Jewish History

Dr. Elijah Montalto (1567-1616): Among the Most Famous Marranos Who Returned to Judaism and the Most Famous MD

Jewish History March 21, 2021

Ep. 1156 Dr. Elijah Montalto (1567-1616): Among the Most Famous Marranos Who Returned to Judaism and the Most Famous MD

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rabbi Leone Modena of Venice – A Posek Who Taught Dancing (and Many Other Subjects)

Jewish History March 8, 2021

Ep. 1163 Rabbi Leone Modena of Venice – A Posek Who Taught Dancing (and Many Other Subjects)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The “Levush”: The “Goldilocks” Version of the Shulchan Aruch – and In the 16th Century!

Jewish History February 14, 2021

Ep. 1173 The “Levush”: The “Goldilocks” Version of the Shulchan Aruch – and In the 16th Century!

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The 23rd of Sivan: Another Holocaust Which Did Not Happen

Jewish History February 7, 2021

Ep. 1176 The 23rd of Sivan: Another Holocaust Which Did Not Happen

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The “Rashba” – R’ Shlomo ben Adret (1235-1310): Baal HaBayis, Rosh Yeshiva, Posek and Royal Troubleshooter

Jewish History February 1, 2021

Ep. 1179 The “Rashba” – R’ Shlomo ben Adret (1235-1310): Baal HaBayis, Rosh Yeshiva, Posek and Royal Troubleshooter

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Eliezer Silver: The Successes and Failures of the Agudas HaRabbonim – Pt. 1

Jewish History January 27, 2021

Ep. 1182 R’ Eliezer Silver: The Successes and Failures of the Agudas HaRabbonim – Pt. 1

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Sheldon Adelson Phenomenon: An Interpretation Based on the Noda B’Yehudah and the Yaaros Dvash

Jewish History January 17, 2021

Ep. 1185 The Sheldon Adelson Phenomenon: An Interpretation Based on the Noda B’Yehudah and the Yaaros Dvash

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:50:42

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R Yehiel Weinberg – “The Seridei Aish” (1884-1966): Can One Be Yeshivish and Not Yeshivish At the Same Time?

Jewish History January 12, 2021

Ep. 1188 R Yehiel Weinberg – “The Seridei Aish” (1884-1966): Can One Be Yeshivish and Not Yeshivish At the Same Time?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rabbi Moshe Oster of Brody (1710-1785): Life in the Kloiz of the Early Modern Era

Jewish History January 3, 2021

Ep. 1191 Rabbi Moshe Oster of Brody (1710-1785): Life in the Kloiz of the Early Modern Era

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The “Ksav Sofer” of Pressburg (1825-1872): Steering the Ship Through Stormy Waters.

Jewish History December 29, 2020

Ep. 1194 The “Ksav Sofer” of Pressburg (1825-1872): Steering the Ship Through Stormy Waters.

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Shlomo Molcho (1500-1532) – Who Wanted to Raise a Jewish Army to Conquer Israel in the 16th century

Jewish History December 21, 2020

Ep. 1197 Shlomo Molcho (1500-1532) – Who Wanted to Raise a Jewish Army to Conquer Israel in the 16th century

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Prophecy of Haggai: Did It “Cause” the Miracle of Hanukkah?

Jewish History December 9, 2020

Ep. 1201 The Prophecy of Haggai: Did It “Cause” the Miracle of Hanukkah?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Menashe ben Israel of Amsterdam (1604-1657): “The Jonathan Sacks of the 17th Century”

Jewish History December 8, 2020

Ep. 1204 Menashe ben Israel of Amsterdam (1604-1657): “The Jonathan Sacks of the 17th Century”

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Halacha Headlines Podcast

Jewish History December 3, 2020

Ep. 1205 Halacha Headlines Podcast

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: The Only Orthodox Rabbi to Make a Kiddush Hashem in “the World.”

Jewish History November 17, 2020

Ep. 1214 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: The Only Orthodox Rabbi to Make a Kiddush Hashem in “the World.”

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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“The Maharik” (R’ Joseph Colon): The Greatest Gadol in Italian History

Jewish History November 11, 2020

Ep. 1217 “The Maharik” (R’ Joseph Colon): The Greatest Gadol in Italian History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rabbi Abraham Rice, the First Rov in the USA. Tragedy of a Talmid Chacham in a Philistine Jewish Community

Jewish History November 2, 2020

Ep. 1220 Rabbi Abraham Rice, the First Rov in the USA. Tragedy of a Talmid Chacham in a Philistine Jewish Community

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R Shmuel Landau, Son of the Noda B’Yehudah (1750-1834): The Challenge of Being a Great Man’s Son

Jewish History October 14, 2020

Ep. 1227 R Shmuel Landau, Son of the Noda B’Yehudah (1750-1834): The Challenge of Being a Great Man’s Son

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Rabbi Samson Morpurgo of Ancona: Classic Italian “Torah u-Madda”

Jewish History October 7, 2020

Ep. 1228 Rabbi Samson Morpurgo of Ancona: Classic Italian “Torah u-Madda”

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Sukkos 2020: The History of the Sukkah as a Diras Kevah?

Holidays October 2, 2020

Ep. 1231 Sukkos 2020: The History of the Sukkah as a Diras Kevah?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Yaakov HaLevi Lifschitz (1838-1922): The Brilliant and Controversial Secretary of R’ Y.E. Spector

Jewish History September 21, 2020

Ep. 1234 Yaakov HaLevi Lifschitz (1838-1922): The Brilliant and Controversial Secretary of R’ Y.E. Spector

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Maharatz Chayas, R’ Tzvi Hirsch Chayes of Galicia (1805-1855) – A Gadol, Historian and Maskil

Jewish History September 9, 2020

Ep. 1238 The Maharatz Chayas, R’ Tzvi Hirsch Chayes of Galicia (1805-1855) – A Gadol, Historian and Maskil

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Marcheshes (1864 – 1941): R’ Chanoch Agus of Vilna

Jewish History September 7, 2020

Ep. 1239 The Marcheshes (1864 – 1941): R’ Chanoch Agus of Vilna

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Tochachah – Warnings About Life in the Diaspora?

Jewish History September 2, 2020

Ep. 1240 The Tochachah – Warnings About Life in the Diaspora?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Lehren Bros. and the Old Yishuv: Learning and Nothing But Learning

Jewish History August 31, 2020

Ep. 1241 The Lehren Bros. and the Old Yishuv: Learning and Nothing But Learning

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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