Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz • 1705 episodes
Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz
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251
Bilam's obseration of הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן and the current phenomenon of Jews being abandoned by their supposed "allies"
Bilam's obseration of הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן and the current phenomenon of Jews being abandoned by their supposed "allies"
Jul 10, 2025
29:12
So many Jews have deluded themselves that they wre building "alliances" only to discover on October 7 that they had been building on sand
252
What is the oldest source for the "Three Weeks"?
What is the oldest source for the "Three Weeks"?
Jul 9, 2025
25:34
Daniel fasts out of consternation at Cyrus' stop-order re: the building of the Second Templehttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
253
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Will some Jews choose to remain in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ in the Messianic Era?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Will some Jews choose to remain in חוּץ לָאָרֶץ in the Messianic Era?
Jul 8, 2025
25:12
Is the Messianic Utopia only for the Jews? Or for all mankind?
254
Quaker Ger Tzedek: Warder Cresson of Philadelphia and Jerusalem (1798-1861)
Quaker Ger Tzedek: Warder Cresson of Philadelphia and Jerusalem (1798-1861)
Jul 8, 2025
56:09
The Famous Trial in 1849: Is conversion to Judaism an indication of mental insanity?
255
פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Parshas Bil'am and the Current War in Gaza
פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק תשפ"ה - Parshas Bil'am and the Current War in Gaza
Jul 8, 2025
26:29
Contrast the two stories: a.) The King of Arad b.) Bil'am, the lethal rhetoric, and the בְּנוֹת מוֹאָבhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
256
Katz Analyzes the current situation inthe Middle East: The Connection between Drafting the בני תורה and the possibilities of peace with Syria?
Katz Analyzes the current situation inthe Middle East: The Connection between Drafting the בני תורה and the possibilities of peace with Syria?
Jul 7, 2025
33:26
Acc.to current reports, the Syrians may be willing to recognize Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights(!), just as Israel is cracking-down on the Haredi Draft. Sighhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
257
רס"ג והמשיח - The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate
רס"ג והמשיח - The Reasons for Saadia Gaon's Messianic Speculation in the 10th Century Abbasid Caliphate
Jul 6, 2025
53:06
What was the historical context for Saadia's prediction that משיח would come in 965 CE
258
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - Was Yiftach a Shofet? Or was he a general?
Jul 1, 2025
25:40
Was he a shofet over כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל? Or was he just a big shot (רֹאשׁ וּקְצִין) over the area of עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
259
פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - The cedar, hyssop, and crimson wool - the Three types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf?
פָּרָשַׁת חֻקַּת תשפ"ה - The cedar, hyssop, and crimson wool - the Three types of Worshipers of the Golden Calf?
Jul 1, 2025
29:05
Is becoming טָמֵא a sin?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
260
עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts re: Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025
עַל כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן - Some philosophical thoughts re: Oct. 7, 2023 vs. June 12, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
26:12
An intelligent person (or nation) needs a plan, but he (it) must be its מוֹשֵׁל, not its עֶבֶד!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
261
Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Contexts: The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism
Messianism in Jewish History: The Specific Historical Contexts: The Case of Biblical and then Ancient Judaism
Jun 30, 2025
41:07
Messianism arose when the situation for the Jews was terrible, and there was nothing they could do about it בְּדֶרֶךְ הַטֶּבַעhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
262
הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה
הַדְרָן עַל מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת לז"נ אִמִּי לֵאָה בַּת אַרְיֵה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי זַ"ל יָארְצַיְט ג תַּמּוּז תשפ"ה
Jun 29, 2025
33:32
Kavod Habrios (Human Dignity) in situations where your silence will result in other people comitting sins
263
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - The two groups who did not want Shaul as King
Jun 26, 2025
23:24
One group held Saul in contempt as a king. The other group opposed monarchy in principle,they wanted Hashem to rule them through Samuel (יַעֲבֵ"ץ וּכְלֵי יָקָר)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
264
פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - לְפִי הָאִבְּן עֶזְרָא - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה !
פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח תשפ"ה - לְפִי הָאִבְּן עֶזְרָא - An EGREGIOUS example of אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה !
Jun 25, 2025
29:28
With the democtatic model of politics discredited by the Golden Calf episode, Moses resorts to the aristocratic model of political decision-making, and suffers blowback https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
265
"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War
"I was asleep, but I have now woken up!" The Third Pslam and the current Israel-Iran War
Jun 24, 2025
28:24
Israel is trying to "break the teeth" of Iran - ק֘וּמָ֤ה יְהֹוָ֨ה ׀ הוֹשִׁ֘יעֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהַ֗י כִּֽי־הִכִּ֣יתָ אֶת־כׇּל־אֹיְבַ֣י לֶ֑חִי שִׁנֵּ֖י רְשָׁעִ֣ים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
266
R Katz analyzes the prospects for regime change in Iran? What does this mean?
R Katz analyzes the prospects for regime change in Iran? What does this mean?
Jun 24, 2025
33:17
How successful has "regime change" been in history? What kind of regime change in Iran would be beneficial to Israel? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
267
The רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא who "married" an Iranian Princess. Or did he? The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era
The רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא who "married" an Iranian Princess. Or did he? The "Bustenai Controversy" of the Gaonic Era
Jun 23, 2025
59:18
The Caliph gave the רֵישׁ גָּלוּתָא a "present" in the form of the daughter of the Persian Emperor. The halachic debate re: what happened next.https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
268
R Katz Analyzes the "Tucker Carlson & Co." anti-Israel Isolationism phenomenon
R Katz Analyzes the "Tucker Carlson & Co." anti-Israel Isolationism phenomenon
Jun 20, 2025
45:20
The logic and long history of American Isolationism and its latest iteration as opposition to a manipulative Israel (a subtle anti-semitism). A real problem for כלל ישראל https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
269
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Tradecraft Mistakes of the Two Spies in Jericho
Jun 18, 2025
23:32
In the end, sending the spies was unnecessary; Jericho fell through a miracle!https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
270
פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures that resulted in the sad episode of the מְרַגְּלִים
פָּרָשַׁת שְׁלַח תשפ"ה - The Flaw in Intelligence Procedures that resulted in the sad episode of the מְרַגְּלִים
Jun 17, 2025
30:41
Did each spy seperately present his own report to Moshe, or did the ten spies hammer out a single unified consensus report prior to returning to the camp?
271
How does the Mossad do theseamazing things in Iran? Are they "james Bonds/" Or do they use a vast Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries?
How does the Mossad do theseamazing things in Iran? Are they "james Bonds/" Or do they use a vast Iranian network of dedicated revolutionaries?
Jun 17, 2025
36:51
The strange history of Israel and the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
272
The מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקּוֹת, The Amazing R Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633)
The מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקּוֹת, The Amazing R Nassan Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1584-1633)
Jun 16, 2025
49:02
The extraordinary combination of גְּאוֹנוּת in lomdus in the Golden Age of Pilpul in the Golden Age of the Jews in The Kingdom of Poland , fascination with mathematics, and the Kabbalistic application of math to the deeper reading of the תּוֹרָה בִּכְתָב וְתוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֹּה
273
Rabbi Katz Analyzes the Current Israel-Iran War
Rabbi Katz Analyzes the Current Israel-Iran War
Jun 15, 2025
26:19
How does Israel achieve victory? How does it DEFINE victory? How does it win without American intervention? The " כ"ג סִיוָן factor."
274
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - נְבוּאַת זְכַרְיָה עַל פִּי "פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט"
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - נְבוּאַת זְכַרְיָה עַל פִּי "פָּשׁוּט פְּשַׁט"
Jun 10, 2025
31:43
The many attempts to translate and interpret the enigmatic phrase וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ מַהְלְכִים בֵּין הָעֹמְדִים הָאֵלֶּה.https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
275
פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - What is the meaning of the strange phrase :"בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא"?
פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ תשפ"ה - What is the meaning of the strange phrase :"בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא"?
