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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Oct 9, 2023 • 1h 27min
The Yom Kippur War, Part 1: Affliction
From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
Oct 6, 2023 • 43min
Shmini Atzeres: Its Role as Part of Sukkos, Not as a רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ
How you define שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת depends on how you define sukkos: עַנְנֵי הַכָּבוֹד or סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ?
Oct 5, 2023 • 27min
R’ Katz Criticizes the Current Wave of Spitting in Light of Jewish History
Many Yidden have been killed, hurt, and persecuted because of some individual's spitting
Oct 4, 2023 • 37min
An Analysis of the עֲרָבָה Ceremony on the Temple, and the Various Versions of How They Did It
How did beating palm fronds transition to our practice of beating עֲרָבוֹת?
Oct 4, 2023 • 41min
R’ Aharon Shimon Shapiro of 17th Century Prague: One of the Greatest Gedolim You Never Heard of
The remarkable story of the esrog!
Oct 4, 2023 • 33min
Hashanah Rabbah: What is the meaning of יֹפִי לְךָ מִזְבֵּחַ?
Why praise the site of sacrifice?
Oct 2, 2023 • 26min
Parshas V’Zos HaBrachah: An Explication of the Enigmatic Passage מְעוֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Moses' last words on earth
Oct 2, 2023 • 31min
Koheles: Money (Like the Sukkah) is a Symbol of Impermanence
What would have happened had Shlomo maintained more modest lifestyle?
Sep 29, 2023 • 28min
Two Different Models on Unity: The Sukkah & the Arba Minim
Just because you were an esrog last year doesn't mean you won't be an aravah this year!
Sep 28, 2023 • 1h 16min
The Buildup to the Yom Kippur War
None are as Blind as Those Who Would Not See - From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War
