Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Parshas Chayai Sarah: Death and Shidduchim 22.11.2019 34:22 ↓

Parshas Chayei Sarah - Abraham the Grand Seigneur. When is lashon hara ok?

R’ Yitzhak Eizik Chaver (1789-1853) - Lithuanian Kabbalist 21.11.2019 42:04 ↓

The Kabbalistic subculture of the Vilna Gaon legacy. Not for the broad public!

Parshas Vayeira: Sodom - Then and Now 14.11.2019 22:27 ↓

Sodom vs. Mamrei: Economics and Religion - Which?

The "Radbaz" - Rabbi Dovid ibn Abi Zimra of Spain and Egypt (1479-1573) 12.11.2019 39:55 ↓

A rare combination of world-class rabbinic scholarship and financial success, and common sense

Parshas Lech Lecha The adventures of the childless couple 08.11.2019 36:56 ↓

The first couple in the Bible whose relationship is described in any detail

Rabbi Jonah of Gerona (Spain), 1210-1264 Author of the שערי תשובה 05.11.2019 41:45 ↓

Having tasted controversy in his youth, he abandoned it in favor of scholarship and morality in his mature years

Parshas Noach: Disturbing Stories 01.11.2019 25:23 ↓

Degeneracy and Proud Towers - A Cautionary Tale

Isaac Abravnel, “The Abarbanel,” (1437-1508)-King of Pshat 28.10.2019 45:54 ↓

The most unusual and dramatic "rabbi" of the Middle Ages

Bereishis: Eden, Hell, Flaming Swords, and Circumcision 25.10.2019 27:29 ↓

The first mention of ברית מילה in history

Chasam Sofer (1762-1839) 23.10.2019 45:45 ↓

The man of creative reaction

Sukkos-A Few Thoughts 13.10.2019 23:55 ↓

2019 Sukkos

Parshas Haazinu: Moses’ History of the Future 11.10.2019 19:10 ↓

An Oracle: Disturbing or Thrilling?

Parshas Vayelech: Pessimism on Shabbos Shuva? 04.10.2019 18:59 ↓

Predictions of a less-than-glorious future. Oy!

The Chayai Adam - R’ Avraham Danzig ( 1748 - 1820) 03.10.2019 39:21 ↓

חיי אדם The beginning of the "Art Scroll" phenomenon in Eastern Europe, 200 years ago

Join R’ Katz on the 1st Day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos on a Special Trip to D.C.’s Museum of the Bible 03.10.2019 3:44 ↓

Rabbi Katz's upcoming trip to the Museum of the Bible in DC-an amazing experience when guided properly.

Parashas Nitzavim and Rosh HaShanah 27.09.2019 38:51 ↓

Thoughts on L’Dovid HaShem Ohri, Rosh HaShanah and the Shofar blasts.

Rabbi Yehonasan Eibeschutz (1694-1764) 25.09.2019 43:55 ↓

The most brilliant and most controversial Gadol of the Early-Modern Era

The Tochecha: Trying to Relate It to History and Current Events- Parshas Ki Savo 20.09.2019 24:01 ↓

The great מפרשים, the תוכחה, and historiosophical analyses

The Maharal of Prague (1520-1610) 18.09.2019 38:21 ↓

The Gaon and nonconformist, not the golem- maker!

דברה תורה כנגד יצר הרע: Parshas Ki Seitzei 13.09.2019 28:33 ↓

Ki Teizei and Rosh Hashanah - battling Satan

The Rivash (1326-1408): Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet Prefet of Aragon (in Spain) 10.09.2019 35:25 ↓

Hero and victim of the wave of forced conversions of 1391. (1326-1408)

Parshas Shoftim: Political Science 06.09.2019 39:14 ↓

What's the ideal form of government in Judaism?

The Tosafos Yom Tov-Rabbi Yom Tov Lippman Heller (1579-1654) 04.09.2019 43:57 ↓

The rabbi who was so honest, his ballebatim tried to murder him.

Parshas Re’eh- Moses’ Prescient Warnings Against Syncretism 29.08.2019 33:17 ↓

Which is worse? Idolatry or syncretism? A case in point

The Netziv of Volozhin 1816-1893: The Pilot Who Steered the Yeshiva Through Endless Storms-Until Not 28.08.2019 47:39 ↓

One of the most original thinkers in Torah literature, with a grand unusual vision