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Marc Katz

@rebkatz

Rabbi at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ. Author of Heart of Loneliness and Yochanan's Gamble

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Joined May 2010
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I haven't talked much about this here, but for three years, I've been working on a book called Yochanan's Gamble: Judaism's Pragmatic Approach to Life (JPS) due out on December 1st.
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I'll include the link in the chat. If anyone wants an advance PDF, I'm happy to share. All I ask is you give it a rating on Goodreads. Feel free to PM me.
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Yochanan's Gamble: Judaism's Pragmatic Approach to Life

Yochanan's Gamble: Judaism's Pragmatic Approach to Life

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Sharing this latest article by me in the @nytimes nytimes.com/2023/04/23/opini…

Opinion | My Synagogue Was Attacked, but That’s Not What Scares Me Most (Published 2023)

As a rabbi, I can’t prevent antisemitic acts in America, but I can work to alleviate the fear that threats create.

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Leaving the Ark (Parashat Noach) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

Leaving the Ark (Parashat Noach)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Sometimes we need a little bit of encouragment to come out of the ark

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Sweat the Small Stuff (Parashat Ki Teitzei) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

Sweat the Small Stuff (Parashat Ki Teitzei)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Sometimes doing the littelest things in life can actually be the hardest

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Can We Be Too Clever? (Parashat Shoftim) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

Can We Be Too Clever? (Parashat Shoftim)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Can we outsmart our own religion? You bet! But it comes at a cost.

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No Place For Factions (Parashat Re'eh) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

No Place For Factions (Parashat Re'eh)-Rabbi Marc Katz

How do we know when something should and should not have "two sides"? Judaism has an answer.

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The Problem With Nostalgia (Parashat Pinchas) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

The Problem With Nostalgia (Parashat Pinchas)-Rabbi Marc Katz

What does it mean to want to go back to the past? 

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Reading Reality (Parashat Balak) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

Reading Reality (Parashat Balak)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Why do we often seek to find the worst in people just to confirm out biases?

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The Real Beneficiaries of Our Rituals (Parashat Beha'alotecha) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

The Real Beneficiaries of Our Rituals (Parashat Beha'alotecha)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Though it may seem like we are performing rituals for God, our Rabbi had other ideas...

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Redefining Masculinity (Parashat Naso) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

Redefining Masculinity (Parashat Naso)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Much of Jewish history is a conversation about what it means to be a "man." The Rabbis had some surprising things to say about it.

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Giving Charity Is Not Easy Business (Parashat Behar-Bechukotai) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

Giving Charity Is Not Easy Business (Parashat Behar-Bechukotai)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Ethics are hardest when you are choosing between two "right" answers. This week's Torah portion speaks about one example of this phenomenon: figuring out how and when to give charity.

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The Power of Truth (Parshat Acharei Mot / Kedoshim) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

The Power of Truth (Parshat Acharei Mot / Kedoshim)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Our Torah teaches "Reprove your kinsman and incur no guilt because of him" but what exactly does that mean?

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Looking Inward for God (Chol HaMoed Pesach) rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/… – at Manhattan, NY

Looking Inward for God (Chol HaMoed Pesach)-Rabbi Marc Katz

The Ishbitzer Rebbe believed that Moses' real revelation happened when he looked within. 

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Sometimes we need to trick ourselves into finding enthusiasm for the mundane. What the removal of ashes in ... rabbimarckatz.com/blog/2017/…

Engendering Passion For the Minutiae of Everyday Life (Parashat Tzav)-Rabbi Marc Katz

Sometimes we need to trick ourselves into finding enthusiasm for the mundane. What the removal of ashes in the Temple can teach us about zeal for the small things in life

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All by yourself: @rebkatz, author of The Heart of Loneliness, explains how to combat loneliness. w/ @robertwrighter meaningoflife.tv/videos/3821…
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Thanks for a wonderful conversation @robertwrighter and @MeaningLifeTV teapawt.org/MeaningLifeTV/status/8…
MeaningofLife.tv (@MeaningLifeTV) profile pictureMeaningofLife.tv@MeaningLifeTV13 Feb 2017
.@rebkatz author of The Heart of Loneliness, argues that God feels alone—and that’s good (for us)! w/@robertwrighter youtube.com/watch?time_conti…
The heart of loneliness | Robert Wright & Marc Katz [The Wright Show]

The heart of loneliness | Robert Wright & Marc Katz [The Wright Show]

00:00 Marc’s book, The Heart of Loneliness10:26 Are we getting lon...

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That's got to be among the greatest comebacks in sports history. #gopats
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