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
Mentioned books
Jan 29, 2025 • 47min
Sumptuary decrees of 1767 issued by the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה
Genazym auction in Sunday Feb. 16, 2025
The eternal struggle against excessive spending on simchas
Jan 29, 2025 • 25min
Psalm 90 - the Dearth of שמחה? Reflections of the aftermath of the Golden Calf?
תְּפִלָּה לְמֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים
Moshe, the one who mastered (איש) the מִדַּת הַדִּין
Jan 27, 2025 • 31min
Parshas Bo: Were there apostates (משומדים) already at the time of יציאת מצרים?
Why does G-d warn Moses about the בן נכר before they even left Egypt? Was this part of his disagreement re: the עֵרוּב רַב?
Jan 23, 2025 • 24min
Haftarah VaEra: Pharaoh the Crocodile
Why did the Jews always allow themselves to get "played" by the cynical Egyptians?
Jan 23, 2025 • 22min
Psalm 81 הַיּוֹם יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי בְּשַׁבָּת Commemorating the First Liberation
The extraordinary transformation of Joseph in Egypt, foreshadowing the later Exodus. And Divine frustration at the obtuseness of the liberated
Jan 22, 2025 • 25min
Parshas VaEra: Redemption without repentance?
The Jewish slaves cried out to God in pain. But they did not repent!
Jan 20, 2025 • 31min
The Hostage Deal and the Current Matzav
R Katz analyzes the sobering reality of no victory, balanced by the need to not give in to יֵאוּשׁ, and creating new countermeasures
Jan 15, 2025 • 30min
Haftarah Shmos- "הַנִּדָּחִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם"
Who are the Jews Cast Off in the Land of Egypt? Did 4/5 die in Egypt? Or did they assimilate?
Jan 15, 2025 • 28min
Psalm 94 - The Call for Revenge, when is it appropriate?
The Historical Context of Psalm 94, and its relevance to the current מַצָּב
Jan 14, 2025 • 55min
Ramchal and his Rebbe, Pt. 2. - More on the remarkable relationship
Ramchal in Amsterdam (1730s-1740s), where he wrote the works that made him famous
