EblastMarc KatzApril 07, 2017Torah, Tzav, Midrash, Sacrfice, terumat Hadeshen, race, mishnahComment Engendering Passion For the Minutiae of Everyday Life (Parashat Tzav) 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 EblastMarc KatzApril 07, 2017Torah, Tzav, Midrash, Sacrfice, terumat Hadeshen, race, mishnahComment
EblastMarc KatzJanuary 12, 2017vayechi, joseph, brothers, jacob, pit, death, midrash, talmud, assumptionsComment Giving Others The Benefit Of the Doubt (Parashat Vayechi) Joseph and his brothers teach us how easy it is to make assumptions about others and why our instincts may be wrong EblastMarc KatzJanuary 12, 2017vayechi, joseph, brothers, jacob, pit, death, midrash, talmud, assumptionsComment
EblastMarc KatzJanuary 05, 2017joseph, bible, midrash, crying, love, rabbi yochanan, Rabbi Eleazer, Benjamin, Torah, deathComment Loving Is Scary - But Embrace It Nonetheless (Parashat Vayigash) Joseph and Benjamin teach us that the hardest part of loving another is fearing that the future may not always turn out as we wish it could EblastMarc KatzJanuary 05, 2017joseph, bible, midrash, crying, love, rabbi yochanan, Rabbi Eleazer, Benjamin, Torah, deathComment
EblastMarc KatzDecember 29, 2016midrash, conversion, asneth, joseph, hagar, timnaComment The Torah's Secret History of Conversion (Parashat Miketz) What Joseph and Asneth have to teach us about the power of accepting those who wish to convert with open arms EblastMarc KatzDecember 29, 2016midrash, conversion, asneth, joseph, hagar, timnaComment
EblastMarc KatzDecember 22, 2016bible, midrash, joseph, face, beauty, pit, torah, sadnessComment When Our Faces Betray Us (Parashat Vayeshev) Joseph teaches us not to judge another by their face. It is always changing EblastMarc KatzDecember 22, 2016bible, midrash, joseph, face, beauty, pit, torah, sadnessComment
EblastMarc KatzDecember 15, 2016solitude, Loneliness, lonely, jacob, midrash, jabbok, vayishlach, torah1 Comment The Revelatory Power of Solitude (Parashat Vayishlach) Jacob teaches that time in solitude can be an avenue to revelation EblastMarc KatzDecember 15, 2016solitude, Loneliness, lonely, jacob, midrash, jabbok, vayishlach, torah1 Comment
EblastMarc KatzDecember 06, 2016Rachel, Jacob, Bible, Midrash, loneliness, Sholem Aleichem, God, Secret2 Comments As Only God Knows (Parashat Vayetzei) You may feel lonely and abandoned but Rachel teaches us that God sees our pain EblastMarc KatzDecember 06, 2016Rachel, Jacob, Bible, Midrash, loneliness, Sholem Aleichem, God, Secret2 Comments
EblastMarc KatzNovember 30, 2016infertility, male infertility, isaac, torah, midrash, talmud, toldot1 Comment Isaac's Struggle with Infertility (Parashat Toldot) Infertility can effect both men and women. Isaac can serve as a model of the pain many men face when dealing with inferitily. EblastMarc KatzNovember 30, 2016infertility, male infertility, isaac, torah, midrash, talmud, toldot1 Comment
EblastMarc KatzNovember 23, 2016aging, abraham, sarah, growing old, chayei sarah, grey hai, midrashComment The Crown of Aging (Parashat Chayei Sarah) What can Abraham and Sarah teach us about the struggles and the gifts of growing (and appearing) older? EblastMarc KatzNovember 23, 2016aging, abraham, sarah, growing old, chayei sarah, grey hai, midrashComment
EblastMarc KatzNovember 17, 2016Abraham, Trauma, Bible, Loneliness, Isaac, Akedah, Mirror, JudaismComment Carry Our Traumas (Parashat Vayera) EblastMarc KatzNovember 17, 2016Abraham, Trauma, Bible, Loneliness, Isaac, Akedah, Mirror, JudaismComment
EblastMarc KatzNovember 14, 2016Torah, Breakfast of Champions, Alchemist, Dreams, Midrash, Abraham, CanaanComment The Problem With Dreaming (Parashat Lech Lecha) EblastMarc KatzNovember 14, 2016Torah, Breakfast of Champions, Alchemist, Dreams, Midrash, Abraham, CanaanComment
EblastMarc KatzNovember 01, 2016Torah, Noach, Death, Becker, Midrash1 Comment Parashat Noach - Dealing with death EblastMarc KatzNovember 01, 2016Torah, Noach, Death, Becker, Midrash1 Comment
