Jewish History

Rosh Chodesh Elul: Why is There a זֵכֶר for the Third Round of 40 Days, But Not for the Second?

Jewish History August 17, 2023

Ep. 537 Rosh Chodesh Elul: Why is There a זֵכֶר for the Third Round of 40 Days, But Not for the Second?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Kabbalist Questions (Summum Bonum): The Consequences of Stating That the Soul is a חֵלֶק אֱלֹהַּ מִמַּעַל

Jewish History August 8, 2023

Ep. 543 Kabbalist Questions (Summum Bonum): The Consequences of Stating That the Soul is a חֵלֶק אֱלֹהַּ מִמַּעַל

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:22:43

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Tu B’Av: Is יוֹם שֶׁהֻתְּרוּ הַשְּׁבָטִים לָבֹא זֶה בָּזֶה the same as יוֹם שֶׁהֻתַּר בִּנְיָמִין

Jewish History August 2, 2023

Ep. 548 Tu B’Av: Is יוֹם שֶׁהֻתְּרוּ הַשְּׁבָטִים לָבֹא זֶה בָּזֶה the same as יוֹם שֶׁהֻתַּר בִּנְיָמִין

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:59:07

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Traditionalist Jews in Israel and the Question of Religious Coercion

Jewish History July 10, 2023

Ep. 565 Traditionalist Jews in Israel and the Question of Religious Coercion

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Bastille Day 2023 – The Riots in France, and Jewish History

Jewish History July 9, 2023

Ep. 566 Bastille Day 2023 – The Riots in France, and Jewish History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:43:39

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Shivah Assar B’Tammuz: Who was Apostomus? What Exactly Did He Do?

Jewish History July 6, 2023

Ep. 567 Shivah Assar B’Tammuz: Who was Apostomus? What Exactly Did He Do?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:32:49

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More on the Fourth of July and Klal Yisroel

Jewish History July 4, 2023

Ep. 570 More on the Fourth of July and Klal Yisroel

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:37:16

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Cordovero’s extremely vivid description of the different “departments” of heaven and hell

Jewish History July 3, 2023

Ep. 571 Cordovero’s extremely vivid description of the different “departments” of heaven and hell

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:27:31

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Thoughts on the Historical Legacy of R’ Yaakov Ruderman

Jewish History July 3, 2023

Ep. 572 Thoughts on the Historical Legacy of R’ Yaakov Ruderman

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:41:05

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The Fourth of July and the Jews

Jewish History July 2, 2023

Ep. 573 The Fourth of July and the Jews

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:42:10

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Korach as a Leadership Type in Jewish History in the Diaspora

Jewish History June 26, 2023

Ep. 577 Korach as a Leadership Type in Jewish History in the Diaspora

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Cordovero on the Summum Bonum- different departments of Heaven

Jewish History June 20, 2023

Ep. 582 R’ Cordovero on the Summum Bonum- different departments of Heaven

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:45:43

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Capsali’s History of the Turkish Empire

Jewish History June 19, 2023

Ep. 583 Capsali’s History of the Turkish Empire

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:55:15

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R’ Eliyahu Kapsali, Pt. 2: His Account of the Expulsion from Spain

Jewish History June 12, 2023

Ep. 586 R’ Eliyahu Kapsali, Pt. 2: His Account of the Expulsion from Spain

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:57:19

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Summum Bonum: The Style of the Kabbalists in Relating to All the Differing Chazals on Olam Haba, etc

Jewish History June 11, 2023

Ep. 587 Summum Bonum: The Style of the Kabbalists in Relating to All the Differing Chazals on Olam Haba, etc

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:35:18

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The 20th of Sivan: R’ Katz Analyzes Some Cossack Massacres from the Perspective of 2023

Jewish History June 11, 2023

Ep. 588 The 20th of Sivan: R’ Katz Analyzes Some Cossack Massacres from the Perspective of 2023

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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R’ Elyahu Kapsali (1480-1550): A Rare Case of a Rov Who was Also a Historian

Jewish History June 6, 2023

Ep. 591 R’ Elyahu Kapsali (1480-1550): A Rare Case of a Rov Who was Also a Historian

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:56:31

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Intro to Cordovero (רמ”ק הקדוש) on the Summum Bonum

Jewish History June 5, 2023

Ep. 592 Intro to Cordovero (רמ”ק הקדוש) on the Summum Bonum

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:37:32

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Simon Wolf (1836-1923): American Reform Jew Who Saved Vast Numbers of Eastern European Jews

Jewish History June 1, 2023

Ep. 594 Simon Wolf (1836-1923): American Reform Jew Who Saved Vast Numbers of Eastern European Jews

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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A 15th Century Letter Inviting All Ashkenazic Jews to Leave Germany and Move to Turkey

Jewish History May 29, 2023

Ep. 596 A 15th Century Letter Inviting All Ashkenazic Jews to Leave Germany and Move to Turkey

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Abraham Benvniste and the Yeshiva of Zamora in Castile: The Spanish “Lakewood” of the 15th Century

Jewish History May 23, 2023

Ep. 600 Abraham Benvniste and the Yeshiva of Zamora in Castile: The Spanish “Lakewood” of the 15th Century

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Another reason שבועות is not mentioned as זמן מתן תורתנו in the חומש

Jewish History May 19, 2023

Ep. 602 Another reason שבועות is not mentioned as זמן מתן תורתנו in the חומש

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:33:43

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Hosea, Himself Married to a Faithless Wife, Blasts the Jews for Being Unfaithful to G-d

Jewish History May 18, 2023

Ep. 603 Hosea, Himself Married to a Faithless Wife, Blasts the Jews for Being Unfaithful to G-d

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:29:45

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An Infinitely-More Complex Understanding of Life After Death and Reward and Punishment

Jewish History May 16, 2023

Ep. 606 An Infinitely-More Complex Understanding of Life After Death and Reward and Punishment

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:30:08

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Abraham Benveniste (15th Century): Restored Yiddishkeit to a Bleeding Spanish Jewry

Jewish History May 15, 2023

Ep. 608 Abraham Benveniste (15th Century): Restored Yiddishkeit to a Bleeding Spanish Jewry

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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