Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1629 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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The Role of Moshe in the "Second" Ten Commandments (Parshas VaEschanan)
The Role of Moshe in the "Second" Ten Commandments (Parshas VaEschanan)
Aug 14, 2024
26:07
Moshe changes some of the wording to fit his audience, who were not present at the Revelation on Sinai
402
Haftarah Shabbos Nachamu: Glorious news to a battered people
Haftarah Shabbos Nachamu: Glorious news to a battered people
Aug 14, 2024
27:57
The happy aspect of the Messianic Process (unlike other parts of the Bible)
403
Parshas VaEschanan: Gratitude and Ingratitude
Parshas VaEschanan: Gratitude and Ingratitude
Aug 14, 2024
27:10
What's with the references to Peor, Bais Peor and Baal Peor? The chink in the armor of Klal Yisroel
404
Kinnos, Pt. 2
Kinnos, Pt. 2
Aug 13, 2024
44:06
Kinnos on Tisha B'Av 2022, given by Rabbi Katz
405
Kinnos, Pt. 1
Kinnos, Pt. 1
Aug 13, 2024
3:47:37
Kinnos on Tisha B'Av 2022, given by R' Katz
406
Tisha b"Av 2024 (5784)
Tisha b"Av 2024 (5784)
Aug 12, 2024
25:18
They cannot penetrate our defenses unless we ourselves open a breach for them
407
Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: R' Masia ben Cheresh
Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: R' Masia ben Cheresh
Aug 12, 2024
27:57
The pertinent observations of a Rosh Yeshiva in the City of Rome, far from "the scene of action"
408
Haftarah Parshas Chazon: Isaiah blasts the hypocrisy of the Jewish leadership class
Haftarah Parshas Chazon: Isaiah blasts the hypocrisy of the Jewish leadership class
Aug 7, 2024
25:40
When misfortune strikes, don't check your mezuzah, check your חֹשֶׁן מִשְׁפָּט!
409
Parshas Devarim: A Geographical Nightmare
Parshas Devarim: A Geographical Nightmare
Aug 7, 2024
31:05
Did Moshe harangue them in nine places? Or about their misdeeds in nine? Or in a place with nine geographical markers?
410
Pirkei Avos, Chapter 2: Rabbi Gamliel Jr. and תּוֹרָה עִם דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ
Pirkei Avos, Chapter 2: Rabbi Gamliel Jr. and תּוֹרָה עִם דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ
Aug 6, 2024
26:06
R Tarphon - Learning Torah like a businessman
411
Glory, Tragedy, and Identity Fluidity: A tale of a modern Ger Tzedek in Germany a century ago
Glory, Tragedy, and Identity Fluidity: A tale of a modern Ger Tzedek in Germany a century ago
Aug 6, 2024
42:26
Baron von Manstein and his times (Kaiser, Weimar Republic, Third Reich)
412
The Jewish general who commanded the Roman armies that destroyed the Bais HaMikdash
The Jewish general who commanded the Roman armies that destroyed the Bais HaMikdash
Aug 5, 2024
36:12
The strange tale of Tiberius Julius Alexander, nephew of Philo, chief of staff to Titus
413
Revenge, the Current Middle East Crisis and Parshas Matos
Revenge, the Current Middle East Crisis and Parshas Matos
Aug 2, 2024
31:02
G-d says avenge the wrong done to Israel by Midian; Moses says avenge the wrong done to G-d by Midian
414
Haftorah Three Weeks - The Jewish Trait of Ingratitude (Jeremiah Ch. 2)
Haftorah Three Weeks - The Jewish Trait of Ingratitude (Jeremiah Ch. 2)
Aug 1, 2024
28:21
Why is it the Jews were unfaithful in times of prosperity but faithful in times of persecution?
415
Pirkei Avos Ch.1: Why does it say Moshe got the Torah from Sinai? Sinai did not give him the Torah!
Pirkei Avos Ch.1: Why does it say Moshe got the Torah from Sinai? Sinai did not give him the Torah!
Jul 30, 2024
26:03
Pirkei Avos and the language of philosophy, not Midrash
416
Parshas Matos-Masei: Why the Jews could not get Egypt out of their systems even after 42 journeys
Parshas Matos-Masei: Why the Jews could not get Egypt out of their systems even after 42 journeys
Jul 30, 2024
27:45
The main complainers were the "house slaves," not the plantation slaves
417
Chinuch in the 20th Century from the Perspective of the 21st
Chinuch in the 20th Century from the Perspective of the 21st
Jul 28, 2024
50:02
Rabbi Moshe Shuvalsky and his times (chinuch)
418
Pirkei Avos, Ch.6
Pirkei Avos, Ch.6
Jul 26, 2024
26:12
Why is Rabbi Meir preoccupied with לשמה?
