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Stuart Katz

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Parshat Matot-Masei: Every Stop on the Map

Let me share a piece of my week with you, because I am still a little undone by it. I got to hold my grandson. אמיתי שלום, a week into his...

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Stuart Katz

Parshat Pinchas: How to Complain the Right Way

Picture the scene. Five sisters. No brothers. A dead father, and a system about to quietly erase them from the map. They could have seethed. They...

02.07.2026 50

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Mental Health in the Parsha: Chukat: When Grief Meets the Last Straw

This week’s parsha is bracketed by death. Miriam dies near the start. Aharon dies near the end. And in between sits one of the most painful moments...

18.06.2026 50

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Parshat Korach: The Grievance That Swallowed Him Whole

A famous moment in this week’s parsha is the ground ripping open. Korach, along with his followers and everything they own, falls into a crack in...

11.06.2026 60

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Yom HaZikaron: What We Carry Forward

There is something about Yom HaZikaron I don’t think I will ever get used to. Every year, when the siren cuts through the morning, I find myself in...

21.04.2026 80

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In Memory of Shoshana Strouk: Pain Visible Only After They Are Gone

The news of Shoshana Strouk’s death has stayed with me since I heard about it in a way that is difficult to shake. When something like this happens,...

16.03.2026 70

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El Al’s Crisis of Failure: Self-Inflicted Disaster

For the better part of two and a half years, El Al Israel Airlines wore the mantle of hero. When every other major international carrier quietly...

11.03.2026 80

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The Question Behind the Question

When “What’s Your Cancellation Policy?” Means Something Different A few days ago, my wife sent a simple email to a Pesach program in the United...

06.03.2026 100

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When Service Does Not End and Listening Comes Too Late

18.01.2026 150

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Stuart Katz