Jewish History With Rabbi Dovid Katz

What is the historical context of prayer at the time of R' Shimon bar Yochai?

The Two Mountains and Moral Clarity

The attempt to revive a Jewish "church" and why it was destined to fail when the Jews were in גלות

The strange world of the Marranos who were seriously into Kabbalah

Underconfidence, Overconfidence, and Smug Self-Righteousness

By The times of the Messiah, most Jews will have given up on Geulah

Did the "shidduch system" break down? When? Why?

R' Samson Raphael Hirsch vs. R' Chaim Brisker?

Moshe changes some of the wording to fit his audience, who were not present at the Revelation on Sinai 

The happy aspect of the Messianic Process (unlike other parts of the Bible)

What's with the references to Peor, Bais Peor and Baal Peor? The chink in the armor of Klal Yisroel

Kinnos on Tisha B'Av 2022, given by Rabbi Katz

Kinnos on Tisha B'Av 2022, given by R' Katz

They cannot penetrate our defenses unless we ourselves open a breach for them

The  pertinent observations of a Rosh Yeshiva in the City of Rome, far from "the scene of action"

When misfortune strikes, don't check your mezuzah, check your חֹשֶׁן מִשְׁפָּט!

Did Moshe harangue them in nine places? Or about their misdeeds in nine? Or in a place with nine geographical markers?

R Tarphon - Learning Torah like a businessman

Baron von Manstein and his times (Kaiser, Weimar Republic, Third Reich) 

The strange tale of Tiberius Julius Alexander, nephew of Philo, chief of staff to Titus