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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1351
Parshas Shelach: The Meraglim and the Canaanites - Who Was More Scared?
Parshas Shelach: The Meraglim and the Canaanites - Who Was More Scared?
Jun 2, 2021
52:23
Caleb at the Ma’aras HaMachpelah: resisting "wokeism"
1352
The 1648 Massacre and the 1171 Massacre
The 1648 Massacre and the 1171 Massacre
Jun 1, 2021
1:05:46
As told in the Yiven Metzulah and in the Emek HaBachah, respectively.
1353
Jeroboam Builds His "Berlin Wall"
Jeroboam Builds His "Berlin Wall"
May 31, 2021
41:15
The Palestinians (the Canaanites) demand the partition of the Holy Land
1354
Why is the Kedushah Done Communaly? (Tefillah)
Why is the Kedushah Done Communaly? (Tefillah)
May 27, 2021
32:17
Poetic weaving-together of the prophetic visions of Isaiah and Ezekiel
1355
Intermarriage: Whose Fault is It? (Haftarah BeHaaloscha)
Intermarriage: Whose Fault is It? (Haftarah BeHaaloscha)
May 26, 2021
34:26
The Judge screams at the prosecutor
1356
Parshas Behaaloscha: The Political Message of the Menorah
Parshas Behaaloscha: The Political Message of the Menorah
May 25, 2021
32:22
The extremes must face the center.
1357
NEW Youtube Lecture Series on Yiddish! Beginning This Week
NEW Youtube Lecture Series on Yiddish! Beginning This Week
May 23, 2021
3:34
Yiddish and Its Role in Judaism and Jewish History
1358
R Eleazar Fleckeles, the last of the great rabbis of Prague. Sworn foe of Frankists
R Eleazar Fleckeles, the last of the great rabbis of Prague. Sworn foe of Frankists
May 23, 2021
1:06:19
Great student (and successor) of the נודע ביהודה. Fantastic דרשן
1359
The Saducees: Theology? Cult? Political party?
The Saducees: Theology? Cult? Political party?
May 21, 2021
54:34
Toxic mix of religion and politics in the Second Temple era
1360
Praying for “Peace” - What Do You Have in Mind? (Tefillah)
Praying for “Peace” - What Do You Have in Mind? (Tefillah)
May 21, 2021
37:57
Peace among the Jews? Mid-East? World peace? Shalom bayis?
1361
Parshas Naso: The Adulterous Wife vs. the Hypocritical Husband
Parshas Naso: The Adulterous Wife vs. the Hypocritical Husband
May 20, 2021
33:44
Is the Sotah ceremony a one-way street?
1362
Samson's Nezirus: Training for Espionage? (Haftarah Naso)
Samson's Nezirus: Training for Espionage? (Haftarah Naso)
May 19, 2021
37:25
Intermarriage and Israeli spies
1363
The Aseres HaDibros in Epic Poem Form - A Religious and Literary Masterpiece (Tefillah)
The Aseres HaDibros in Epic Poem Form - A Religious and Literary Masterpiece (Tefillah)
May 13, 2021
33:35
Maturely reflecting on each commandment. By one of the greatest Ashkenazic paytanim.
1364
Parshas Bamidbar: The Flags - The Existential Struggle Between the Different Forces in Klal Yisroel
Parshas Bamidbar: The Flags - The Existential Struggle Between the Different Forces in Klal Yisroel
May 12, 2021
39:01
What are the "flags" nowadays?
1365
The Prophet Hosea and His Theme of "Idolatry = Marital Infidelity" (Haftarah BaMidbar)
The Prophet Hosea and His Theme of "Idolatry = Marital Infidelity" (Haftarah BaMidbar)
May 11, 2021
31:11
The Jews and G-d are "married," but without the option of divorce
1366
Shavuos: Two Messages of the Book of Ruth - The Timely and the Timeless
Shavuos: Two Messages of the Book of Ruth - The Timely and the Timeless
May 10, 2021
45:35
Why did the Prophet Samuel write this book?
1367
The 3rd Paragraph of Shmoneh Esrei: Why “V’Shimchah Kadosh?” (Tefillah)
The 3rd Paragraph of Shmoneh Esrei: Why “V’Shimchah Kadosh?” (Tefillah)
May 9, 2021
33:03
Can God have a "name?
1368
Rabbi M. Cahn of Fulda, Imperial Germany: Torah Im Derech Eretz in Action and a Lobbyist Supreme
Rabbi M. Cahn of Fulda, Imperial Germany: Torah Im Derech Eretz in Action and a Lobbyist Supreme
May 9, 2021
1:31:41
The unbelievably busy schedule of a Rav in Germany in the Kaiser's era
1369
Shavuos: Was Matan Torah Experienced as an Uplifting, or as a Depressing, Event?
