Biographies

R’ Yehuda Brieli of Mantua 17th century -Another Italian גָּדוֹל -צַדִּיק-מַשְׂכִּיל

Biographies March 25, 2024

Ep. 375 R’ Yehuda Brieli of Mantua 17th century -Another Italian גָּדוֹל -צַדִּיק-מַשְׂכִּיל

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Moshe Provenzalo of Renaissance Italy (Mantua)

Biographies March 13, 2024

Ep. 385 R’ Moshe Provenzalo of Renaissance Italy (Mantua)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The מַחְבֶּרֶת of Menachem Ben Siruk- The New Edition of This Tragic 10th Century classic

Biographies March 5, 2024

Ep. 389 The מַחְבֶּרֶת of Menachem Ben Siruk- The New Edition of This Tragic 10th Century classic

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Mantua Zohar, Pt. 3. The “Litvish”Defense by R’ Moshe Provençal of Mantua

Biographies February 18, 2024

Ep. 401 Mantua Zohar, Pt. 3. The “Litvish”Defense by R’ Moshe Provençal of Mantua

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Mantua Zohar Controversy, Pt. 2: Arguments Pro and Con

Biographies February 18, 2024

Ep. 402 The Mantua Zohar Controversy, Pt. 2: Arguments Pro and Con

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Mantua Zohar Controversy of 1558-1560, Pt. 1: Should Kabbalah be put into the public domain?

Biographies February 16, 2024

Ep. 403 The Mantua Zohar Controversy of 1558-1560, Pt. 1: Should Kabbalah be put into the public domain?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Yehudah Moscato and his Commentary, Kol Yehudah, on the Kuzari

Biographies February 12, 2024

Ep. 406 R’ Yehudah Moscato and his Commentary, Kol Yehudah, on the Kuzari

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Prosposed Jewish University in Mantua at the Time of Moscato

Biographies February 11, 2024

Ep. 407 The Prosposed Jewish University in Mantua at the Time of Moscato

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Yehudah Moscato (1532-1590), Pt. 2: Famous Italian תַּלְמִיד חָכָם וְדַרְשָׁן

Biographies February 5, 2024

Ep. 411 R’ Yehudah Moscato (1532-1590), Pt. 2: Famous Italian תַּלְמִיד חָכָם וְדַרְשָׁן

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Famous R’ Yehudah Moscato of 16th Century Italy: A Recently Discovered Remarkable Episode

Biographies January 31, 2024

Ep. 414 The Famous R’ Yehudah Moscato of 16th Century Italy: A Recently Discovered Remarkable Episode

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Mordecai Banet (1753-1829): Chief Rabbi of Moravia

Biographies January 18, 2024

Ep. 420 R’ Mordecai Banet (1753-1829): Chief Rabbi of Moravia

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Famous Yad Malachi of Livorno (1700-1771)

Biographies January 12, 2024

Ep. 423 The Famous Yad Malachi of Livorno (1700-1771)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Eliyahu Mizrachi of Istanbul, the Greatest Romaniote Gadol

Biographies December 26, 2023

Ep. 434 R’ Eliyahu Mizrachi of Istanbul, the Greatest Romaniote Gadol

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Yosifon’s Counterhistory of the Translation of the Torah into Greek

Biographies December 22, 2023

Ep. 438 Yosifon’s Counterhistory of the Translation of the Torah into Greek

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rambam in אִגֶּרֶת תֵּימָן: the “two-pronged” attack on Judaism… and Chanukah

Biographies December 8, 2023

Ep. 448 Rambam in אִגֶּרֶת תֵּימָן: the “two-pronged” attack on Judaism… and Chanukah

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Henry Kissinger: Good for the Jews? Bad?

Biographies December 3, 2023

Ep. 453 Henry Kissinger: Good for the Jews? Bad?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rambam, Rav Zevin, & the Kehillos Yaakov on Fear in Combat

Biographies November 26, 2023

Ep. 457 Rambam, Rav Zevin, & the Kehillos Yaakov on Fear in Combat

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Thoughts on President Kennedy on the Anniversary of his Assassination 11/22/63

Biographies November 19, 2023

Ep. 463 Thoughts on President Kennedy on the Anniversary of his Assassination 11/22/63

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rabbanim and Chazzanim in the Past Two Centuries

Biographies November 16, 2023

Ep. 464 Rabbanim and Chazzanim in the Past Two Centuries

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th Century Prague: One of the Greatest Gedolim You Never Heard of

Biographies October 4, 2023

Ep. 499 R’ Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th Century Prague: One of the Greatest Gedolim You Never Heard of

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kaidenover and His 17th Century Classic, the Kav HaYashar

Biographies September 21, 2023

Ep. 511 R’ Tzvi Hirsch Kaidenover and His 17th Century Classic, the Kav HaYashar

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Joseph Ottolenghi: The One Whose Work You Skip Over in the Back of the Gemara

Biographies September 10, 2023

Ep. 517 R’ Joseph Ottolenghi: The One Whose Work You Skip Over in the Back of the Gemara

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Menachem Mendel Gluskin of Minsk and Leningrdad: Trying to Be Jewish Under Stalin

Biographies September 8, 2023

Ep. 519 R’ Menachem Mendel Gluskin of Minsk and Leningrdad: Trying to Be Jewish Under Stalin

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Mateh Ephraim: The Richest Gadol in Many Centuries – How Did He Excel in Business and Torah?

Biographies August 20, 2023

Ep. 536 The Mateh Ephraim: The Richest Gadol in Many Centuries – How Did He Excel in Business and Torah?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Abraham Drabkin (1844-1927): A Reform Rabbi in Czarist Russia?

Biographies August 17, 2023

Ep. 538 Abraham Drabkin (1844-1927): A Reform Rabbi in Czarist Russia?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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