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
Feb 25, 2026 • 32min
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת זְכֹר תשפ"ו - What the is the meaning of " זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק"
Managing an unsolvable existential problem - the " זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק" in every generation,
Feb 25, 2026 • 32min
Who exactly is הֵגֶא סְרִיס הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים? Is he a "hidden hero" of the story?
Who was the ממוכן who recommended הֵגֶא ? The world of varied interpretations of מגילת אסתר
Feb 24, 2026 • 46min
Abarbanel on Messianism Part 1 - this historical context of the late 1490s
Abarbanel wrote three books on Messianic themes: a,)מַעַיְנֵי הַיְּשׁוּעָה b.) יְשׁוּעוֹת מְשִׁיחוֹ c.) מַשְׁמִיעַ יְשׁוּעָה
Feb 23, 2026 • 25min
How did Mordecai & Esther know the contents of the private conversation between Haman and the King?
When Haman fell from power, did Mordecai gain possession of Haman's "Jeffery Epstein Files"?
Feb 23, 2026 • 23min
פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה תשפ"ו - The source of Moses' moral authority
Why is שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם the thing that prevents the Rebuilding of the בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ ?
Feb 18, 2026 • 25min
Why did Moshe accept the עֵרוּב רַב and Mordecai the מִתְיַהֲדִים?
Both leaders wanted the Jews-by-birth to accept the Torah, and discerned they would be impressed by sight of the non-Jews who now embraced Judaism
Feb 18, 2026 • 26min
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת תְּרוּמָה תשפ"ו Was Shomo's Temple popular?
Built with forced labor, it doesn't seem to have captured the emotions of כלל ישראל. Instead, separation, במות, etc. Unlike the בַּיִת שֵׁנִי
Feb 18, 2026 • 41min
Malbim on Messianism and the Messianic Era Part 2
Malbim's theory of the terminus post quem for the Redemption
Feb 17, 2026 • 29min
The new English translation of the Classic R Yehonasan Eibeschutz sefer on Megilas Esther
R Menachem Tenenbaum (Cleveland) has translated the wonderful סֵפֶר יְשׁוּעָה גְּדוֹלָה (שֶׁהוּא מְלֻקָּט מִסֵּפֶר "יַעֲרוֹת דְּבַשׁ"), which contains the "Agadic Pilpul" on the Purim Story from the Gaon Y. Eibeschutz into readable English...in time for this Purim!https://www.amazon.com/Megillas-Esther-Rav-Yonason-Eybechutz/dp/B0GL96L8DJ
Feb 17, 2026 • 32min
וְרַבִּים מֵעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ מִתְיַהֲדִים כִּי נָפַל פַּחַד הַיְּהוּדִים עֲלֵיהֶם - Did they actually convert?
Was it a wave of גֵּרֵי צֶדֶק or an avalanche of opportunists, a new עֵרוּב רַב?
