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Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

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To help support this podcast, please consider giving a tax deductible contribution here: https://go.thechesedfund.com/DyQrOD/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast --- 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. Spons ...

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Did you ever realize the slavery in Egypt commenced shortly before the birth of Moses? 26:49

18h ago26:49

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What is the difference between מִצְרַיִם and בֵּית עֲבָדִים?

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Did the slaves view their plight from within an Egyptian pagan narrative? 27:40

1d ago27:40

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The Jews did not say נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָע until after they were told about the בְּרִית בֵּין הַבְּתָרִים

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The שיטות that one may keep חמץ at the home of a gentile on פסח without selling it 35:55

2d ago35:55

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How the different opinions re: בל יראה among Rishonim reflect different Jewish השקפות on the original Passover

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What were the theological perceptions of Jews on the night of Pesach? Maimonidean? Astrological? 31:49

4d ago31:49

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Rambam vs. שִׁדּוּד הַמַּעֲרָכוֹת

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Haftarah Shabbos HaGadol: Why was it chosen? What does it have to do with Passover? 26:15

9d ago26:15

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Redemption has to be preceded by a great prophet, who will guide the Jews in that turbulent and complex era

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Parshas Metzora: Why Did Tzaraas Cease 28:56

9d ago28:56

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Who won the battle between the Torah and lashon hara?

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The Iran Attack on Israel: Why did Jordan help Israel shoot down the Iranian missiles? 37:59

9d ago37:59

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Jordan & Israel: Publicly the bitterest of enemies, privately close cooperation

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What's with the debates as to how many plagues were there @the Red Sea? 26:01

11d ago26:01

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Did Egypt get the "full business" on the night of Passover, or at the Red Sea?

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Pesach: Why was it necessary to go through the first nine plagues? 33:01

13d ago33:01

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A Dvar Torah from Lincoln's Second Inaugural

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Moses Hess and R’ Yehosef Zechariah Stern on אַהֲבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְחִבַּת יִשְׂרָאֵל 30:35

14d ago30:35

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What is the meaning of the phrase "Love is blind" in Judaism?

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Haftarah Tazria: Naaman & Elisha - A Repetition of the Abraham and Pharaoh Story? 34:35

14d ago34:35

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Was he already a leper, or did he get leprosy because he kidnapped the little Jewish girl (Like Hamas!)?

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Parshas Tazria: If the marchers for Hamas were stricken with צרעת, would they change? 28:20

16d ago28:20

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This parsha is a fascinating study in human psychology

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משך חכמה על "בשעה שיש מצה ומרורים (לא הפסח!) מונחים לפניך" 29:40

18d ago29:40

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What if the Cananites (Amorites) had repented at the time of Moses, as Ninveh did later?

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Pesach: The Original Passover, the Plague of Darkness, & the Din of מְנוּיִים 29:07

20d ago29:07

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What if 15 million had left Egypt?

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Italian Jewry and Playing Tennis on Shabbos and Yom Tov 47:47

21d ago47:47

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Famous responsa from R’ Moshe Provenzalo & Leone Modena

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The Arab tactic of demonstrating in front of synagogues in America 24:57

22d ago24:57

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Going after Israel's "support" system. The need for Jewish counter-tactics

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Haftarah HaChodesh: The prophecy of Ezekiel includes crowd and traffic control 26:37

22d ago26:37

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The Temple is a place for both a public worship experience as well as as private one

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Parshas Shmini: A reason for the deaths of Aaron's two sons 27:13

22d ago27:13

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Nadav & Avihu couldn't make the adjustment from halfway-up Sinai to the Mishkan

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מִי הוּא הַ"נָשִׂיא" בְּהַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ? 29:32

23d ago29:32

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Does Ezekiel see the Third Temple as evolving along the historical lines of the Second? Particularly the Hasmonean נָשִׂיא?

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Parshas Shmini: What is the meaning of the statement that Nadav & Avihu were שְׁתוּיֵי יַיִן? 27:25

23d ago27:25

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The Kashrus Laws: The difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law

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Haftarah Parah: The Strictly Ceremonial Nature on an Individual Level in Terms of Taharah 31:59

25d ago31:59

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On a national level, purification can come solely through repentance

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Parshas Tzav: The concept of sacrifice in the Temple, as well as in the current war in Gaza 27:56

27d ago27:56

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Confession: 1.) Contrition 2.) Moral clarity!

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An Analysis of the Current State of the Gaza War and Its Fallout, by Rabbi Katz 28:33

27d ago28:33

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Like Hitler, Hamas understands what a powerful weapon is antisemitism, which trumps all other considerations

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R’ Yehuda Brieli of Mantua 17th century -Another Italian גָּדוֹל -צַדִּיק-מַשְׂכִּיל 56:50

28d ago56:50

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Champion of Judaism against Catholicism & Sabbateanism, expert in the classics, and a great פּוֹסֵק

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Purim Mesiba 2024 1:13:47

29d ago1:13:47

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Purim: Why was it Esther (not Mordechai) who pressured the חכמים to make Purim a holiday? 33:14

1M ago33:14

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Mordecai - member of Sanhedrin and general in the Persian army. Not the typical גדול!