Jun 10, 2025
33:31
The commentaries struggle to interpret this rhetorical passage which poetically and enigmatically reveals aspects of Moshe's uniqueness https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
276
"More Judaico" - The humiliating oath Jews were required to utter when they were sworn into gentile courts in pre-modern times
"More Judaico" - The humiliating oath Jews were required to utter when they were sworn into gentile courts in pre-modern times
Jun 10, 2025
33:47
The historical background to the Noda BiYhudah's famous responsum to the Austrian Government ( יוֹרֶה דֵּעָה ע"א ) re: Jews swearing in non-Jewish Courts
277
Is it possible to calculate which mitzvos count more than others? Which aveiros are worse than others?
Is it possible to calculate which mitzvos count more than others? Which aveiros are worse than others?
Jun 9, 2025
32:20
The capitalist approach to Judaism? Rambam vs. Meiri on הֱוֵי מְחַשֵּׁב הֶפְסֵד מִצְוָה כְּנֶגֶד שְׂכָרָהּ https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
278
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה - פָּרָשַׁת שִׁמְשׁוֹן - Was Samson an actual Nazir (Rambam)?
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה - פָּרָשַׁת שִׁמְשׁוֹן - Was Samson an actual Nazir (Rambam)?
Jun 5, 2025
28:22
Was he "hit" by prophecy? Or by a sudden rush of strength? Did the rush extend to his mnd and discombobulate him mentally and emotionally?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
279
פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה The Sotah and Structurally flawed marriages
פָּרָשַׁת נָשׂוֹא תשפ"ה The Sotah and Structurally flawed marriages
Jun 5, 2025
26:41
What would lead a wife to "live dangerously" after being warned by the husband in front of witnesses? https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
280
Different types of Judaism in the era of the Amora'im: Some thoughts on a controversial article re: queen Zenobia of Palmyra and the Amora'im
Different types of Judaism in the era of the Amora'im: Some thoughts on a controversial article re: queen Zenobia of Palmyra and the Amora'im
Jun 4, 2025
33:20
Rabbinic Judaism vs. Non-Rabbinic, Traditional (Hellenistic?) Judaism in the late Roman Empire (3rd century)https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
281
Rabbi Katz's schedule for Shavuos night in his shul
Rabbi Katz's schedule for Shavuos night in his shul
Jun 1, 2025
2:09
Also, annual Shavuos shiur for women at R Katz's home Tuesday 6:15 PM
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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בַּמִּדְבָּר תשפ"ה - The promiscuous wife and the husband who neverheless wants to stay married to her
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת בַּמִּדְבָּר תשפ"ה - The promiscuous wife and the husband who neverheless wants to stay married to her
May 30, 2025
22:25
Can a marriage work with a checkered past? Yes, if both are committed to looking ahead and not backhttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
283
שָׁבוּעוֹת תשפ"ה - Why count 50 days if the Torah was actually given on day 51?
שָׁבוּעוֹת תשפ"ה - Why count 50 days if the Torah was actually given on day 51?
May 29, 2025
26:52
"Moshe added a day" - Is this the first instance of לֹא בַּשָּׁמַיִם הִיא?"to sponsor, https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
284
Megillas Rus: A Controversial Book? Did she convert? When? How many times?
Megillas Rus: A Controversial Book? Did she convert? When? How many times?
May 29, 2025
41:07
Not everyone reads The Book of Ruth in the synagogue? Why not?To sponsor - https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
285
The Martyrs of Lvov (1728) - Tortured to Death by the Catholic Church on Erev Shavuos (this is not Count Potocki)
The Martyrs of Lvov (1728) - Tortured to Death by the Catholic Church on Erev Shavuos (this is not Count Potocki)
May 28, 2025
41:22
Chaim and Yehoshua Reitzes endured horrible tortures rather than save themselves by conversion To sponsor a podcast https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast
286
Shavuos and Yisro: Why does the story of Yisro precede מַתַּן תּוֹרָה? Hpw did Yisro create אַחְדוּת among כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל?
