Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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  • 33 minutes 1 second
    Circumcision and the Marranos - from the סֵפֶר הַזִּכְרוֹנוֹת מֵאֵת רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל אַבּוּהַב מִוֶנִיצִיׇהּ

    "How come there is no NCSY for the Marranos?" Frum complaints from Venetian Gedolim of the 17th century

    4 March 2025, 10:27 pm
  • 30 minutes 6 seconds
    Haftarah Zachor: The Story of Saul and Agag in the light of the current war with Hamas

    Towards Amalek, Saul lacked moral clarity, but when it came to Nov and David, he acted with total (misguided) moral clarity!

    2 March 2025, 10:33 pm
  • 38 minutes 33 seconds
    Parshas Tetzaveh: Was Aaron chosen for the priesthood before the episode of the Golden Calf?

    Is וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ referring to a מִשְׁכָּן? A בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ? Both? What's with the textual obscurity?

    2 March 2025, 5:26 pm
  • 31 minutes 18 seconds
    A selection of interpretations of the bizarre story of Rabbah killing R Zeira at a Purim party

    R Katz and the new ArtScroll edition of the עֵין יַעֲקֹב

    2 March 2025, 2:06 am
  • 24 minutes 46 seconds
    The spontaneous prayers of the hostages during their captivity in Gaza

    A real life example of Psalm 130: מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ הַשֵּׁם

    26 February 2025, 2:07 pm
  • 1 hour 22 seconds
    Rabbi Raphael Meldola of Bayonne, France (1686-1748) the שׁוּ"ת מַיִם רַבִּים

    The Unusual Spanish-Portuguese Communities in 18th century Souther France. A different world

    26 February 2025, 3:41 am
  • 30 minutes 22 seconds
    R Katz analyzes the current Mid-East Situation, especially the Russian Role

    Whereas Hamas pursues an unabashed policy of Amalak, Russia pursues a policy of לָבָן (לְפִי פֵּרוּשׁ הַנְּצִי"ב)

    23 February 2025, 5:16 pm
  • 17 minutes 4 seconds
    From The Golden age of Spanish Jewish Poetry: Ibn Gabirol's שִׁנְאַנִּים שַׁאֲנַנִּים

    A "rap song" about the angels surrounding the Heavenly Throne. Part of theSephardic liturgy. The cadence as well as the rhymes moves the worshiper to ectasy

    19 February 2025, 12:33 am
  • 23 minutes 37 seconds
    Haftarah Mishpatim: Reneging on Emancipation

    What was the ultimate fate of צִדְקִיָּהוּ, the last King of Judah? The differing traditions

    17 February 2025, 8:26 pm
  • 26 minutes 25 seconds
    Parshas Mishpatim: Creating a sacred polity is harder than creating a holy individual

    The difference between קְדוֹשִׁים תִּהְיוּ vs. וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ לִי מַמְלֶכֶת כֹּהֲנִים וְגוֹי קָדוֹשׁ

    17 February 2025, 6:53 pm
  • 35 minutes 3 seconds
    The Ramchal and the history of his most famous work, Mesilas Yesharim - Some thoughts

    Although an "old-fashioned" sefer, it had surprisingly modern features, which reflect the 18th century Englightenment Movement

    17 February 2025, 5:23 pm
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