Jewish History

וְרַבִּים מֵעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ מִתְיַהֲדִים כִּי נָפַל פַּחַד הַיְּהוּדִים עֲלֵיהֶם – Did they actually convert?

Jewish History February 17, 2026

Ep. 1625 וְרַבִּים מֵעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ מִתְיַהֲדִים כִּי נָפַל פַּחַד הַיְּהוּדִים עֲלֵיהֶם – Did they actually convert?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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וְאֶל מֹשֶׁה אָמַר עֲלֵה אֶל יְהֹוָה – What does this actually mean?

Jewish History February 11, 2026

Ep. 1623 וְאֶל מֹשֶׁה אָמַר עֲלֵה אֶל יְהֹוָה – What does this actually mean?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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A Document of Spicy Prague Rabbinical Controversy History (From the Genazym Auction)

Genazym January 27, 2026

Ep. 1609 A Document of Spicy Prague Rabbinical Controversy History (From the Genazym Auction)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Institution of the Cities of Refuge

Jewish History January 21, 2026

Ep. 1604 The Institution of the Cities of Refuge

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Holiday of the 2nd of Shvat: The Anniversary of the Death of Herod

Jewish History January 20, 2026

Ep. 1603 The Holiday of the 2nd of Shvat: The Anniversary of the Death of Herod

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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More on Sinas Chinam in Jewish History – a reference to the destruction of the 2nd Temple

Jewish History January 19, 2026

Ep. 1602 More on Sinas Chinam in Jewish History – a reference to the destruction of the 2nd Temple

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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“Persian Gulf” in Chronology: Three takes on the discrepancy in Ancient Sources

Jewish History January 16, 2026

Ep. 1600 “Persian Gulf” in Chronology: Three takes on the discrepancy in Ancient Sources

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:55:16

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The Current Situation in France (Christians, Moslems, Jews) in Light of French History

Current Events January 13, 2026

Ep. 1599 The Current Situation in France (Christians, Moslems, Jews) in Light of French History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Jews of Bucovina, an important community in Central Europe You never heard of

Jewish History January 12, 2026

Ep. 1597 The Jews of Bucovina, an important community in Central Europe You never heard of

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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“Persian Gulf” in Chronology Part 1 : three takes on the discrepancy in ancient sources

Jewish History January 11, 2026

Ep. 1593 “Persian Gulf” in Chronology Part 1 : three takes on the discrepancy in ancient sources

Rabbi Dovid Katz

0:00 00:57:22

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A short history of פְּשַׁט vs. דְּרַשׁ in Jewish Bible Interpretation

Jewish History January 7, 2026

Ep. 1590 A short history of פְּשַׁט vs. דְּרַשׁ in Jewish Bible Interpretation

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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A סִפְרִי re: Yaakov refraining from chastising his sons out of fear they will defect to “Eisav” – The “vengeful meshumad “in Jewish History

Jewish History January 4, 2026

Ep. 1588 A סִפְרִי re: Yaakov refraining from chastising his sons out of fear they will defect to “Eisav” – The “vengeful meshumad “in Jewish History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Some thoughts about שִׂנְאַת חִינָם in Jewish History

Jewish History January 1, 2026

Ep. 1585 Some thoughts about שִׂנְאַת חִינָם in Jewish History

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Fast of the Ninth of Teves and the Toldos Yeshu

Holidays December 30, 2025

Ep. 1584 The Fast of the Ninth of Teves and the Toldos Yeshu

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Greece under the Metaxas Regime and a Siddur from 1941

Jewish History December 23, 2025

Ep. 1580 Greece under the Metaxas Regime and a Siddur from 1941

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous prophecy in סֵפֶר חַגַּי (תְּרֵי עָשָׂר)

Jewish History December 14, 2025

Ep. 1572 Some thoughts on today 24 Kislev and its famous prophecy in סֵפֶר חַגַּי (תְּרֵי עָשָׂר)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The “בַּת עַיִן” in Historical Context (1765-1840)

Jewish History December 1, 2025

Ep. 1561 The “בַּת עַיִן” in Historical Context (1765-1840)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Answering a listener’s query re: allegorical interpretations of Biblical stories in ultra-orthodox sources

Jewish History November 24, 2025

Ep. 1556 Answering a listener’s query re: allegorical interpretations of Biblical stories in ultra-orthodox sources

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The recent 50th anniversary (November 10, 1975) of Moynihan’s great speech at the UN excoriating the אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם for officially branding Zionism as Racism

Biographies November 13, 2025

Ep. 1551 The recent 50th anniversary (November 10, 1975) of Moynihan’s great speech at the UN excoriating the אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם for officially branding Zionism as Racism

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Is Donald Trump a “Second Cyrus”?

Current Events October 19, 2025

Ep. 1535 Is Donald Trump a “Second Cyrus”?

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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The Strage history of Hoshanah Rabbah in the Temple: The Willow vs. the Palm Frond ( הַלּוּלָב שֶׁנִּפְרְדוּ עָלָיו)

Holidays October 13, 2025

Ep. 1531 The Strage history of Hoshanah Rabbah in the Temple: The Willow vs. the Palm Frond ( הַלּוּלָב שֶׁנִּפְרְדוּ עָלָיו)

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Today is the (English) anniversary of the Yom Kippur War of 1973, another conflict in which Israel was surprise-attacked

Holidays October 6, 2025

The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing Your Sins to the Rest of the Congregation

Jewish History September 30, 2025

Ep. 1523 The Pros and Cons of Publicly Confessing Your Sins to the Rest of the Congregation

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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Late Antiquity in Eretz Yisroel (300-600 C.E.): The Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy

Holidays September 29, 2025

Ep. 1521 Late Antiquity in Eretz Yisroel (300-600 C.E.): The Early History of the Yom Kippur Liturgy

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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A Suggested History of Tekias Shofar – Involving the Masses, the Satan, and Chazal

Holidays September 15, 2025

Ep. 1511 A Suggested History of Tekias Shofar – Involving the Masses, the Satan, and Chazal

Rabbi Dovid Katz

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