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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Aug 12, 2025 • 30min
Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: Why is the phrase אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר associated with the Tanna R' Tzadok?
Did the Rabbis of Eretz Yisroel learn the lesson of שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם in the wake of the Destruction of the Bais HaMikdash?
Aug 11, 2025 • 30min
Haftarah Eikev: The Revolution in Identity in the Messianic Era
Millions of gentiles will discover they are actually Jews, which will necessitate territorial expansion of Eretz Yisroel
Aug 10, 2025 • 38min
Parashas Eikev: The Wild Beasts
Why was the Conquest of the Land supposed to proceed slowly? Who are the "Wild Beasts?"
Aug 7, 2025 • 36min
Parshas VaEschana: Zachor or Shamor? Is the Sabbath theology or history?
Why is a nochri punished so severely for shemiras Shabbos?
Aug 5, 2025 • 42min
The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War.
Egypt HATES Israel, but the Middle-Eastern political chessboard, both externally and internaly, compels the Egyptian regime to act in a manner fundamentally friendly to Israel, though this could never be acknowleged.https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Aug 5, 2025 • 28min
הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ"ה - Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too "frum"
נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי doesn't work. So it has to be אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מְנַחֶמְכֶם
Aug 5, 2025 • 27min
פָּרָשַׁת וָאֶתְחַנָּן תשפ"ה - וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם
What exactly transpired in Galus Bavel?
Aug 5, 2025 • 38min
15th of Av - Humpty-Dumpty Day?
Can machlokes and unilateralism ever be fully-repaired?
Aug 3, 2025 • 4h 42min
R' Katz' Tisha b'Av Kinos Explication 5785/2025
Rabbi Dovid Katz at Beth Abraham Hertzeberg's shul in Baltimore (unedited)
Jul 30, 2025 • 39min
The Arizal: Thoughts on one of the most mysterious yet influential figures in Jewish History
On his Yahrtzheit, some thoughts on - How come the Ari's bona fides was never challenged? And why did the רבונו של עולם choose to reveal more about himself in the 16th century than any other? And why did the Arizal get "prophecies" in Egypt, of all places?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
