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
Jul 5, 2024 • 1h 28min
The “Old Haskalah” - Comfortably Nestled within Cultural Insularity
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017 Summer Lecture Series entitled: Kulturkampf-Haskalah: The Haskalah Wars - Lecture 1
Jun 30, 2024 • 26min
Haftarah Korach: Do you fire a good leader because they are old?
The prophet Samuel's Class Act
Jun 30, 2024 • 31min
How could Korach successfully challenge the bona fides of Moses? After מַתַּן תּוֹרָה!
Did the Korach episode really happen in פָּרָשַׁת כִּי תִּשָּׂא?
Jun 30, 2024 • 34min
The Social Interaction Aspect of Piety (Pirkei Avos, Ch. 3)
הַכֹּל צָפוּי וְהָרְשׁוּת נְתוּנָה- An outstanding example of the difference between Ashkenaz and Sephard
Jun 27, 2024 • 60min
Herzl and the British Offer to Create a State of Israel...in Africa!
Herzl’s unsuccessful attempts to find a country who would get the Turks to give up Palestine
Jun 25, 2024 • 24min
Haftarah Shelach: The Remarkable Career of Rachav
What about לֹא תְחַיֶּה כָּל נְשָׁמָה?
Jun 25, 2024 • 29min
Parshas Shlach and October 7th
Intelligence has two parts: a.) Information gathering b.) Information assessment (connecting the dots)
Jun 24, 2024 • 31min
R’ Chanina Sgan Kohanim and His Conservative Political Philosophy (Avos Ch. 3)
Living through the horrors of Jewish anarchy, he preferred Roman tyranny with all its faults
Jun 20, 2024 • 59min
Herzl, Political Zionism, and the Campus Riots, Pt. 6
Why was political Zionism perceived as מְטַמֵּא אֶת הַטְּהוֹרִים אֲבָל מְטַהֵר אֶת הַטְּמֵאִים?
Jun 18, 2024 • 28min
Observations About Politics in the Dynasty of Hillel - Pirkei Avos, Ch. 2
Realistic evaluations of politics and politicians based on long experience in שְׁתַדְּלָנוּת
