Free the Hebrew Slaves, But They Change Their Minds (Haftarah Mishpatim)
Jan 24, 2022
26:29
The master too is enslaved to the system of slavery
1023
The 23rd of Shvat: Anniversary of the פִּילֶגֶשׁ בְּגִבְעָה Tragedy
The 23rd of Shvat: Anniversary of the פִּילֶגֶשׁ בְּגִבְעָה Tragedy
Jan 24, 2022
37:25
The day the Tribes asked Benjamin for justice and received a negative reply
1024
The Pri Chadash (1659-1698): "רַב חִזְקִיָּה דִּי סִילְבָה הַ"פְּרִי חָדָשׁ
The Pri Chadash (1659-1698): "רַב חִזְקִיָּה דִּי סִילְבָה הַ"פְּרִי חָדָשׁ
Jan 23, 2022
1:38:48
The גדול who called it as he saw it, let the chips fall where they may
1025
The Ten Commandments in Jewish Liturgy - Two Conflicting Dynamics
The Ten Commandments in Jewish Liturgy - Two Conflicting Dynamics
Jan 20, 2022
35:04
Is it proper to have the Ten Commandments on the ארון קודש or the פרוכת?
1026
Isaiah and the Curse of Toxic Discourse (Haftarah Yisro)
Isaiah and the Curse of Toxic Discourse (Haftarah Yisro)
Jan 18, 2022
33:34
How were Isaiah's lips טָמֵא?
1027
The History of Jewish Political (Coercive) Communities: The 150 Year Hiatus and Its Consequences
The History of Jewish Political (Coercive) Communities: The 150 Year Hiatus and Its Consequences
Jan 18, 2022
55:04
Can fair coercive structures be established in our times in the frum world? Should they?
1028
Is Unity More Important Than Mitzvah-Observance? (Parshas Yisro)
Is Unity More Important Than Mitzvah-Observance? (Parshas Yisro)
Jan 17, 2022
33:23
Was the Torah originally supposed to be given on the Egyptian border?
1029
Tefilin: Its Historical Context and Why it’s Integral to Tefilah?
Tefilin: Its Historical Context and Why it’s Integral to Tefilah?
Jan 13, 2022
27:27
What does it mean that Tefilin represents יחודו ואחדותו?
1030
The Water Problem in the Desert: Why Didn’t HaShem Just Make it Rain Every Day Over the Jewish camp?
The Water Problem in the Desert: Why Didn’t HaShem Just Make it Rain Every Day Over the Jewish camp?
Jan 13, 2022
30:01
Was it a well? Or was it a "river" generated by the rock G-d "stood on"? A difficult story.
1031
Was Deborah a Member of the Sanhedrin? Or a Sought-After Arbitrator? (Haftarah Beshalach)
Was Deborah a Member of the Sanhedrin? Or a Sought-After Arbitrator? (Haftarah Beshalach)
Jan 11, 2022
34:55
Was Yael forbidden to her husband after her involvement with Sisera?
1032
Moses the Rhetorician (Parshas Beshalach)
Moses the Rhetorician (Parshas Beshalach)
Jan 10, 2022
33:49
Why was it necessary to publicly respect that jerk Pharaoh?
1033
The Rescue of the Belzer Rav in the Holocaust…Some Thoughts
The Rescue of the Belzer Rav in the Holocaust…Some Thoughts
Jan 9, 2022
51:52
Was there a Divinely Mandated failure of leadership? Sort of like with Pharaoh?
1034
The Events of the 2nd of Shvat
The Events of the 2nd of Shvat
Jan 6, 2022
35:43
The original ולמלשינים was against the Saducees
1035
Jeremiah on the Invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar (Haftarah Bo)
Jeremiah on the Invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar (Haftarah Bo)
Jan 4, 2022
32:01
Those who fled Israel for Egypt ran from the frying pan into the fire
1036
Professor Kotsuji (1899-1974): A Ger Tzedek Who was in the Right Place at the Right Time
Professor Kotsuji (1899-1974): A Ger Tzedek Who was in the Right Place at the Right Time
Jan 3, 2022
1:07:49
From Shinto to Christianity to Holocaust prevention to geirus
1037
Parshas Bo: Moshe was Relentlessly Recruited for His Suffering When Other Jews Suffered
Parshas Bo: Moshe was Relentlessly Recruited for His Suffering When Other Jews Suffered
Jan 3, 2022
32:23
Why did Moshe care about Pharaoh's math-science freaks with their atomic watches?
