Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1670 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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Genazym s offering (this Sunday!) the first edition of the classic סֵפֶר אֱמוּנוֹת וְדֵעוֹת לְרַב סְעַדְיָה גָּאוֹן (Istanbul 1562)
Genazym s offering (this Sunday!) the first edition of the classic סֵפֶר אֱמוּנוֹת וְדֵעוֹת לְרַב סְעַדְיָה גָּאוֹן (Istanbul 1562)
Feb 9, 2026
38:05
This is the book that launched (and legitimized!) the rational (non-Kabbalistic) approach to Torah and Judaism. written to rescue the religious Jew "drowning in doubt" (in the author's words)
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים תשפ"וו - Facing doom but still unable to let go of their (illegally held) Hebrew slaves
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים תשפ"וו - Facing doom but still unable to let go of their (illegally held) Hebrew slaves
Feb 9, 2026
25:40
Jeremiah: "The Destruction of Jerusalem is unstoppable, but your physical torture by the captors IS preventable, IF you do the right thing and free your Hebrew Slaves whom you are holding beyond the six years"
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פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים תשפ"ו - Saadia Gaon's remarkable in sight into the Torah's statement re: Kidnapping
פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים תשפ"ו - Saadia Gaon's remarkable in sight into the Torah's statement re: Kidnapping
Feb 8, 2026
27:00
The child who hit his father not knowing it was his father; he was kidnapped at birth!
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Genazym is auctioning a letter from the famous Sir Moses Montefiore to the Jews of Baghdad assuring them there will be no pogrom!
Genazym is auctioning a letter from the famous Sir Moses Montefiore to the Jews of Baghdad assuring them there will be no pogrom!
Feb 8, 2026
39:15
A tale from the Victorian Era: In 1860 the Druze massacred the Christians in Lebanon, the Muslims massacred the Christians in Damascus, and now the Christians wanted to set-off massacres of the Jews there as well as in Baghdad, but Lord Palmerston & Lord Russel (thanks to Montefiore) prevented this.
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Current Events: Ehud Barak, the Epstein tapes, and Ashkenazi Jewish Racism
Current Events: Ehud Barak, the Epstein tapes, and Ashkenazi Jewish Racism
Feb 8, 2026
45:33
WASP = "White (Secular) Ashkenazi with Protektsia"
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הפטרת פרשת יתרו תשפ"ו - The Great Hall in Heaven Filled with smoke
הפטרת פרשת יתרו תשפ"ו - The Great Hall in Heaven Filled with smoke
Feb 5, 2026
23:51
a.) Smoke at Sinaib.) Smoke in the Holy of Holies on Yom Kippurc.) Smoke in Heaven in Isaiah's Prophetic Vision
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פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ 2026 - The Chronology Problem
פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ 2026 - The Chronology Problem
Feb 4, 2026
25:51
If he came after the Ten Commandments, then how long after? Immediately after? After the erecting of the Mishkan?
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Genazym is auctioning the Landau Family (as in Noda BiYhudah)'s copy of the 17th century Kabbalistic classic טוּר בָּרֶקֶת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ
Genazym is auctioning the Landau Family (as in Noda BiYhudah)'s copy of the 17th century Kabbalistic classic טוּר בָּרֶקֶת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ
Feb 4, 2026
34:01
Signed by the Noda BiYhudah himself when he was a teenager, soon to enter the Kloiz of Brody whose curriculum combined intense נִגְלֶה and נִסְתָּר.
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פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ תשפ"ו חָתָן וְחוֹתֵן
פָּרָשַׁת יִתְרוֹ תשפ"ו חָתָן וְחוֹתֵן
Feb 3, 2026
32:46
Fathers in laws and sons in law in the Bible
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Utopia- a חידוש of the Torah
Utopia- a חידוש of the Torah
Jan 30, 2026
30:50
Utopia is a necessary corollary of a God who is not only Omnipotent, but also Supremely Benevolent
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Haftarah Parshas Beshalach 2026 - Was Yael a Judge?
Haftarah Parshas Beshalach 2026 - Was Yael a Judge?
Jan 27, 2026
33:36
Was Deborah a general? Josephus' version of the story...and more
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A Document of Spicy Prague Rabbinical Controversy History (From the Genazym Auction)
A Document of Spicy Prague Rabbinical Controversy History (From the Genazym Auction)
Jan 27, 2026
37:54
R Shmuel Landau (son of the נוֹדַע בִּיהוּדָה) is engaged in a controversy re: the members of the Prague בֵּית דִּין, whom he accuses of violating the terms of a Prague communal foundation. The Maskilim tried to turn this into a cause célèbreDon't worry: אֶת וָהֵב בְּסוּפָה
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Parshas Beshalach: What was the nature of Moshe's reputation among the Egyptians?
Parshas Beshalach: What was the nature of Moshe's reputation among the Egyptians?
