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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Apr 1, 2026 • 41min
Seder Thoughts 2026
Some ideas for your seder
Mar 31, 2026 • 50min
Plagiarism in Rabbinical Literature - The case of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה
The passionate speeches of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה and his son against the theft of their intellectual property
Mar 29, 2026 • 34min
Passover in Jewish history: Some Historical questions re: how it was celebrated
In Israel right now, people are praying the enemy missiles should "pass over"!
Mar 29, 2026 • 1h 18min
Shabbos HaGadol 2026
Some thoughts on בַּל יֵרָאֶה עַל בְּלִיעוֹת וְחָמֵץ הַטַּל בְּשִׁשִּׁים. Plus, plagiarism in rabbinic literature, eradicating bad traits, and other matters.
Mar 27, 2026 • 27min
What's the first thing the Jews do after Pharaoh give the permisson to leave?
Why were the Jews told to lie to the Egyptians? Isn't that the ultimate חילול השם? "Jews are all about money!"
Mar 26, 2026 • 26min
Tucker Carlson & Henry Ford - Compare and contrast
The poisonous rhetoric of both men. But the Ford Antisemitism called-forth an eloquent protest from America's leading non-Jews. R Katz reads this public letter on this episode.
Mar 26, 2026 • 25min
פָּרָשַׁת צַו תשפ"ו (שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל) - the מֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה and the theory of the two types of קָרְבָּנוֹת
The קָרְבָּנוֹת offered on the בָּמוֹת were (Maimonidean) concessions to popular superstitionsOTOH the קָרְבָּנוֹת offered in the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ were sublime in nature and were (Nachmanidean) constituent-elements in the metaphysical universe
Mar 23, 2026 • 30min
הַפְטָרַת שַׁבָּת הַגָּדוֹל תשפ"ו - Why is Elijah the one sent before "The Great and Terrible Day"?
Will תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים occur for the benefit of the Dead, or the benefit of the Living?
Mar 22, 2026 • 37min
Rabban Gamliel and the Matzah at the Seder - the interpretation of Abarbanel
It is NOT about the affliction, it is about the hope for the messianic redemption in the near future. This is Abarbanel speaking to the battered Sephardim in 1496!
Mar 22, 2026 • 27min
"The Chuck Norris Era" in American popular culture as it relates to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Can "Christian Zionism" flourish in the aftermath of the Cold War? Or is it a phenomenon confined to older Americans?
