Congregation Beth Abraham
Hertzberg's
Baltimore, Maryland
Rabbi Katz's Lectures

Over the years, Rabbi Katz has delivered numerous lectures about various periods in our history. Here is information about some of his past lectures:

2010 Three Weeks Lecture Series: Cossacks & Jews, 1648-1649

Lecture on the occasion of the second yahrtzeit of Rabbi Katz's mother, Mrs. Lenka Katz, A"H: Reb Elchonon, Immanuel Kant, and the Sefer Ha-Bris: Deconstructing Maimonidean Metaphysics in the Dorm of the Telshe Yeshiva in the Late 19th Century? This lecture series is available online: part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7

The Stormy Years of the Twentieth Century: 1914-1934 - started October 24th, 2009

The Crisis of Traditionalism and the Emergence of Orthodoxy in the Nineteenth Century

The Slippery Slope: Chanukah to Tisha B'Av

Prelude to the Twentieth Century:
The Jews in America and in Eretz Yisrael in the Nineteenth Century


Churban 1492: The Jews of Spain - Acceptance, Excellence, Explusion


The four lectures of "The Slippery Slope" series are available in DVD and CD formats. For further information, contact Rabbi Katz at rabbidkatz@gmail.com

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Articles on Rabbi Katz's "Stormy Years" lecture series

JewishByte.com:

"American Jewry to the Rescue - Part 1" - 14 Nov 2009 at Beth Tefiloh

"American Jewry to the Rescue - Part 2" - 21 Nov 2009 at Yeshivat Rambam

Baltimore Jewish Times:

How Dovid Katz's Thirst For Jewish History Bends Minds and Preconceived Notions

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Rabbi Katz often serves as a scholar-in-residence in communities across North America. Here are a few of of his recent visits and lectures:

Saint Louis Kollel Yarchei Kallah - July 2009

Seattle Kollel - June 2010

Ezra Bessaroth—Seattle Sephardic Bikur Holim—Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath - June 2010

Bais Medrash of Bergenfield - July 2010