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
May 11, 2020 • 39min
Lag B'Omer in Meta-History and Popular Imagination
Whatever happened to Mrs. Ra”ShbI?
May 8, 2020 • 43min
Parshas Emor: Are Kohanim Still Holy Nowadays?
What does the "porch minyan" phenomenon indicate in the current crisis?
May 5, 2020 • 12min
UPDATES on Rabbi Dr. Katz's Lectures and Daily Zoom Classes
Rabbi Katz's upcoming lecture series and information about joining Rabbi Katz's daily- zoom, every evening Sunday-Thursdays
May 3, 2020 • 55min
Rabbi Zerach Eidlitz of Prague (1725-1780): Author of "Ohr LaYesharim," One of the Best Drasha Books
Undeservedly obscure, a Torah giant whose economic wheel of fortune turned against him cruelly.
Apr 30, 2020 • 55min
Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: What Does “קדושים תהיו” Mean Nowadays? Really
Can the "Jewish Gap" in Israel be bridged? Narrowed?
Apr 27, 2020 • 1h 28min
The Chacham Tzvi (1656-1718): The Ashkenaz Gadol with a Sephardi Semicha
Can an uncompromisingly honest blunt muckraker succeed in the rabbinate?
Apr 24, 2020 • 37min
Parshas Tazria-Metzora: The House That is Tamei
Dissonance between the public and the private
Apr 20, 2020 • 56min
Did the Students of Rabbi Akiva Die on the Original Lag B'Omer?
Also: What exactly is the connection between R Shimon bar Yochai and Lag B'Omer?
Apr 17, 2020 • 41min
Parshas Shmini 2020 - The Mishkan as a National (Not Tribal) Institution
The existential Jewish struggle between the local ( currently, sectoral) and the national
Apr 14, 2020 • 54min
R Yehudah Rosanes of Istanbul (!657-1727): "Author" of the Mishneh L'Melech and the Parshas Derachim
Rescued from oblivion by a disciple who created masterpieces from the teacher's notes.
