Marc KatzFebruary 10, 2017job, samael, torah, midrash, exodus, karma, judaism1 Comment Beating Karma To The Punch (Parashat Beshalach) Job thought that seeking virtue would erase his sinful history. Little did he know that the way to deal with our past is face it, seeking to make good rather than act good. Marc KatzFebruary 10, 2017job, samael, torah, midrash, exodus, karma, judaism1 Comment
Marc KatzJanuary 26, 2017torah, midrash, aaron, moses, exodus, pharoahComment Earning our Luck (Parashat Vaera) Aaron become the High Priest only after God passed Moses up for the opportunity. What does it mean to profit from luck when it's at another's expense? Marc KatzJanuary 26, 2017torah, midrash, aaron, moses, exodus, pharoahComment
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 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