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Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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The colloquy between the Wise Son and his father: a Second Temple Convers
42 mins; March 31, 2023
Why Davka Elijah the Prophet as the Great Reconciler? (Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol)
31 mins; March 28, 2023
Parshas Tzav: The Two Types of Sin Offerings: Outer and Inner
31 mins; March 28, 2023
The Korban Pesach: Why is a Goat OK? For the Original Passover in Egypt?
21 mins; March 26, 2023
The Alshich - From the Golden Age of Safed in the 16th Century
54 mins; March 26, 2023
The Four Sons historically considered
37 mins; March 24, 2023
Did ALL the Jews Do the Original Korban Pesach?
27 mins; March 23, 2023
The Great Philosopher Chasdai Crescas on תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים
38 mins; March 20, 2023
Haftarah Vayikrah: The Three Big Sins of the First Temple Era
27 mins; March 20, 2023
Parshas Vayikrah: Speaking to Moshe From the אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, Not From the Adjacent Mt. Sinai
27 mins; March 20, 2023
Yeshiva Politics from Nosson HaBavli: The Extreme Formality of the Yarchei Kallah - Gaonic Gossip
47 mins; March 19, 2023
Ramban on Olam Habah as a New Physical World
33 mins; March 15, 2023
Haftarah Vayakhel-Pekudei: Will Korbanos and other Mitzvos Change in the Messianic Era?
27 mins; March 13, 2023
Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei: The Human Logistics of the Fundraising Campaign (Mishkan)
29 mins; March 13, 2023
A Frum Cassandra: Zorach Wahrhaftig in 1939-‘40 Lithuania
92 hours 48 mins; March 13, 2023
Haftarah Ki Sisa: Elijah the Religious Radical - “If you are not frum, get out of here!”
26 mins; March 09, 2023
Parshas Ki Sisa: The Second Tablets Contained More Than the First Tablets
29 mins; March 08, 2023
Ramban's Complicated Description of Gan Eden - The One "Downstairs" and the One "Upstairs"
29 mins; March 08, 2023
Gaonic Gossip: The Famous Description of the Inaugural Ceremonies of the Reish Galusah in Baghdad
36 mins; March 08, 2023
Rabbi Katz Responds to a Mischaracterization re: a Recent Podcast
5 mins; March 06, 2023
The 7 year Machlokes Between Saadia Gaon and the Reish Galusah - Gaonic Gossip
34 mins; March 05, 2023
Gaonic Gossip from Nasan HaBavli: The Deposition of Ukvah the Reish Galusah
35 mins; March 03, 2023
How Did They Know Heaven had Confirmed Purim (קִיְּמוּ לְמַעְלָה מַה שֶׁקִּבְּלוּ לְמַטָּה)?
43 mins; March 01, 2023
Parshas Tetzaveh: The Moreh Nevuchim's Take on the Splendid Bigdei Kehunah
35 mins; February 28, 2023
Purim: Esther’s Hidden Identity
34 mins; February 28, 2023
Haftarah Zachor: What Actually Prevented Saul from Repenting? Wasn't He a Tzadik?
37 mins; February 27, 2023
The Ramban's Detailed Description of the Sinner in Gehinnom - R’ Katz Discusses
25 mins; February 21, 2023
Haftarah Terumah: Shlomo's Corvee was the Fulfillment of the Warning of שְׁמוּאֵל הַנָּבִיא
26 mins; February 21, 2023
When was the Mishkan Commanded? During the First 40 days, or During the Third 40 days?
25 mins; February 21, 2023
The Controversial but Popular מַסֶּכֶת פּוּרִים (Venice 1552) from the Genazym
38 mins; February 20, 2023
Sherira Gaon and Jewish Politics in 10th Century Babylonia
57 mins; February 20, 2023
Haftarah Shekalim: Why Didn't the King Just Raise the Money for the Temple by Appealing to the Public?
