Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Did the Students of Rabbi Akiva Die on the Original Lag B'Omer? 20.04.2020 56:25 ↓

Also: What exactly is the connection between R Shimon bar Yochai and Lag B'Omer?

Parshas Shmini 2020 - The Mishkan as a National (Not Tribal) Institution 17.04.2020 40:36 ↓

The existential Jewish struggle between the local ( currently, sectoral) and the national

R Yehudah Rosanes of Istanbul (!657-1727): "Author" of the Mishneh L'Melech and the Parshas Derachim 14.04.2020 53:44 ↓

Rescued from oblivion by a disciple who created masterpieces from the teacher's notes.

Passover 2020: An Insight Into the Positive Psychological Aspect of " Bitterness" 12.04.2020 40:36 ↓

The Noda B'Yehudah as pedagogue. The Maskil as acharon. 

Lettuce or Horseradish? A Philosophical Debate 08.04.2020 19:21 ↓

"The Egyptians embittered our lives." What does that mean?

Rabbi Avraham Dov Ber Kahana-Shapiro, the "Kovner Rov" (1870-1943) הי"ד 08.04.2020 1:23:51 ↓

The Dvar Avraham: The Rabbinical career at its most glorious, most complex, and ultimately most tragic.

Six Passovers in the Bible? A Post Shabbos HaGadol Talk for the Corona Era 05.04.2020 38:10 ↓

Passover and Amalek. Any connection? Food for thought. Horaas Shaah and Halachic Mega-Factors

Whose Truth How Jews and Egyptians Battled Over the Passover Narrative 2000 Years Ago 05.04.2020 1:02:09 ↓

Special lecture

When an Epidemic Strikes, Should You Run or Self-Quarantine?: A brief look at the history of a law in the Shulchan Aruch 01.04.2020 42:46 ↓

Recorded during the midst of the Coronavirus crisis in 2020.

Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi Mecklenburg, "HaKesav VaHakabbalah," Rav of Koenigsberg, Prussia (1830-1865) - A Highly Original Commentator 30.03.2020 1:18:54 ↓

The "Aryeh Kaplan Chumash" version of the 19th century. A different translation of the Hebrew text.

Moving from the Top of the Mountain to Its Base: The Story of the Ohel Moed 29.03.2020 39:38 ↓

Does the Book of Leviticus denote a turn from the universalistic to the particularistic?

Parshas Vayikra: The "Sacrifice" of Self- Isolation: The Case of Moses 26.03.2020 27:06 ↓

The Korban Olah - Can simcha be experienced in isolation and quarantine? This is a serious question.

Sara Schnirer and Esther Rubenstein - Vilna vs. Cracow 24.03.2020 43:10 ↓

Thoughts on the strange history of Jewish education for women in the 20th century

Parshas Vaykhel-Pekudei (Parshas HaChodesh) 2020: Two Concepts of “Shevisah” in the Coronavirus Era 19.03.2020 41:47 ↓

Why do they light fires and do work in the Mishkan?

The "Aruch HaShulchan" Rabbi Yechiel Michel HaLevi Epstein (1929-1908) - One of the Leading Rabbis of the Russian Empire in the 19th Century 18.03.2020 1:30:00 ↓

The Aruch Hashulchan- the only one after the Rambam who wrote on and paskened on the entire Torah; friend of the shul rabbi and the baal habayis.

Rabbi Alexander Ziskind of Grodno - the “Yesod V’Shoresh Ha’Avodah” (1720-1794) 13.03.2020 36:24 ↓

A man admired by the Vilna Gaon, as well as by the Chasidim; the "Misnagdic Chasid" of the 18th century.

Parshas Ki Tisa: What’s Worse - Amalek or the Golden Calf? 11.03.2020 32:28 ↓

The Jewish preoccupation with gold throughout our history.

Purim Mesibah 5780: Ad D'Lo Yada, Mordechai and Achdus 10.03.2020 1:26:26 ↓

Rabbi Katz presents a unique perspective of the Purim holiday, based on Chazal, with amazing personal insights. This speech took place in his home, with a very lively and SPIRITED crowd!

Parshas Zachor: Was Saul Really Responsible for Haman? 06.03.2020 21:32 ↓

Seeming inconsistencies in the narrative about wiping out Amalek.

R’ Meir of Rothenberg (1215-1293): The Strange Story of His Arrest and Bizarre Imprisonment 04.03.2020 39:01 ↓

What was his crime? The Jew as "property" of the Christian Ruler in the Middle Ages

Parshas Terumah: Was the Mishkan Commanded During the First 40 Days of Moses on the Mountain? 28.02.2020 26:15 ↓

Considerations of God's warning about "Edifice Complexes"

The Great Italian Kabbalist R' Immanuel Chai Ricchi (1687-1743) - His Life, Fame and Tragic End 28.02.2020 1:39:48 ↓

Italian Torah Culture in the Brilliant and Tragic Baroque Era 

R Shabtai Cohen - The "Shach" (1621-1662): Foremost Commentator on the Shulkan Arukh 21.02.2020 59:34 ↓

The genius whose youth led to great controversy. Should age matter in the world of scholarship?

Parshas Mishpatim. "Going up" to the Tetragramaton 19.02.2020 31:37 ↓

How to philosophically decode a passage describing the indescribable.

Parahas Yisro: The Unusual Relationship Between Moshe and Tziporah. 14.02.2020 35:51 ↓

Why did he divorce her twice?