Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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Another Apocryphal "Midrash" on the Chanukah Story, with interesting takes on the discovery of the jar of oil
Another Apocryphal "Midrash" on the Chanukah Story, with interesting takes on the discovery of the jar of oil
Dec 21, 2025
35:41
The jar of oil was located under the altar. Had they not torn down the existing altar (as an act of piety, to replace it with a new, unblemished altar), they would not have found the famous פַּךְ שֶׁמֶן https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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R Katz discussesa fasinating siddur published in Greece in 1941 who omits the word יָוָן from עַל הַנִּסִּים
R Katz discussesa fasinating siddur published in Greece in 1941 who omits the word יָוָן from עַל הַנִּסִּים
Dec 23, 2025
27:53
At that moment, Greece under the Metaxas Regime was saving the Jews from Hitler and Mussolini
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Final Chanukah 2025 Thoughts: וּלְךָ עָשִֽׂיתָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ בְּעוֹלָמֶֽךָ
Final Chanukah 2025 Thoughts: וּלְךָ עָשִֽׂיתָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ בְּעוֹלָמֶֽךָ
Dec 22, 2025
26:04
"Olamecha" also means hidden or invisible. Through the miracle of the oil, an Invisible God became "visible" (so to speak)
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פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ תשפ"ו - Was Joseph actually the VICEROY, the ruler of Egypt? Or just the czar of the economy?
פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ תשפ"ו - Was Joseph actually the VICEROY, the ruler of Egypt? Or just the czar of the economy?
Dec 22, 2025
33:28
The roe of the Jew in the Egyptian economy foreshadowed the role of the Jew in later economies: find a niche not occupied by the native inhabitants. לע"נ יששכר מאיר בן ברוך סטפנסקי
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Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous prophecy in סֵפֶר חַגַּי (תְּרֵי עָשָׂר)
Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous prophecy in סֵפֶר חַגַּי (תְּרֵי עָשָׂר)
Dec 14, 2025
41:22
Does it prophecy the Maccabean Wars? The Messianic Wars? The current situation in Syria and the Middle East?
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Haftarah Shabbos Chanukah: The Vision of Zachariah and its relevance to Chanukah
Haftarah Shabbos Chanukah: The Vision of Zachariah and its relevance to Chanukah
Dec 18, 2025
29:04
The Menorah that stayed lit for eight days was being fueled by the two (spiritual) olive trees in Zachariah's prophetic vision https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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How the Judith Story in the Apocrypha (or a different version of the story) entered orthodox rabbinic literature AND practice
How the Judith Story in the Apocrypha (or a different version of the story) entered orthodox rabbinic literature AND practice
Dec 9, 2025
42:03
Some old widespread chanukah customs had no source in REGULAR rabbinic literature, but were accepted (despite some opposition) by basing them on sources in IRREGULAR Jewish literature
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Rabbis, Presidents, & Immigration
Rabbis, Presidents, & Immigration
Apr 25, 2018
1:12:07
Latest episode of Rabbi Dovid Katz Jewish History
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Chanukah, the Maccabean Wars, and the Civil wars in Seleucid Syria
Chanukah, the Maccabean Wars, and the Civil wars in Seleucid Syria
Dec 17, 2025
24:42
The Jews' final victory was due to the political disintegration of the Syrian state at that time
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The Current Big Threat to Israel from ... Turkey
The Current Big Threat to Israel from ... Turkey
Dec 7, 2025
30:27
Turkey today is more of a threat than Iran!