28 mins; February 17, 2023
Nahmanides on Gehinnom - Sinners Do Actually Burn in a Certain Kind of Fire. It's Not an Allegory
30 mins; February 16, 2023
A יְרוּשַׁלְמִי שְׁקָלִים from the Famous Bomberg ש"ס of the 1520s - For Sale at Genazym
53 mins; February 15, 2023
The unscrupulous "richie-riches" free the Hebrew slaves whom they have held too long
28 mins; February 14, 2023
The connection between the מִשְׁפָּטִים and the Yisro incident
31 mins; February 13, 2023
R’ Judah Mintz (1405 -1508), Who Turned Padua into the "Lakewood " of Italy
65 hours 57 mins; February 12, 2023
Ramban's Theory of the Sumum Bonum
33 mins; February 09, 2023
Isaiah's Vision of G-d Seated on a Throne etc. Subjective Reality vs. Objective Reality
30 mins; February 08, 2023
Chaim Grade (1910-1982): Some Thoughts About the Yiddish Novelist
60 hours 26 mins; February 07, 2023
What exactly did Yisro mean that Moshe should be מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים ?
33 mins; February 06, 2023
Eliyahu HaBachur HaAshkenazi (1470-1549)
71 hours 23 mins; February 05, 2023
The Aftermath of the Maimonidean Controversies, Lecture 7 of 7
65 hours 17 mins; February 05, 2023
Rambam on Resurrection (which is not part of nature)
31 mins; January 31, 2023
Haftarah Beshalach: How is the Story of Pharaoh Similar to That of Sisera?
35 mins; January 31, 2023
Parshas Beshalach: The Complaints Against Moshe's Leadership - "Heading the Wrong Way!"
26 mins; January 30, 2023
R’ Moshe Alashkar: One of the Greatest Sefardi Gedolim Who Left Spain in 1492
60 hours 21 mins; January 29, 2023
Did Abraham and Sarah Actually Exist? The Fight over Philosophical Homiletics (Part 6 of 7)
63 hours 32 mins; January 26, 2023
Parshas Bo: Why Does Moshe Deviate from His Instructions?
25 mins; January 25, 2023
Rambam vs. Raavad and Others on the Difference Between תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וְעוֹלָם הַבָּא
31 mins; January 23, 2023
Jews Burning Books? (Part II) The Controversy in Montpelier and the Aftermath
83 hours 14 mins; January 22, 2023
Moses Mendelssohn, Part 3
76 hours 59 mins; January 22, 2023
Moses Mendelssohn, Part 2
69 hours 52 mins; January 19, 2023
Jews Burning Books? The Controversy in Montpelier
73 hours 4 mins; January 18, 2023
Haftarah VaEra: Egypt will Suffer a Nuclear Holocaust and will be Empty for 40 Years
28 mins; January 17, 2023
Parshas VaEra: The Role of Aaron in the Exodus Story - Negotiator with the Egyptians, acc. to Rashi
26 mins; January 17, 2023
Parshas Shmos: The Individual Unique Experience of G-d vs. the Common Joint Experience
19 mins; January 15, 2023
The First of the Maimonidean Controversies: Attacking the “Live Lion” (Pt. 3 of 6)
91 hours 5 mins; January 12, 2023
Maimonides the Great Popularizer - The Maimonidean Controversies (Part 2 of 7)
98 hours 6 mins; January 10, 2023
The Maimonidean Controversies: Revelation, Rationality and Rationalism In the Middle Ages - Pt. 1
64 hours 48 mins; January 08, 2023
Rabbi Katz Will Be in the Hospital This Week…
1 min; January 04, 2023
A Dying David Has to Weigh Killing שִׁמְעִי בֶּן גֵּרָא for Insulting & Cursing Him
31 mins; January 03, 2023
Asarah B’Teves: Why Do We Specifically Commemorate the BEGINNING of the Siege of Jerusalem?
32 mins; January 03, 2023
Where Did Joseph Acquire His Knowledge of Public Administration and of Macro-Economic Planning?
29 mins; January 02, 2023
Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1785), Pt. 1: The Frum Member of the "Republic of Letters"
69 hours 38 mins; January 02, 2023
In His Mishnah Torah, the Rambam Gets into Greater Detail re: Summum Bonum - עוֹלָם הַבָּא.
42 mins; December 30, 2022
Why did the Sages condemn the translation into Greek? Why is it different than Artscoll?
