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
Apr 13, 2021 • 43min
Was Gechazi a Moral Hero? Or an Expedient Opportunist? (Haftarah Tazria-Metzorah)
Did Elisha treat Gechazi correctly? Or did he drive him OTD?
Apr 12, 2021 • 1h 14min
R’ Yitzchak Alfasi - “The Rif” (1013-1103): The Pluses and Minuses of the "Reader's Digest" Approach
The fascinating literary history of the book. Aid or competition to the Gemara?
Apr 8, 2021 • 31min
Parshas Shmini: Nadav and Avihu - What Exactly Happened?
How can a soul be "burned"?
Apr 8, 2021 • 45min
Prayer in the Second Temple Era, Part I (Tefillah)
Trying to Trace the Effects of Exile and Diaspora on the Evolution of Synagogues and Prayer. The "neat narrative" of Maimonides vs. the messy one of the historians
Apr 6, 2021 • 43min
Was King David Right in Introducing "Carlebach" Music in the Aron Parade? (Haftarah Shmini)
Some unusual observations of the Malbim re: the David-Michal argument
Apr 6, 2021 • 1h 26min
Nathan Birnbaum (1864-1937): The Most Famous and Controversial Baal Teshuva of 100 Years Ago
The founder of Zionism who ended up as leader of the Agudah.
Apr 2, 2021 • 43min
Haftarah Last Day of Pesach: The End of Passover and the Violent (?) Messianic Process
Pharaoh at the Red Sea equals the War of Gog and Magog
Apr 1, 2021 • 49min
Last Day of Pesach: Pharaoh and the Eirev Rav
Egypt's other slaves "khap arein." Where are their descendants today? The Vilna Gaon opinion
Mar 31, 2021 • 55min
Piyutim and Shul Fighting: A Poem from the 13th Century
Some actually argued piyutim were more important that tefilah!
Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 47min
Judah Al-Charizi (12th Century): Greatest (?) of the Sefardic Poets of the Golden Age
The "rapper" of genius who fought to make the Jews see the superiority of Hebrew over Arabic
