Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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Sep 3, 2023 • 56min

More on the New שׁוּ"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי Edition and the Famous Controversies of Yesteryear

The חוֹלֵץ who deliberately put the shoe on the wrong foot, to prevent his "in-laws" from cheating him
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Aug 31, 2023 • 35min

Parshas Ki Savo: Abarbanel Applies the תּוֹכָחָה to the Marranos

Sforno decries the Jews who go to non-Jewish courts: אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים!
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Aug 30, 2023 • 37min

The Strange History of Shevarim

מַחְלֹקֶת רַאְבַ"ד וּבְעַל הַמָּאוֹר עַל פֵּרוּשׁ "עִרְבּוּב הַשָּׂטָן"
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Aug 29, 2023 • 28min

Haftarah Ki Savo: Isaiah's Brilliant Use of אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ, Not as Physical Light and Darkness

The Jewish triumph will be moral, not military. It won't have to be!
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Aug 28, 2023 • 35min

Sefer HaManhig: Genazym is Offering the Original Edition, By a Talmid of the ר"י בעל התוספת

This classic was written circa 1200, and is the first of the genre of minhag-litetature, evaluating the correctness of various halachic practices
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Aug 27, 2023 • 35min

Genazym Auction: Original סֵפֶר "תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלׇה" לִרְמָ"א

The Rema"s unique Baroque explanation of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַקָּרְבָּנוֹת.
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Aug 27, 2023 • 58min

The שו"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי: Three Generations of Bacharachs

The kohen who suddenly decided he was not a kohen (to marry a rich divorcee)
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Aug 23, 2023 • 34min

Elul: Why Do We Blow Shofar on Rosh Chodesh? Why the Rest of the Month?

The controversial second "40 Days"
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Aug 23, 2023 • 28min

Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Will We Be Ashamed of Our Many Past Sins in the Messianic Era?

Will G-d forget? Forgive?
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Aug 21, 2023 • 32min

Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?

When a person is חוֹשֵׁק, he doesn't consider the future consequences

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