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 5, 2024 • 45min
Rationalism (as opposed to rationality): An example from שׁוּ"ת רַב הַאי גָּאוֹן
"Rhetoric" as a key tool for understanding אַגָּדוֹת חַזַ"ל
May 3, 2024 • 27min
The Campus Riots' Objective: Excising Zionism from the bounds of civil discourse
If Zionism is delegitimated, then violence against it becomes legitimate, if not "legal"
May 2, 2024 • 27min
Haftarah Acharei Mos: The Prophet Amos and the Parable of the Sieve
Are American Jews currently undergoing a "sifting" process?
May 1, 2024 • 33min
Parshas Acharei Mos: Was Aharon a born אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, or did he become one?
How was Aharon affected by the death of his sons?
Apr 28, 2024 • 29min
The Campus Demonstrations and Anti-Semitism: Parallels between 2024 and 1391
Dedicated groups of pogromists are going around from campus to campus, and nobody is noticing
Apr 28, 2024 • 36min
Shir HaShirim and Passover - What is the Connection?
The existential tension in Judaism between the mystical and the rational
Apr 26, 2024 • 33min
The Meaning of the Dry Bones in the Prophecy of Yechezkel (Haftarah Shabbos Pesach)
The story of Rebbi Yehudah ben Beseirah
Apr 22, 2024 • 27min
Did you ever realize the slavery in Egypt commenced shortly before the birth of Moses?
What is the difference between מִצְרַיִם and בֵּית עֲבָדִים?
Apr 21, 2024 • 28min
Did the slaves view their plight from within an Egyptian pagan narrative?
The Jews did not say נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע until after they were told about the בְּרִית בֵּין הַבְּתָרִים
Apr 21, 2024 • 36min
The שיטות that one may keep חמץ at the home of a gentile on פסח without selling it
How the different opinions re: בל יראה among Rishonim reflect different Jewish השקפות on the original Passover