Jan 26, 2026
31:08
They tried to buy him off, but it didn't workhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
64
Ramban on the Mashiach and Messianism
Ramban on the Mashiach and Messianism
Jan 26, 2026
1:06:22
Ramban's three great works on the subject: a.) סֵפֶר הַוִּכּוּחַ b.) סֵפֶר הַגְּאֻלָּה c.) שַׁעַר הַגְּמוּלhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Genazym is offering (on Feb. 15) an autograph from R Yehonasan Eibeschutz which reflects why he was so successful as a Rosh Yeshivas
Genazym is offering (on Feb. 15) an autograph from R Yehonasan Eibeschutz which reflects why he was so successful as a Rosh Yeshivas
Jan 25, 2026
33:28
R Y Eibeschutz may possibly have been the the Rosh Yeshiva with the greatest number of students in history! This letter gives an insighthttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא תשפ"ו - The Invasion of Egypt By Nebuchadnezzar
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בֹּא תשפ"ו - The Invasion of Egypt By Nebuchadnezzar
Jan 23, 2026
30:17
The strange attraction of Jews to Egypt...https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
67
Some thoughts about the institution of the עָרֵי מִקְלָט
Some thoughts about the institution of the עָרֵי מִקְלָט
Jan 21, 2026
22:24
Why does the Torah say that in the Messianic Era, there will be even more עָרֵי מִקְלָט?
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The Holiday of the 2nd of Teves: The Anniversary of the Death of Herod
The Holiday of the 2nd of Teves: The Anniversary of the Death of Herod
Jan 20, 2026
34:19
He gave orders to kill all the Gedolim when he died, in order to make sure there would be plenty of wailing and crying on the day of his death
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More on Sinas Chinam in Jewish History - a reference to the destruction of the 2nd Temple
More on Sinas Chinam in Jewish History - a reference to the destruction of the 2nd Temple
Jan 19, 2026
37:41
Was there שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם in the era of the בַּיִת רִאשׁוֹן?
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Parshas Bo: When did Moses become humble?
Parshas Bo: When did Moses become humble?
Jan 19, 2026
29:23
His princely/aristocratic upbringing in the Palace was not one calculated to make someone humble. Quite the opposite!
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"Persian Gulf" in Chronology: Three takes on the discrepancy in Ancient Sources
"Persian Gulf" in Chronology: Three takes on the discrepancy in Ancient Sources
Jan 16, 2026
55:17
This is the second par of a two-part series
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The Current Situation in France (Christians, Moslems, Jews) in Light of French History
The Current Situation in France (Christians, Moslems, Jews) in Light of French History
Jan 13, 2026
31:05
Divine "Chessboard": The Christians of Europe could have recaptured the Middle East centuries ago if the French had not blocked them from doing so. OTOH had that happened, Medinat Yisrael would never have come into being.
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא תשפ"ו - The Saadia-Dunash Debate (10th century) re: the meaning of "אֲנִי עֲשִׂיתִנִי"
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא תשפ"ו - The Saadia-Dunash Debate (10th century) re: the meaning of "אֲנִי עֲשִׂיתִנִי"
Jan 13, 2026
29:32
Boastful Pharaoh will have a ridiculous death: He will be like an Alligator dropped into the Middle of the Sahara Desert!
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The Jews of Bucovina, an important community in Central Europe You never heard of
The Jews of Bucovina, an important community in Central Europe You never heard of
Jan 12, 2026
32:31
The remarkable and variegated Jewish Community of the capital city Czernowitz, which ran the gamut from Hasidim (Sadegur and Vishnitz) to Germanized Meshumadim ... and everything in between!
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The Current Situation in Iran: Will Trump go in? I don't think so
The Current Situation in Iran: Will Trump go in? I don't think so
Jan 12, 2026
22:46
The American record of encouraging uprisings but not supporting them
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Who is putting up Hitler's speeches (in English) on you tube? And why?
Who is putting up Hitler's speeches (in English) on you tube? And why?
Jan 12, 2026
30:01
There is a centrally-directed evil conspiracy to popularize Hitler and everything he stood for in order to attack Israel (which has benefited from the Holocaust Narrative) and to attack the Jewish People and provoke another Holocaust. Really.Such s the price of the unregulated internet...
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פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא תשפ"ו - Two opposing traditions re: what language the Jews spoke in Egypt
פָּרָשַׁת וָאֵרָא תשפ"ו - Two opposing traditions re: what language the Jews spoke in Egypt
Jan 11, 2026
30:45
Did God speak Hebrew or did He speak Egyptian when he addressed the Jews at the Ten Commandments?