Shavuos: Was Matan Torah Experienced as an Uplifting, or as a Depressing, Event?
May 6, 2021
31:42
The scary nature of the Torah Sh’Baal Peh
1370
Performing a Real-Estate Deal on the Titanic - Jeremiah Ch. 32 (Haftarah Behar-Bechukosai)
Performing a Real-Estate Deal on the Titanic - Jeremiah Ch. 32 (Haftarah Behar-Bechukosai)
May 6, 2021
29:27
The haftarah is a small fragment of the larger story. Look it up!
1371
The Tchebiner Rav: The Greatness of the Galitzianers - Really
The Tchebiner Rav: The Greatness of the Galitzianers - Really
May 5, 2021
1:32:50
The days of Torah glory (Franz Josef) to the Churban, to Medinat Yisrael and the new Torah world
1372
Parshas Behar-Bechukosai: The Tochachah - The Fate of the Survivors, the Nisharim.
Parshas Behar-Bechukosai: The Tochachah - The Fate of the Survivors, the Nisharim.
May 4, 2021
36:46
Why was there a Second Temple? Why is there a State of Israel?
1373
Shavuos: Zman Matan Torasainu or Zman Matan Aseres Hadibros?
Shavuos: Zman Matan Torasainu or Zman Matan Aseres Hadibros?
May 3, 2021
40:06
The historical origins of the Azharos
1374
The Second Brachah of Shemonah Esrei: Why Did They Make It All About Resurrection? (Tefillah)
The Second Brachah of Shemonah Esrei: Why Did They Make It All About Resurrection? (Tefillah)
May 2, 2021
47:56
Is it resurrection? Or immortality of the soul?
1375
Lag B’Omer: R Akiva Teaching R’ Shimon bar Yochai After His Students Perished?
Lag B’Omer: R Akiva Teaching R’ Shimon bar Yochai After His Students Perished?
Apr 28, 2021
37:40
The change in the Israeli yeshiva culture as a result of the 24,000 deaths
1376
The Passage in Ezekiel That Almost Got the Book Banned (Haftarah Emor)
The Passage in Ezekiel That Almost Got the Book Banned (Haftarah Emor)
Apr 28, 2021
41:42
Kiddush Rishon in the Beis HaMikdash?!
1377
The First Three Paragraphs of the Shemonah Esrei
The First Three Paragraphs of the Shemonah Esrei
Apr 26, 2021
42:11
Do you start with reason, or with family history?
1378
Parshas Emor: The Kohen vs. the Talmid Chacham. Two Different Models of Elitism
Parshas Emor: The Kohen vs. the Talmid Chacham. Two Different Models of Elitism
Apr 26, 2021
39:49
Why should a mere physical blemish prevent a righteous kohen from serving?
1379
Orobio de Castro: The Marrano Champion of Judaism
Orobio de Castro: The Marrano Champion of Judaism
Apr 25, 2021
59:17
The man who battled both the Inquisition and Spinoza
1380
Henry Morgenthau: An Assimilated Jew Encounters His Jewish Identity in the Crucible of the Shoah
Henry Morgenthau: An Assimilated Jew Encounters His Jewish Identity in the Crucible of the Shoah
Apr 23, 2021
1:56:52
The unusual relationship between Morgenthau, FDR, and the terrible fate of the Jews in WWII
1381
Amos Tells the Jews They Could Lose Israel Very Easily (Haftarah Acharei Mos-Kedoshim)
Amos Tells the Jews They Could Lose Israel Very Easily (Haftarah Acharei Mos-Kedoshim)
Apr 21, 2021
30:23
The difference between Klal Yisroel and the individual Bar Yisroel in terms of Divine Grace and survival
1382
The Chaotic World of Unregulated Synagogues in the Second Temple Era (Tefillah)
The Chaotic World of Unregulated Synagogues in the Second Temple Era (Tefillah)
Apr 21, 2021
40:14
And the turning point represented by the Destruction of the Bais HaMikdash
1383
Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: What is the Precise Meaning of “Kedoshim Tihiyu?”
Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: What is the Precise Meaning of “Kedoshim Tihiyu?”
Apr 20, 2021
43:05
How can you tell if someone's chumrah results in his fulfilling “Kedoshim Tihiyu?”
1384
Romanian Jewry: The Fascinating Observations of a Hungarian Rav on Romanian Jewry in the Holocaust
Romanian Jewry: The Fascinating Observations of a Hungarian Rav on Romanian Jewry in the Holocaust
Apr 18, 2021
1:21:43
What's the definition of "frum"? Why did the observant Jews get killed during the Holocaust, but not the non-observant?
