Toby Katz
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Mrs.
Toby Katz teaches Jewish History and Tanach at the Beth Jacob High
School of Miami and also teaches adult education courses at CAJE (the
Council for the Advancement of Jewish Education) and other venues. Her
articles and stories have appeared in Jewish Action, the journal of the
Orthodox Union, as well as published anthologies. She is a homemaker
with three children; her husband, Rabbi Michael Katz, served
congregations in Johannesburg, South Africa, Melbourne, Australia,
Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia-he now owns a Judaica
store in Hollywood, FL.
She is the daughter of the late Rav
Nachman Bulman, zt”l, who was one of the great Torah leaders and
thinkers of his generation; and tibadel lechaim, of Rebetzin Shaindel
Bulman, the Jerusalem writer, raconteur, rebetzen and great-grandmother
extraordinaire. She studied at the Michlala in Jerusalem and has a
degree in English and History from Brooklyn College.
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The Status of Women: the Image of G-d, and the World to Come
I am having a crisis. I used to believe men and women are different but equal in Judaism but then apparently there are these sources that say otherwise [questioner linked to an external blog with lists of sources .ed] Some…
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Feminism in Judaism
I am doing a term paper on how the worlds major religions restrict women. I have so far dealt with subjects like abortion, the treatment of women in the middle east, and the how Catholicism refuses women from becoming priests.…
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Women: Subservient or Sublime?
As a Jewish woman, I feel that I am subservient to a man, whether it be my father, brother, or husband. In the Torah, it is clear that a woman does not receive an inheritance, may not be the active…
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Shalom Zachor and Celebrating a Girl’s Birth
Is there any similar ceremony to a Shalom Zachor [customary celebration for the birth of a boy on the Friday night after birth] for the birth of a baby girl? A shalom zachor, by definition, is a party to welcome…
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Women in the Home
What is the importance of women in the home? Why are they more important than men in the home? First of all, both men and women are important in a Jewish home, as both are important in the community. However,…
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Gender Equality
I am writing a research paper on Gender Roles in Judaism. Do you believe that women should be in the working world? Do Jews really believe in gender equality? Does the Torah go into detail about womens roles in society?…
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Women and Prophecy
Is there any evidence to indicate an instance where G-d speaks directly to women in the Torah? This is an interesting question, because it made me aware of something I had not previously thought of — namely, that there is…
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Getting out of debt
Lately, I have been given many trials of misfortune and I am not sure why–I have made some bad finacial decisions which resulted in drastic consequences. I’ve gone into debt, spending money on myself and helping my children, and now…
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Why can’t I have a child?
It’s been more than a year that we are trying to have a child and even after 6 months of medical treatment and suggestions by Rabbis I haven’t been able to conceive. I don’t understand how other women I see…