Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1573 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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1451
The Shaagas Aryeh - R’ Aryeh Leib ben Asher of Minsk and Metz: A Gaon Who Broke the Mold
The Shaagas Aryeh - R’ Aryeh Leib ben Asher of Minsk and Metz: A Gaon Who Broke the Mold
Jul 30, 2019
47:24
Hero of the masses, and the subject of many legends and "baba maasos"
1452
Some Insights into Violence, Middle Eastern Politics, and the Shidduch Crisis of the דור המדבר
Some Insights into Violence, Middle Eastern Politics, and the Shidduch Crisis of the דור המדבר
Jul 25, 2019
28:43
Remarkable parallels to our own times
1453
Rav Yitzchak HaLevi Herzog (1888-1959)- A Unique Figure, a Gaon and a PhD
Rav Yitzchak HaLevi Herzog (1888-1959)- A Unique Figure, a Gaon and a PhD
Jul 22, 2019
36:28
One of the two truly great Chief Rabbis of modern Israel
1454
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The 20th-21st Centuries The Struggle Goes On - Part 5 (Series Finale)
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The 20th-21st Centuries The Struggle Goes On - Part 5 (Series Finale)
Jul 21, 2019
1:12:32
6/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History Series: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
1455
Parshas Balak- The Phenomenon of Moses' Inability to Respond to Direct Challenges to His Authority
Parshas Balak- The Phenomenon of Moses' Inability to Respond to Direct Challenges to His Authority
Jul 19, 2019
34:32
Combined with repeated Divine Intervention to suppress such challenges
1456
Post-Tour Reflections: A Cautionary Judaic Tale
Post-Tour Reflections: A Cautionary Judaic Tale
Jul 18, 2019
28:38
Post-Tour Reflections on Rot in Judaism - Prague, Vienna, Budapest as a Cautionary Judaic Tale Rabbi Katz discusses some worrying trends in contemporary Judaism
1457
Some Historical Reflections by Rabbi Katz on the History of Hungarian Jewry in the Modern Era.
Some Historical Reflections by Rabbi Katz on the History of Hungarian Jewry in the Modern Era.
Jul 15, 2019
26:20
Recorded in Budapest while on a Jewish History tour
1458
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: Czarist Russia and the Blood Libel in Modern Times- Part 4
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: Czarist Russia and the Blood Libel in Modern Times- Part 4
Jul 14, 2019
1:25:06
5/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History Series: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
1459
Vienna Tour: Rabbi Katz and Some Jewish History Thoughts in Vienna
Vienna Tour: Rabbi Katz and Some Jewish History Thoughts in Vienna
Jul 11, 2019
15:38
Habsburgs and Jews
1460
Prague Jewish History Tour: Reflections on the Jews and Prague
Prague Jewish History Tour: Reflections on the Jews and Prague
Jul 9, 2019
17:23
On location in Europe.....
1461
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The Blood Libel in Modern Times - Part 3
Murdering Jews for Something they did not do: The Blood Libel in Modern Times - Part 3
Jul 7, 2019
1:21:35
4/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History
1462
Parshas Korach: Provoking the Nuclear Option
Parshas Korach: Provoking the Nuclear Option
Jul 4, 2019
13:22
Demagoguery, and dealing with the Masses
1463
Fourth of July, USA: Reflections in Jewish History
Fourth of July, USA: Reflections in Jewish History
Jul 4, 2019
12:17
The Jews in the Anglo American era
1464
Murdering Jews for Something They did not do: Blood Libels: German Madness and Greed in the Middle Ages Part 2
Murdering Jews for Something They did not do: Blood Libels: German Madness and Greed in the Middle Ages Part 2
Jun 30, 2019
1:12:35
3/6: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do: Chimerical Christian Fantasies and their Lethal Results in Jewish History
1465
פרשת שלח Parshas Shelach
פרשת שלח Parshas Shelach
Jun 26, 2019
22:36
1.) The terrible power of peer pressure 2.) Moses the lawyer
1466
20 Sivan: Anniversary of the Massacres in France, Ukraine and Hungary
20 Sivan: Anniversary of the Massacres in France, Ukraine and Hungary
Jun 26, 2019
26:07
A discussion of various tragedies that occurred on this date, and the response of the Ashkenazi Jews to these events
1467
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do-German Madness in the Middle Ages Part I
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do-German Madness in the Middle Ages Part I
Jun 22, 2019
1:09:10
Murdering Jews for Something Edited (2) 02 Summer Series 2014 Lecture 2 German Madness and Greed in the Middle Ages, Part I
1468
Does the Torah Require Any 'Secular' Knowledge?
Does the Torah Require Any 'Secular' Knowledge?
Jun 21, 2019
26:23
On parashas בהעלותך
1469
Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685-1730), The שומר אמונים - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Yosef Ergas (1685-1730), The שומר אמונים - Personalities in Jewish History
Jun 18, 2019
26:01
One of the most interesting and accessible Kabbalistic books
1470
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do- French Madness in the Middle Ages
Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do- French Madness in the Middle Ages
Jun 15, 2019
1:14:13
Murdering Jews for Something Edited (1) 01 Summer Series 2014 French Madness in the Middle Ages(incomplete - missing the end)
1471
Parshas Nasso - Deference for Consensus
Parshas Nasso - Deference for Consensus
Jun 14, 2019
20:01
The parshah that privileges consensus over unilateralism
1472
Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) of Venice and Sarajevo - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) of Venice and Sarajevo - Personalities in Jewish History
Jun 12, 2019
39:00
The Rabbi who "opened up" the Tosefta
1473
The Rema (1525-1572)
The Rema (1525-1572)
Jun 12, 2019
42:17
Biographical
1474
Avraham Ben Avraham | The Ger Tzedek - Vilna 1749 - Personalities in Jewish History
Avraham Ben Avraham | The Ger Tzedek - Vilna 1749 - Personalities in Jewish History
Jun 4, 2019
38:02
Valentin Potocki the reputed martyr and Ger Tzedek at the time of the Vilna Gaon. Fact or fairy-tale?
1475
Saturday Night Lecture Series Preview- Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
Saturday Night Lecture Series Preview- Blood Libels: Murdering Jews for Something They Did Not Do
Jun 2, 2019
4:43
A history of the Blood Libel in six lectures
1476
Parshas Bechukosai-The Tocahachah and Modern Times
Parshas Bechukosai-The Tocahachah and Modern Times
May 30, 2019
21:20
Can the תוכחה be related to the Holocaust at an intellectually honest level? The seduction of glib analysis
1477
Rabbi Yitzchak of Volozhin 1780-1849 and the Challenges of Czarist Russia
Rabbi Yitzchak of Volozhin 1780-1849 and the Challenges of Czarist Russia
May 29, 2019
41:28
The son of Reb Chaim Volozhiner. "Mr. Responsiblity"
1478
From Chanukah to Tishabav: The Great Revolt, the Civil Wars, and the Churban (Part 4) - Saturday Night Lecture Series (Series Finale)
From Chanukah to Tishabav: The Great Revolt, the Civil Wars, and the Churban (Part 4) - Saturday Night Lecture Series (Series Finale)
May 26, 2019
1:18:29
Series: The Slippery Slope from Chanuka to Tisha b'Av. Lecture 4/4
1479
Lag B’Omer- Parshas Behar
Lag B’Omer- Parshas Behar
May 24, 2019
30:37
An analysis of Lag B'Omer, its countermodern attractiveness, and its relevance to the modern Jewish experience
1480
A Personal Request from Rabbi Katz
A Personal Request from Rabbi Katz
May 23, 2019
0:59
Spread the word
1481
From Chanukah to Tishabav: The Background to the Great Revolt; the Tragedy of Roman-Jewish Relations (Part 3) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
From Chanukah to Tishabav: The Background to the Great Revolt; the Tragedy of Roman-Jewish Relations (Part 3) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
May 19, 2019
1:00:33
Series: The Slippery Slope from Chanuka to Tisha b'Av. Lecture 3/4
1482
Parshas Emor
Parshas Emor
May 17, 2019
17:38
Plus a little on Lag B'Omer
1483
Maharam Lublin: R’ Meir Lublin 1558-1616 - Personalities in Jewish History
Maharam Lublin: R’ Meir Lublin 1558-1616 - Personalities in Jewish History
May 15, 2019
35:51
The famous combatant in the bitter 1611 controversy surrounding the "Get of Vienna"
1484
From Chanukah to Tishabav (Part 2) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
From Chanukah to Tishabav (Part 2) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
May 12, 2019
1:00:23
Series: The Slippery Slope from Chanuka to Tisha b'Av. Lecture 2/4
1485
Parshas Kedoshim and the Passion - Imperative
Parshas Kedoshim and the Passion - Imperative
May 10, 2019
28:35
The coinciding of קדושים and יום העצמאות. Community and absence of community in contemporary Judaism and Jewish sociology
1486
Rabbi Yaakov Sasportas 1610-1698 of the Sephardi "Diaspora" - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Yaakov Sasportas 1610-1698 of the Sephardi "Diaspora" - Personalities in Jewish History
May 8, 2019
40:11
Posek, diplomat, rosh yeshiva, and the leading opponent of Shabtai Zvi. A truly dramatic biography
1487
From Chanukah to Tishabav - SERIES PREMIERE (Part 1) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
From Chanukah to Tishabav - SERIES PREMIERE (Part 1) - Saturday Night Lecture Series
May 5, 2019
1:03:18
The Slippery Slope from Chanuka to Tisha b'Av.
1488
Parshas Acharei Mos
Parshas Acharei Mos
May 2, 2019
24:28
"Getting too close?"
1489
Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash of Spain (1077-1141) - Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash of Spain (1077-1141) - Personalities in Jewish History
May 1, 2019
27:21
The greatest Sephardi Gadol of the early 12th century. The "hero" of Maimonides
1490
Something to say @the seder #3
Something to say @the seder #3
Apr 18, 2019
18:11
The power of the Jewish Woman
1491
Something to say at the seder #2
Something to say at the seder #2
Apr 17, 2019
14:31
Wise and dumb, heroes and cowards
1492
Nahmanides (רמב"ן) - Personalities in Jewish History
Nahmanides (רמב"ן) - Personalities in Jewish History
Apr 16, 2019
38:09
The greatest Spanish Rishon of the second half of the Middle Ages. The father of "Sefardi-Yeshivsh "
1493
Something to say @the Seder #1
Something to say @the Seder #1
Apr 15, 2019
10:07
Three groups @ the original Passover
1494
פרשת מצורע-Parshas Metzora-Shabbos HaGadol
פרשת מצורע-Parshas Metzora-Shabbos HaGadol
Apr 12, 2019
23:59
The leprosy of King Uzziah of Judah
1495
Rabbi Shmuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen of Venice ( 1521-1597) Personalities in Jewish History
Rabbi Shmuel Yehudah Katzenellenbogen of Venice ( 1521-1597) Personalities in Jewish History
Apr 11, 2019
35:57
A Rosh Yeshiva in the "party-city" of the Old World - What a challenge!
1496
Famous Jewish Historians: Fritz Baer - Saturday Night Lecture Series
Famous Jewish Historians: Fritz Baer - Saturday Night Lecture Series
Apr 7, 2019
1:41:36
5/7 in re Fritz Baer.
1497
Parshas Tazria - Parshas Hachodesh - Parsha Perspective
Parshas Tazria - Parshas Hachodesh - Parsha Perspective
Apr 5, 2019
12:07
A sobering reflection on the korban pesach andvthe golden calf
1498
Avrahan Gershom of Kutov, 1701-1761: Personalities in Jewish History
Avrahan Gershom of Kutov, 1701-1761: Personalities in Jewish History
Apr 3, 2019
33:16
An "old-style" chasid who became the brother in law of the founder of the "new-style" Chasidism
1499
Famous Jewish Historians: The Doros HaRishonim (HaLevy) - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 4
Famous Jewish Historians: The Doros HaRishonim (HaLevy) - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 4
Mar 31, 2019
1:29:36
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Katz. Part 4 - The Doros Harishonim
1500
Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - Parsha Perspective
Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - Parsha Perspective
Mar 29, 2019
19:29
What exactly happened to the sons of Aharon?