

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

Jun 24, 2021 • 35min
The V’Lamalshinim Brachah in Shemonah Esrei: Are We Supposed to Hate Our Enemies?
The passionate paragraph: Can antisemitism be solved? Or just managed?

Jun 22, 2021 • 37min
Bil'am: Father of "Woke" culture
Had Bil'am been allowed to speak, would it have influenced the Jews?

Jun 20, 2021 • 1h 9min
The Merkeves HaMishnah on the Rambam
The voice of reason in Polish Jewry in the 18th century, which was a time of extremes

Jun 17, 2021 • 39min
Was Yiftach a Shofet of Klal Yisroel or Just Captain-General of Ever HaYarden? (Haftarah Chukas)
For real warriors, war is the last-resort, not the first. But if it happens, attack first!

Jun 16, 2021 • 46min
Parshas Chukas: The Well of Miriam - What Exactly Was It?
Moses bereft of his leadership team. The great crisis.

Jun 15, 2021 • 41min
Learning and Davening for the Non-Frum in the Context of the State of Israel
The Mesilas Yesharim on praying that the sins of other Jews be forgiven.

Jun 13, 2021 • 1h 4min
Yosef Ben Yehudah and the Rambam: The Difficult But Fascinating Quest for Emunah Tzerufah
The student whose questions inspired the "Guide for the Perplexed"

Jun 11, 2021 • 33min
Aleinu (The Second Paragraph): A Prayer of Pure Universalism, Something Most Unusual in Jewish Liturgy
Do you want the greater glory of G-d if it meant dumping the Jewish people?

Jun 10, 2021 • 38min
Is Prayer Real? - Maimonides Guide to the Perplexed III 32 (Tefillah)
How G-d chooses to run things, and the role prayer plays in that.

Jun 8, 2021 • 32min
Samuel's Humiliation: What Goes Around Comes Around? (Haftarah Korach)
Or (mystically) the descendant repairs the wrong done by the ancestor? Praying for posterity you will never know


