Jewish History With Rabbi Dovid Katz

Why did the Jews build it according to the dimensions of נבואת יחזקאל הנביא ? Why does the Altar have to be in an exact spot, with no deviation?

R’ Katz explains the context of this letter and the elections to the Russian government's " Rabbinical Commission " to which R Chaim was indeed elected

The Netziv's theory of the אָרוֹן and the Menorah

1.) Private notes 2.) Manuscript given out to copy 3.) Printed books

What's better? The Zohar or Boccacio?

What does a yeshiva study when all the Gemaras are burned? The toxic Catholic Reformation & the Babylonian Talmud

Why did both מִשְׁכָּן and בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ have such a large non-Jewish role in their construction?

God tells Moshe He doesn't need to impress anyone. The miskan is more about intimacy

Supposed to be a commentary , but is more an independent tour de force of incredible Renaissance philosophical erudition

It would have been a YU in the 16th century, in the best sense of the term

Biden and his role in Jewish history

G-d will reject the other religious groups who set up institutions on the הַר הַבַּיִת

Don't confuse keruvim with idols when you visit the Temple on שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים

A Renaissance Rabbi? Or a Rabbi who lived during the Renaissance?

Why does Yisro skip the מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי? Wasn't he a high religious figure?

Characterized by the presence of others (מַלְאָכִים) and a smoke-filled room

Arrested by the Duke and tortured for trying to prevent a Jew from converting. It's like a novel!

When you swear by G-d, and then G-d says you don't have to keep your oath.

Two schools of thought re: the uniqueness of Moses, particularly in connection with the receiving of the Torah

Why does Moshe (and G-d!) indulge their truculence?