Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

The Maharatz Chayas, R’ Tzvi Hirsch Chayes of Galicia (1805-1855) - A Gadol, Historian and Maskil 09.09.2020 1:13:27 ↓

Brilliant defender of Torah in the enemy camp, or פוסח על שתי הסעיפים?

The Marcheshes (1864 - 1941): R’ Chanoch Agus of Vilna 07.09.2020 1:25:27 ↓

Longtime colleague and close associate of R’ Chaim Ozer on the Vilna Beis Din, despite the fact one was Agudah and the other Mizrachi. Author of the classic lomdishe seforim of the 20th century. Murdered by Hitler.

The Tochachah - Warnings About Life in the Diaspora? 02.09.2020 44:14 ↓

Why exactly do we want to live in Israel?

The Lehren Bros. and the Old Yishuv: Learning and Nothing But Learning 31.08.2020 57:14 ↓

Some thoughts about a book I saw today on Reform Judaism and Dutch Jewry

Parshas Ki Seitzei: Moshe Calls Attention to Various Dangerous Behaviors Between the Sexes 27.08.2020 41:05 ↓

Mussar- Who is the "beautiful woman"?

The Margoliyos HaYam (1889-1971) and the Haredi Haskalah 24.08.2020 1:00:47 ↓

A Gaon who ran a bookstore, and then a library

Parshas Shoftim: How to Be One's Own Judge and Policeman 21.08.2020 45:02 ↓

Four verses, four approaches, to Elul

R’ Nesanel Weil: Chief Rabbi of Karlsruhe, Who Became Famous For His Commentary on the Rosh. 18.08.2020 47:21 ↓

A charismatic teacher, back when students did Gemara, Rashi, and the Rosh.

A Short History of Talmudic Translations and Their Cultural Significance 16.08.2020 58:24 ↓

Talmudic Translations as supplements? Or as replacements?

Parshas Re’eh: Moses Admonishes the Jews Not to Destroy the Bais HaMikdash....Hmm 12.08.2020 41:05 ↓

Maintaining hatreds for decades (one of the 613 commandments)

Steinsaltz and the Revolution in the Popularization of Gemara; An Unforeseen Event in Judaism 10.08.2020 1:00:26 ↓

The Steinsaltz-ArtScroll "dialectic"

The Genre of Midrash: A Long Discussion 06.08.2020 1:00:31 ↓

Parshas Eikev: Not Idolatry, But Forgetting and Ignoring

Dr. Deutschlander: Not Just an Educator, But an Educationist! A Tragic Life Full of Accomplishments 04.08.2020 1:00:34 ↓

The man who created both Yavneh and Bais Yaakov, particularly the infrastructure and philosophy of both.

Parshas VaEschanan: Shabbos- Theology or Gratitude? 31.07.2020 39:44 ↓

Passion without reason: Good or bad?

Is Tisha B’Av a day of despair? Washing Hands on Tisha B’Av From a Mystical Perspective 27.07.2020 23:44 ↓

Two sets of halachic practices for netilas yadaim.

Parshas Devarim: Does the Word “Devarim” Mean "Words" or "History" 23.07.2020 44:12 ↓

Is it a speech, or a (Divinely) edited collection of speeches?

The Aftermath of the Bar Kochva War: Retooling for the Long Haul - Ep. 6 (Final Episode) 22.07.2020 1:11:29 ↓

The Three Weeks Lecture Series on the Bar Kochva Wars

R’ Alexander Shor of Galicia: Author of the Popular Sefer on Shechitah, "The Simlah Chadashah" 20.07.2020 45:56 ↓

The sad state of shechitah at various times in Jewish history

The War of Bar Kochva: The Hadrianic Persecutions - Searching for the Facts; Ep. 5 19.07.2020 1:31:57 ↓

Three Weeks Lecture Series on the Bar Kochva Wars

Parshas Matos-Masei: Is Lebanon Part of Israel? 17.07.2020 27:57 ↓

What if the two and a half tribes had not insisted on the Trans-Jordan?

The Jews and Hadrian: Background to the Great Revolt - Ep. 4 15.07.2020 57:53 ↓

The Three Weeks Lecture Series on the Bar Kochva Wars.

Rav Kook (1865-1935): A Complicated Gadol 14.07.2020 1:58:46 ↓

Why is he so controversial?

The “Five Good Emperors”: The Jews Under Nerva and Trajan - Ep. 3 13.07.2020 1:12:33 ↓

The Three Weeks Lecture Series on the Bar Kochva Wars

Jews and Romans in the Aftermath of the Destruction: Ep. 2 - Enduring the Unimaginable Pt. 2 12.07.2020 1:05:25 ↓

Three Weeks Lecture Series on Bar Kochba

Jews and Romans in the Aftermath of the Destruction: Episode 1 - Enduring the Unimaginable 09.07.2020 1:14:05 ↓

Three Weeks Lecture Series on Bar Kochba