Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Parshas Matos-Maasei: The Massacre of the Women and Children 27.07.2022 30:44 ↓

Did the Jewish soldiers marry the Midianite girls?

Rabbi Katz's Schedule in Teaneck this Shabbos 26.07.2022 2:52 ↓

Two recent lecture series are now on YouTube

A Broad Review of Classic Frum Historiography 26.07.2022 35:40 ↓

What were the classic "history seforim" read by our ancestors?

The Parts of the שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה Dealing With Aspects of a Future Utopia 25.07.2022 32:53 ↓

What are you davening for, exactly, during The Three Weeks?

History of the Jews of Galicia, Pt. 3 22.07.2022 1:21:20 ↓

Rabbi Katz’ Lecture Series on Galician Jewry (Part 3of 6)

The Famous Piyut for This Shabbos, by the Buddy of רגמ"ה, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן הַגָּדוֹל מִמַּגֶנְצׇה 22.07.2022 29:42 ↓

"אֶל אֵל חַי אֲרַנֵּן"- Relentless pressure by the Catholics on the Jews to convert

Haftarah Pinchas: The Significance of the 13th Year of the Reign of Josiah 20.07.2022 22:28 ↓

Why is G-d telling Jeremiah what is going to happen politically 40 years from now?

Parshas Pinchas: After 40 years of Miracles Etc., the Jews Came This-Close to Extermination... 20.07.2022 28:09 ↓

What is the scary implication of the בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב story?

R’ Shlomo Ganzfried (1804-1886) Mr. קִצּוּר שֻׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ . The "Goldilocks" Law Code 20.07.2022 57:38 ↓

Author of what may be the most often republished sefer of all time

R’ Yosef Kapach (1917-2000): The Most Famous Yemenite Scholar of Modern Times 17.07.2022 46:50 ↓

You're not a "player" if you don't have the "Kapach Edition" of Rishonim

שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר בְּתַמּוּז : The Military Facts 15.07.2022 30:07 ↓

The details of the Roman siege

On Bastille Day (July 14th), R’ Katz Analyzes the Effect of the French Revolution on the Jews 15.07.2022 35:26 ↓

The contrast between the American Revolution and the French re: what was demanded from the Jews as the price of equality

A קִינָה of the Ibn Ezra on the Almohad Massacres of the Jews in Spain and Morocco 14.07.2022 28:57 ↓

In the era the Ashkenaz had the Crusades, the Sefardim had the Almohad persecutions

Famous Jewish Historians: Simcha Assaf - Saturday Night Lecture Series 13.07.2022 1:33:30 ↓

 Simcha Asaf. Part 6/7 series.

Haftarah Balak: The Jews as Pillars of Ingratitude 13.07.2022 34:11 ↓

Don't insult and then compensate with a check!

Parshas Balak: In Hiring Bilaam, was Balak Confusing Cause and Effect? 12.07.2022 33:17 ↓

Monotheism is not identical with the special אַהֲבַת הַשֵּׁם לִכְלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל

Rabbi Ruderman: A Sociological Consideration, in Light of the Approach of R’ Yisroel Salanter 11.07.2022 43:41 ↓

The role of a yeshiva in creating a new demography

עֶרֶב שַׁבָּת חֻקַּת שְׂרֵפַת הַתַּלְמוּד בְּפָרִיס - "שַׁאֲלִי שְׂרוּפָה בְּאֵשׁ" 08.07.2022 38:14 ↓

A bitter parody of Yehudah Halevi's famous "צִיּוֹן הַלֹּא תִּשְׁאֲלִי לִשְׁלוֹם אַסִּירַיִךְ?"

R’ Joshua Boaz - The שִׁלְטֵי הַגִּבּוֹרִים: A Short, Meteoric, Career Renaissance Italy (1518-1555) 06.07.2022 1:00:14 ↓

His most important work, סֵפֶר הַמַּחְלוֹקוֹת, was only recently discovered, and will only increase his reputation

Similarities of the Ammonite-Israel Territorial Dispute and Today’s Kineret Sovereignty Dispute 05.07.2022 28:52 ↓

Yiftach, The King of Ammon, and Donald Trump

Parshas Chukas: Moses Deviates from His Instructions re: Edom, and Pays the Price 05.07.2022 28:03 ↓

When he sticks to G-d's script, everything goes smoothly

The History of the Jews of Galicia, Pt. 2 04.07.2022 1:11:33 ↓

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The Shalosh Shevuos and Zionism: Yahrtzeit Siyum on כְּתֻבּוֹת 01.07.2022 43:49 ↓

Did Shlomo HaMelech actually make the Jews swear not to make a state? When? How? Why?

History vs עֲשָׂרָה הֲרוּגֵי מַלְכוּת Metahistory 30.06.2022 32:49 ↓

The Liturgy of the 10 Martyrs - 4 of whose Yahrtzeits fall out this week

Samuel’s Farewell Address: Bitter but Classy (Haftarah Korach) 28.06.2022 31:40 ↓

Yes I am old, worn-out in public service, not that you appreciate it!