Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1705 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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1351
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
1352
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
1353
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.
1354
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
1355
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
1356
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!
1357
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
1358
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?
1359
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
1360
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
1361
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?
1362
Haggadah Thoughts: Two competing Seders? R’ Akiva vs. R’ Gamliel
Haggadah Thoughts: Two competing Seders? R’ Akiva vs. R’ Gamliel
Mar 21, 2021
49:02
A plug for the Abarbanel Hagada, among others
1363
Dr. Elijah Montalto (1567-1616): Among the Most Famous Marranos Who Returned to Judaism and the Most Famous MD
Dr. Elijah Montalto (1567-1616): Among the Most Famous Marranos Who Returned to Judaism and the Most Famous MD
Mar 21, 2021
46:36
Destroyed Catholics in debate, yet they held him as the best MD.
1364
Tefillah: A New Series on Prayer and Prayers in Jewish History
Tefillah: A New Series on Prayer and Prayers in Jewish History
Mar 18, 2021
31:17
What was prayer in the first millennium in Eretz Yisrael?
1365
Isaiah's Bitter Diatribe Against Jewish Willful Stupidity During the Reign of Ahaz (Haftarah VaYikrah)
Isaiah's Bitter Diatribe Against Jewish Willful Stupidity During the Reign of Ahaz (Haftarah VaYikrah)
Mar 17, 2021
34:41
"They fashion the idol out of a piece of wood and then worship it sincerely"
1366
Parshas VaYikrah: King David's Anguish at His Inability to Defend the Korbanos in Debate with Gentiles and Heretics
Parshas VaYikrah: King David's Anguish at His Inability to Defend the Korbanos in Debate with Gentiles and Heretics
Mar 16, 2021
38:50
Maimonides: When you cannot win a debate about Judaism, just double-down in faith
1367
R' Aryeh Levin (1885-1969): The Only Tzadik Genuinely Venerated By Both Frum and Non-Frum in Modern Times
R' Aryeh Levin (1885-1969): The Only Tzadik Genuinely Venerated By Both Frum and Non-Frum in Modern Times
Mar 15, 2021
1:16:31
His bio is different from the Artscroll bios of Gedolim
1368
The Most Difficult Haftorah of the Year (Haftarah Parshas HaChodesh)
The Most Difficult Haftorah of the Year (Haftarah Parshas HaChodesh)
Mar 10, 2021
34:54
Ezekiel's description of Passover in the Messianic Era
1369
Parshas VaYakhel-Pekudei: Which Has Worked Better? Mishkan or Shabbos?
Parshas VaYakhel-Pekudei: Which Has Worked Better? Mishkan or Shabbos?
Mar 9, 2021
31:27
Why is Moses reticent about the mystical significance of the Sabbath in public?
1370
Rabbi Leone Modena of Venice - A Posek Who Taught Dancing (and Many Other Subjects)
Rabbi Leone Modena of Venice - A Posek Who Taught Dancing (and Many Other Subjects)
Mar 8, 2021
1:16:00
Very frum but skeptical of the claims of the Kabbalists
1371
Ezekiel's Prophecy of an Undeserved Redemption (Haftarah Ki Sisah)
Ezekiel's Prophecy of an Undeserved Redemption (Haftarah Ki Sisah)
Mar 3, 2021
27:06
The Red Cow: It works even without repentance
1372
Parshas Ki Sisa: Where Does It Say You May Not Make an Idol of Hashem?
Parshas Ki Sisa: Where Does It Say You May Not Make an Idol of Hashem?
Mar 1, 2021
42:25
Does idolatry inevitably lead to indecency?
1373
"The Akedah" - R’ Yitzhak Arama (15th Century Spain): Author of the "Cheater-Book" Used By Generations of Pulpit Rabbis
"The Akedah" - R’ Yitzhak Arama (15th Century Spain): Author of the "Cheater-Book" Used By Generations of Pulpit Rabbis
Mar 1, 2021
1:10:14
An encyclopedia of original approaches to the weekly Parshah. A classy intellectual work.
1374
Esther vs. Ezra: Competitive Narrative-Sensibilities
Esther vs. Ezra: Competitive Narrative-Sensibilities
Feb 24, 2021
40:34
If you won the lottery, would you tell others? Or keep it quiet?
1375
Parshas Tetzaveh: Aaron's Splendid Clothes and His Splendid Temperament
Parshas Tetzaveh: Aaron's Splendid Clothes and His Splendid Temperament
Feb 22, 2021
32:48
The first (only) brothers in the Chumash who get-along?
1376
A Purim Insight of R’ Y. Eibeschutz in Its Historical Context
A Purim Insight of R’ Y. Eibeschutz in Its Historical Context
Feb 21, 2021
38:22
Were the Jews obligated to wipe out Amalek during the time of Haman?
1377
Thoughts on Purim: Three Open-Ended Questions About the Purim Story
Thoughts on Purim: Three Open-Ended Questions About the Purim Story
Feb 18, 2021
35:29
Was Haman out to kill the Jews, or was he out to convert them?
1378
Parshas Trumah: Why Did G-d REQUEST a Mishkan, But Seemed Not Interested At All in a Bais Hamikdash?
Parshas Trumah: Why Did G-d REQUEST a Mishkan, But Seemed Not Interested At All in a Bais Hamikdash?
Feb 17, 2021
40:12
What exactly is the danger of a holy building?
1379
Haftarah Zachor: Saul and the Amalekites - Why Did He Think of Them as Innocent?
Haftarah Zachor: Saul and the Amalekites - Why Did He Think of Them as Innocent?
Feb 15, 2021
40:43
Was Saul punished so severely when he got it mostly right?
1380
The "Levush": The "Goldilocks” Version of the Shulchan Aruch - and In the 16th Century!
The "Levush": The "Goldilocks” Version of the Shulchan Aruch - and In the 16th Century!
Feb 14, 2021
59:09
The "original" Aruch ha-Shulkhan, trying to help the common man
1381
The Story of Joash Repairing the Temple. What had Athaliah Done? Two Versions - (Haftarah Shekalim)
The Story of Joash Repairing the Temple. What had Athaliah Done? Two Versions - (Haftarah Shekalim)
Feb 11, 2021
43:11
Do you just trust the contractors? Moses vs. King Joash of Judah.
1382
Parshas Mishpatim: Onkelos, His Audience, and Seeing G-d Standing Next to a Sapphire Brick
Parshas Mishpatim: Onkelos, His Audience, and Seeing G-d Standing Next to a Sapphire Brick
Feb 9, 2021
43:33
Maimonides guides the perplexed to understand what happened to Aaron and the elders
1383
The 23rd of Sivan: Another Holocaust Which Did Not Happen
The 23rd of Sivan: Another Holocaust Which Did Not Happen
Feb 7, 2021
59:40
Herod Agrippa's finest hour, his appeal to Caligula, and the Providential salvation of the Jews
1384
Isaiah is Told of Impending Doom for the Kingdom of Judah, and Nothing Will Stop It - Haftarah Yisro
Isaiah is Told of Impending Doom for the Kingdom of Judah, and Nothing Will Stop It - Haftarah Yisro
Feb 3, 2021
33:54
If you are good in בין אדם למקום but not בין אדם לחברו, are you frum?
1385
Parshas Yisro: Why the Preoccupation With Staying Away From the Mountain?
Parshas Yisro: Why the Preoccupation With Staying Away From the Mountain?
Feb 1, 2021
46:04
Which parts of the story are literal? What is the meaning of the non-literal?
1386
The "Rashba" - R’ Shlomo ben Adret (1235-1310): Baal HaBayis, Rosh Yeshiva, Posek and Royal Troubleshooter
The "Rashba" - R’ Shlomo ben Adret (1235-1310): Baal HaBayis, Rosh Yeshiva, Posek and Royal Troubleshooter
Feb 1, 2021
1:24:40
Incredible literary-prolificacy in the "Golden Age" of Spanish Torah scholarship. The "vital-center."
1387
Deborah: What Kind of a Judge Was She, Exactly? - Haftarah Beshalach
Deborah: What Kind of a Judge Was She, Exactly? - Haftarah Beshalach
Jan 28, 2021
38:34
Why does she express disappointment in the midst of triumph?
1388
Parshas Beshalach: Why Did Miriam Organize a Dance at the Red Sea?
Parshas Beshalach: Why Did Miriam Organize a Dance at the Red Sea?
Jan 28, 2021
33:50
Did Miriam think Moshe did not rise to the occasion sufficiently?
1389
R’ Eliezer Silver: The Successes and Failures of the Agudas HaRabbonim - Pt. 1
R’ Eliezer Silver: The Successes and Failures of the Agudas HaRabbonim - Pt. 1
Jan 27, 2021
1:57:28
The best example of the old-school model of the community-rav. Did it work?
1390
Jeremiah Blasts the Jews Who Flee to Egypt: "You Are Fleeing to Hiroshima!" - Haftarah Bo
Jeremiah Blasts the Jews Who Flee to Egypt: "You Are Fleeing to Hiroshima!" - Haftarah Bo
Jan 20, 2021
32:20
Egypt's Machiavellian policy boomerangs 20 years after the Churban
1391
Parshas Bo: Why Does G-d Deceive Pharaoh With That Request to Leave for Only Three Days?
Parshas Bo: Why Does G-d Deceive Pharaoh With That Request to Leave for Only Three Days?
Jan 19, 2021
32:33
Moshe spends most of his time trying to persuade the Jews to leave. Unsuccessfully!
1392
The Sheldon Adelson Phenomenon: An Interpretation Based on the Noda B'Yehudah and the Yaaros Dvash
The Sheldon Adelson Phenomenon: An Interpretation Based on the Noda B'Yehudah and the Yaaros Dvash
Jan 17, 2021
50:43
Jewish billionaires and their indifference to Jewish causes; Galus HaShechinah.
1393
The Crocodile Dropped Into the Sahara - Haftarah VaEra
The Crocodile Dropped Into the Sahara - Haftarah VaEra
Jan 14, 2021
35:39
The Babylonian invasion of Egypt as tit for tat?
1394
Parshas VaEra: Why Show Respect to a Bum Like Pharaoh?
Parshas VaEra: Why Show Respect to a Bum Like Pharaoh?
Jan 13, 2021
29:29
Moses could have lobbied with influential Egyptians had G-d not prohibited.
1395
R Yehiel Weinberg - "The Seridei Aish" (1884-1966): Can One Be Yeshivish and Not Yeshivish At the Same Time?
R Yehiel Weinberg - "The Seridei Aish" (1884-1966): Can One Be Yeshivish and Not Yeshivish At the Same Time?
Jan 12, 2021
1:46:58
What happens when the beauty of mussar runs into the horrors of the materialism and genocide of modernity?
1396
Isaiah Predicts Destruction Followed By Restoration - Haftarah Shmos
Isaiah Predicts Destruction Followed By Restoration - Haftarah Shmos
Jan 7, 2021
33:37
Isaiah's condemnation of alcoholism and hedonism. The challenge of indulgence.
1397
Parshas Shmos (2020): Unpacking the Hotel Incident - Did G-d Really Intend to Kill Moses After so Heavily Recruiting Him?
Parshas Shmos (2020): Unpacking the Hotel Incident - Did G-d Really Intend to Kill Moses After so Heavily Recruiting Him?
Jan 5, 2021
48:04
Getting used to a life with no time for anything other than prophecy-availability
1398
Rabbi Moshe Oster of Brody (1710-1785): Life in the Kloiz of the Early Modern Era
Rabbi Moshe Oster of Brody (1710-1785): Life in the Kloiz of the Early Modern Era
Jan 3, 2021
52:11
Daunting schedule but the pay is good. Kabbalah after you have mastered Shas. No shortcuts!
1399
David and Joab: A Complex of Emotions National-Security Issues - Haftarah VaYechi (2020)
David and Joab: A Complex of Emotions National-Security Issues - Haftarah VaYechi (2020)
Dec 31, 2020
41:49
Does Dovid actually tell Shlomo to kill them? The Abarbanel's version.
1400
Parshas VaYechi (2020): Why Did Yaakov Have a "Gentile" funeral?
Parshas VaYechi (2020): Why Did Yaakov Have a "Gentile" funeral?
Dec 30, 2020
36:05
Where are exactly was Joseph buried in Egypt?