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Parshas VaYikra: The Primarily Educative Nature of the Korbanos 31:20

1M ago31:20

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The meaning of the phrase: the world 's existence depends on the korbanos.

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Haftarah Zachor: Exactly why did Saul spare Agag, after wiping out his people? 23:39

1M ago23:39

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Why is Saul later killed by an Amalekite?

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The Baltimore Background to the Billion Dollar Gift to Einstein Medical School 38:28

1M ago38:28

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What happens when one spouse is Orthodox and the other Reform? An "Old Baltimore" tale

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The Letter of Haman: Its demonization of Jews and ordering their death 27:17

1M ago27:17

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Haman's spinning of the Biblical narrative to make the Jews look bad, just like Hamas propaganda today

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Purim and Parshas VaYikra: What's Up With the Angels, the Korbanos, and Vashti? 29:19

1M ago29:19

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Reading the megillah in a two-tiered fashion ( הַמֶּלֶךְ)

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The Consequences of Jewish Disunity and Irresponsibility During the Current War 27:03

1M ago27:03

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What provoked Schumer's speech? Do Israelis care about the USA and its interests?

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Why is Purim not on the day of the victorious fight, but on the day after? 32:49

1M ago32:49

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R Katz suggests a chronology of the historical development of the acceptance of the holiday of Purim

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R’ Moshe Provenzalo of Renaissance Italy (Mantua) 52:00

1M ago52:00

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Great Italiani gaon, whose rabbinical opponents tried to get him fired by his own בַּעֲלֵי בָּתִּים

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Haftarah Pekudei: Why did Shlomo stash-away his father's gold? 33:50

1M ago33:50

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Why the extra (and indeed omnipresent) cherubs and pictures of cherubs all over the Temple?

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Parshas Pekudei: When is a Mishkan a Full-Blown Mishkan? And When is it Just a Glorified בָּמָה? 34:48

1M ago34:48

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The strange history of the 71 years of הֶתֵּר הַבָּמוֹת

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Recent Trends in Antisemitism in America - An Analysis by R’ Katz 30:19

2M ago30:19

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The bad guys are trying to change PC to say it is ok, indeed correct, to be anti-Semitic.

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The מַחְבֶּרֶת of Menachem Ben Siruk- The New Edition of This Tragic 10th Century classic 1:00:01

2M ago1:00:01

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The first real Hebrew dictionary, dissed by jealous rivals, used by Rashi and defended by Rabbenu Tam

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Haftarah VaYakhel: Hiram of Tyre, King Solomon's " Michaelangelo?" 36:22

2M ago36:22

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Solomon's pragmatism in building the Temple: Good move or bad?

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Parshas VaYakhel: Why Make Keruvim After the Fiasco of the Golden Calf? 32:31

2M ago32:31

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The story of the three material objects: The שִׁבְרֵי לוּחוֹת רִאשׁוֹנוֹת, the עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב , and the כְּרוּבִים

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Parshas Ki Sisah: What ever happened to the tablets Moshe shattered? 32:24

2M ago32:24

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What happened to the wooden box Moshe constructed for those three months?

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The 1555 Edition of HaChasid Yavetz on Pirkei Avos Being Offered by Genazym 54:22

2M ago54:22

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R’ Yosef Yaabetz (1440-1508), premier Sefardi דרשן who tries to understand the Expulsion from Spain in 1492

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The Confusing Story of 12 Adar - יוֹם טְרָיׇנוּס 36:11

2M ago36:11

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What was the real story of the great Jewish revolt against Trajan? Who exactly were the הֲרוּגֵי לֹד?

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Haftarah Ki Sisah: Elijah "Twists the Arm of G-d" (כִּבְיָכוֹל) 29:00

2M ago29:00

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Some Prophets are "messenger boys," others are subordinates who display initiative

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Sefer Shalsheles HaKabbalah, the Renaissance Classic, is Being Offered in the New Genazym Catalog 49:51

2M ago49:51

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Famously controversial chronicle, dissed by the historians, but beloved by the masses

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Parshas Ki Sisah: What exactly was the אִסּוּר of making an image of Hashem? 32:43

2M ago32:43

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Why did Moshe segregate the עֵרֶב רַב at מַתַּן תּוֹרָה? What were the consequences?

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Haftarah Tetzaveh: The Building of the Second Temple 34:12

2M ago34:12

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Why did the Jews build it according to the dimensions of נבואת יחזקאל הנביא ? Why does the Altar have to be in an exact spot, with no deviation?

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Historic Handwritten Letter by R’ Chaim Brisker from 1909 Auctioned by Genazym 48:50

2M ago48:50

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R’ Katz explains the context of this letter and the elections to the Russian government's " Rabbinical Commission " to which R Chaim was indeed elected

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Parshas Tetzaveh: Use of the Spoils of Egypt for the Mishkan 31:33

2M ago31:33

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The Netziv's theory of the אָרוֹן and the Menorah

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Mantua Zohar, Pt. 3. The "Litvish"Defense by R’ Moshe Provençal of Mantua 47:31

2M ago47:31

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1.) Private notes 2.) Manuscript given out to copy 3.) Printed books

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