Shavuos and Yisro: Why does the story of Yisro precede מַתַּן תּוֹרָה? Hpw did Yisro create אַחְדוּת among כְּלַל יִשְׂרָאֵל?
May 26, 2025
15:32
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287
פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר תשפ"ה Abarbanel: The Levites too were enslaved in Egypt!
פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר תשפ"ה Abarbanel: The Levites too were enslaved in Egypt!
May 26, 2025
23:54
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288
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר-בְּחֻקּוֹתַי תשפ"ה God tells Jeremiah he may not get married and raise a family
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר-בְּחֻקּוֹתַי תשפ"ה God tells Jeremiah he may not get married and raise a family
May 21, 2025
24:16
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289
פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר-בְּחֻקּוֹתַי תשפ"ה - King David, The Brachos in the parsha, and Depression
פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַר-בְּחֻקּוֹתַי תשפ"ה - King David, The Brachos in the parsha, and Depression
May 20, 2025
22:14
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290
R Shimon ben Yochai and his son: the Aftermath of the Cave
R Shimon ben Yochai and his son: the Aftermath of the Cave
May 19, 2025
25:29
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291
R Katz analyzes thecurrent situation in the Middle East, especially the future of Syria and Israel
R Katz analyzes thecurrent situation in the Middle East, especially the future of Syria and Israel
May 18, 2025
40:37
If Syria does make peace with Israel, it will be the biggest defeat for Hamas
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Haftarah Emor: Ezekiel and Priestly Functions in the Third Temple
Haftarah Emor: Ezekiel and Priestly Functions in the Third Temple
May 15, 2025
27:30
Ezekiel is adjured to tellthe people about the future Temple, which is part of the historical tension re: how much priority should be given to קָדָשִׁים וְטַהֲרוֹת in לִמּוּד הַתּוֹרָה?
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פָּרָשַׁת אֱמֹר תשפ"ה May a kohen marry a promiscuous woman?
פָּרָשַׁת אֱמֹר תשפ"ה May a kohen marry a promiscuous woman?
May 14, 2025
26:56
The word זוֹנָה ends up not meaning what you think it means. Dealing with checkered pasts you have left behind
294
R ‘ Chaim Kohen Rapoport of Lvov, Pt. 3
R ‘ Chaim Kohen Rapoport of Lvov, Pt. 3
May 14, 2025
48:48
His famous disputation with the Frankist Heretics, who claimed that the Jews who follow the Talmud murder Christians and use their blood for Passover purposes. He tore into them , calling a spade a spade!
295
Lag B"omer and the Story of R Shimon bar Yochai in the Cave: Critical considerations
Lag B"omer and the Story of R Shimon bar Yochai in the Cave: Critical considerations
May 12, 2025
32:35
Raising a number of problematc aspects re: the text of the famous agadeta
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Rabbi Katz's new lecture series in Baltimore: May 12, 14, 19, 21, and 26
Rabbi Katz's new lecture series in Baltimore: May 12, 14, 19, 21, and 26
May 12, 2025
3:53
Five lecture covering the history of Baltimore Jewry and their various "Judaisms." History of a rather unique Jewish community, whose history is both like and unlike that o other American Jewish communities.
297
Donald Trump's Reported Deal with the Houthis
Donald Trump's Reported Deal with the Houthis
May 7, 2025
35:18
Arab Piracy: Pay them off? Fight them? The machlokes between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
298
Amos
Amos
May 6, 2025
24:07
Prophet of Doom
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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ה - Destruction and then Restoration
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ה - Destruction and then Restoration
May 6, 2025
24:07
Would you like to be a prophet of doom?
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Parshas Achrei Mos-Kedoshim: Why is the Yom Kippur Ritual associated with the deaths of Nadav and Avihu?
Parshas Achrei Mos-Kedoshim: Why is the Yom Kippur Ritual associated with the deaths of Nadav and Avihu?
May 6, 2025
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Was their sin בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ? If so, what does that have to do with Yom Kippur, which does not atone for that?