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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1251
The Story of Rivkah: What Was Her Age? Did She Go to Shem V’Ever or Have an Epiphany on Mt. Moriah?
The Story of Rivkah: What Was Her Age? Did She Go to Shem V’Ever or Have an Epiphany on Mt. Moriah?
Nov 2, 2021
36:59
A parshah with many alternative versions of the story in Chazal and the Meforshim
1252
R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kalisher: Mr. אַתְחַלְתָּא דִּגְאֻלָּה -based on the Model of King Cyrus
R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kalisher: Mr. אַתְחַלְתָּא דִּגְאֻלָּה -based on the Model of King Cyrus
Nov 1, 2021
57:14
A Jewish State in Israel is the only way to prevent intermarriage among the non-frum
1253
The Sixth Psalm: What Sin is it About?
The Sixth Psalm: What Sin is it About?
Oct 29, 2021
26:24
Do you regret "giving-in" (Bathsheba)? Or stubborn callousness (Census)?
1254
Adonijah: Leader or Dupe? (Haftarah Chayai Sarah)
Adonijah: Leader or Dupe? (Haftarah Chayai Sarah)
Oct 28, 2021
30:38
Contrast the Eliezer-story (absence of intrigue) with the David-story (redolent of intrigue)
1255
Eliezer - The Snoopy Shadchan (Parshas Chayai Sarah)
Eliezer - The Snoopy Shadchan (Parshas Chayai Sarah)
Oct 27, 2021
36:17
Both Eliezer and Rebecca dislike long engagements
1256
R' Menahem Kasher: A Brilliant, Atypical Hasid, Determined to Get the Torah Tmimah "Right"
R' Menahem Kasher: A Brilliant, Atypical Hasid, Determined to Get the Torah Tmimah "Right"
Oct 25, 2021
59:25
He embarked on a lifelong, grand quest to do the whole Chumash, but tragically unsuccessful because of his brilliant pizur kochos.
1257
Rabbi Katz in Monsey for Shabbos
Rabbi Katz in Monsey for Shabbos
Oct 22, 2021
3:01
Shabbos in Wesley Hills (קְהִלַּת בֵּית אֲבִיגְדוֹר). Saturday night at 25 Barrie Drive 9:00 PM
1258
Elisha Helps Ovadiah’s Widow: She Has to Go to the Prophet for a Miracle-But Where’s the Public?
Elisha Helps Ovadiah’s Widow: She Has to Go to the Prophet for a Miracle-But Where’s the Public?
Oct 21, 2021
34:56
The different reactions of Sarah and the Shunamite woman to the news they will have a baby
1259
"?וְלֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן" Why Not
"?וְלֹא לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן" Why Not
Oct 20, 2021
33:34
Should a servant of Hashem my welcome נִסְיוֹנוֹת as an opportunity to show loyalty?
1260
The War of the Four Kings: Abraham "Chills" with His Non-Jewish Friends and Reaches Prophetic Levels
The War of the Four Kings: Abraham "Chills" with His Non-Jewish Friends and Reaches Prophetic Levels
Oct 18, 2021
36:44
Does Abraham allude to a crisis of faith earlier in life in Genesis 20:13?
1261
Nissan Back: Unusual Hasidic Pioneer of the Old Yishuv in Palestine
Nissan Back: Unusual Hasidic Pioneer of the Old Yishuv in Palestine
Oct 18, 2021
1:15:37
Was it un-frum to move to Israel and work for a living in the 19th century?
1262
Announcement About Rabbi Katz’ History of the State of Israel Winter Lecture Series
Announcement About Rabbi Katz’ History of the State of Israel Winter Lecture Series
Oct 15, 2021
2:04
Lectures will be in person at Shomrei Emunah on Saturday nights at 8:45 PM. Starting tomorrow night. YouTube option available
1263
"V'LeYerushalayim Irchah": If the Messiah Showed Up Tomorrow, How Would We Act? Really (Tefillah)
"V'LeYerushalayim Irchah": If the Messiah Showed Up Tomorrow, How Would We Act? Really (Tefillah)
Oct 14, 2021
19:16
What does V'Chiseih Dovid Avdichah L'Sochah Tachin actually mean?
