Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Thoughts on President Kennedy on the Anniversary of his Assassination 11/22/63 19.11.2023 39:34 ↓

Son of a big antisemite, JFK enjoyed overwhelming Jewish support. Both financially, as well as in votes

Rabbanim and Chazzanim in the Past Two Centuries 16.11.2023 30:22 ↓

Their competition and respective popularity reflected the difference between elite & popular culture

Ahab and Ben Hadad: A Cautionary Tale 15.11.2023 29:25 ↓

Will Sinwar escape? Will Israel allow it?

Haftarah Toldos: The Inherent Problem of Hereditary (as Opposed to Meritocratic) Authority 14.11.2023 30:10 ↓

The Temple is supposed to inspire repentance, not demand it

Parshas Toldos: The Difference Between the Relationships of יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל vs. יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָׂו 13.11.2023 32:06 ↓

How have the two relationships played-out in history & in modern times?

Rabbinic Influences on Voting: In the Old Autonomous Kehilos, and in Modern Democratic Elections 10.11.2023 28:14 ↓

Jews could not vote until modern times, but when they could, rabbanim tried to influence

Psalm 91 and the Fighting in Israel and Gaza - Fits Like a Glove 08.11.2023 26:11 ↓

The angels who protect our soldiers from harm, from the terrors of dark tunnels

Haftarah Chayei Sarah: The Central Role of Nathan the Prophet 06.11.2023 31:25 ↓

Team Adonijah rejected Nathan's version of the David-Bathsheba story

Parshas Chayei Sarah: Abraham and Ephron in Light of Current Events 06.11.2023 29:43 ↓

Ephron (עֶפְרוֹן) the real estate speculator and the possibilities of a counterfactual history of Arabs & Jews

Iran’s Machiavellian Role in the Current Conflict - The Significance of Sunni vs. Shiite 05.11.2023 41:00 ↓

Iran dreams of reviving its imperial grandeur by destroying Israel. The reverse of Koresh.

Haftarah VaYera: Why Did Elisha Stay Davka at Her House? 03.11.2023 26:57 ↓

She had previously experienced infant mortality and miscarriages

Psalm 140 - The Massacre, the Booby Traps, the Rockets 02.11.2023 26:35 ↓

Fits the Current War in Gaza on Many Levels

Parshas VaYera: Why was Abraham Personally Invested in the Fate of Sodom? 01.11.2023 38:25 ↓

The first case of concern for "civilian casualties?"

The Current Amalekite Demonstrations Against the Jews in America 31.10.2023 32:29 ↓

The screwball relationship between Egypt and the Gaza War

The Chazon Ish and Medinat Yisrael: Aspects of the Life and שִׁיטוֹת of the חֲזוֹן אִי"שׁ 31.10.2023 57:47 ↓

How the encounter between the חֲזוֹן אִי"שׁ and Ben Gurion affects the current Israeli domestic crisis

Hashkafic Look at Psalm 79 in Light of War Against Hamas 27.10.2023 29:01 ↓

Why does it say (Psalm 79:6) אֶל הַגּוֹיִים וְלֹא עַל הַגּוֹיִים? Two groups marching currently against Israel: a.) גּוֹיִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְדָעוּךָ b.) מַמְלָכוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּשִׁמְךָ לֹא קָרָאוּ

Haftarah Lech Lecha: Isaiah Predicts the Current War Against Hamas Tunnels 26.10.2023 26:41 ↓

Israel is a worm. But worms can penetrate anywhere and destroy mighty mountains

Parshas Lech Lecha: The First Hostage Rescue Mission in History 25.10.2023 42:32 ↓

Abraham Discovers אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל נִקְנָה בְּיִסּוּרִים

Judaism and Proselytizing: Has Judaism Ever Sought Converts in its History 24.10.2023 37:12 ↓

The difference between Judaism OTOH and individual Jews who propagated the faith among gentiles

The Dilemma of Civilian Casualties in Urban Warfare 23.10.2023 26:33 ↓

How does one lure a snake off the honey jar? Gittin 56b

A Short History of the Hamas Tunnels in Gaza 20.10.2023 26:49 ↓

Hamas, North Korea, and the tunnel-strategy: the challenge for צה"ל

A Hashkafic Look at Current Events and a Hostile Media 19.10.2023 27:13 ↓

Why do you believe reports from the other side when you know they like lying and support killing Jews?

A Two Front War in Israel? - R’ Katz analyzes the latest events in the Gaza War 18.10.2023 27:33 ↓

In Gaza, there is a limited number enemy fighters. In Lebanon, there is an endless supply לדאבוננו

The Yom Kippur War, Part 3: Affliction 18.10.2023 1:26:13 ↓

From Rabbi Katz’ 2017-2018 Lecture Series on the Yom Kippur War

Haftarah Noach: Isaiah 54:17 in Light of the War Against Hamas 17.10.2023 29:11 ↓

How do you translate כָּל לָשׁוֹן תָּקוּם אִתָּךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט תַּרְשִׁיעִי? Re: the Arab demonizers of Israel