1038
הַדְרָן הִיסְטוֹרִית עַל יְרוּשַׁלְמִי בֵּיצָה
הַדְרָן הִיסְטוֹרִית עַל יְרוּשַׁלְמִי בֵּיצָה
Jan 3, 2022
46:04
Rabbi Katz' Siyum and speech on Maseches Beitzah (Yerushalmi) on the occasion of the Yahrtzeit of his father
1039
Teshuvah and the Chaim Walder Scandal
Teshuvah and the Chaim Walder Scandal
Dec 30, 2021
23:37
Sometimes the חילונים get it right and the frum don't
1040
Pharaoh as the Crocodile in the Desert, the Ultimate "Fish Out of Water" (Haftarah VaEra)
Pharaoh as the Crocodile in the Desert, the Ultimate "Fish Out of Water" (Haftarah VaEra)
Dec 29, 2021
30:19
Ezekiel predicts the coming fall of Pharaonic Egypt, which indeed happened!
1041
Jews and Real-Estate in Egypt, Pt. II: Who? How?
Jews and Real-Estate in Egypt, Pt. II: Who? How?
Dec 28, 2021
33:43
Was it just שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי who were excused from servitude, or were there other tribes too?
1042
Rabbi David Nieto (1654-1728): Semicha, a PhD, an MD, and the Hakham of the Spanish Portuguese Community in London During the 18th Century
Rabbi David Nieto (1654-1728): Semicha, a PhD, an MD, and the Hakham of the Spanish Portuguese Community in London During the 18th Century
Dec 26, 2021
1:49:03
Defender of the Faith against Deists, Sabbateans, Spinozists, and sham-artists
1043
The Famous Sefer Abudarham: The Greatest Work on Jewish Prayer in History
The Famous Sefer Abudarham: The Greatest Work on Jewish Prayer in History
Dec 22, 2021
30:39
The first "Artscroll Siddur," only better. Written in 1340 in Spain.
1044
"Shaking-Up" of the Middle East in the Messianic Era - What Does the Prophet Mean? (Haftarah Shmos)
"Shaking-Up" of the Middle East in the Messianic Era - What Does the Prophet Mean? (Haftarah Shmos)
Dec 22, 2021
29:46
Why are those in Assyria "lost," and those in Egypt "Bewildered/ Dejected"?
1045
Parshas Shmos: Did the Jews Cause Their Enslavement By Their Real-Estate Tactics?
Parshas Shmos: Did the Jews Cause Their Enslavement By Their Real-Estate Tactics?
Dec 20, 2021
32:07
It seems enslavement was resorted to only when other options failed.
1046
Joseph Shlomo Delmedigo, the “Yashar MiKandia” (1590-1655)
Joseph Shlomo Delmedigo, the “Yashar MiKandia” (1590-1655)
Dec 19, 2021
1:02:28
Was he pro-Kabbalah or anti? Student of the Ari”zal and Galileo
1047
Rabbi Katz's Schedule This Shabbos in Lawrence, NY
Rabbi Katz's Schedule This Shabbos in Lawrence, NY
Dec 16, 2021
2:41
Three talks: Friday night, Shabbos afternoon (women) and שלוש סעודות
1048
Tefilah Translations: Tefilah Had Always Existed in Two Tracks
Tefilah Translations: Tefilah Had Always Existed in Two Tracks
Dec 16, 2021
31:33
Famous translations and little-known but meaningful translations. Hebrew is not for everyone!
1049
How Old is Shlomo in this Haftorah? 12? 20? (Haftarah VaYechi)
How Old is Shlomo in this Haftorah? 12? 20? (Haftarah VaYechi)
Dec 15, 2021
33:41
Is David telling him to stay frum for theological reasons, or political reasons?
1050
Parshas VaYechi: Did Yaakov Give Shechem to the Descendants of Prince Shechem?
Parshas VaYechi: Did Yaakov Give Shechem to the Descendants of Prince Shechem?
Dec 14, 2021
30:55
Is Dinah present in this parsha?