1385
Parshas Tazria-Metzora: Leprosy a Punishment for Lashon Hara - Really?
Parshas Tazria-Metzora: Leprosy a Punishment for Lashon Hara - Really?
Apr 15, 2021
43:51
Agadic statements as rhetoric, sometimes.
1386
Prayer in the Second Temple Era, Part II (Tefillah)
Prayer in the Second Temple Era, Part II (Tefillah)
Apr 13, 2021
47:16
The messy narrative of the historians. The neat narrative of Maimonides.
1387
Was Gechazi a Moral Hero? Or an Expedient Opportunist? (Haftarah Tazria-Metzorah)
Was Gechazi a Moral Hero? Or an Expedient Opportunist? (Haftarah Tazria-Metzorah)
Apr 13, 2021
42:33
Did Elisha treat Gechazi correctly? Or did he drive him OTD?
1388
R’ Yitzchak Alfasi - “The Rif” (1013-1103): The Pluses and Minuses of the "Reader's Digest" Approach
R’ Yitzchak Alfasi - “The Rif” (1013-1103): The Pluses and Minuses of the "Reader's Digest" Approach
Apr 12, 2021
1:13:33
The fascinating literary history of the book. Aid or competition to the Gemara?
1389
Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - What Exactly Happened?
Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - What Exactly Happened?
Apr 8, 2021
31:21
How can a soul be "burned"?
1390
Prayer in the Second Temple Era, Part I (Tefillah)
Prayer in the Second Temple Era, Part I (Tefillah)
Apr 8, 2021
44:30
Trying to Trace the Effects of Exile and Diaspora on the Evolution of Synagogues and Prayer. The "neat narrative" of Maimonides vs. the messy one of the historians
1391
Was King David Right in Introducing "Carlebach" Music in the Aron Parade? (Haftarah Shmini)
Was King David Right in Introducing "Carlebach" Music in the Aron Parade? (Haftarah Shmini)
Apr 6, 2021
43:23
Some unusual observations of the Malbim re: the David-Michal argument
1392
Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937): The Most Famous and Controversial Baal Teshuva of 100 Years Ago
Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937): The Most Famous and Controversial Baal Teshuva of 100 Years Ago
Apr 6, 2021
1:25:45
The founder of Zionism who ended up as leader of the Agudah.
1393
Haftarah Last Day of Pesach: The End of Passover and the Violent (?) Messianic Process
Haftarah Last Day of Pesach: The End of Passover and the Violent (?) Messianic Process
Apr 2, 2021
43:15
Pharaoh at the Red Sea equals the War of Gog and Magog
1394
Last Day of Pesach: Pharaoh and the Eirev Rav
Last Day of Pesach: Pharaoh and the Eirev Rav
Apr 1, 2021
49:21
Egypt's other slaves "khap arein." Where are their descendants today? The Vilna Gaon opinion
1395
Piyutim and Shul Fighting: A Poem from the 13th Century
Piyutim and Shul Fighting: A Poem from the 13th Century
Mar 31, 2021
55:04
Some actually argued piyutim were more important that tefilah!
1396
Judah Al-Charizi (12th Century): Greatest (?) of the Sefardic Poets of the Golden Age
Judah Al-Charizi (12th Century): Greatest (?) of the Sefardic Poets of the Golden Age
Mar 31, 2021
1:46:56
The "rapper" of genius who fought to make the Jews see the superiority of Hebrew over Arabic
1397
Seder Thoughts: The "Three-Model" vs. the "Four-Model"
Seder Thoughts: The "Three-Model" vs. the "Four-Model"
Mar 26, 2021
58:05
Which Maror is around today?
1398
HaRav Yosef Tov Elem's Tour de Fource: The Famous Piyut ""Elokei Ruchos L'Chol Bassar"
HaRav Yosef Tov Elem's Tour de Fource: The Famous Piyut ""Elokei Ruchos L'Chol Bassar"
Mar 24, 2021
41:59
A poetic review of Maseches Pesachim adored by the Baalei Tosafos
1399
The Mission of the Prophet Elijah in the Messianic process (Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol)
The Mission of the Prophet Elijah in the Messianic process (Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol)
Mar 23, 2021
45:48
The Jews challenge the Prophet over theodicy
1400
Parshas Tzav: Reciting Korbanos vs. Understanding Korbanos
Parshas Tzav: Reciting Korbanos vs. Understanding Korbanos
Mar 22, 2021
45:44
Symbolism in the olah and the minchah. Can you think of any?