Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1744 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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1701
The Rashash: Personalities in Jewish History
The Rashash: Personalities in Jewish History
Jan 16, 2019
19:54
A few words about the great Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Sharabi
1702
History of Israel-Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-56 (Season Finale)
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)
1703
Parshas Bo: Employer- Employee Relationships: Parsha Perspectives
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
1704
History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956
History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956
Jan 8, 2019
1:43:37
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1705
History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956
History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956
Jan 5, 2019
1:45:11
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1706
פרשת וארא The Perils of Rationalism
פרשת וארא The Perils of Rationalism
Jan 4, 2019
17:11
The Existential tension concerning the rationalistic interpretation of the Torah
1707
History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2)
History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2)
Jan 3, 2019
1:18:32
Heroism, Deception and Misunderstanding
1708
History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 1)
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
1709
Shemos: 'Goshens' Does Success Carry its own Ingredients for Failure?: Parsha Perspectives
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?
1710
Shemos - Moshe the Son of Pharaoh's Daughter: Parsha Perspectives
Shemos - Moshe the Son of Pharaoh's Daughter: Parsha Perspectives
Dec 26, 2018
6:30
A thought on פרשת שמות
1711
Veyechi: Communicating...or not: Parsha Perspectives
Veyechi: Communicating...or not: Parsha Perspectives
Dec 21, 2018
9:13
A thought about the conversation that never rook place surrounding thecsale of Joseph
1712
Va'yigash: Joseph, Not a Dreamer but a Master of Dreams: Parsha Perspectives
Va'yigash: Joseph, Not a Dreamer but a Master of Dreams: Parsha Perspectives
Dec 14, 2018
12:08
A thumbnail sketch of יוסף הצדיק
1713
חנוכה 2018 Chanukah
חנוכה 2018 Chanukah
Dec 7, 2018
11:01
A dvar torah on חנוכה combining history and torah
1714
Shabtai Tzvi - After the Bubble Bursts-Part 5
Shabtai Tzvi - After the Bubble Bursts-Part 5
Nov 30, 2018
1:17:37
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1715
Shabtai Tzvi: His Era-Part 4
Shabtai Tzvi: His Era-Part 4
Nov 16, 2018
1:26:07
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1716
Shabtai Tzvi: His Era-Part 3
Shabtai Tzvi: His Era-Part 3
Oct 18, 2018
1:10:47
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1717
Noach: The Tower of Babylon: Parsha Perspectives
Noach: The Tower of Babylon: Parsha Perspectives
Oct 15, 2018
13:41
A story underneath a text
1718
Shabtai Tzvi: Kabbalah and Kabbalistic Messianism-Part 2
Shabtai Tzvi: Kabbalah and Kabbalistic Messianism-Part 2
Oct 11, 2018
1:16:48
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1719
Shabtai Tzvi: Messianism in Judaism-Part 1
Shabtai Tzvi: Messianism in Judaism-Part 1
Oct 4, 2018
2:28:36
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1720
Sukkos: An Unusual Take
Sukkos: An Unusual Take
Sep 23, 2018
17:23
"An unusual take of sukkos"
1721
History of Israel-Strange Bedfellows: Israel & France 1952-1956
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.
1722
Adam, Eve, and Sheva Brachos
Adam, Eve, and Sheva Brachos
Aug 10, 2018
3:17
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz
1723
History of Israel-The Bear Enters the Middle East: Israel, the USSR, and the Cold War 1953-1956
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
1724
History of Israel-Nasser & Arab Nationalism 1952-1956
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.
1725
A Tale of the Nine Days in 2018
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
1726
History of Israel-The State of Israel and the Jewish Religion 1952-1956
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.
1727
History of Israel-The Snake-Pit-1952-1956
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.
1728
Happy Birthday America
Happy Birthday America
Jul 6, 2018
4:35
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1729
History of Israel-The Border Wars: Infiltration, Terrorism, Reprisal-Raids 1952-56
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
1730
History of Israel-Trying to Get It Right: Israel, Aliyah, Racism 1952-1956
History of Israel-Trying to Get It Right: Israel, Aliyah, Racism 1952-1956
Jun 24, 2018
1:16:39
Frank talk about anti-Sefardi racism in Israel during the Ben Gurion era
1731
History of Israel-Around the (Jewish) World in 80 Minutes in 1953
History of Israel-Around the (Jewish) World in 80 Minutes in 1953
Jun 19, 2018
1:16:00
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1732
History of Israel-Jews in the Shadow of the Holocaust: Coping by Ignoring-1952-1956
History of Israel-Jews in the Shadow of the Holocaust: Coping by Ignoring-1952-1956
May 29, 2018
1:16:17
Progress Without Peace: Israel and the Jewish People, 1952-1956 --- How the new State of Israel wrestled with the question of how to relate to the Holocaust. The conflicted feelings of shame, anger, and profound-compassion came to a head in the "Kasztner-Trial" of 1954, the most controversial trial in Israeli history
1733
European Revolutions: The Twisted Legacy of the Liberal Revolutions on Jewish Religion-Part 6
European Revolutions: The Twisted Legacy of the Liberal Revolutions on Jewish Religion-Part 6
May 24, 2018
1:44:49
Revolution! Jews and the Great European Revolutions
1734
European Revolutions: The Great Liberal Revolutions of 1848 and the Impact on the Jews-Part 5
European Revolutions: The Great Liberal Revolutions of 1848 and the Impact on the Jews-Part 5
May 18, 2018
1:20:12
Revolution! Jews and the Great European Revolutions
1735
European Revolutions: The Anti-Semitic Reaction of Europe-Part 4
European Revolutions: The Anti-Semitic Reaction of Europe-Part 4
May 16, 2018
1:12:23
Revolution! Jews and the Great European Revolutions
1736
European Revolutions: The French Revolution and the Political Fate of the Jews-Part 2
European Revolutions: The French Revolution and the Political Fate of the Jews-Part 2
May 11, 2018
1:22:05
Jews and the Great European Revolutions
1737
European Revolutions: Sufferance is the Badge of Our Tribe-Part 1
European Revolutions: Sufferance is the Badge of Our Tribe-Part 1
May 10, 2018
1:15:50
Jews and the Great European Revolutions
1738
War Against the Jewish Book: Censorship of Jewish Books, 1600-1900- Part 6
War Against the Jewish Book: Censorship of Jewish Books, 1600-1900- Part 6
May 9, 2018
1:24:47
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1739
War Against the Jewish Book: Popes and the Counter-Reformation- Part 5
War Against the Jewish Book: Popes and the Counter-Reformation- Part 5
May 9, 2018
1:13:05
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1740
War Against the Jewish Book: The Renaissance and New Technology- Part 4
War Against the Jewish Book: The Renaissance and New Technology- Part 4
May 8, 2018
1:14:52
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1741
War Against the Jewish Book: The Late Middle Ages- Part 3
War Against the Jewish Book: The Late Middle Ages- Part 3
May 8, 2018
1:13:40
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1742
War Against the Jewish Book: The Burning of the Talmud- Part 2
War Against the Jewish Book: The Burning of the Talmud- Part 2
May 8, 2018
1:05:16
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1743
War Against the Jewish Book: The First Half of the Middle Ages- Part 1
War Against the Jewish Book: The First Half of the Middle Ages- Part 1
May 6, 2018
1:09:24
Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Dovid Katz
1744
Rabbis, Presidents, & Immigration
Rabbis, Presidents, & Immigration
Apr 25, 2018
1:12:07
Latest episode of Rabbi Dovid Katz Jewish History