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Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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The Israeli Offensives in the War for Independence: Brilliant Successes and Devastating Failures
85 hours 52 mins; December 22, 2023
Yosifon's Counterhistory of the Translation of the Torah into Greek
27 mins; December 21, 2023
After the dry bones comes the achdus, then מִלְחֶמֶת גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג
26 mins; December 20, 2023
Asarah B’Teves: Fasting to Mourn the Septuagint Translation?
55 mins; December 19, 2023
Parshas VaYigash: Joseph's References to His Kavod
32 mins; December 18, 2023
Israel’s War of Independence: The Arab Offensive in Palestine, December 1947-April 1948
75 hours 58 mins; December 18, 2023
What exactly is זֹאת חֲנֻכָּה ?
33 mins; December 14, 2023
Again, Why didn't Viceroy Joseph Contact His Father? (Parshas Mikeitz)
33 mins; December 13, 2023
Thoughts re: Hellenists, then and now
27 mins; December 13, 2023
Haftorah Mikeitz: King Solomon and the two "mothers"
27 mins; December 12, 2023
Parshas Mikeitz: Joseph uses his prison time to learn Egyptian culture and politics
31 mins; December 12, 2023
Judah Maccabee Storms Gaza- עַל פִּי יוֹסִיפוּן
32 mins; December 10, 2023
Rambam in אִגֶּרֶת תֵּימָן: the "two-pronged" attack on Judaism... and Chanukah
30 mins; December 08, 2023
Outbreak of the Revolt - 3 different versions of the story (Chanukah)
46 mins; December 07, 2023
Chanukah: Why does Josephus call the holiday not Chanukah, but Festival of אוֹר?
41 mins; December 06, 2023
Haftarah Chanukah: The High Priest is Given a Pass in the Heavenly Court, as a Shoah Survivor
31 mins; December 04, 2023
Parshas VaYeshev: Oy, מַעֲשֵׂה אָבוֹת סִימָן לַבָּנִים in a Negative Way - the Sale of Joseph
31 mins; December 04, 2023
Henry Kissinger: Good for the Jews? Bad?
73 hours 23 mins; December 03, 2023
Haftarah VaYishlach: Who Exactly was Ovadiah? When Did He Live?
33 mins; November 30, 2023
Is the Story of David Rescuing the Hostages Relevant to Gaza? (Haftarah VaYishlach)
26 mins; November 29, 2023
Parshas VaYishlach: Shimon & Levi - Proportionate Response?
37 mins; November 27, 2023
Rambam, Rav Zevin, & the קְהִלּוֹת יַעֲקֹב on fear in combat
35 mins; November 26, 2023
Thanksgiving and Jewish History: Were the Pilgrims of 1620 Antisemites, Philosemites or Both?
37 mins; November 23, 2023
The Hostage Deal and Psalm 140: References to the Effective Propaganda Offensive of the Enemy
24 mins; November 23, 2023
Hostage Deals in Jewish History
28 mins; November 22, 2023
Haftarah Vayetzei: Remarkably Relevant to Current Events in Israel Over the Last Year
30 mins; November 21, 2023
Parshas VaYetzei: Jacob's Character Development in This Parsha
29 mins; November 20, 2023
Some thoughts about President Kennedy on the anniversary of his assassination 11/22/63
78 hours 13 mins; November 19, 2023
Thoughts of רַבָּנִים and חַזָּנִים in the last two centuries
30 mins; November 16, 2023
Ahab and Ben Hadad: A Cautionary Tale
29 mins; November 15, 2023
The inherent problem of hereditary (as opposed to meritocratic) authority
29 mins; November 14, 2023
Parshas Toldos: The Difference Between the Relationships of יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל vs. יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָׂו
32 mins; November 13, 2023
Rabbinic influences on voting: in the old autonomous קְהִלּוֹת, and in modern democratic elections
28 mins; November 10, 2023
Psalm 91 and the Fighting in Israel and Gaza - Fits Like a Glove
26 mins; November 08, 2023
The central role of Nathan the Prophet
31 mins; November 06, 2023
Abraham and Ephron in light of current events
29 mins; November 06, 2023
The Machiavellian role of Iran in the current conflict. The significance of Sunni vs. Shiite
41 mins; November 05, 2023
Why did Elisha stay davka at her house?
26 mins; November 03, 2023
Psalm 140 fits the current war in Gaza on many levels
25 mins; November 02, 2023
Why was Abraham personally invested in the fate of Sodom?
