Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

R’ Yitzchok Elchonon Spector, 1817 - 1896: Personalities in Jewish History 27.02.2019 32:23 ↓

The last of the Great Rabbis venerated by ALL segments of Jewish Society, not just the Orthodox

History of the Jews in Poland: Poles and Jews in the Holocaust and After- Pt. 5 24.02.2019 1:53:42 ↓

 Poles and Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland 

Parshas Ki Sisa - Why would they make the Golden Calf? - Parsha Perspective 22.02.2019 19:30 ↓

Why would they make a Golden Calf?

Italian Jewry and Rabbi Azarya Figo 1579-1647 - Personalities in Jewish History 20.02.2019 35:52 ↓

A look at one of .Italy's Jews and גדולי תורה in an age of persecution and brilliance

History of the Jews in Poland: Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland (1918-1939)- Pt. 4 17.02.2019 1:43:31 ↓

 Poles and Jews in the Reborn Republic of Poland 

Old Ashkenazic Jewry and Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid (1150-1217): Personalities in Jewish History 13.02.2019 21:01 ↓

The hasidic world of a thousand years ago - ספר החסידים

Parshas Tetzaveh: Parsha Perspectives 12.02.2019 10:11 ↓

Trust and priesthood

Parshas Teruma: Parsha Persepctives 08.02.2019 17:27 ↓

So why exactly do we need a משכן?

History of the Jews in Poland: Jews Under Czarist Rule- Pt. 3 07.02.2019 1:24:29 ↓

 Deuteronomy 28:49-51: Poles and Jews under Czarist Rule

The Ibn Ezra: Personalities in Jewish History 05.02.2019 19:18 ↓

The famous Bible Commentator and intellectual. Is a "Rishon" a "Rishon" if he is not into Gemara ?

Parshas Mishpatim: Parsha Perspectives 01.02.2019 14:26 ↓

Problems of slavery, problems of emancipation

Greece! An exciting Jewish-History tour of Greece with Rabbi Dovid Katz May 13-20, 2019 31.01.2019 5:54 ↓

Join Rabbi Katz on this amazing trip to Greece, which will include a wealth of information on the history of the Jews andvthe Greeks over the last 2500 years, an encounter that has left a profound impact on both civilizations. Contact Rabbi Katz at rabbidkatz@gmail.com

History of the Jews in Poland: Crisis! Downfall of the Polish Kingdom (18th Century)- Pt. 2 31.01.2019 1:30:24 ↓

The Crisis of the Old Order: Poles and Jews and the Downfall of the Kingdom

History of the Jews in Poland: How Poland Became Home to the Freest Jewish Community- Pt. 1 27.01.2019 1:31:15 ↓

How the Kingdom of Poland Became the Site of the Largest, Freest, and Most Important Community in Jewry

Parshas Yisro - Fathers-in-law 25.01.2019 11:52 ↓

Two remarkable depictions of human foibles depicted just beneath the surface of the Biblical narrative

The Pnei Yehoshua: Personalities in Jewish History 20.01.2019 12:01 ↓

A short biographical sketch of one ofbthe most interesting Gedolim of the past three centuries.

Parshas Beshalach - Faith or Conviction?: Parsha Perspectives 18.01.2019 14:11 ↓

Why did they not believe until קריעת ים סוף?

The Rashash: Personalities in Jewish History 16.01.2019 19:53 ↓

A few words about the great Kabbalist Rabbi Shalom Sharabi

History of Israel-Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-56 (Season Finale) 15.01.2019 1:17:23 ↓

Considering the Future from the Perspective of the Past - 1952-1956 (Season Finale)

Parshas Bo: Employer- Employee Relationships: Parsha Perspectives 11.01.2019 12:57 ↓

The unusual relationship between הקב"ה and the man He drafted to lead the Jews

History of Israel-Zionism in Triumph and Crisis 1952-1956 08.01.2019 1:43:37 ↓

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

History of Israel-The World of American Jewry 1952-1956 05.01.2019 1:45:10 ↓

Latest episode of Jewish History with Rabbi Katz

פרשת וארא The Perils of Rationalism 04.01.2019 17:10 ↓

The Existential tension concerning the rationalistic interpretation of the Torah

History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 2) 03.01.2019 1:18:31 ↓

 Heroism, Deception and Misunderstanding  

History of Israel-The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign 1952-1956 (Part 1) 29.12.2018 1:15:39 ↓

This lecture sketches the complicated background of the Sinai War of 1956, when Israel's toxic border situation, combined with the specter of Nasser organizing a giant Arab war against the Jewish State, led Ben-Gurion to engage in a machiavellian military alliance with France and Britain and attack Egypt. This was the most controversial war in Israeli history