419
Haftarah Bein HaMitzarim
Haftarah Bein HaMitzarim
Jul 26, 2024
26:52
Jeremiah, Josiah, and the misguided masses
420
Parshas Pinchas: Bilaam, Pinchas and the Hamas Attacks
Parshas Pinchas: Bilaam, Pinchas and the Hamas Attacks
Jul 26, 2024
29:40
Bilam, Pinchas, and Hamas
421
Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison and Their Impact on Jewish History
Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison and Their Impact on Jewish History
Jul 18, 2024
46:34
The Presidential Elections of 2024 vs. the Presidential Elections of 1892
422
The two models of שְׁאֵרִית יַעֲקֹב בְּקֶרֶב עַמִּים רַבִּים
The two models of שְׁאֵרִית יַעֲקֹב בְּקֶרֶב עַמִּים רַבִּים
Jul 15, 2024
30:06
God's Fingers versus God's Hand
423
Bilam and the modern Hamasniks ימ"ש
Bilam and the modern Hamasniks ימ"ש
Jul 15, 2024
29:27
Why didn't Moshe respond to Bilam?
424
Why Abraham vs. Bilam? Why not Moshe vs. Bilam?
Why Abraham vs. Bilam? Why not Moshe vs. Bilam?
Jul 15, 2024
25:10
Bilam's עַיִן רָעָה: An incapacity for honest self appraisal?
425
Rabbi Katz is having a lecture series starting next week on Zionism in its early years
Rabbi Katz is having a lecture series starting next week on Zionism in its early years
Jul 15, 2024
7:23
The series will explore the controversies regarding Zionism and the political and religious spheres in the early years of the movement. Seven lectures in Baltimore
426
A Dvar Torah on מסכת ברכות on the 16th Yahrtzheit of Rabbi Katz's Mother ע"ה
A Dvar Torah on מסכת ברכות on the 16th Yahrtzheit of Rabbi Katz's Mother ע"ה
Jul 9, 2024
25:17
Why does Dovid say Saul is a רוֹדֵף? Isn't Saul the מלך? A מלך is not a רוֹדֵף !
427
Was Yiftach Violent and Crimes Oriented ( in his first iteration)? Or a Kid Mistreated by the ציבור?
Was Yiftach Violent and Crimes Oriented ( in his first iteration)? Or a Kid Mistreated by the ציבור?
Jul 9, 2024
31:15
Why didn't he say, "When I needed you, you didn't help me. Now that you need me,. I'm not going to help you!"
428
Pirkei Avos: What is the context of אַל תְּהִי בָז לְכָל אָדָם? Could it have involved שידוכים?
Pirkei Avos: What is the context of אַל תְּהִי בָז לְכָל אָדָם? Could it have involved שידוכים?
Jul 8, 2024
28:31
How was רבי צדוק מקיים the dictum אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר?
429
Parshas Chukas: What EXACTLY was the sin of Moshe?
Parshas Chukas: What EXACTLY was the sin of Moshe?
Jul 8, 2024
30:08
R’ Katz offers an entirely different explanation
430
Two famous icons of anti-religious culture: What caused them to go OTD?
Two famous icons of anti-religious culture: What caused them to go OTD?
Jul 7, 2024
31:18
R’ Katz analyzes two stories from a recent book on Polish Jewry as reflecting personal as well as cultural reasons for leaving Yiddishkeit
431
The “Old Haskalah” - Comfortably Nestled within Cultural Insularity
The “Old Haskalah” - Comfortably Nestled within Cultural Insularity
Jul 5, 2024
1:28:09
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017 Summer Lecture Series entitled: Kulturkampf-Haskalah: The Haskalah Wars - Lecture 1
432
Haftarah Korach: Do you fire a good leader because they are old?
Haftarah Korach: Do you fire a good leader because they are old?
Jun 30, 2024
25:42
The prophet Samuel's Class Act
433
How could Korach successfully challenge the bona fides of Moses? After מַתַּן תּוֹרָה!
How could Korach successfully challenge the bona fides of Moses? After מַתַּן תּוֹרָה!
Jun 30, 2024
30:57
Did the Korach episode really happen in פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִּשָּׂא?
434
The Social Interaction Aspect of Piety (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 3)
The Social Interaction Aspect of Piety (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 3)
Jun 30, 2024
34:00
הַכֹּל צָפוּי וְהָרְשׁוּת נְתוּנָה- An outstanding example of the difference between Ashkenaz and Sephard
435
Herzl and the British Offer to Create a State of Israel...in Africa!
