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
Aug 30, 2023 • 37min
The Strange History of Shevarim
מַחְלֹקֶת רַאְבַ"ד וּבְעַל הַמָּאוֹר עַל פֵּרוּשׁ "עִרְבּוּב הַשָּׂטָן"
Aug 29, 2023 • 28min
Haftarah Ki Savo: Isaiah's Brilliant Use of אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ, Not as Physical Light and Darkness
The Jewish triumph will be moral, not military. It won't have to be!
Aug 28, 2023 • 35min
Sefer HaManhig: Genazym is Offering the Original Edition, By a Talmid of the ר"י בעל התוספת
This classic was written circa 1200, and is the first of the genre of minhag-litetature, evaluating the correctness of various halachic practices
Aug 27, 2023 • 35min
Genazym Auction: Original סֵפֶר "תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלׇה" לִרְמָ"א
The Rema"s unique Baroque explanation of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְהַקָּרְבָּנוֹת.
Aug 27, 2023 • 58min
The שו"ת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי: Three Generations of Bacharachs
The kohen who suddenly decided he was not a kohen (to marry a rich divorcee)
Aug 23, 2023 • 34min
Elul: Why Do We Blow Shofar on Rosh Chodesh? Why the Rest of the Month?
The controversial second "40 Days"
Aug 23, 2023 • 28min
Haftarah Ki Seitzei: Will We Be Ashamed of Our Many Past Sins in the Messianic Era?
Will G-d forget? Forgive?
Aug 21, 2023 • 32min
Parshas Ki Seitzei: Is the Yefas Toar Just פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט, or is It a Wider Metaphor Too?
When a person is חוֹשֵׁק, he doesn't consider the future consequences
Aug 21, 2023 • 31min
A Conversation w/ Gabe Aaronson, Chief Numbers-Cruncher for the OU
Has day-school enrollment in NYC plateaued? R' Katz and Gabe Aaronson analyze the latest statistics.
Aug 20, 2023 • 1h 1min
The Mateh Ephraim: The Richest Gadol in Many Centuries - How Did He Excel in Business and Torah?
Wealthy enough not to be a rov or rosh yeshiva, but up there with the גְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר
