Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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Rabbi Dovid Katz, PhD is lauded for his extensive knowledge of Jewish History, his engaging and insightful lecture series, and eye opening historical international tours.
Follow him weekly. New content released each week, including Personalities in Jewish History, Insights into Tefillah and Perspectives on the Haftarah and Parshah. Sponsorships of podcasts are available. He can be reached at the following email: rabbidkatz@gmail.com.
https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz
Rabbi Dovid Katz, PhD is lauded for his extensive knowledge of Jewish History, his engaging and insightful lecture series, and eye opening historical international tours.
Follow him weekly. New content released each week, including Personalities in Jewish History, Insights into Tefillah and Perspectives on the Haftarah and Parshah. Sponsorships of podcasts are available. He can be reached at the following email: rabbidkatz@gmail.com.
Episodes
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Oct 9, 2025 • 26min
נִעֲנוּעִים: The ritual of lulav-waving and its contemporary relevance in the year 5786 (2025)
Warding-off the dangers from literally all directions. In both the personal life, and in the life of the Jewish People
Oct 9, 2025 • 30min
Sukkos 2025: What's with the strange ritual of פָּרֵי הַחַג?
It is not enoughto embrace monotheism. The monotheism has to include a כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל as the עַם הַנִּבְחָר (even thoughthey don't seem to fit the role)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Oct 6, 2025 • 34min
Today is the (English) anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, another conflict in which Israel was surprise-attacked
The challenge of constantly evaluating the enemy, not by his intentions, but by his capabilities!
Oct 6, 2025 • 33min
The Four Minim and the Wars of Sichon and Og: A Different take on the אַרְבָּעָה מִינִים
Lulav - the spearsEsrog - the food Hadassim - the "roofs" of the foxholesAravos - dittoלְפִי שִׁיטַת הָ"רוֹקֵחַ" ב "סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ"
Oct 5, 2025 • 33min
A Different Understanding of the Holiday of Sukkos
It commemorates events that happened in Tishrei, not Nissan (acc. to R Akiva)
Oct 3, 2025 • 32min
Sukkos: The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree
Sukkah = Jewish Survival in Galus (Branches detached from the soil)Tree = Rootedness in the soilhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Oct 1, 2025 • 19min
The Lishkas HaParvah in the Avodah of Yom Kippur- Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there?
Was he an Iranian spy? A Zoroastrian clergyman? A Jewish BT who repented?
Sep 30, 2025 • 28min
The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing Your Sins to the Rest of the Congregation
The Ancient Debate and the Concerns for the Social Consequences on the Community. What if everyone did the sin?!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Sep 30, 2025 • 27min
Yonah: Compare and contrast with Akeidas Yitzchok
The Tragedy of Jonah after he saves Nineveh. What did he do with the rest of his life?
Sep 29, 2025 • 30min
Late Antiquity in Eretz Yisroel (300-600 C.E.): The Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy
Jewish religious creativity in Israel under the oppressive Christian regime of the Byzantine Empire: Piyutim!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
