Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

1501

Parshas Pekudei - Parsha Persepctives

Mar 8, 2019

14:02

Clouds and fire, darkness or light? Which?

1502

“Galitzianer Jewry” and The 'Shoel Umayshiv': Personalities in Jewish History

Mar 7, 2019

32:29

One of the greatest of the "Galitzianer" Gedolim. Author of one of the most widely-used responsa collections, but unknown in the Yeshiva World. A glimpse into a vanished world.

1503

History of the Jews in Poland: Poles and Jews Since the Fall of Communism- Pt. 6

Mar 3, 2019

1:59:06

“Can we at least agree on the facts? No!” Poles and Jews Since the Fall of Communism

1504

Parshas ויקהל - Parsha Perspectives

Mar 1, 2019

14:59

A משכן built by sinners?

1505

R’ Yitzchok Elchonon Spector, 1817 - 1896: Personalities in Jewish History

Feb 27, 2019

32:24

The last of the Great Rabbis venerated by ALL segments of Jewish Society, not just the Orthodox

1506

History of the Jews in Poland: Poles and Jews in the Holocaust and After- Pt. 5

Feb 24, 2019

1:53:43

Poles and Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland

1507

Parshas Ki Sisa - Why would they make the Golden Calf? - Parsha Perspective

Feb 22, 2019

19:30

Why would they make a Golden Calf?

1508

Italian Jewry and Rabbi Azarya Figo 1579-1647 - Personalities in Jewish History

Feb 20, 2019

35:53

A look at one of .Italy's Jews and גדולי תורה in an age of persecution and brilliance

1509

History of the Jews in Poland: Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland (1918-1939)- Pt. 4

Feb 17, 2019

1:43:32

Poles and Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland

1510

Old Ashkenazic Jewry and Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid (1150-1217): Personalities in Jewish History

Feb 13, 2019

21:02

The hasidic world of a thousand years ago - ספר החסידים

1511

Parshas Tetzaveh: Parsha Perspectives

Feb 12, 2019

10:12

Trust and priesthood

1512

Parshas Teruma: Parsha Persepctives

Feb 8, 2019

17:28

So why exactly do we need a משכן?

1513

History of the Jews in Poland: Jews Under Czarist Rule- Pt. 3

Feb 7, 2019

1:24:30

Deuteronomy 28:49-51: Poles and Jews under Czarist Rule

1514

The Ibn Ezra: Personalities in Jewish History

Feb 5, 2019

19:19

The famous Bible Commentator and intellectual. Is a "Rishon" a "Rishon" if he is not into Gemara ?

1515

Parshas Mishpatim: Parsha Perspectives

Feb 1, 2019

14:27

Problems of slavery, problems of emancipation

1516

Greece! An exciting Jewish-History tour of Greece with Rabbi Dovid Katz May 13-20, 2019

Jan 31, 2019

5:54

Join Rabbi Katz on this amazing trip to Greece, which will include a wealth of information on the history of the Jews andvthe Greeks over the last 2500 years, an encounter that has left a profound impact on both civilizations. Contact Rabbi Katz at [email protected]

1517

History of the Jews in Poland: Crisis! Downfall of the Polish Kingdom (18th Century)- Pt. 2

Jan 31, 2019

1:30:25

The Crisis of the Old Order: Poles and Jews and the Downfall of the Kingdom

1518

History of the Jews in Poland: How Poland Became Home to the Freest Jewish Community- Pt. 1

Jan 27, 2019

1:31:15

How the Kingdom of Poland Became the Site of the Largest, Freest, and Most Important Community in Jewry

1519

Parshas Yisro - Fathers-in-law

Jan 25, 2019

11:52

Two remarkable depictions of human foibles depicted just beneath the surface of the Biblical narrative

1520

The Pnei Yehoshua: Personalities in Jewish History

Jan 20, 2019

12:02

A short biographical sketch of one ofbthe most interesting Gedolim of the past three centuries.

1521

Parshas Beshalach - Faith or Conviction?: Parsha Perspectives

Jan 18, 2019

14:11

Why did they not believe until קריעת ים סוף?

1522

The Rashash: Personalities in Jewish History

Jan 16, 2019

19:54

A few words about the great Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Sharabi

1523

History of Israel-Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-56 (Season Finale)

Jan 15, 2019

1:17:24

Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-1956 (Season Finale)

1524

Parshas Bo: Employer- Employee Relationships: Parsha Perspectives

Jan 11, 2019

12:57

The unusual relationship between הקב"ה and the man He drafted to lead the Jews

1525

History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956

Jan 8, 2019

1:43:37

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1526

History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956

Jan 5, 2019

1:45:11

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1527

פרשת וארא The Perils of Rationalism

Jan 4, 2019

17:11

The Existential tension concerning the rationalistic interpretation of the Torah

1528

History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2)

Jan 3, 2019

1:18:32

Heroism, Deception and Misunderstanding

1529

History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 1)

Dec 29, 2018

1:15:40

This lecture sketches the complicated background of the Sinai War of 1956, when Israel's toxic border situation, combined with the specter of Nasser organizing a giant Arab war against the Jewish State, led Ben-Gurion to engage in a machiavellian military alliance with France and Britain and attack Egypt. This was the most controversial war in Israeli history

1530

Shemos: 'Goshens' Does Success Carry its own Ingredients for Failure?: Parsha Perspectives

Dec 27, 2018

9:46

The Goshen model in ancient egypt and in contemporary America. Does success carry its own ingredients for failure? 

