Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

1651

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 "

1652

Something to say @the Seder #1

Apr 15, 2019

10:07

Three groups @ the original Passover

1653

פרשת מצורע-Parshas Metzora-Shabbos HaGadol

Apr 12, 2019

23:59

The leprosy of King Uzziah of Judah

1654

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!

1655

Famous Jewish Historians: Fritz Baer - Saturday Night Lecture Series

Apr 7, 2019

1:41:36

5/7 in re Fritz Baer.

1656

Parshas Tazria - Parshas Hachodesh - Parsha Perspective

Apr 5, 2019

12:07

A sobering reflection on the korban pesach andvthe golden calf

1657

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

1658

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

1659

Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - Parsha Perspective

Mar 29, 2019

19:29

What exactly happened to the sons of Aharon?

1660

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

1661

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

1662

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

1663

@ the Purim Sueda with Rabbi Katz

Mar 21, 2019

52:22

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

1664

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

Mar 15, 2019

1:39:38

#2 of Seven Famous Jewish Historians

1665

Parshas Zachor - Where's Amalek? - Parsha Perspectives

Mar 15, 2019

23:02

Where's Amalek?

1666

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

1667

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

Mar 10, 2019

1:35:45

First of seven lectures on Flavious Josephus

1668

Parshas Pekudei - Parsha Persepctives

Mar 8, 2019

14:02

Clouds and fire, darkness or light? Which?

1669

“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.

1670

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

1671

Parshas ויקהל - Parsha Perspectives

Mar 1, 2019

14:59

A משכן built by sinners?

1672

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

1673

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

1674

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

Feb 22, 2019

19:30

Why would they make a Golden Calf?

1675

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

1676

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

1677

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

1678

Parshas Tetzaveh: Parsha Perspectives

Feb 12, 2019

10:12

Trust and priesthood

1679

Parshas Teruma: Parsha Persepctives

Feb 8, 2019

17:28

So why exactly do we need a משכן?

1680

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

1681

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 ?

1682

Parshas Mishpatim: Parsha Perspectives

Feb 1, 2019

14:27

Problems of slavery, problems of emancipation

1683

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]

1684

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

1685

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

1686

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

1687

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.

1688

Parshas Beshalach - Faith or Conviction?: Parsha Perspectives

Jan 18, 2019

14:11

Why did they not believe until קריעת ים סוף?

1689

The Rashash: Personalities in Jewish History

Jan 16, 2019

19:54

A few words about the great Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Sharabi

1690

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)

1691

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

1692

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

Jan 8, 2019

1:43:37

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1693

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

Jan 5, 2019

1:45:11

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

1694

פרשת וארא The Perils of Rationalism

Jan 4, 2019

17:11

The Existential tension concerning the rationalistic interpretation of the Torah

1695

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

Jan 3, 2019

1:18:32

Heroism, Deception and Misunderstanding

1696

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

1697

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? 

1698

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

Dec 26, 2018

6:30

A thought on פרשת שמות

1699

Veyechi: Communicating...or not: Parsha Perspectives

Dec 21, 2018

9:13

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

1700

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

Dec 14, 2018

12:08

A thumbnail sketch of יוסף הצדיק