Herzl and the British Offer to Create a State of Israel...in Africa!
Jun 27, 2024
59:31
Herzl’s unsuccessful attempts to find a country who would get the Turks to give up Palestine
436
Haftarah Shelach: The Remarkable Career of Rachav
Haftarah Shelach: The Remarkable Career of Rachav
Jun 25, 2024
23:59
What about לֹא תְחַיֶּה כָּל נְשָׁמָה?
437
Parshas Shlach and October 7th
Parshas Shlach and October 7th
Jun 25, 2024
29:03
Intelligence has two parts: a.) Information gathering b.) Information assessment (connecting the dots)
438
R’ Chanina Sgan Kohanim and His Conservative Political Philosophy (Avos Ch. 3)
R’ Chanina Sgan Kohanim and His Conservative Political Philosophy (Avos Ch. 3)
Jun 24, 2024
31:00
Living through the horrors of Jewish anarchy, he preferred Roman tyranny with all its faults
439
Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Campus Riots, Pt. 6
Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Campus Riots, Pt. 6
Jun 20, 2024
59:29
Why was political Zionism perceived as מְטַמֵּא אֶת הַטְּהוֹרִים אֲבָל מְטַהֵר אֶת הַטְּמֵאִים?
440
Observations About Politics in the Dynasty of Hillel - Pirkei Avos, Ch. 2
Observations About Politics in the Dynasty of Hillel - Pirkei Avos, Ch. 2
Jun 18, 2024
27:32
Realistic evaluations of politics and politicians based on long experience in שְׁתַדְּלָנוּת
441
Haftarah BeHaaloscha: The prophet describes the intermarriage scandal, but in oblique language
Haftarah BeHaaloscha: The prophet describes the intermarriage scandal, but in oblique language
Jun 18, 2024
25:02
To get the full picture, read the last chapters of the book of Ezra
442
Parshas BeHaaloscha: Who is חוֹבׇב exactly?
Parshas BeHaaloscha: Who is חוֹבׇב exactly?
Jun 18, 2024
34:33
If Jethro's son, had he befriended Moshe when he lived with Jethro? Was חוֹבׇב turned-off by the Jews blaming the גֵּרִים for the Golden Calf?
443
An Analysis of the Current Extremely Dangerous International Situation?- Are we headed for World War
An Analysis of the Current Extremely Dangerous International Situation?- Are we headed for World War
Jun 17, 2024
30:46
Russia, China, Iran, Turkey- all obsessed with recovering glorious pasts, even at the risk of nuclear war
444
The Bach: One of the Leading גדולים of the Golden Age of Polish Jewry (16th-17th Centuries)
The Bach: One of the Leading גדולים of the Golden Age of Polish Jewry (16th-17th Centuries)
Jun 16, 2024
1:16:23
Genazym auctioning the first edition, plus a historic תשובה בכתב יד from the ב"ח himself
445
Shavuos: Grass, Trees, and Roses. Was there vegetation at Mount sinai?
Shavuos: Grass, Trees, and Roses. Was there vegetation at Mount sinai?
Jun 11, 2024
27:36
Do we put grass nowadays on the floors of our homes and synagogues? And who were the צֹאן וּבָקָר at Sinai?
446
Was Hashem originally planning to do מתן תורה at another location?
Was Hashem originally planning to do מתן תורה at another location?
Jun 10, 2024
34:36
Without כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד בְּלֵב אֶחָד, it would not be possible to get a collective binding נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע
447
The Rambam's Philosophical Problems with מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי
The Rambam's Philosophical Problems with מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי
Jun 10, 2024
37:33
The problem of trying to give a rational interpretation for what is clearly a mystical event, as Rambam himself admits
448
A Renaissance Edition of Azarya de Rossi's Controversial Book - Being Auctioned by Genazym
A Renaissance Edition of Azarya de Rossi's Controversial Book - Being Auctioned by Genazym
Jun 9, 2024
38:59
PLUS the ONLY surviving copy of the famous חֵרֶם issued by R’ Yosef Caro's בֵּית דִּין. A classic tale in Jewish history
449
Hosea tells the Jews not to turn away from Hashem and trust their "allies"
Hosea tells the Jews not to turn away from Hashem and trust their "allies"
Jun 5, 2024
38:15
Those "allies" will leave כלל ישראל to die, like like someone stripped naked and left to die from thirst in the middle of the Sahara Desert
450
What was the relationship between the two luchos and the rest of the Torah?
What was the relationship between the two luchos and the rest of the Torah?
Jun 5, 2024
30:22
Why weren't the two tablets given on the occasion of the original shavuos?