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Marc Katz

Mar 1, 2025, 9:01 AM

Hamas has made me hate. How can I pray for peace?

Hamas terrorists carry the coffin, apparently of a slain Israeli hostage, as they hand over four such coffins to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza, February 20, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Judaism allows for hate, it makes room for it, because it understands that it must, but it puts guardrails around it

About Me

Rabbi Marc Katz is the rabbi of Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He is the author of two books: "The Heart of Loneliness: How Jewish Wisdom Can Help You Cope and Find Comfort" and "Yochanan’s Gamble: Judaism’s Pragmatic Approach to Life."