Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

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**Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz**

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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.

Follow him weekly. New content released each week, including Personalities in Jewish History, Insights into Tefillah and Perspectives on the Haftarah and Parshah. Sponsorships of podcasts are available. He can be reached at the following email: rabbidkatz@gmail.com.

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Parshas Re'eh: Keep the booze out of the house of the fellow in recovery Aug 18, 2025

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?אַבֵּד תְּאַבְּדוּן אֶת הַמְּקוֹמוֹת - How does one destroy a place

R' Naphtali Katz (1648-1719), Part 2 Aug 16, 2025

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After the Great Fire in Frankfurt: Battling the Sabbateans (Nechemiah Chayon). The very famous (and romantic!) Ethical Will

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R' Naphtali Katz (1648-1719): The Baal Semichas Chachamim, Part 1 Aug 14, 2025

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Did he cause the Great Fire of 1711 which burned down the entire Jewish Ghetto of Frankfurt? Was it a case of קַבָּלָה מַעֲשִׂית gone awry?

Moses and the Bones of Joseph: Two different models of Jewish leadership? Aug 13, 2025

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Joseph was the personification of Traditionalism. Moshe was the personification of chinuch

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Pirkei Avos, Ch. 4: Why is the phrase אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר associated with the Tanna R' Tzadok? Aug 12, 2025

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Did the Rabbis of Eretz Yisroel learn the lesson of שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם in the wake of the Destruction of the Bais HaMikdash?

Haftarah Eikev: The Revolution in Identity in the Messianic Era Aug 11, 2025

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Millions of gentiles will discover they are actually Jews, which will necessitate territorial expansion of Eretz Yisroel

Parashas Eikev: The Wild Beasts Aug 10, 2025

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Why was the Conquest of the Land supposed to proceed slowly? Who are the "Wild Beasts?"

Parshas VaEschana: Zachor or Shamor? Is the Sabbath theology or history? Aug 07, 2025

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Why is a nochri punished so severely for shemiras Shabbos?

The curious but vital role of Egypt in the current Gaza War. Aug 05, 2025

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Egypt HATES Israel, but the Middle-Eastern political chessboard, both externally and internaly, compels the Egyptian regime to act in a manner fundamentally friendly to Israel, though this could never be acknowleged.

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הַפְטָרַת שַׁבַּת נַחֲמוּ תשפ"ה - Prophets cannot provide comfort to survivors; Prophets are too "frum" Aug 05, 2025

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נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ עַמִּי doesn't work. So it has to be אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מְנַחֶמְכֶם

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