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    Marc Katz

    Rab­bi Marc Katz is the Rab­bi at Tem­ple Ner Tamid in Bloom­field, NJ. He is author of the books Yochanan’s Gam­ble: Judaism’s Prag­mat­ic Approach to Life (JPS) cho­sen as a final­ist for the PROSE award and The Heart of Lone­li­ness: How Jew­ish Wis­dom Can Help You Cope and Find Com­fort (Turn­er Pub­lish­ing) which was cho­sen as a final­ist for the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award. 

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    Interview

    Reclaim­ing Jew­ish Iden­ti­ty and Cul­ture: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sarah Hurwitz

    Marc Katz
    September 9, 2025
    Interview

    ‘Dwelling in the Messy Mid­dle’: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Marc Katz and Daniel Taub

    Marc Katz
    June 9, 2025
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    The Fes­ti­val of Lights, Revised: Hanukkah’s Prag­mat­ic History

    Marc Katz
    December 23, 2024
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    ‘Resis­tance in Hol­land’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Sel­ma van de Perre

    Marc Katz
    May 10, 2021
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    ‘Paths to For­give­ness’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Suzanne Nossel

    Marc Katz
    November 9, 2020
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    Marc Katz
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    ‘Dwelling in the Messy Mid­dle’: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Marc Katz and Daniel Taub

    Marc Katz
    June 9, 2025

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