Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Jewish Courts in Christian Europe: The Age of the Rishonim 28.08.2022 1:20:56 ↓

From Rabbi Katz' Three Weeks Lecture Series 2022 – From Bavel to Barcelona and Fez to  Frankfurt: The Powers of Jewish Courts Throughout the Diaspora 2/6

The Takanos of Frankfurt of 1603 and the Mesirah That Almost Led to Disaster 25.08.2022 46:06 ↓

The old-model of trying to reform Jewish misbehaviour by top-down rabbinical legislation

R Yosef Albo (1380-1444): His Sefer HaIkarim is Among the Most Popular Books of Religious Philosophy 25.08.2022 1:00:42 ↓

Written at a time when Judaism in Spain was under terrible attacks by the Church

No מַחְלֹקֶת When You are Taught Directly by G-d 24.08.2022 29:30 ↓

In the Messianic Era, will there be big-givers with "dirty-money"?

The Debate re: בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיי in the Context of a Dysfunctional Family 24.08.2022 31:17 ↓

Erasing memory -a two-way street

The Great Mussarist R' Aharon Yosef Bakst: An Episode (and Conflicting Versions of It) 23.08.2022 51:01 ↓

Two "Alters" and their different "yeshivish" educational philosophies and styles

"V'Kabtzeinu Yachad-" How Exactly is That Supposed to Play Out? 21.08.2022 27:32 ↓

Could "wokeness" be the תְּקִיעַת שׁוֹפָר גָּדוֹל ?

Isaiah the "Novardoker" 17.08.2022 26:52 ↓

Will Israel be physically narrow, or culturally narrow?

Who was the Leader the Jews Chose to Lead Them Back to Egypt in the Last Year of Moses' Life? 17.08.2022 36:34 ↓

The Netziv on the different styles of פְּסַק of Moses and Aaron

Praying for Help with Depression: The עִנּוּי in רְאֵה בְּעָנְיֵנוּ 16.08.2022 28:14 ↓

You can't pray for an end to national galus if you're trapped in emotional pain

Rav Hirschprung's Realistic Holocaust Memoir 15.08.2022 51:59 ↓

His fascinating description of Hasidim and Litvaks in 1940

Jewish Courts in the Islamic World: The Problem of the Impenetrable 14.08.2022 1:23:23 ↓

From the Three Weeks Lecture Series, Summer ‘22 – From Bavel to Barcelona and Fez to Frankfurt: The Powers of Jewish Courts Throughout the Diaspora, Part 1 of 6

The Meaning of the גְּאֻלָּה in בִּרְכַּת "רְאֵה נָא בְּעָנְיֵנוּ" 11.08.2022 29:21 ↓

Not national redemption from exile, but physical security from ever-present toxic antisemitism

Why does Isaiah have to COMMAND the Jews to be comforted? 10.08.2022 24:55 ↓

Does God punish sinners because He is angry?

The Attempts of the Tzfas Beis Din of R' Yosef Karo to Exercise the Authority of a Sanhedrin from Afar 09.08.2022 28:18 ↓

Some thoughts...

What is the Significance of מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר as the Place Moses Repeated the 10 Commandments? (Parshas VaEschanan) 08.08.2022 38:23 ↓

The סֵפֶר עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק on Christianity and Islam and the Jews

Rabbi Katz's schedule on תשעה באב 05.08.2022 1:00 ↓

Ladies class Sunday at 2:00 at Rabbi Katz's shul

Tisha B'Av - The Historical Interpretations of יַעֲרוֹת דְּבַשׁ וְהַמֶּשֶׁךְ חֲכָמָה 05.08.2022 50:31 ↓

Hyrcanus vs. Aristobulus: the original שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם that led to the Destruction

A Human Tale re: טומאת הכהנים in the 18th Century 05.08.2022 43:28 ↓

A tale of הָרָאָבָ"ד ,הַחַתַּם סוֹפֵר ,הַנּוֹדָע בִּיהוּדָה ,וְרַב נָתָן אַדְלֶר

Why Did the שְׁכִינָה Depart? Why Do You Think It Will Return With the Way We Act? 04.08.2022 31:45 ↓

If the Temple was rebuilt tomorrow, would it last, in the present state of Jewish conduct?

R’ Elchanan Wasserman: Aspects of Who He Was 03.08.2022 1:14:34 ↓

Why was he "into" Kant?

Haftarah Shabbos Chazon: When Exactly was This Prophecy Uttered? 02.08.2022 31:50 ↓

The ritual reforms of Hezekiah were meaningless because they weren't accompanied by social reform

Parshas Devarim: The Strange Story of the Invasion Og's Kingdom 01.08.2022 36:12 ↓

After killing Sichon, why did they proceed north, not west?

Sefardim and Ashkenazim - Some Thoughts 31.07.2022 37:29 ↓

Which one was regarded as superior - which century?

Jeremiah blasts the Rosh Yeshivas (Haftarah Matos-Maasei) 28.07.2022 26:47 ↓

"They know how to learn, but they don't know ME!"