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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Jul 9, 2026
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Professor Kotsuji (1899-1974): A Ger Tzedek Who was in the Right Place at the Right Time 03.01.2022 1:07:48
From Shinto to Christianity to Holocaust prevention to geirus
Parshas Bo: Moshe was Relentlessly Recruited for His Suffering When Other Jews Suffered 03.01.2022 32:23
Why did Moshe care about Pharaoh's math-science freaks with their atomic watches?
הַדְרָן הִיסְטוֹרִית עַל יְרוּשַׁלְמִי בֵּיצָה 03.01.2022 46:03
Rabbi Katz' Siyum and speech on Maseches Beitzah (Yerushalmi) on the occasion of the Yahrtzeit of his father
Teshuvah and the Chaim Walder Scandal 30.12.2021 23:36
Sometimes the חילונים get it right and the frum don't
Pharaoh as the Crocodile in the Desert, the Ultimate "Fish Out of Water" (Haftarah VaEra) 29.12.2021 30:18
Ezekiel predicts the coming fall of Pharaonic Egypt, which indeed happened!
Jews and Real-Estate in Egypt, Pt. II: Who? How? 28.12.2021 33:42
Was it just שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי who were excused from servitude, or were there other tribes too?
Rabbi David Nieto (1654-1728): Semicha, a PhD, an MD, and the Hakham of the Spanish Portuguese Community in London During the 18th Century 26.12.2021 1:49:03
Defender of the Faith against Deists, Sabbateans, Spinozists, and sham-artists
The Famous Sefer Abudarham: The Greatest Work on Jewish Prayer in History 22.12.2021 30:39
The first "Artscroll Siddur," only better. Written in 1340 in Spain.
"Shaking-Up" of the Middle East in the Messianic Era - What Does the Prophet Mean? (Haftarah Shmos) 22.12.2021 29:45
Why are those in Assyria "lost," and those in Egypt "Bewildered/ Dejected"?
Parshas Shmos: Did the Jews Cause Their Enslavement By Their Real-Estate Tactics? 20.12.2021 32:06
It seems enslavement was resorted to only when other options failed.
Joseph Shlomo Delmedigo, the “Yashar MiKandia” (1590-1655) 19.12.2021 1:02:27
Was he pro-Kabbalah or anti? Student of the Ari”zal and Galileo
Rabbi Katz's Schedule This Shabbos in Lawrence, NY 16.12.2021 2:41
Three talks: Friday night, Shabbos afternoon (women) and שלוש סעודות
Tefilah Translations: Tefilah Had Always Existed in Two Tracks 16.12.2021 31:33
Famous translations and little-known but meaningful translations. Hebrew is not for everyone!
How Old is Shlomo in this Haftorah? 12? 20? (Haftarah VaYechi) 15.12.2021 33:41
Is David telling him to stay frum for theological reasons, or political reasons?
Parshas VaYechi: Did Yaakov Give Shechem to the Descendants of Prince Shechem? 14.12.2021 30:55
Is Dinah present in this parsha?
The Jews of Djerba, Tunisia - A Community Still in Existence and All Shomrei Shabbos 12.12.2021 37:36
How did this community resist the westernization campaigns that turned the other Tunisian Jews irreligious? Sponsored by Djerba’s Jewish school, Torah VeHinouch, as part of today’s fundraising campaign. If you would like to donate, click this link https://campaigns.causematch.com/tov/19859
The Shelah: The Gilded Career of R’ Yeshaya Horowitz (1558-1630) 10.12.2021 59:52
Gadol, אב"ד, Rosh Yeshiva, Mekubal, Oleh, Millionaire, author of the most famous hashkafah work of the 17th century.
The Prophecy of the Two Sticks: The Two Charismatic Brothers (Haftarah VaYigash) 09.12.2021 27:53
Why two messiahs?
עֲשָׂרָה בְּטֵבֵת: The Famous Selichah About the 3 Tragedies in 3 days 08.12.2021 37:17
Did חז"ל decree a fast because the Jews in Egypt had declared a holiday?
Parshas VaYigash: Why Present a Whole Story on How Joseph Bought Up All the Real-Estate? 07.12.2021 30:36
And, why didn't the brothers return to Canaan when the famine ended?
The Day After Chanukah - What Happened? 06.12.2021 37:54
Judah Maccabee's amazing "Entebbe" rescue campaign. Arab pogromists vs. Maccabeean veterans.
How Old is the Practice of Lighting Chanukah Candles? Did it Come Later? 03.12.2021 28:49
Two theories about when חז"ל instituted הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת חֲנֻכָּה in addition to הִלֵּל וְהוֹדָאָה
הִדְלִיקוּ נֵרוֹת בְּחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ: Huh? 03.12.2021 38:04
Two remarkable suggestions by the Chasam Sofer
The Vision of Zechariah and How It Impacted the Maccabean Revolt (Haftarah Shabbos Chanukah) 01.12.2021 29:27
An ingenious version of the Chanukah narrative (especially חָנוּ כ"ה) by the Chasam Sofer
Joseph's Economic Plan: Did G-d Tell Him or Did He Come Up With It on the Spot? (Parshas Mikeitz) 29.11.2021 34:33
Who is revealed as "blind"? The father by favoritism, or the brothers by hate?
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