36 mins; December 28, 2022
Ezekiel: First the Dry Bones Come Alive, Then They Join the Jewish People in a Real Unity
29 mins; December 28, 2022
Parshas VaYigash: Joseph has a Whole Plan of Revenge, but in the End He Couldn't Go-Through With It
30 mins; December 26, 2022
Chanukah and the current war in the Ukraine
34 mins; December 26, 2022
Rambam on the Sumum Bonum - הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא
46 mins; December 24, 2022
Chanuka in the Context of History: A Q&A w/ Rabbi Katz
42 mins; December 23, 2022
The affairs of the High priest Joshua & his sons foreshadow the chanukah strife of the priesthood
34 mins; December 23, 2022
Joseph: A Rare Case of a Victim Finding Healing, Not Just Forgetfulness
29 mins; December 21, 2022
The History of the Practice of הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת חֲנֻכָּה
59 mins; December 20, 2022
Judah Maccabee: The Actual Historical Figure
51 mins; December 20, 2022
שִׁיטַת הַ"כּוּזָרִי" עַל שָׂכָר וְעֹנֶשׁ
28 mins; December 16, 2022
The Hellenistic Jews: What Exactly Provoked Them to Persecute the Frum?
36 mins; December 14, 2022
Amos: You (אֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה) whose ancestor was unjustly sold, how can you do it yourselves?
26 mins; December 13, 2022
Parshas VaYeshev: How Did Joseph Handle His Mistreatment Psychologically? I Mean, נְחָשִׁים וְעַקְרַבִּים!
31 mins; December 12, 2022
רַבִּי אַבְרָהָם אֲחִי הַגְּרָ"א בַּעַל סֵפֶר "מַעֲלוֹת הַתּוֹרָה ". (1722 -1804)
56 mins; December 12, 2022
The view of שְׁלֹמֹה אִבְּן גַּבִּירוֹל מִסְּפָרַד on the nature of שְׂכַר וְעֹנֶשׁ
22 mins; December 08, 2022
Rabbi Katz's Israel Trip is a Month Away!
6 mins; December 07, 2022
Sefer Yosippon: A Historical Classic NOT Identical With the Books of Flavius Josephus!
42 mins; December 06, 2022
Parshas VaYishlach: Esav Felt Cheated, but Didn't Allow that to Define His Life - He Built His Own
23 mins; December 05, 2022
R’ Dovid Kimchi, the Radak (1260-1335) as Grammarian - The World of דקדוק
54 mins; December 05, 2022
R' Hai Gaon: Aspects of His Messianic Theology
26 mins; December 02, 2022
Haftarah VaYetzei: The Prophet Hosea Analyzes the Faults of Shevet Ephraim, Particularly Their Resentment of David
31 mins; December 01, 2022
The Shechita Book of R' Yaakov Weil (15th century) - One of the Most Popular Books in Jewish History
52 mins; November 30, 2022
R’ Yehoshua of Cracow (1578-1648): The Original פְּנֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
49 mins; November 30, 2022
Parshas VaYeitzei: Why did Yaakov Kiss Rachel? Why did He Cry?
36 mins; November 28, 2022
The 5th of Kislev - A Fast Day?
44 mins; November 27, 2022
R’ Baruch Schick (1744-1808): A Maskil of the Type Approved by the Gra
50 mins; November 25, 2022
Malachi Blasts the Schmoozers & Boozers in Shul. What's the Problem with Jews & Davening, Anyway?
28 mins; November 24, 2022
Saadia Gaon's Version the Messianic Process - Two Alternative Scenarios
41 mins; November 24, 2022
Parshas Toldos: Why was it Predestined That in This Family, the Siblings Should Not Get Along?
42 mins; November 22, 2022
R’ Avraham ben HaGra: A Great Talmid Chacham But Also Interested in"Kosher Haskalah"
60 hours 31 mins; November 22, 2022
שִׁיטַת גְּאוֹנֵי בָּבֶל עַל יְמוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ וּתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים. תְּשׁוּבַת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן
28 mins; November 18, 2022
Abraham in his old age has a faithful-reliable Eliezer. King David has no one
41 mins; November 16, 2022
Parshas Chayei Sara: Abraham, Efron, and "The Art of the Deal"
45 mins; November 15, 2022
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