Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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  • 29 minutes 9 seconds
    Haftarah Emor: Who are the people referred to strangely as ื”ึทื›ึผึนื”ึฒื ึดื™ื ึทืœึผึฐื•ึดื™ึผึดื™?
    What does the ืืจื™ื–"ืœ mean when he says that in the future, ื›ื”ื ื™ื will be ืœื•ื™ื™ื and vice versa?
    16 May 2024, 1:27 pm
  • 29 minutes 48 seconds
    Parshas Emor: The existential struggle against worshipping ื›ึผื•ึนื—ื•ึนืช ื”ึทื˜ึผึปืžึฐืึธื”
    If G-d created ื˜ึปืžึฐืึธื”, why not include it in religious rituals?
    14 May 2024, 11:40 pm
  • 36 minutes 48 seconds
    Israelโ€™s PR Battle: Why is Israel doing a poor job on PR in this war? Why is Hamas beating them?
    The Israeli foreign Ministry has been pulled apart by Netanyahu on political grounds, and diplomats are mostly leftists and cannot make the case for a prime minister with whom they disagree.
    14 May 2024, 7:56 pm
  • 39 minutes 43 seconds
    Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 2
    Herzl: Sometimes arrogance, self-assuredness, and chutzpa can be positive qualities
    13 May 2024, 4:38 pm
  • 28 minutes 24 seconds
    Rโ€™ Sherira Gaon on Sefer Shiur Komah: Does being a rationalist preclude a belief in mysticism?
    Rationalism as a check on false mysticism, but not on true mysticism
    12 May 2024, 8:36 pm
  • 30 minutes 39 seconds
    Unconditional Surrender in American History and Its Relevance to the Gaza War
    Learning from history, but being aware of ever-changing circumstances. Appomatox vs. the Middle East
    8 May 2024, 5:56 pm
  • 29 minutes 25 seconds
    Rationalism in Gaonic Responsa - Generated by Empirical Evidence, and Sound Theology
    Is every word in the Talmud true? Like the medicines? (ืจึทื‘ ืฉืึฐืจึดื™ืจึธื ื’ึผึธืื•ึนืŸ)
    7 May 2024, 10:55 pm
  • 26 minutes 27 seconds
    Haftarah Kedoshim: The most controversial Haftarah of the year?
    Telling the raw truth about our history vs. not embarrassing ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ in synagogue readings - An existential tension
    7 May 2024, 5:34 pm
  • 31 minutes 22 seconds
    Parshas Kedoshim: Does one size fit all?
    Kedoshim Tehiyu: It's meanderings through Jewish History
    6 May 2024, 10:11 pm
  • 39 minutes 21 seconds
    Theodore Herzl, Political Zionism and the Current Campus Riots, Pt. 1
    The Jews in the 19th Century - Civil rights followed by Antisemitism
    6 May 2024, 8:31 pm
  • 45 minutes 1 second
    Rationalism (as opposed to rationality): An example from ืฉืื•ึผ"ืช ืจึทื‘ ื”ึทืื™ ื’ึผึธืื•ึนืŸ
    "Rhetoric" as a key tool for understanding ืึทื’ึผึธื“ื•ึนืช ื—ึทื–ึท"ืœ
    5 May 2024, 7:36 pm
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