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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Feb 23, 2022 • 36min
Parshas VaYakhel: Was the Mishkan a Physical "Substitute" for Moshe to Steady the People?
Naming the grandson of Chur as project manager was a piece of fundraising genius
Feb 20, 2022 • 39min
The 16th of Adar: An Enigmatic Date in Megilas Taanis….R’ Katz Speculates
How would the triumph of Mordecai have affected the king's hostile policy re: Jerusalem and the Temple?
Feb 18, 2022 • 31min
Compare & contrast Moshe and Eliyahu on how they dealt with idolatry
Why is this the haftorah, and not the story of the reappearance of the Golden Calf in the time of Jeroboam?
Feb 17, 2022 • 32min
G-d Shows Moses How to Pray and How He Likes to be Prayed to (Tefilah)
The two meanings of מָקוֹם I'm the context of prayer
Feb 16, 2022 • 43min
The Golden Calf: Who Exactly Made It? (Parshas Ki Sisa)
Why does Moses tell them to run around the Jewish community and kill at will?
Feb 15, 2022 • 43min
R’ Moshe Feinstein: How Come the אִגְּרוֹת מֹשֶׁה Took-Off Where So Many Others Did Not?
Rare case of responsa writer who was an actual folk-hero
Feb 9, 2022 • 31min
Prayer in the Mishkan: Music? Singing? Lyrics? What Happened to the Songs?
Is music an essential part of prayer? For all? For some?
Feb 8, 2022 • 28min
Why is Ezekiel Talking About the Third Temple When the Second Temple Had Not Even Been Built? (Haftarah Tetzaveh)
What's the connection between a sense of profound shame and a Third (eternal) Temple?
Feb 6, 2022 • 31min
The Tzitz - What Exactly was Its Role? The Interpretation of the Rashbam (Parshas Tetzaveh)
Why was Aaron chosen to be an integral part of the ritual atonement process?
Feb 6, 2022 • 37min
The 9th of Adar: The Sad Birthday of Talmudic מַחְלֹקֶת
Rambam's narrative of how unresolvable disputes developed in the era of בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וּבֵית הִלֵּל
