Jewish History

The Tower of Babel – According to the Drashos HaRan

Jewish History October 4, 2021

Ep. 1024 The Tower of Babel – According to the Drashos HaRan

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:36:36

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General John Monash (WWI): Literally, the Greatest Jewish General You Never Heard of

Jewish History October 4, 2021

Ep. 1025 General John Monash (WWI): Literally, the Greatest Jewish General You Never Heard of

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:54:26

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The History of Simchas Torah: An Invented Holiday, Which Took-Off Like Wildfire. Why?

Jewish History September 27, 2021

Ep. 1028 The History of Simchas Torah: An Invented Holiday, Which Took-Off Like Wildfire. Why?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:46:17

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The Strange History of Hoshanah Rabbah: A Lesser-Known Aspect of the Biblical Sukkos Holiday

Holidays September 26, 2021

Ep. 1029 The Strange History of Hoshanah Rabbah: A Lesser-Known Aspect of the Biblical Sukkos Holiday

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:32:09

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Ketores and Arba Minim: two types of unity, five days apart

Jewish History September 24, 2021

Ep. 1030 Ketores and Arba Minim: two types of unity, five days apart

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:33:17

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The Arbah Minim: How Do the Arbah Minim Defeat the Four Kingdoms of Exile?

Jewish History September 23, 2021

Ep. 1031 The Arbah Minim: How Do the Arbah Minim Defeat the Four Kingdoms of Exile?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:30:39

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Chanoch ben Moshe (10th century, Spain): Torah, Brilliance, and Machlokes

Jewish History September 20, 2021

Ep. 1032 Chanoch ben Moshe (10th century, Spain): Torah, Brilliance, and Machlokes

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 01:04:26

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The Tashbetz: MD, PhD Gadol and Posek

Jewish History September 13, 2021

Ep. 1036 The Tashbetz: MD, PhD Gadol and Posek

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 01:11:58

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Shabbos Shuva Announcement: The Relationship Between Yom Kippur and Repentance- A Short History

Holidays September 10, 2021

Ep. 1038 Shabbos Shuva Announcement: The Relationship Between Yom Kippur and Repentance- A Short History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:01:27

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Which Tekios are the Ones Which Confuse Satan? – The Baal HaMaor and The Raavad

Jewish History September 5, 2021

Ep. 1040 Which Tekios are the Ones Which Confuse Satan? – The Baal HaMaor and The Raavad

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:32:02

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Rabbi Dr. Bernard Illowy (1814-1871): The Only Talmid Chacham in Mid-19th Century America, Other Than Rabbi Abraham Rice

Jewish History September 1, 2021

Ep. 1044 Rabbi Dr. Bernard Illowy (1814-1871): The Only Talmid Chacham in Mid-19th Century America, Other Than Rabbi Abraham Rice

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 01:21:51

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A History of the Piyutim Controversies: The Classic Debates About Adding Piyutim to the Liturgy

Jewish History August 25, 2021

Ep. 1047 A History of the Piyutim Controversies: The Classic Debates About Adding Piyutim to the Liturgy

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:52:10

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Selichos: Its Origins and Evolution – Several Completely Different Paradigms

Jewish History August 22, 2021

Ep. 1049 Selichos: Its Origins and Evolution – Several Completely Different Paradigms

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:40:00

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Elul, Pt. 2: The Ran on the Original Elul – Did the Jews Pray? Or Just Moses?

Jewish History August 19, 2021

Ep. 1051 Elul, Pt. 2: The Ran on the Original Elul – Did the Jews Pray? Or Just Moses?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:29:18

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The Maharil: ” Mr. Ashkenazi Minhag”

Jewish History August 17, 2021

Ep. 1054 The Maharil: ” Mr. Ashkenazi Minhag”

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:56:48

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Elul, Pt.1: What Exactly Happened That Original Elul?

Jewish History August 12, 2021

Ep. 1055 Elul, Pt.1: What Exactly Happened That Original Elul?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:31:56

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רַבִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִיסֶרְלַיין בַּעַל “תרוּמַת הַדֶּשֶׁן Super charisma in the wake of holocaust

Jewish History August 10, 2021

Ep. 1058 רַבִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִיסֶרְלַיין בַּעַל “תרוּמַת הַדֶּשֶׁן Super charisma in the wake of holocaust

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 01:00:52

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Krias Shema: The Most Demanding of Prayers?

Jewish History August 5, 2021

Ep. 1061 Krias Shema: The Most Demanding of Prayers?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:35:26

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Why Didn’t Hashem Take the Jews to Some Safe Empty Prosperous Island, Far from Gentile Influence?

Jewish History July 29, 2021

Ep. 1065 Why Didn’t Hashem Take the Jews to Some Safe Empty Prosperous Island, Far from Gentile Influence?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:37:40

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The Meam Loez: The First ArtScroll, Torah as Middlebrow Culture

Jewish History July 25, 2021

Ep. 1069 The Meam Loez: The First ArtScroll, Torah as Middlebrow Culture

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:59:56

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Isn’t It Out of Order?: רְאֵה נָא בְּעָנְיֵנוּ

Jewish History July 23, 2021

Ep. 1070 Isn’t It Out of Order?: רְאֵה נָא בְּעָנְיֵנוּ

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:32:18

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Shlomo ibn Gabirol (11th Century): The Greatest of the Medieval Poets

Jewish History July 19, 2021

Ep. 1074 Shlomo ibn Gabirol (11th Century): The Greatest of the Medieval Poets

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 01:14:31

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Kinnos with Rabbi Dovid Katz (2019)

Jewish History July 17, 2021

Ep. 1075 Kinnos with Rabbi Dovid Katz (2019)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 03:54:13

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Edmond Rothschild and His Strange Relationship to His Own Judaism

Jewish History July 12, 2021

Ep. 1080 Edmond Rothschild and His Strange Relationship to His Own Judaism

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 01:05:10

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The Brachah of Attah Chonen and Its Meaning

Jewish History July 7, 2021

Ep. 1082 The Brachah of Attah Chonen and Its Meaning

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:27:59

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