Jewish History with Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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  • 24 minutes 41 seconds
    Chanukah, the Maccabean Wars, and the Civil wars in Seleucid Syria

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

    17 December 2025, 1:23 am
  • 31 minutes 32 seconds
    Some thoughts on the Chanukah Story and its historiosophical relation to גָּלוּת יָוָן

    Two opposite models: A.) Alexander bows to the Kohen Gadol B.) Antiochus forces the High Priest and the Temple to "bow" to him



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    15 December 2025, 1:33 am
  • 41 minutes 22 seconds
    Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous prophecy in סֵפֶר חַגַּי (תְּרֵי עָשָׂר)

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

    14 December 2025, 5:05 pm
  • 27 minutes 50 seconds
    Parshas VaYeshev - Yaakov and Yosef "wake up," but too late!

    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!


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    11 December 2025, 12:55 am
  • 42 minutes 2 seconds
    How the Judith Story in the Apocrypha (or a different version of the story) entered orthodox rabbinic literature AND practice

    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

    9 December 2025, 1:46 am
  • 27 minutes 37 seconds
    Haftarah Vayeshev: Amos blasts the social injustice prevalent in his time

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




    8 December 2025, 6:08 pm
  • 28 minutes 39 seconds
    Parshas VaYeshev: The remarkable tale of the character-development of Joseph

    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?




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    8 December 2025, 3:18 pm
  • 43 minutes 3 seconds
    Chanukah 2025: The Story of the Greeks depriving the Jews of doors and windows

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

    8 December 2025, 3:31 am
  • 30 minutes 27 seconds
    The Current Big Threat to Israel from ... Turkey

    Turkey today is more of a threat than Iran!

    7 December 2025, 6:04 pm
  • 27 minutes 4 seconds
    Haftarah VaYishlach: Who exactly was Ovadiah?

    Past history PLUS future historical (cyclical?) patterns



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    5 December 2025, 12:41 am
  • 35 minutes 12 seconds
    Israel & France (and Syria) : Connecting Dots

    The two faces of France in its dealings with Israel

    4 December 2025, 8:14 pm
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