1531

Shemos - Moshe the Son of Pharaoh's Daughter: Parsha Perspectives

Dec 26, 2018

6:30

A thought on פרשת שמות

1532

Veyechi: Communicating...or not: Parsha Perspectives

Dec 21, 2018

9:13

A thought about the conversation that never rook place surrounding thecsale of Joseph

1533

Va'yigash: Joseph, Not a Dreamer but a Master of Dreams: Parsha Perspectives

Dec 14, 2018

12:08

A thumbnail sketch of יוסף הצדיק

1534

חנוכה 2018 Chanukah

Dec 7, 2018

11:01

A dvar torah on חנוכה combining history and torah

1535

Shabtai Tzvi - After the Bubble Bursts-Part 5

Nov 30, 2018

1:17:37

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1536

Shabtai Tzvi: His Era-Part 4

Nov 16, 2018

1:26:07

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1537

Shabtai Tzvi: His Era-Part 3

Oct 18, 2018

1:10:47

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1538

Noach: The Tower of Babylon: Parsha Perspectives

Oct 15, 2018

13:41

A story underneath a text

1539

Shabtai Tzvi: Kabbalah and Kabbalistic Messianism-Part 2

Oct 11, 2018

1:16:48

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1540

Shabtai Tzvi: Messianism in Judaism-Part 1

Oct 4, 2018

2:28:36

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1541

Sukkos: An Unusual Take

Sep 23, 2018

17:23

"An unusual take of sukkos"

1542

History of Israel-Strange Bedfellows: Israel & France 1952-1956

Aug 12, 2018

1:16:59

Though it may seems strange to us today, back in the early years of the State, France was Israel's best-friend, supplying the Jewish State with military aircraft at a time when even the USA declined to do so. Since the Soviets were supplying Egypt with modern weapons, France's support was vitally-needed. This lecture describes the background for this "Strange-Bedfellows" relationship, which was vital for the Israel of the Ben Gurion era.

1543

Adam, Eve, and Sheva Brachos

Aug 10, 2018

3:17

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1544

History of Israel-The Bear Enters the Middle East: Israel, the USSR, and the Cold War 1953-1956

Aug 5, 2018

1:21:25

This lectures describes the process whereby the Russians became involved in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and turned the Arab States, which until then had been militarily weaker than Israel, into militarily powerful countries that posed a mortal threat to the State of Israel. This lecture serves as an introduction to relations between Israel and Russia, a topic much in the news today

1545

History of Israel-Nasser & Arab Nationalism 1952-1956

Jul 22, 2018

1:18:43

Analyzes the state of the Arab World in the Early Ben Gurion years., The new phenomenon called "Arab Nationalism" which seemed to sweep the Arab states in those years, and which found its foremost figure in Egypt's Nasser. The conflicts between Nasser and Israel, and, unexpectedly, between Nasser and Islamists. This lecture helps the listener understand how the Middle East of today came to be.

1546

A Tale of the Nine Days in 2018

Jul 20, 2018

7:58

A mini-essay on a recent event In Germany which reveals the contemporary relevance of The Nine Days

1547

History of Israel-The State of Israel and the Jewish Religion 1952-1956

Jul 15, 2018

1:18:54

A historical analysis of the early stages of how a strange thing happened: A State founded by secularists on strongly secular liberal principles ended up becoming the number-one funder and enabler of a network of religious institutions dedicated to the very opposite of secular liberalism. How Ben Gurion put the Haredim on their feet without wishing to.

1548

History of Israel-The Snake-Pit-1952-1956

Jul 8, 2018

1:15:40

This lectures exposes the underside of Israeli Natl.-Security politics in the Ben-Gurion era. In a system in which only the opinion of one man counted, intrigues, untruths, lead to dysfunction, and to The Lavon Affair, which became the Watergate Scandal of the Ben-Gurion regime.

1549

Happy Birthday America

Jul 6, 2018

4:35

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz

1550

History of Israel-The Border Wars: Infiltration, Terrorism, Reprisal-Raids 1952-56

Jul 1, 2018

1:10:28

The strange tale of the national-security problem Israel's early years, when Israel; had the strongest army in the Middle-East, combined with the weakest borders, implacable Arab hatred, and an Arab Refugee Problem for which no solution had been found even today(2018). A tale of violence, retaliation, and no solution