Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

To help support this podcast, please consider giving a tax deductible contribution here: https://go.thechesedfund.com/DyQrOD/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast --- 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

Haftarah Acharei Mos: The Prophet Amos and the Parable of the Sieve

May 2, 2024 • 26 mins

Are American Jews currently undergoing a "sifting" process?

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Parshas Acharei Mos: Was Aharon a born אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, or did he become one?

May 1, 2024 • 33 mins

How was Aharon affected by the death of his sons?

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The Campus Demonstrations and Anti-Semitism: Parallels between 2024 and 1391

April 28, 2024 • 28 mins

Dedicated groups of pogromists are going around from campus to campus, and nobody is noticing

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Shir HaShirim and Passover - What is the Connection?

April 27, 2024 • 36 mins

The existential tension in Judaism between the mystical and the rational

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The Meaning of the Dry Bones in the Prophecy of Yechezkel (Haftarah Shabbos Pesach)

April 26, 2024 • 33 mins

The story of Rebbi Yehudah ben Beseirah

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Did you ever realize the slavery in Egypt commenced shortly before the birth of Moses?

April 22, 2024 • 26 mins

What is the difference between מִצְרַיִם and בֵּית עֲבָדִים?

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Did the slaves view their plight from within an Egyptian pagan narrative?

April 21, 2024 • 27 mins

The Jews did not say נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע until after they were told about the בְּרִית בֵּין הַבְּתָרִים

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The שיטות that one may keep חמץ at the home of a gentile on פסח without selling it

April 20, 2024 • 35 mins

How the different opinions re: בל יראה among Rishonim reflect different Jewish השקפות on the original Passover

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What were the theological perceptions of Jews on the night of Pesach? Maimonidean? Astrological?

April 17, 2024 • 31 mins

Rambam vs. שִׁדּוּד הַמַּעֲרָכוֹת

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Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol: Why was it chosen? What does it have to do with Passover?

April 14, 2024 • 26 mins

Redemption has to be preceded by a great prophet, who will guide the Jews in that turbulent and complex era

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Parshas Metzora: Why Did Tzaraas Cease

April 14, 2024 • 28 mins

Who won the battle between the Torah and lashon hara?

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The Iran Attack on Israel: Why did Jordan help Israel shoot down the Iranian missiles?

April 14, 2024 • 37 mins

Jordan & Israel: Publicly the bitterest of enemies, privately close cooperation

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What's with the debates as to how many plagues were there @the Red Sea?

April 12, 2024 • 26 mins

Did Egypt get the "full business" on the night of Passover, or at the Red Sea?

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Pesach: Why was it necessary to go through the first nine plagues?

April 10, 2024 • 33 mins

A Dvar Torah from Lincoln's Second Inaugural

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Moses Hess and R’ Yehosef Zechariah Stern on אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְחִבַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל

April 8, 2024 • 30 mins

What is the meaning of the phrase "Love is blind" in Judaism?

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Haftarah Tazria: Naaman & Elisha - A Repetition of the Abraham and Pharaoh Story?

April 8, 2024 • 34 mins

Was he already a leper, or did he get leprosy because he kidnapped the little Jewish girl (Like Hamas!)?

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Parshas Tazria: If the marchers for Hamas were stricken with צרעת, would they change?

April 7, 2024 • 28 mins

This parsha is a fascinating study in human psychology

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משך חכמה על "בשעה שיש מצה ומרורים (לא הפסח!) מונחים לפניך"

April 5, 2024 • 29 mins

What if the Cananites (Amorites) had repented at the time of Moses, as Ninveh did later?

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Pesach: The Original Passover, the Plague of Darkness, & the Din of מְנוּיִים

April 3, 2024 • 29 mins

What if 15 million had left Egypt?

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Italian Jewry and Playing Tennis on Shabbos and Yom Tov

April 1, 2024 • 47 mins

Famous responsa from R’ Moshe Provenzalo & Leone Modena

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Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Episodes

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The Campus Demonstrations and Anti-Semitism: Parallels between 2024 and 1391

Shir HaShirim and Passover - What is the Connection?

The Meaning of the Dry Bones in the Prophecy of Yechezkel (Haftarah Shabbos Pesach)

Did you ever realize the slavery in Egypt commenced shortly before the birth of Moses?

Did the slaves view their plight from within an Egyptian pagan narrative?

The שיטות that one may keep חמץ at the home of a gentile on פסח without selling it

What were the theological perceptions of Jews on the night of Pesach? Maimonidean? Astrological?

Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol: Why was it chosen? What does it have to do with Passover?

Parshas Metzora: Why Did Tzaraas Cease

The Iran Attack on Israel: Why did Jordan help Israel shoot down the Iranian missiles?

What's with the debates as to how many plagues were there @the Red Sea?

Pesach: Why was it necessary to go through the first nine plagues?

Moses Hess and R’ Yehosef Zechariah Stern on אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְחִבַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל

Haftarah Tazria: Naaman & Elisha - A Repetition of the Abraham and Pharaoh Story?

Parshas Tazria: If the marchers for Hamas were stricken with צרעת, would they change?

משך חכמה על "בשעה שיש מצה ומרורים (לא הפסח!) מונחים לפניך"

Pesach: The Original Passover, the Plague of Darkness, & the Din of מְנוּיִים

Italian Jewry and Playing Tennis on Shabbos and Yom Tov

Popular Podcasts

Haftarah Acharei Mos: The Prophet Amos and the Parable of the Sieve

Parshas Acharei Mos: Was Aharon a born אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, or did he become one?