Jewish History With Rabbi Dovid Katz
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Synopsis
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
Episodes
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Haftarah Bechukosai: Jeremiah (לְפִי הָאַבַּרְבָּנֵאל) discusses the chemistry of הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּת and בִּטָּחוֹן
30/05/2024 Duration: 33minThe Kingdom of Judah truly believed in the faithfulness of their Egyptian "ally"
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Parshas Bechukosai: The תוכחה was pronounced right after the Ten Commandments
29/05/2024 Duration: 37minIf Moshe had led them then and there (& not died in Chutz L’Aretz), they would have also conquered & settled Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria!
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The David-Jonathan Friendship: Was it a two-way street?
28/05/2024 Duration: 27minJonathan thought of the public welfare and wanted to avoid a civil war. The narcissistic Amnon threw her out and did not consider what would happen as a result of his actions.
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Herzl and Political Zionism, Pt. 4 - Zionism's Relationship to Marxism and Frum Judaism
27/05/2024 Duration: 58minHerzl, Political Zionism, and Campus Riots, Pt. 4
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The ibn Ezra: More on his particular historical context, and the time before the fall
27/05/2024 Duration: 59minHe left Spain just in time, and translated the Sephardic literature from Arabic to Hebrew. Wrote much, but only his פירוש על התורה ּis of permanent interest
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Lag b'Omer: When did רשב"י write the Zohar?
26/05/2024 Duration: 32minBefore, during, or after the cave?
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Parshas Behar: The theory that both בְּהַר בְּחֻקּוֹתַי were pronounced in פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁפָּטִים
24/05/2024 Duration: 28minAt the time of שבועות, the conquest of Canaan was but weeks away
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Haftarah Behar: Jeremiah and the land deal - Preserving hope among the doomed
22/05/2024 Duration: 30minBuying "worthless" real estate demonstrates faith in ultimate victory and the permanent survival of כלל ישראל. It prevents יֵאוּשׁ
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Biden: It's a good thing we have a President who grew up with the JEWISH version of the Holocaust
21/05/2024 Duration: 45min1945-1990: The years the Jews owned the Shoah-narrative, and got their account of it accepted by the West. The East was "muzzled"
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When exactly did the 24,000 students die? What was the historical context?
21/05/2024 Duration: 29minTrying to make sense of the chronology of the life of Rabbi Akiva and the story of his students
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The Bitter, Non-Frum Opposition to Herzl and His Proposal -Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism, Pt. 3
20/05/2024 Duration: 42minThe Zionists were the first to assemble (or appear to assemble) representatives of all כלל ישראל to discuss the fate of כלל ישראל and seek a realistic solution
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Gain Mastery of Hilchos Shabbos in This Online Program
20/05/2024 Duration: 03minShabbos comes about once a week, so if a person is not well-versed in its intricacies, then it is inevitable that transgressions will take place. Here is a solution! KinyanHilchosShabbos.com World famous Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Shabbos and presented it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara until practical halacha. This enables one to cover main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha. Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen, a close talmid of Rav Berkovits who spent eight years as a Rosh Chaburah in Rav Berkovits’s famous Jerusalem Kollel, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English. The material is written with care and with great clarity, as well as including the various opinions in the contemporary practical halacha. For the past several years, Rabbi Gefen has been teaching this material
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Haftarah Emor: Who are the people referred to strangely as הַכֹּהֲנִים ַלְּוִיִּי?
16/05/2024 Duration: 29minWhat does the אריז"ל mean when he says that in the future, כהנים will be לויים and vice versa?
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Parshas Emor: The existential struggle against worshipping כּוֹחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה
14/05/2024 Duration: 29minIf G-d created טֻמְאָה, why not include it in religious rituals?
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Israel’s PR Battle: Why is Israel doing a poor job on PR in this war? Why is Hamas beating them?
14/05/2024 Duration: 36minThe Israeli foreign Ministry has been pulled apart by Netanyahu on political grounds, and diplomats are mostly leftists and cannot make the case for a prime minister with whom they disagree.
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Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 2
13/05/2024 Duration: 39minHerzl: Sometimes arrogance, self-assuredness, and chutzpa can be positive qualities
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R’ Sherira Gaon on Sefer Shiur Komah:Does being a rationalist preclude a belief in mysticism?
12/05/2024 Duration: 28minRationalism as a check on false mysticism, but not on true mysticism
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Unconditional Surrender in American History and Its Relevance to the Gaza War
08/05/2024 Duration: 30minLearning from history, but being aware of ever-changing circumstances. Appomatox vs. the Middle East
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Rationalism in Gaonic Responsa - Generated by Empirical Evidence, and Sound Theology
07/05/2024 Duration: 29minIs every word in the Talmud true? Like the medicines? (רַב שְׁרִירָא גָּאוֹן)
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Haftarah Kedoshim: The most controversial Haftarah of the year?
07/05/2024 Duration: 26minTelling the raw truth about our history vs. not embarrassing כלל ישראל in synagogue readings - An existential tension