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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Dec 8, 2021 • 37min
עֲשָׂרָה בְּטֵבֵת: The Famous Selichah About the 3 Tragedies in 3 days
Did חז"ל decree a fast because the Jews in Egypt had declared a holiday?
Dec 7, 2021 • 31min
Parshas VaYigash: Why Present a Whole Story on How Joseph Bought Up All the Real-Estate?
And, why didn't the brothers return to Canaan when the famine ended?
Dec 6, 2021 • 38min
The Day After Chanukah - What Happened?
Judah Maccabee's amazing "Entebbe" rescue campaign. Arab pogromists vs. Maccabeean veterans.
Dec 3, 2021 • 29min
How Old is the Practice of Lighting Chanukah Candles? Did it Come Later?
Two theories about when חז"ל instituted הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת חֲנֻכָּה in addition to הִלֵּל וְהוֹדָאָה
Dec 3, 2021 • 38min
הִדְלִיקוּ נֵרוֹת בְּחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ: Huh?
Two remarkable suggestions by the Chasam Sofer
Dec 1, 2021 • 29min
The Vision of Zechariah and How It Impacted the Maccabean Revolt (Haftarah Shabbos Chanukah)
An ingenious version of the Chanukah narrative (especially חָנוּ כ"ה) by the Chasam Sofer
Nov 29, 2021 • 35min
Joseph's Economic Plan: Did G-d Tell Him or Did He Come Up With It on the Spot? (Parshas Mikeitz)
Who is revealed as "blind"? The father by favoritism, or the brothers by hate?
Nov 29, 2021 • 1h 58min
The Untold Story of Chanukah
A speech delivered by Rabbi Dovid Katz in 1994 which goes into the history of Chanukah, in detail
Nov 28, 2021 • 39min
The Other חנוכה: Inaugurating the Second Temple on the 25th of Kislev (from חגי הנביא)
How did they physically manipulate those פְּשׁוּטֵי כְּלֵי עֵץ?
Nov 26, 2021 • 30min
Was עַל הַנִּסִּים Composed as an Anti-Karaite Polemic? (Tefillah)
As a history, עַל הַנִּסִּים follows The First Book of Maccabees. Who exactly are the טְמֵאִים?
