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 13, 2022 • 1h 1min
The Israeli Supreme Court and Its Critics: A Discussion on the Controversy in Israel
If Israel doesn't have a Constitution, can the SC declare a law passed by the Knesset unconstitutional?
Nov 11, 2022 • 30min
Look at how Elisha conducts himself around the woman
He is her best benefactor, but he doesn't speak directly to her. She OTOH grabs him by the hand and by the feet
Nov 9, 2022 • 28min
R Katz begins a new series, on Jewish theories of the Summum Bonum in לְעָתִיד לָבוֹא
How does Judaism envision the Final Utopia? Introductory remarks
Nov 9, 2022 • 40min
G-d, Abraham, and Theodicy. For Once G-d Explains Himself (Sodom)
What was the big sin of the angels? Two schools of thought in חַזַ"ל
Nov 7, 2022 • 1h 6min
Yaakov Anatoli (1195-1256): Controversial Jewish Intellectual During the Maimonidean Controveries
His sefer מַלְמַד הַתַּלְמִידִים עַל פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ loved and hated down the centuries
Nov 7, 2022 • 6min
Join Rabbi Katz's Jewish History Tour of Israel, January 9-15, 2023
R Katz discusses his intellectually -exciting itinerary for his upcoming tour. Israel with his "spin"
Nov 4, 2022 • 31min
Is מוֹדִים thanks for the protection of the nation, or is it thanks for our individual survival?
Is your soul identical with "you"? Who exactly are YOU?
Nov 2, 2022 • 26min
Isaiah salutes Abraham, who turned down the spoils of war because he was interested in higher things
If Isaiah says אַל תִּירָא,the Jews at that time must have been terrified... of Assyria
Nov 1, 2022 • 31min
Flavius Josephus' Description of Abraham's "Visit" in Egypt and It's Long Lasting Significance
Why are all the Biblical characters described as handsome or beautiful?
Oct 31, 2022 • 1h 9min
רַבִּי יִצְחָק אַבּוּלַפִיָּה מִדַּמֶּשֶׂק בַּעַל שׁוּ"ת "פְּנֵי יִצְחָק " 1824-1910
A great Gaon deposed by his own community (Damascus). A tale of the Sephardic Rabbinic elites