1264
Isaiah: G-d Would Not Have Invested So Much in Abraham Unless He Meant It For the Long Term
Isaiah: G-d Would Not Have Invested So Much in Abraham Unless He Meant It For the Long Term
Oct 13, 2021
30:06
How exactly did the outnumbered Abraham defeat the forces of כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר?
1265
Why Does Lot Resent Abraham? Family Tensions (Parshas Lech Lecha)
Why Does Lot Resent Abraham? Family Tensions (Parshas Lech Lecha)
Oct 13, 2021
38:16
Why is Lot zocheh to be the ancestor of the Mashiach?
1266
The Rizhiner Rebbe: Disneyland and the Bueaucratic-Absolutist State
The Rizhiner Rebbe: Disneyland and the Bueaucratic-Absolutist State
Oct 11, 2021
1:25:53
The Rebbe with the largest following, who lived the lifestyle of a Reish Galusah
1267
Announcements and Updates from Rabbi Katz
Announcements and Updates from Rabbi Katz
Oct 8, 2021
6:10
Upcoming Scholar in Residence Appearances this Winter, History of the State of Israel Winter Lecture Series and Tech-Issues
1268
The Dispersed Jews: "Return our scattered brethren" - To whom does this refer? (Tefillah)
The Dispersed Jews: "Return our scattered brethren" - To whom does this refer? (Tefillah)
Oct 8, 2021
27:23
Are the "dispersed Jews" physically exiled or psychologically alienated?
1269
Greece (Yefes) - Ironically Blessed for Covering a Naked Body (Parshas Noach)
Greece (Yefes) - Ironically Blessed for Covering a Naked Body (Parshas Noach)
Oct 6, 2021
30:18
The many ways Noah's oracle about Shem and Yafes can be translated and interpreted
1270
The Tower of Babel - According to the Drashos HaRan
The Tower of Babel - According to the Drashos HaRan
Oct 4, 2021
36:36
The Ran seeks a logical explanation, not a midrashic approach. His remarkable reconstruction of ancient history.
1271
General John Monash (WWI): Literally, the Greatest Jewish General You Never Heard of
General John Monash (WWI): Literally, the Greatest Jewish General You Never Heard of
Oct 4, 2021
54:27
The best Allied general of WWI, who had a love-hate relationship with Yiddishkeit.
1272
Parshas Noach: Noah After the Flood - A Different Form of Paradise Lost
Parshas Noach: Noah After the Flood - A Different Form of Paradise Lost
Oct 3, 2021
29:10
Did G-d create a perfect world? Why are things so imperfect?
1273
Parshas Bereishis: What Does G-d Mean When He Says " Adam is Like One of Us?"
Parshas Bereishis: What Does G-d Mean When He Says " Adam is Like One of Us?"
Oct 1, 2021
28:59
Man's curiousity, though G-d-like, is dangerous, but unstoppable
1274
The History of Simchas Torah: An Invented Holiday, Which Took-Off Like Wildfire. Why?
The History of Simchas Torah: An Invented Holiday, Which Took-Off Like Wildfire. Why?
Sep 27, 2021
46:18
What does the rise of this holiday " from the bottom up" indicate about the character of the Jewish people?
1275
The Strange History of Hoshanah Rabbah: A Lesser-Known Aspect of the Biblical Sukkos Holiday
The Strange History of Hoshanah Rabbah: A Lesser-Known Aspect of the Biblical Sukkos Holiday
Sep 26, 2021
32:10
Was Moshe told to march around the altar long before the walls of Jericho crumbled?
1276
Ketores and Arba Minim: two types of unity, five days apart
Ketores and Arba Minim: two types of unity, five days apart
Sep 24, 2021
33:18
Amalgamation (loss of individual identity) or cooperation? Which unity is better?
1277
The Arbah Minim: How Do the Arbah Minim Defeat the Four Kingdoms of Exile?
The Arbah Minim: How Do the Arbah Minim Defeat the Four Kingdoms of Exile?
Sep 23, 2021
30:39
The עֲרָבָה represents those Jews who will join Gog and Magog against their own people
1278
Chanoch ben Moshe (10th century, Spain): Torah, Brilliance, and Machlokes
Chanoch ben Moshe (10th century, Spain): Torah, Brilliance, and Machlokes
Sep 20, 2021
1:04:27
A famous tale of yeshiva politics, ambition, faction, but also nobility
1279
Sukkos: A Holiday to Be Celebrated in Israel, Yet Commemorating Galus…Strange
Sukkos: A Holiday to Be Celebrated in Israel, Yet Commemorating Galus…Strange
Sep 20, 2021
32:48
Different types of Sukkah reflect different diaspora experiences
1280
Yom Kippur: Why Does the Chumash Not Mention Teshuvah on Yom Kippur, Just Kapparah?
Yom Kippur: Why Does the Chumash Not Mention Teshuvah on Yom Kippur, Just Kapparah?
Sep 15, 2021
28:20
Does it makes sense to try to make sense out of Yom Kippur?
1281
Parshas Haazinu: Just Before He Dies, Moshe Has the Jews Memorize a Scary Poem
Parshas Haazinu: Just Before He Dies, Moshe Has the Jews Memorize a Scary Poem
Sep 15, 2021
32:20
The poem is pessimistic because it fears the Jews' narcissism
1282
The Tashbetz: MD, PhD Gadol and Posek
The Tashbetz: MD, PhD Gadol and Posek
Sep 13, 2021
1:11:58
Refugee from Spain (1391). A founder of Torah greatness in Algeria. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן צֶמַח דּוּרָאן
1283
An Insight into a Passage in the Rambam's הִלְכוֹת תְּשׁוּבָה
An Insight into a Passage in the Rambam's הִלְכוֹת תְּשׁוּבָה
Sep 10, 2021
22:03
Explaining the parable of the penitent touching the Heavenly Throne
1284
Shabbos Shuva Announcement: The Relationship Between Yom Kippur and Repentance- A Short History
Shabbos Shuva Announcement: The Relationship Between Yom Kippur and Repentance- A Short History
Sep 10, 2021
1:28
Some surprising observations
1285
Rosh HaShanah: Why is שְׁבָרִים "Male"? Why is תְּרוּעָה "Female"?
Rosh HaShanah: Why is שְׁבָרִים "Male"? Why is תְּרוּעָה "Female"?
Sep 6, 2021
35:57
On the day of Creation, did G-d do נְשִׁימָה אַחַת or שְׁתֵּי נְשִׁימוֹת?
1286
Which Tekios are the Ones Which Confuse Satan? - The Baal HaMaor and The Raavad
Which Tekios are the Ones Which Confuse Satan? - The Baal HaMaor and The Raavad
Sep 5, 2021
32:03
A historical suggestion of the בַּעַל הַמָּאוֹר and the vituperative criticism of the Raavad
1287
Scratching Beneath the Surface of the Debate About Blowing Shofar During the Silent Amidah
Scratching Beneath the Surface of the Debate About Blowing Shofar During the Silent Amidah
Sep 3, 2021
29:24
Was blowing nine blasts originally an anti-Saducee act? Were they blown all at once?
1288
How Did Christianity Become Identified with Edom? (Haftarah Nitzavim)
How Did Christianity Become Identified with Edom? (Haftarah Nitzavim)
Sep 2, 2021
35:06
The ibn Ezra on the first Christians. Why Does Edom Have to Be Destroyed?
