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Howard Community College and who spends between 100 to 200 hours Although Rabbi Katz is now retired

Stevenson University. He retired from annually consulting, on top of travel from his job as a college chaplain, he

his last job about a year ago. throughout the U.S. five or six times a still gets up every morning at about 5

With his newfound time, Jonah is year. “I get to talk to all kinds of people a.m. to learn daf yomi before going to

now able to have chavrusas day and who call the STAR-K, plus I get to shul to daven. Monday through Friday,

night. His chavrusas are all over the speak with the companies, which are he works at Talmudical Academy (TA)

world – in New York and Israel, by all very respectful of our halachic as a kriah tutor for fourth and fifth

phone, and in person at the Agudah of requirements.” graders. Twice a week, after Maariv, he

Park Heights. He also spends a lot of Despite his busy life, Jonah says, “My goes to a shiur.

time weekly volunteering for the wife and I are freer to go to our children “It’s my fourth year in TA, and I love

Agudah Scrip project, which profits or wherever we want to go without the it!” says Rabbi Katz, who is grateful to

local schools. constraint of having to meet a job his volunteer drivers who drive him to

“I enjoy tinkering and helping my deadline.” TA and elsewhere, since he no longer

children with plumbing and carpentry, drives. “When you work with these chil-
and I take care of the physical plant of A Born Teacher
dren, you can see the progress. TA has
TO THthe Agudah of Park Heights,” says Rabbi Joseph Katz was a teacher and a a wonderful, outstanding staff. They
Jonah, who rides his bike around town principal in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, give their all… I’m very happy that at

to do his errands. “I haven’t gotten to for many years before moving to this age, Hashem allows me to con-

the point where I like to hire people; I Baltimore with his wife, WWW colum- tribute something.”

enjoy doing everything myself.” nist Mashe Katz, and becoming a chap- Whether they are retired, semi-

In addition to all of the above, Jonah lain on college campuses. As Johns retired, or still working, all of these

works as a part-time consulting engi- Hopkins University’s former Hillel baby boomers and traditionalists share

neer for the STAR-K to help appliance director, Rabbi Joe Menashe, remarked at least one common thread – they are

TO THcompanies satisfy the halachic require- when Rabbi Katz retired in 2003, living life with more gusto than ever,
ments for STAR-K-certified Sabbath “Rabbi Katz helped strengthen the uni- and they are grateful to be spending

Mode appliances. versity’s Jewish community. Because of the long years they have been blessed

“The STAR-K job has been very his work, it became a Jewish communi- with in a meaningful way.◆

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