Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
To help support this podcast, please consider giving a tax deductible contribution here: https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatzRabbi 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.
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Recent Trends in Antisemitism in America - An Analysis by R’ Katz 06.03.2024 30:19
The bad guys are trying to change PC to say it is ok, indeed correct, to be anti-Semitic.
The מַחְבֶּרֶת of Menachem Ben Siruk- The New Edition of This Tragic 10th Century classic 05.03.2024 1:00:01
The first real Hebrew dictionary, dissed by jealous rivals, used by Rashi and defended by Rabbenu Tam
Haftarah VaYakhel: Hiram of Tyre, King Solomon's " Michaelangelo?" 04.03.2024 36:22
Solomon's pragmatism in building the Temple: Good move or bad?
Parshas VaYakhel: Why Make Keruvim After the Fiasco of the Golden Calf? 03.03.2024 32:31
The story of the three material objects: The שִׁבְרֵי לוּחוֹת רִאשׁוֹנוֹת, the עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב , and the כְּרוּבִים
Parshas Ki Sisah: What ever happened to the tablets Moshe shattered? 01.03.2024 32:24
What happened to the wooden box Moshe constructed for those three months?
The 1555 Edition of HaChasid Yavetz on Pirkei Avos Being Offered by Genazym 28.02.2024 54:22
R’ Yosef Yaabetz (1440-1508), premier Sefardi דרשן who tries to understand the Expulsion from Spain in 1492
The Confusing Story of 12 Adar - יוֹם טְרָיׇנוּס 28.02.2024 36:11
What was the real story of the great Jewish revolt against Trajan? Who exactly were the הֲרוּגֵי לֹד?
Haftarah Ki Sisah: Elijah "Twists the Arm of G-d" (כִּבְיָכוֹל) 26.02.2024 29:00
Some Prophets are "messenger boys," others are subordinates who display initiative
Sefer Shalsheles HaKabbalah, the Renaissance Classic, is Being Offered in the New Genazym Catalog 26.02.2024 49:51
Famously controversial chronicle, dissed by the historians, but beloved by the masses
Parshas Ki Sisah: What exactly was the אִסּוּר of making an image of Hashem? 25.02.2024 32:43
Why did Moshe segregate the עֵרֶב רַב at מַתַּן תּוֹרָה? What were the consequences?
Haftarah Tetzaveh: The Building of the Second Temple 21.02.2024 34:12
Why did the Jews build it according to the dimensions of נבואת יחזקאל הנביא ? Why does the Altar have to be in an exact spot, with no deviation?
Historic Handwritten Letter by R’ Chaim Brisker from 1909 Auctioned by Genazym 20.02.2024 48:50
R’ Katz explains the context of this letter and the elections to the Russian government's " Rabbinical Commission " to which R Chaim was indeed elected
Parshas Tetzaveh: Use of the Spoils of Egypt for the Mishkan 19.02.2024 31:33
The Netziv's theory of the אָרוֹן and the Menorah
Mantua Zohar, Pt. 3. The "Litvish"Defense by R’ Moshe Provençal of Mantua 18.02.2024 47:31
1.) Private notes 2.) Manuscript given out to copy 3.) Printed books
The Mantua Zohar Controversy, Pt. 2: Arguments Pro and Con 18.02.2024 44:24
What's better? The Zohar or Boccacio?
The Mantua Zohar Controversy of 1558-1560, Pt. 1: Should Kabbalah be put into the public domain? 16.02.2024 1:00:38
What does a yeshiva study when all the Gemaras are burned? The toxic Catholic Reformation & the Babylonian Talmud
Haftarah Terumah: Was Shlomo's labor force Jewish? Canaanite? Converts? 14.02.2024 36:03
Why did both מִשְׁכָּן and בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ have such a large non-Jewish role in their construction?
Parshas Terumah: Will the Third Temple have any technology? 13.02.2024 31:40
God tells Moshe He doesn't need to impress anyone. The miskan is more about intimacy
R’ Yehudah Moscato and his Commentary, Kol Yehudah, on the Kuzari 12.02.2024 51:00
Supposed to be a commentary , but is more an independent tour de force of incredible Renaissance philosophical erudition
The Prosposed Jewish University in Mantua at the Time of Moscato 11.02.2024 54:00
It would have been a YU in the 16th century, in the best sense of the term
Some thoughts on the Gaza War as it enters its 4th month 07.02.2024 25:27
Biden and his role in Jewish history
Isaiah 66: The Temple of the Future Will Have Many Non-Jews (Haftarah Mishpatim) 07.02.2024 26:16
G-d will reject the other religious groups who set up institutions on the הַר הַבַּיִת
Parshas Mishpatim: Warning About the Keruvim in the Temple 06.02.2024 27:28
Don't confuse keruvim with idols when you visit the Temple on שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים
R’ Yehudah Moscato (1532-1590), Pt. 2: Famous Italian תַּלְמִיד חָכָם וְדַרְשָׁן 05.02.2024 58:42
A Renaissance Rabbi? Or a Rabbi who lived during the Renaissance?
Yisro v. Ruth: Two Archetypes 04.02.2024 29:44
Why does Yisro skip the מַעֲמַד הַר סִינַי? Wasn't he a high religious figure?
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