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Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Summary: 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. Sponsorships of podcasts are available. He can be reached at the following email: rabbidkatz@gmail.com.

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 The Shelah: The Gilded Career of R’ Yeshaya Horowitz (1558-1630) | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:59:52

Gadol, אב"ד, Rosh Yeshiva, Mekubal, Oleh, Millionaire, author of the most famous hashkafah work of the 17th century.

 The Prophecy of the Two Sticks: The Two Charismatic Brothers (Haftarah VaYigash) | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:27:53

Why two messiahs?

 עֲשָׂרָה בְּטֵבֵת: The Famous Selichah About the 3 Tragedies in 3 days | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:37:17

Did חז"ל decree a fast because the Jews in Egypt had declared a holiday?

 Parshas VaYigash: Why Present a Whole Story on How Joseph Bought Up All the Real-Estate? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:30:36

And, why didn't the brothers return to Canaan when the famine ended?

 The Day After Chanukah - What Happened? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:37:54

Judah Maccabee's amazing "Entebbe" rescue campaign. Arab pogromists vs. Maccabeean veterans.

 How Old is the Practice of Lighting Chanukah Candles? Did it Come Later? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:28:49

Two theories about when חז"ל instituted הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת חֲנֻכָּה in addition to הִלֵּל וְהוֹדָאָה

  הִדְלִיקוּ נֵרוֹת בְּחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ: Huh? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:38:04

Two remarkable suggestions by the Chasam Sofer

 The Vision of Zechariah and How It Impacted the Maccabean Revolt (Haftarah Shabbos Chanukah) | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:29:27

An ingenious version of the Chanukah narrative (especially חָנוּ כ"ה) by the Chasam Sofer

 Joseph's Economic Plan: Did G-d Tell Him or Did He Come Up With It on the Spot? (Parshas Mikeitz) | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:34:33

Who is revealed as "blind"? The father by favoritism, or the brothers by hate?

 The Untold Story of Chanukah | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:58:11

A speech delivered by Rabbi Dovid Katz in 1994 which goes into the history of Chanukah, in detail

 The Other חנוכה: Inaugurating the Second Temple on the 25th of Kislev (from חגי הנביא) | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:38:35

How did they physically manipulate those פְּשׁוּטֵי כְּלֵי עֵץ?

 Was עַל הַנִּסִּים Composed as an Anti-Karaite Polemic? (Tefillah) | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:29:30

As a history, עַל הַנִּסִּים follows The First Book of Maccabees. Who exactly are the טְמֵאִים?

 Amos: The Problem is Not Idolatry, It is Social Injustice! Capitalism on Steroids (Haftarah VaYeshev) | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:39:40

"No, I will not shut up! Whom should I listen to? You, or Hashem?!"

 Parshas VaYeshev: Did the Brothers Realize Their Father Would Never Get Over It? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:36:05

Did Joseph lose his faith & then recover it, or did he have bitachon all the way through?

 Haskalah and the Internet: Has the Internet Generated a Kind of Haskalah in the Frum World? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:43:26

Rabbi Katz responds to a thoughtful question from a listener.

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