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
Nov 10, 2023 • 28min
Rabbinic Influences on Voting: In the Old Autonomous Kehilos, and in Modern Democratic Elections
Jews could not vote until modern times, but when they could, rabbanim tried to influence
Nov 8, 2023 • 26min
Psalm 91 and the Fighting in Israel and Gaza - Fits Like a Glove
The angels who protect our soldiers from harm, from the terrors of dark tunnels
Nov 6, 2023 • 31min
Haftarah Chayei Sarah: The Central Role of Nathan the Prophet
Team Adonijah rejected Nathan's version of the David-Bathsheba story
Nov 6, 2023 • 30min
Parshas Chayei Sarah: Abraham and Ephron in Light of Current Events
Ephron (עֶפְרוֹן) the real estate speculator and the possibilities of a counterfactual history of Arabs & Jews
Nov 5, 2023 • 41min
Iran’s Machiavellian Role in the Current Conflict - The Significance of Sunni vs. Shiite
Iran dreams of reviving its imperial grandeur by destroying Israel. The reverse of Koresh.
Nov 3, 2023 • 27min
Haftarah VaYera: Why Did Elisha Stay Davka at Her House?
She had previously experienced infant mortality and miscarriages
Nov 2, 2023 • 27min
Psalm 140 - The Massacre, the Booby Traps, the Rockets
Fits the Current War in Gaza on Many Levels
Nov 1, 2023 • 38min
Parshas VaYera: Why was Abraham Personally Invested in the Fate of Sodom?
The first case of concern for "civilian casualties?"
Oct 31, 2023 • 32min
The Current Amalekite Demonstrations Against the Jews in America
The screwball relationship between Egypt and the Gaza War
Oct 31, 2023 • 58min
The Chazon Ish and Medinat Yisrael: Aspects of the Life and שִׁיטוֹת of the חֲזוֹן אִי"שׁ
How the encounter between the חֲזוֹן אִי"שׁ and Ben Gurion affects the current Israeli domestic crisis
