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
Nov 24, 2020 • 1h 15min
The Aruch LaNer - R' Yaakov Ettlinger (1798-1871): Last of the "Old School" Geonim in Germany, First of the "New School"
Altona, last of the autonomous coercive communities
Nov 19, 2020 • 26min
The Book of Malachi and Its Critique of Formal Religion - Haftarah (Toldos)
Are the Jews jerks? Or is it the fault of the Kohanim?
Nov 19, 2020 • 34min
Parshas Toldos (2020): The Portentous Oracle - “Rav Yaavod Tzair”
What is the Bachurah?
Nov 17, 2020 • 36min
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: The Only Orthodox Rabbi to Make a Kiddush Hashem in "the World."
Is respectful and genuine dialogue with all really a Jewish value?
Nov 12, 2020 • 34min
Adonijah: Is This a Coup? Is This a Rebellion? - Haftarah Chayai Sara
Why is David unclear about the succession? Avraham wasn't!
Nov 11, 2020 • 39min
Parshas Chayai Sara: The Strange and Enigmatic Keturah Story
What's the significance of Abraham's children from his old age?
Nov 11, 2020 • 54min
“The Maharik” (R’ Joseph Colon): The Greatest Gadol in Italian History
The Influence of Classic Ashkenaz on Italian Jewry
Nov 6, 2020 • 38min
The "Gechazi Phenomenon" Then and Now - Haftarah Vayera
The Gadol and the hypocritical and unscrupulous secretary/screener
Nov 3, 2020 • 35min
Parshas VaYera: Whatever Happened to Lot, Anyway?
Why did G-d grant land to Lot's progeny in perpetuity? Why are both daughters ancestors of the Messiah?
Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 35min
Rabbi Abraham Rice, the First Rov in the USA. Tragedy of a Talmid Chacham in a Philistine Jewish Community
What does it take to be a "successful" Rabbi in a materialistic Jewish community?
