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Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

To help support this podcast, please consider giving a tax deductible contribution here: https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz 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

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00:33:54

The Fast of the Ninth of Teves and the Toldos Yeshu

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/30

More excursions into the world of the "Frum Apocrypha." Sigh

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00:40:20

The Israel-Somaliland Connection: Why is this so...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/28

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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00:29:15

יוֹסֵף הַפִּקֵּחַ not יוֹסֵף הַצַּדִּיק: Not saying...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/24

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

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00:24:01

Haftarah Parshas VaYigash: The vision of grafting the...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/24

Will the tribes retain their individual identities and consciousness in the future Messianic Utopia?

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00:27:52

R Katz discusses a fascinating siddur published in...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/23

At that moment, Greece under the Metaxas Regime was saving the Jews from Hitler and Mussolini

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00:33:27

Parshas VaYigash: Was Joseph actually the VICEROY,...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/22

The role 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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00:26:03

Final Chanukah 2025 Thoughts: וּלְךָ עָשִֽׂיתָ שֵׁם...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/22

"Olamecha" also means hidden or invisible. Through the miracle of the oil, an Invisible God became "visible" (so to speak)

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00:35:40

Another Apocryphal "Midrash" on the Chanukah Story,...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/21

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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00:29:03

Haftarah Shabbos Chanukah: The Vision of Zachariah...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/18

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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00:25:47

Parshas Mikeitz: Yosef, the first "Court Jew"

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/18

Comparing & Contrasting Yosef with Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Shmuel haNagid, Benjamin Disraeli, and Henry Kissinger

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00:24:41

Chanukah, the Maccabean Wars, and the Civil wars in...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/17

The Jews' final victory was due to the political disintegration of the Syrian state at that time

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00:31:32

Some thoughts on the Chanukah Story and its...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/15

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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00:41:22

Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/14

Does it prophecy the Maccabean Wars? The Messianic Wars? The current situation in Syria and the Middle East?

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00:27:50

פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב תשפ"ו חֵלֶק ב - Yaakov and Yosef...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/11

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

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00:42:02

How the Judith Story in the Apocrypha (or a different...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/09

Some old widespread chanukah customs had no source in REGULAR rabbinic literature, but were accepted (despite some opposition) by basing them on sources in IRREGULAR Jewish literature

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00:27:37

הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב תשפ"ו - Amos blasts the...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/08

NOT the idolatry! Although there WAS idolatry, it is the abuse of the poor and helpless that will cause the חֻרְבַּן!

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00:28:39

פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב תשפ"ו - The remarkable tale of...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/08

From oblivious to the impact of his actions and words on others (in Canaan) to the extreme-opposite in Egypt. A lesson for us all?https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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00:43:03

Chanukah 2025: The Story of the Greeks depriving the...

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/08

From (apocryphal?) non-mainstream midrashim on the Hellenistic persecutions. This one is mentioned by Rambam in his אִגֶּרֶת הַשְׁמַד

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00:30:27

The Current Big Threat to Israel from ... Turkey

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/07

Turkey today is more of a threat than Iran!

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00:27:04

Haftarah VaYishlach: Who exactly was Ovadiah?

Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz ·

2025/12/05

Past history PLUS future historical (cyclical?) patternshttps://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast

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