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
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Feb 4, 2026 • 26min
פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ 2026 - The Chronology Problem
If he came after the Ten Commandments, then how long after? Immediately after? After the erecting of the Mishkan?
Feb 4, 2026 • 34min
Genazym is auctioning the Landau Family (as in Noda BiYhudah)'s copy of the 17th century Kabbalistic classic טוּר בָּרֶקֶת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ
Signed by the Noda BiYhudah himself when he was a teenager, soon to enter the Kloiz of Brody whose curriculum combined intense נִגְלֶה and נִסְתָּר.
Feb 3, 2026 • 33min
פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ תשפ"ו חָתָן וְחוֹתֵן
Fathers in laws and sons in law in the Bible
Jan 30, 2026 • 31min
Utopia- a חידוש of the Torah
Utopia is a necessary corollary of a God who is not only Omnipotent, but also Supremely Benevolent
Jan 27, 2026 • 34min
Haftarah Parshas Beshalach 2026 - Was Yael a Judge?
Was Deborah a general? Josephus' version of the story...and more
Jan 27, 2026 • 38min
A Document of Spicy Prague Rabbinical Controversy History (From the Genazym Auction)
R Shmuel Landau (son of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה) is engaged in a controversy re: the members of the Prague בֵּית דִּין, whom he accuses of violating the terms of a Prague communal foundation. The Maskilim tried to turn this into a cause célèbreDon't worry: אֶת וָהֵב בְּסוּפָה
Jan 26, 2026 • 31min
Parshas Beshalach: What was the nature of Moshe's reputation among the Egyptians?
They tried to buy him off, but it didn't workhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 6min
Ramban on the Mashiach and Messianism
Ramban's three great works on the subject: a.) סֵפֶר הַוִּכּוּחַ b.) סֵפֶר הַגְּאֻלָּה c.) שַׁעַר הַגְּמוּלhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jan 25, 2026 • 33min
Genazym is offering (on Feb. 15) an autograph from R Yehonasan Eibeschutz which reflects why he was so successful as a Rosh Yeshiva
R Y Eibeschutz may possibly have been the the Rosh Yeshiva with the greatest number of students in history! This letter gives an insighthttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
Jan 23, 2026 • 30min
Haftarah Bo: The Invasion of Egypt By Nebuchadnezzar
The strange attraction of Jews to Egypt...https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