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"Persian Gulf" in Chronology Part 1 : three takes on the discrepancy in ancient sources
"Persian Gulf" in Chronology Part 1 : three takes on the discrepancy in ancient sources
Jan 11, 2026
57:23
This is the first part of a two-part series
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת תשפ"ו - A Glimpse into Isaiah's Utopia
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת תשפ"ו - A Glimpse into Isaiah's Utopia
Jan 8, 2026
29:30
If the אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם would allow the Jews' undisputed possession of אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל and follow the highest teachings of the Torah, the Human race would enter a Utopian Era
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How Maimonides' Messianic Doctrines were a reflection of his times
How Maimonides' Messianic Doctrines were a reflection of his times
Jan 7, 2026
45:51
Rambam had a hard life, full of physical and religious challenges, and frustrations at the false ideas of his fellow-Jews, and his ideas re: Mashiach reflect this
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A short history of פְּשַׁט vs. דְּרַשׁ in Jewish Bible Interpretation
A short history of פְּשַׁט vs. דְּרַשׁ in Jewish Bible Interpretation
Jan 7, 2026
33:13
A response to Karaism in e Early Medieval Period and later to Christian interpretation in the High Middle Ages
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פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת תשפ"ו Yaakov the Successful Parent
פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת תשפ"ו Yaakov the Successful Parent
Jan 5, 2026
30:28
A Jewish Baby-Boom in our own country is celebrated. A A Jewish Baby-Boom in someone else's country is considered a threat justifying a Holocaust!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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A סִפְרִי re: Yaakov refraining from chastising his sons out of fear they will defect to "Eisav" - The "vengeful meshumad "in Jewish History
A סִפְרִי re: Yaakov refraining from chastising his sons out of fear they will defect to "Eisav" - The "vengeful meshumad "in Jewish History
Jan 4, 2026
43:11
The Jew who defects to another faith out of conviction or opportunism vs. The Jew who defects out of resentment. Sources used by Candace Owens...https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי תשפ"ו -- David, Solomon, Joab - the problem of getting the right kind of subordinates
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת וַיְחִי תשפ"ו -- David, Solomon, Joab - the problem of getting the right kind of subordinates
Jan 2, 2026
29:08
David, who came to the throne in his 30s, was confident enough to surround himself with strong personalities who didn't always obey . Shlomo, a boy of 12, cannot afford to do so, though the alternative is to be surrounded by "yes-men"
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Some thoughts about שִׂנְאַת חִינָם in Jewish History
Some thoughts about שִׂנְאַת חִינָם in Jewish History
Jan 1, 2026
38:41
A problem that cannot be solved, only managed. Some preliminary observations.
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Parshas VaYechi: What was the “Acharis HaYamim” that Yaakov wanted to reveal to his sons?
Parshas VaYechi: What was the “Acharis HaYamim” that Yaakov wanted to reveal to his sons?
Jan 1, 2026
35:53
Why didn't Joseph ask Pharaoh directly for permission to bury his father in Canaan?
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The Fast of the Ninth of Teves and the Toldos Yeshu
The Fast of the Ninth of Teves and the Toldos Yeshu
Dec 30, 2025
33:55
More excursions into the world of the "Frum Apocrypha." Sigh
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The Israel-Somaliland Connection: Why is this so controversial?
The Israel-Somaliland Connection: Why is this so controversial?
Dec 28, 2025
40:20
The extraordinarily complex geopolitical situation in the "Horn of Africa," and its relation to Israel and Israel's haters. A classic case of international hypocrisy on the part of the latter.,https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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Parshas VaYigash: Not saying dumb things that will hurt the Jewish People
Parshas VaYigash: Not saying dumb things that will hurt the Jewish People
Dec 24, 2025
29:16
See how Joseph doesn't trust his brothers. He stage-manages their encounter with Pharaoh and the Egyptians, micromanaging every aspect of the conversation, like a trial-lawyer with a client. (יוֹסֵף הַפִּקֵּחַ not יוֹסֵף הַצַּדִּיק)
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ תשפ"ו - The vision of grafting the two trees together
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּגַּשׁ תשפ"ו - The vision of grafting the two trees together
Dec 24, 2025
24:02
Will the tribes retain their individual identities and consciousness in the future Messianic Utopia?
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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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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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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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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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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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פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ תשפ"ו - Yosef, the first "Court Jew"
פָּרָשַׁת מִקֵּץ תשפ"ו - Yosef, the first "Court Jew"
Dec 18, 2025
25:47
Comparing & Contrasting Yosef with Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Shmuel haNagid, Benjamin Disraeli, and Henry Kissinger
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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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Some thoughts on the Chanukah Story and its historiosophical relation to גָּלוּת יָוָן
Some thoughts on the Chanukah Story and its historiosophical relation to גָּלוּת יָוָן
Dec 15, 2025
31:33
Two opposite models: A.) Alexander bows to the Kohen Gadol B.) Antiochus forces the High Priest and the Temple to "bow" to himhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
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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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פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב תשפ"ו חֵלֶק ב - Yaakov and Yosef "wake up," but too late!
פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב תשפ"ו חֵלֶק ב - Yaakov and Yosef "wake up," but too late!
Dec 11, 2025
27:51
Yosef was one his way to talk to his brothers in an altogether different tone, but they never gave him a chance. Yaakov was going to by colored coats for the other brothers too, but the bloody coat killed THAT plan!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast