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
Jan 17, 2020 • 36min
Parshas Shemos: The Jews Who Didn't Want to Leave
How many Jews were NOT present at Mt. Sinai?
Jan 13, 2020 • 43min
Yosef ibn Naghrela - Son of Shmuel HaNagid and Vizier of the Kingdom of Granada, Spain (1035-1066): A Brilliant and Tragic Figure in the Golden Age of Spanish Jewry.
How not to avoid antisemitism in a gentile world.
Jan 10, 2020 • 28min
Parshas VaYechi: Canaanite Ancestors?
The Strange Funeral of Yaakov Avinu
Jan 7, 2020 • 46min
"The Shvus Yaakov" - Rabbi Yaakov Reischer (1661-1733)
None are as blind as those who will not see.
Jan 3, 2020 • 27min
Parshas Vayigash: The Gaping Holes in the Narrative
Was there a reconciliation between the brothers?
Dec 31, 2019 • 41min
The Chavos Yair (1639-1702) - R’ Yair Chaim Bacharach: A Famous Posek With No Luck in the Rabbinate
A Gaon with Yekiishe virtues personified
Dec 27, 2019 • 32min
Parshas Mikeitz: The Fifth Galus - Egypt
Joseph the Virtuoso - Succeeding in two cultures at the same time. Role model? Or danger?
Dec 26, 2019 • 50min
The " Sedei Chemed" (1834-1904) - Rabbi Haim Hezekiah Medini and Crimean Jewry
The Sephardic Rabbi of the Crimean Jews (Krymchaks), who were neither Ashkenaz nor Sephard. A beloved figure . An early "Ovadia Yosef"
Dec 24, 2019 • 42min
Is Chanukah a Biblical Holiday?
Is Chanukah foretold in the Book of Daniel? Really?
Dec 19, 2019 • 28min
Parshas VaYeshev: Disunity in the Family
How easy it is to break up a family, how difficult it is to restore family unity.