1289
Parshas Nitzavim: Moses Fears That Nostalgia for Egypt May Trump 40 Years of Miracles in the Desert
Parshas Nitzavim: Moses Fears That Nostalgia for Egypt May Trump 40 Years of Miracles in the Desert
Sep 1, 2021
38:41
What are the "hidden" and "revealed" things to which Moses refers?
1290
Rabbi Dr. Bernard Illowy (1814-1871): The Only Talmid Chacham in Mid-19th Century America, Other Than Rabbi Abraham Rice
Rabbi Dr. Bernard Illowy (1814-1871): The Only Talmid Chacham in Mid-19th Century America, Other Than Rabbi Abraham Rice
Sep 1, 2021
1:21:52
Superbly educated, highly-gifted, a brilliant-success, a tragic failure
1291
The Shofar Mystery: How Did Rabbi Avahu Get the Jewish people to Change the Way They Had Always Blown Shofar?
The Shofar Mystery: How Did Rabbi Avahu Get the Jewish people to Change the Way They Had Always Blown Shofar?
Aug 26, 2021
39:00
Rambam says the Jews forgot how to blow shofar. How exactly does he understand this to have happened?
1292
Utopia on Steroids: The Glorious Future Predicted By the Prophet Isaiah (Haftarah Ki Savo)
Utopia on Steroids: The Glorious Future Predicted By the Prophet Isaiah (Haftarah Ki Savo)
Aug 25, 2021
32:03
If you could create a Utopia, what would it look like? Isaiah's?
1293
A History of the Piyutim Controversies: The Classic Debates About Adding Piyutim to the Liturgy
A History of the Piyutim Controversies: The Classic Debates About Adding Piyutim to the Liturgy
Aug 25, 2021
52:10
The critics of Kaliri vs. the defenders -famous Gedolim, all of them.
1294
Parshas Ki Savo: Is the Speech We Read Identical With the One Delivered By Moses? Or is It Edited?
Parshas Ki Savo: Is the Speech We Read Identical With the One Delivered By Moses? Or is It Edited?
Aug 23, 2021
37:34
Why does the end of the Tochachah describe a national psychological depression?
1295
Selichos: Its Origins and Evolution - Several Completely Different Paradigms
Selichos: Its Origins and Evolution - Several Completely Different Paradigms
Aug 22, 2021
40:00
Liturgical creativity? Musical creativity? Reflections of different communities.
1296
Isaiah's Prophecy: The Childless Woman Suddenly Has Five Sets of Triplets! (Haftarah Ki Seitzei)
Isaiah's Prophecy: The Childless Woman Suddenly Has Five Sets of Triplets! (Haftarah Ki Seitzei)
Aug 19, 2021
23:04
The great blessing of putting a negative past in proper perspective
1297
Elul, Pt. 2: The Ran on the Original Elul - Did the Jews Pray? Or Just Moses?
Elul, Pt. 2: The Ran on the Original Elul - Did the Jews Pray? Or Just Moses?
Aug 19, 2021
29:19
The Jews (some of them) began to "crack" after 30 days in the original Elul. This became Rosh HaShanah
1298
T’kah Bshofar Gadol:Shofar As Audial Wakeup Call, Flag As Visual Wakeup Call. What's the Difference?
T’kah Bshofar Gadol:Shofar As Audial Wakeup Call, Flag As Visual Wakeup Call. What's the Difference?
Aug 18, 2021
30:39
Can a Jew live in Israel and still be in galus?
1299
Parshas Ki Seitzei: The Strange Law About the Captive Woman.
Parshas Ki Seitzei: The Strange Law About the Captive Woman.
Aug 18, 2021
39:09
An exception to the prohibition of intermarriage (הָאַבְנֵי מִלּוּאִים)?
1300
The Maharil: " Mr. Ashkenazi Minhag"
The Maharil: " Mr. Ashkenazi Minhag"
Aug 17, 2021
56:48
The "normal"posek and friend of the victimized Jewish woman