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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May 16, 2024 • 29min
Haftarah Emor: Who are the people referred to strangely as הַכֹּהֲנִים ַלְּוִיִּי?
What does the אריז"ל mean when he says that in the future, כהנים will be לויים and vice versa?
May 14, 2024 • 30min
Parshas Emor: The existential struggle against worshipping כּוֹחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה
If G-d created טֻמְאָה, why not include it in religious rituals?
May 14, 2024 • 37min
Israel’s PR Battle: Why is Israel doing a poor job on PR in this war? Why is Hamas beating them?
The Israeli foreign Ministry has been pulled apart by Netanyahu on political grounds, and diplomats are mostly leftists and cannot make the case for a prime minister with whom they disagree.
May 13, 2024 • 40min
Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 2
Herzl: Sometimes arrogance, self-assuredness, and chutzpa can be positive qualities
May 12, 2024 • 28min
R’ Sherira Gaon on Sefer Shiur Komah: Does being a rationalist preclude a belief in mysticism?
Rationalism as a check on false mysticism, but not on true mysticism
May 8, 2024 • 31min
Unconditional Surrender in American History and Its Relevance to the Gaza War
Learning from history, but being aware of ever-changing circumstances. Appomatox vs. the Middle East
May 7, 2024 • 29min
Rationalism in Gaonic Responsa - Generated by Empirical Evidence, and Sound Theology
Is every word in the Talmud true? Like the medicines? (רַב שְׁרִירָא גָּאוֹן)
May 7, 2024 • 26min
Haftarah Kedoshim: The most controversial Haftarah of the year?
Telling the raw truth about our history vs. not embarrassing כלל ישראל in synagogue readings - An existential tension
May 6, 2024 • 31min
Parshas Kedoshim: Does one size fit all?
Kedoshim Tehiyu: It's meanderings through Jewish History
May 6, 2024 • 39min
Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 1
The Jews in the 19th Century - Civil rights followed by Antisemitism
