Sinopsis
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. He can be reached at the following email: rabbidkatz@gmail.com
Episodios
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![הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית תשפו - Israel will survive (Al Aqsa) Floods and even the fires of internal strife]()
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית תשפ"ו - Israel will survive (Al Aqsa) Floods and even the fires of internal strife
16/10/2025 Duración: 21minWho is it that 'has eyes but does not see, ears but does not hear"?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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![Parshas Bereishis: The world was created for a UNITED Klal Yisroel]()
Parshas Bereishis: The world was created for a UNITED Klal Yisroel
16/10/2025 Duración: 33minIn a Jewish world with unbridgeable divisions, we must be alert to divinely-sent "opportunities that pass"
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![The Strage history of Hoshanah Rabbah in the Temple: The Willow vs. the Palm Frond ( הַלּוּלָב שֶׁנִּפְרְדוּ עָלָיו)]()
The Strage history of Hoshanah Rabbah in the Temple: The Willow vs. the Palm Frond ( הַלּוּלָב שֶׁנִּפְרְדוּ עָלָיו)
13/10/2025 Duración: 40minWhat is the meaning of striking the ground?
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![The Chasam Sofer, the Yad haMelech and the Overused Esrog - Haredi vs. Maskilic notions of aesthetics]()
The Chasam Sofer, the Yad haMelech and the "Overused" Esrog - Haredi vs. Maskilic notions of aesthetics
10/10/2025 Duración: 37minIntra-Jewish ideological politics underneath the dry discourse of the responsa literature
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![נִעֲנוּעִים: The ritual of lulav-waving and its contemporary relevance in the year 5786 (2025)]()
נִעֲנוּעִים: The ritual of lulav-waving and its contemporary relevance in the year 5786 (2025)
09/10/2025 Duración: 25minWarding-off the dangers from literally all directions. In both the personal life, and in the life of the Jewish People
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![Sukkos 2025: Whats with the strange ritual of פָּרֵי הַחַג?]()
Sukkos 2025: What's with the strange ritual of פָּרֵי הַחַג?
09/10/2025 Duración: 30minIt is not enoughto embrace monotheism. The monotheism has to include a כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל as the עַם הַנִּבְחָר (even thoughthey don't seem to fit the role)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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![Today is the (English) anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, another conflict in which Israel was surprise-attacked]()
Today is the (English) anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, another conflict in which Israel was surprise-attacked
06/10/2025 Duración: 33minThe challenge of constantly evaluating the enemy, not by his intentions, but by his capabilities!
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![The Four Minim and the Wars of Sichon and Og: A Different take on the אַרְבָּעָה מִינִים]()
The Four Minim and the Wars of Sichon and Og: A Different take on the אַרְבָּעָה מִינִים
06/10/2025 Duración: 32minLulav - the spearsEsrog - the food Hadassim - the "roofs" of the foxholesAravos - dittoלְפִי שִׁיטַת הָ"רוֹקֵחַ" ב "סֻכּוֹת מַמָּשׁ"
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![A Different Understanding of the Holiday of Sukkos]()
A Different Understanding of the Holiday of Sukkos
05/10/2025 Duración: 32minIt commemorates events that happened in Tishrei, not Nissan (acc. to R Akiva)
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![Sukkos: The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree]()
Sukkos: The Symbolism of the sukkah under a tree
03/10/2025 Duración: 31minSukkah = Jewish Survival in Galus (Branches detached from the soil)Tree = Rootedness in the soilhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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![לִשְׁכַּת הַפַּרְוָה בַּעֲבוֹדַת יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים - Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there?]()
לִשְׁכַּת הַפַּרְוָה בַּעֲבוֹדַת יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים - Who was הַפַּרְוָה? Why does the High Priest purify himself there?
01/10/2025 Duración: 19minWas he an Iranian spy? A Zoroastrian clergyman? A Jewish BT who repented?
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![The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing your sins to the rest of the congregation]()
The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing your sins to the rest of the congregation
30/09/2025 Duración: 27minThe Ancient Debate and the Concerns for the Social Consequences on the Community. What if everyone did the sin?!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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![מַפְטִיר יוֹנָה תשפו - Compare and contrast with עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק]()
מַפְטִיר יוֹנָה תשפ"ו - Compare and contrast with עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק
30/09/2025 Duración: 26minThe Tragedy of Jonah after he saves Nineveh. What did he do wth the rest of his life?
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![Some thoughts on the Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy: Eetz Yisrael in Late Antiquity]()
Some thoughts on the Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy: Eetz Yisrael in Late Antiquity
29/09/2025 Duración: 30minJewish religious creativity in Israel under the oppressive Christian regime of the Byzantine Empire: Piyutim!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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![Haftarah Haazinu: Victory Middle Eastern Style]()
Haftarah Ha'azinu: Victory Middle Eastern Style
29/09/2025 Duración: 26minWhat does complete victory look like to King David? Contrast it with Israel's current war situation.
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![Parshas Haazinu:זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דּוֹר וָדוֹר]()
Parshas Ha'azinu:זְכֹר יְמוֹת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל בִּינוּ שְׁנוֹת דּוֹר וָדוֹר
28/09/2025 Duración: 30minA historian (and the Jewish People!) must know the facts of their past, but then they must properly analyze them in order to use the knowledge correctly
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![Rabbi Katzs Shabbos Shuvah Drashah: Primordial or Mosaic?]()
Rabbi Katz's Shabbos Shuvah Drashah: Primordial or Mosaic?
28/09/2025 Duración: 01h17minIf you don't fix your בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ, does it prevent forgiveness for the sins of בֵּין אָדָם לַמָּקוֹם?
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![?הַפְטָרָה שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה תשפו שׁוּבָה עַד? אוֹ שׁוּבָה אֶל]()
?"הַפְטָרָה שַׁבַּת שׁוּבָה תשפ"ו "שׁוּבָה עַד?" אוֹ "שׁוּבָה אֶל
25/09/2025 Duración: 25minOne expectation from the elites, a different expectation from the masses
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![Penance (not repentance!): Some famous cases in the Sefer Chasidim and Responsa of the Maharam Lublin]()
Penance (not repentance!): Some famous cases in the Sefer Chasidim and Responsa of the Maharam Lublin
25/09/2025 Duración: 41minThe mindset of the person who soclcits the Penance from the Beis Din
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![Parshas VaYelech: Hester Panim]()
Parshas VaYelech: Hester Panim
22/09/2025 Duración: 32minWhat is the actual meaning of "Hester Panim"? What is the meaning of הַשְׁגָּחָה כְּלָלִית as opposed to הַשְׁגָּחָה פְּרָטִית?
