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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Jun 20, 2022 • 1h 14min
Reform Rabbi Solomon Freehof (1892-1990)
Expert in the Responsa Literature, though he himself kept nothing!
Jun 19, 2022 • 33min
The Liturgy of the 20th of Sivan, the Remarkable Epic-Poem of the ש"ך
The literary power of the Shach's מְגִלַּת עֵיפָה, formerly recited on כ סִיוָן
Jun 17, 2022 • 56min
R Obadiah Sforno 1470-1580 the Renaissance Gadol
The one Italian Gadol you know, thanks to his still -popular commentary,
Jun 16, 2022 • 26min
Why Do We Recite וַיְהִי בִּנְסֹעַ הָאָרוֹן When We Open the Ark?
What memories is this supposed to evoke within us?
Jun 16, 2022 • 34min
What were Joshua's Dirty Clothes? A Different Explanation (Haftarah BeHaaloscha)
If it's not perfect, should you settle for the good? How important are externals?
Jun 15, 2022 • 34min
Parshas BeHaaloscha: A Storehouse of Biblical Rhetoric From Moshe and From HaShem
Abarbanel - Is it possible to go through the Mt. Sinai experience without effect?
Jun 12, 2022 • 1h 7min
R’ Dovid Zvi Hoffmann, Pt. 5: Pioneer in Researching the מִדְרְשֵׁי הֲלָכָה
The world of מֶחְקָר practiced (uniquely) by a גָּדוֹל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Jun 10, 2022 • 26min
Thinking About בִּרְכַּת "לַעֲסֹק בְּדִבְרֵי תּוֹרָה" in the Context of the ספר "חובות הלבבות "
Ten levels of "engaging in the words of the Torah"
Jun 8, 2022 • 35min
Samson: Raised to a Life of Abstinence But Then - Delilah? (Haftarah Naso)
What exactly is the difference between a גֵּר צֶדֶק and a regular גֵּר?
Jun 8, 2022 • 29min
Parshas Naso: Why are Sotah and Nazir Davka in This Week's Parsha?
The soldier should not have to worry what is happening at home while he's fighting at the front
