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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 Israeli Hostages - Is the Story of David Rescuing the Hostages Relevant to Gaza? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:26:33

Does Netanyahu & Co. have an אֵפוֹד אוּרִים וְתֻמִּים?

 Parshas VaYishlach: Shimon & Levi - Proportionate Response? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:37:54

Whatever happened to the surviving women & children of the town of שְׁכֶם?

 Rambam, Rav Zevin, & the Kehillos Yaakov on Fear in Combat | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:35:24

Is a Jewish soldier allowed to be afraid of battle?

 Thanksgiving and Jewish History: Were the Pilgrims of 1620 Antisemites, Philosemites or Both? | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:37:33

The Pilgrims/Puritans and the rise of the modern State of Israel

 The Hostage Deal and Psalm 140: References to the Effective Propaganda Offensive of the Enemy | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:24:34

King David is confident he can beat them in physical combat, but fears their prowess in spin!

 Hostage Deals in Jewish History | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:28:43

The halacha was one thing. What they actually did was something else

 Haftarah Vayetzei: Remarkably Relevant to Current Events in Israel Over the Last Year | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:30:46

The sin of Israel? מַחְלֹקֶת! The cure? Words of אַחְדוּת, not a discourse of פֵּרוּד

 Parshas VaYetzei: Jacob's Character Development in This Parsha | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:29:24

Lavan, ancestor of the Jewish People

 Thoughts on President Kennedy on the Anniversary of his Assassination 11/22/63 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:39:34

Son of a big antisemite, JFK enjoyed overwhelming Jewish support. Both financially, as well as in votes

 Rabbanim and Chazzanim in the Past Two Centuries | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:30:22

Their competition and respective popularity reflected the difference between elite & popular culture

 Ahab and Ben Hadad: A Cautionary Tale | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:29:25

Will Sinwar escape? Will Israel allow it?

 Haftarah Toldos: The Inherent Problem of Hereditary (as Opposed to Meritocratic) Authority | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:30:10

The Temple is supposed to inspire repentance, not demand it

 Parshas Toldos: The Difference Between the Relationships of יִצְחָק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל vs. יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָׂו | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:32:06

How have the two relationships played-out in history & in modern times?

 Rabbinic Influences on Voting: In the Old Autonomous Kehilos, and in Modern Democratic Elections | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:28:14

Jews could not vote until modern times, but when they could, rabbanim tried to influence

 Psalm 91 and the Fighting in Israel and Gaza - Fits Like a Glove | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:26:11

The angels who protect our soldiers from harm, from the terrors of dark tunnels

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