37 mins; November 01, 2023
The Current Amalekite Demonstrations Against the Jews in America
32 mins; October 31, 2023
The Chazon Ish and Medinat Yisrael: Aspects of the Life and שִׁיטוֹת of the חֲזוֹן אִי"שׁ
57 mins; October 30, 2023
Hashkafic Look at Psalm 79 in Light of War Against Hamas
29 mins; October 27, 2023
Isaiah predicts the current war against Hamas tunnels
26 mins; October 25, 2023
Parshas Lech Lecha: The First Hostage Rescue Mission in History
42 mins; October 25, 2023
Has Judaism ever sought converts in its history
37 mins; October 24, 2023
The Dilemma of Civilian Casualties in Urban Warfare
26 mins; October 23, 2023
A Short History of the Hamas Tunnels in Gaza
26 mins; October 20, 2023
A Hashkafic Look at Current Events and a Hostile Media
27 mins; October 19, 2023
A Two Front War in Israel? - R’ Katz analyzes the latest events in the Gaza War
27 mins; October 18, 2023
The Yom Kippur War, Part 3: Affliction
86 hours 13 mins; October 17, 2023
Haftarah Noach: Isaiah 54:17 in Light of the War Against Hamas
29 mins; October 17, 2023
Parshas Noach: The Deadening of the Moral Sensibilities of the דּוֹר הַמַּבּוּל
34 mins; October 15, 2023
R Katz discusses the Jewish " Rachavs" and their support for Hamas
34 mins; October 15, 2023
Read Psalms 79 and 60 and see the parallels
25 mins; October 12, 2023
Isaiah discusses the current situation in the Middle East. Really
27 mins; October 12, 2023
Hamas' Error of Judgment? - More Analysis of the Current War Against Hamas
36 mins; October 11, 2023
The Yom Kippur War, Part 2: Affliction
89 hours 59 mins; October 11, 2023
Thoughts on the Current War With Gaza
36 mins; October 10, 2023
Bereishis: God decided to take the land away from them and give it to us. Can He do the opposite?
35 mins; October 09, 2023
The Yom Kippur War, Part 1: Affliction
86 hours 48 mins; October 09, 2023
Shmini Atzeres in its role as part of sukkos, not as a רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ
41 mins; October 05, 2023
R Katz criticizes the current wave of spitting in light of Jewish history
27 mins; October 05, 2023
R Katz analyzes the עֲרָבָה ceremony on the Temple, and the various versions of how they did it
36 mins; October 04, 2023
R Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th century Prague: one of the greatest gedolim you never heard of
40 mins; October 04, 2023
Hashanah Rabbah: What is the meaning of יֹפִי לְךָ מִזְבֵּחַ?
31 mins; October 03, 2023
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
25 mins; October 02, 2023
Koheles: Money (like the sukkah) is a symbol of impermanence
30 mins; October 02, 2023
Two different models on unity:the sukkah & the אַרְבַּע מִינִים
28 mins; September 29, 2023
The Buildup to the Yom Kippur War
75 hours 38 mins; September 28, 2023
King Solomon and the אַרְבַּע מִינִים
34 mins; September 28, 2023
Unlike RH and Yom Kippur, Sukkos and ארבע מינים cannot be done by a שָׁלִיחַ
29 mins; September 28, 2023
What happened at the town of sukkos in Egypt?
34 mins; September 27, 2023
Thoughts on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973
49 mins; September 26, 2023
Yom Kippur: What If You Do a Partial Teshuvah?
25 mins; September 23, 2023
7th of Tishrei - fast day (אֹרַח חַיִּים תק"פ)
28 mins; September 21, 2023
R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kaidenover and His 17th Century Classic, the Kav HaYashar
91 hours 57 mins; September 20, 2023
Haftarah Shabbos Shuva: Hoshea HaNavi Calls for the Religious Reform of the Northern Kingdom
28 mins; September 19, 2023
Parshas HaAzinu: The Powerful Pessimism of HaAzinu
26 mins; September 18, 2023
The basic three sets of blasts correspond to מַלְכִיּוֹת זִכְרוֹנוֹת וְשׁוֹפָרוֹת
28 mins; September 15, 2023
Why is Moshe's rhetoric harsher in סֵפֶר דְּבָרִים than elsewhere in the Chumash?
30 mins; September 13, 2023
Eating Before Shofar: The Historical Source for the Yeshivos Having a Kiddush Before Shofar-Blowing
36 mins; September 12, 2023
R Joseph Ottolenghi, the one whose work you skip over in the back of the Gemara.
43 mins; September 10, 2023
Rabbi Katz is leading a tour of the Bible Museum in DC on חול המועד סוכות
1 min; September 08, 2023
R’ Menachem Mendel Gluskin of Minsk and Leningrdad: Trying to Be Jewish Under Stalin
58 mins; September 08, 2023
Genazym offers the first Zohar ever printed-Cremona 1559
37 mins; September 06, 2023
Isaiah's vision of the future : Redemption, but not followed by peace
27 mins; September 05, 2023
Parshas Netzavim-VaYelech: Moses' Demand for Perfection Runs into Human Nature
33 mins; September 04, 2023
No protection against the שָׂטָן this year on the first day of RH
29 mins; September 04, 2023
Printed in the luxurious palace of Gracia Mendes' daughter in Constantinople (1598)
37 mins; September 03, 2023
More on the new שׁוּ"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי edition and the famous controversies of yesteryear
56 mins; September 03, 2023
Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos
35 mins; August 30, 2023
The Strange History of Shevarim
36 mins; August 30, 2023
Isaiah's brilliant use of אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ, not as physical light and darkness
26 mins; August 29, 2023
Genazym is offering the original edition of סֵפֶר הַמַּנְהִיג, by a talmid of the ר"י בעל התוספת
34 mins; August 28, 2023
Gena,ym Auction: original סֵפֶר "תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלׇה" לִרְמָ"א
34 mins; August 27, 2023
The שו"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי: Three generations of Bacharachs
56 mins; August 27, 2023
Why do we blow shofar on Rosh Chodesh? Why the rest of the month?
32 mins; August 23, 2023
Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Will We Be Ashamed of Our Many Past Sins in the Messianic Era?
27 mins; August 22, 2023
Is the יְפַת תֹּאַר just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is it a wider metaphor too?
31 mins; August 21, 2023
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