Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Latest Episodes:

A יְרוּשַׁלְמִי שְׁקָלִים from the Famous Bomberg ש"ס of the 1520s - For Sale at Genazym Feb 16, 2023

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From the original edition of the בַּבְלִי וִירוּשַׁלְמִי in Renaissance Venice, with its strange history

The unscrupulous "richie-riches" free the Hebrew slaves whom they have held too long Feb 15, 2023

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But discover they are addicted to the slavery-system and forcibly repossess them, engraging Hashem

The connection between the מִשְׁפָּטִים and the Yisro incident Feb 13, 2023

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Who gets the better of whom? The lender or the borrower who becomes an עֶבֶד עִבְרִי?

R’ Judah Mintz (1405 -1508), Who Turned Padua into the "Lakewood " of Italy Feb 13, 2023

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Famous for his responsa, and for his controversies over halachic matters

Ramban's Theory of the Sumum Bonum Feb 10, 2023

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Differs from the view of Maimonides. Olam Haba will occur here on physical earth

Isaiah's Vision of G-d Seated on a Throne etc. Subjective Reality vs. Objective Reality Feb 08, 2023

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Stubbornness is a great crime in spirituality

Chaim Grade (1910-1982): Some Thoughts About the Yiddish Novelist Feb 08, 2023

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A brilliant novelist who consistently "bet on the wrong horse." Atheist who learned with the Chazon Ish.

What exactly did Yisro mean that Moshe should be מוּל הָאֱלֹהִים ? Feb 06, 2023

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What is the meaning of נָבוֹל תִּבֹּל?

Eliyahu HaBachur HaAshkenazi (1470-1549) Feb 06, 2023

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Author of famous grammar works, but also of the original "Bava Maaseh"

אֵלִיָּהוּ בָּחוּר הָאַשְׁכְּנַזִּי הֲכִי גָּדוֹל בְּדִקְדּוּק

The Aftermath of the Maimonidean Controversies, Lecture 7 of 7 Feb 06, 2023

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From Rabbi Katz’ Summer 2022 Lecture Series, “Fundamental Disagreement: The Maimonidean Controversies Of the Middle Ages”