Jewish History with 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.
Latest episodes
Jul 7, 2025 • 33min
The Connection Between Drafting the Bnei Torah and the Possibilities of Peace with Syria? - The Current Situation in Middle East
Acc. to current reports, the Syrians may be willing to recognize Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights(!), just as Israel is cracking-down on the Haredi Draft. Sighhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jul 6, 2025 • 53min
R' Saadiah Gaon and the Moshiach: The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate
What was the historical context for Saadia's prediction that משיח would come in 965 CE?
Jul 1, 2025 • 26min
Haftarah Chukas: Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
Was he a shofet over Klal Yisroel? Or was he just a big shot (רֹאשׁ וּקְצִין) over the area of Ever HaYarden?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jul 1, 2025 • 29min
Parshas Chukas: The Cedar, Hyssop, and Crimson Wool - The Three Types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf?
Is becoming Tamei a sin?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jun 30, 2025 • 26min
עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts on Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025
An intelligent person (or nation) needs a plan, but he (it) must be its Moshel, not its Eved!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jun 30, 2025 • 41min
Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Context - The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism
Messianism arose when the situation for the Jews was terrible, and there was nothing they could do about it בְּדֶרֶךְ הַטֶּבַעhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jun 29, 2025 • 34min
הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה
Kavod Habrios (Human Dignity) in situations where your silence will result in other people comitting sins
Jun 26, 2025 • 23min
Haftarah Korach: The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
One group held Saul in contempt as a king. The other group opposed monarchy in principle, they wanted HaShem to rule them through Samuel (יַעֲבֵ"ץ וּכְלֵי יָקָר)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jun 25, 2025 • 29min
Parshas Korach: The Even Ezra - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה !
With the democtatic model of politics discredited by the Golden Calf episode, Moses resorts to the aristocratic model of political decision-making, and suffers blowback https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jun 24, 2025 • 28min
"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War
Israel is trying to "break the teeth" of Iran - ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
