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
Jan 20, 2022 • 35min
The Ten Commandments in Jewish Liturgy - Two Conflicting Dynamics
Is it proper to have the Ten Commandments on the ארון קודש or the פרוכת?
Jan 18, 2022 • 34min
Isaiah and the Curse of Toxic Discourse (Haftarah Yisro)
How were Isaiah's lips טָמֵא?
Jan 18, 2022 • 55min
The History of Jewish Political (Coercive) Communities: The 150 Year Hiatus and Its Consequences
Can fair coercive structures be established in our times in the frum world? Should they?
Jan 17, 2022 • 33min
Is Unity More Important Than Mitzvah-Observance? (Parshas Yisro)
Was the Torah originally supposed to be given on the Egyptian border?
Jan 13, 2022 • 27min
Tefilin: Its Historical Context and Why it’s Integral to Tefilah?
What does it mean that Tefilin represents יחודו ואחדותו?
Jan 13, 2022 • 30min
The Water Problem in the Desert: Why Didn’t HaShem Just Make it Rain Every Day Over the Jewish camp?
Was it a well? Or was it a "river" generated by the rock G-d "stood on"? A difficult story.
Jan 11, 2022 • 35min
Was Deborah a Member of the Sanhedrin? Or a Sought-After Arbitrator? (Haftarah Beshalach)
Was Yael forbidden to her husband after her involvement with Sisera?
Jan 10, 2022 • 34min
Moses the Rhetorician (Parshas Beshalach)
Why was it necessary to publicly respect that jerk Pharaoh?
Jan 9, 2022 • 52min
The Rescue of the Belzer Rav in the Holocaust…Some Thoughts
Was there a Divinely Mandated failure of leadership? Sort of like with Pharaoh?
Jan 6, 2022 • 36min
The Events of the 2nd of Shvat
The original ולמלשינים was against the Saducees
