Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

1601

Does the Torah Require Any 'Secular' Knowledge?

Jun 21, 2019

26:23

On parashas  בהעלותך 

1602

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

1603

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)

1604

Parshas Nasso - Deference for Consensus

Jun 14, 2019

20:01

The parshah that privileges consensus over unilateralism

1605

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

1606

The Rema (1525-1572)

Jun 12, 2019

42:17

Biographical

1607

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?

1608

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

1609

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

1610

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"

1611

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

1612

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

1613

A Personal Request from Rabbi Katz

May 23, 2019

0:59

Spread the word

1614

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

1615

Parshas Emor

May 17, 2019

17:38

Plus a little on Lag B'Omer

1616

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"

1617

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

1618

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

1619

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

1620

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.

1621

Parshas Acharei Mos

May 2, 2019

24:28

"Getting too close?"

1622

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

1623

Something to say @the seder #3

Apr 18, 2019

18:11

The power of the Jewish Woman

1624

Something to say at the seder #2

Apr 17, 2019

14:31

Wise and dumb, heroes and cowards

1625

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 "

1626

Something to say @the Seder #1

Apr 15, 2019

10:07

Three groups @ the original Passover

1627

פרשת מצורע-Parshas Metzora-Shabbos HaGadol

Apr 12, 2019

23:59

The leprosy of King Uzziah of Judah

1628

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!

1629

Famous Jewish Historians: Fritz Baer - Saturday Night Lecture Series

Apr 7, 2019

1:41:36

5/7 in re Fritz Baer.

1630

Parshas Tazria - Parshas Hachodesh - Parsha Perspective

Apr 5, 2019

12:07

A sobering reflection on the korban pesach andvthe golden calf

1631

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

1632

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

1633

Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - Parsha Perspective

Mar 29, 2019

19:29

What exactly happened to the sons of Aharon?

1634

Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin-The Moadim B’Halachah: Personalities in Jewish History

Mar 27, 2019

36:24

The greatest Torah expositor and styist of the 20th century

1635

Famous Jewish Historians - Heinrich Graetz - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 3

Mar 24, 2019

1:45:32

The most influential, brilliant, flawed, and opinionated of modern Jewish Historians. German Jewish Historicism at its best and at its worst

1636

Parshas Tzav - A text or a code? - Parsha Perspectives

Mar 22, 2019

29:30

A few thoughts about the nature of the exegetical process by which laws are extracted from the text of the חומש

1637

@ the Purim Sueda with Rabbi Katz

Mar 21, 2019

52:22

Rabbi Katz delivers his Purim lecture to a lively, tipsy, but captivated audience

1638

Famous Jewish Historians - Azaria dei Rossi - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 2

Mar 15, 2019

1:39:38

#2 of Seven Famous Jewish Historians

1639

Parshas Zachor - Where's Amalek? - Parsha Perspectives

Mar 15, 2019

23:02

Where's Amalek?

1640

The Kli Yakar: Rabbi Ephraim Luntshitzer (1540-1620) - Personalities in Jewish History

Mar 13, 2019

28:58

The famous כלי יקר, one of the great orators and great social critics in Jewish History

1641

Famous Jewish Historians: Flavius Josephus - Saturday Night Lecture Series - Part 1

Mar 10, 2019

1:35:45

First of seven lectures on Flavious Josephus

1642

Parshas Pekudei - Parsha Persepctives

Mar 8, 2019

14:02

Clouds and fire, darkness or light? Which?

1643

“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.

1644

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

1645

Parshas ויקהל - Parsha Perspectives

Mar 1, 2019

14:59

A משכן built by sinners?

1646

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

1647

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

1648

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

Feb 22, 2019

19:30

Why would they make a Golden Calf?

1649

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

1650

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