Jews, Czechs, Poles, Jacob and Esau is Episode 81 of A Dash of Drash, recorded in my last hour in Prague.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Angels and Auschwitz – Episode 80
I visited Auschwitz for the first time last week and am still processing that intense experience, which has left a lasting imprint on me.
Read More »From Kazimierz – Krakow’s Jewish Quarter in Poland
"I am sitting in the cafe the Galicia Museum in Krakow's Jewish quarter, which tells the 1,000 year old tale of Jews in this land."
Read More »From London to Pittsburgh to Us All
Tonight there was a very powerful and moving vigil at JW3, London's JCC, for the victims of Pittsburgh.
Read More »Devastating News in Pittsburgh
In these challenging times, we have to sustain the vision of a nation and a world where our freedoms of expression and practice, whoever we are, are cherished and protected.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Alabama and Akeida – Sacrificing our Children, Episode 79
Parshat Vayera (Genesis 18:1–22:24) includes towards the end the very challenging story of Akedat Yitzhak, the Binding of Isaac.
Read More »An English Rabbi’s Civil Rights Journey in Alabama
I was in Birmingham following a mission to Montgomery with 35 rabbis and other Jewish leaders, on a trip organized by T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, to visit the incredible Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Towers in the Sky, Episode 78
The stories in Genesis are full of depth, mystery and profound lessons for each generation. Parshat Noah begins with the story of the catastrophic flood (Chapter 6) and ends with tale of The Tower of Babel (Chapter 11).
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Creation of Adam – Good or Bad? Episode 77
On the sixth day, according to the story, Adam, the first human form, is created in God's image. Was that a good thing?
Read More »Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Aviva Marilyn Robinson z”l
Aviva Marilyn Robinson, mother of Abby Kone Robinson, passed away on Sunday afternoon September 23, 2018, right before Sukkot in Michigan.
Read More »Baruch Dayan HaEmet: Phyllis Dinhoffer, z”l
Phyllis Dinhoffer, mother of Kara Mertz, died on September 14, 2018 at her home at The Carillon, just three months after her beloved husband Joel.
Read More »A Eulogy for Doris Small z”l
In these frightening times where anti-Semitism and other forces of hate are alive and well in our world, we have an obligation to remember Doris Small, Devorah bat Moshe u’Miriam, and to tell her story, even though it’s no fairy tale.
Read More »Baruch Dayan HaEmet: Doris Small, z”l
Doris Small passed away early in the morning of September 3rd, 2018, with her daughter by her side. The funeral will be Tuesday, September 4th.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – The Shofar’s Voice – Episode 76
Every morning during the month of Elul, leading us into the New Year, it is traditional to blow and hear the shofar whose voice is supposed to wake us up to our mission.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Are You Satisfied? Episode 75
It can be hard to feel satisfied in this world that screams at us that we always need more!
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Ayn Od – Nothing Else – Episode 74
Ayn od milvado; there is nothing other than God. Does this mean that if we are really spiritual, we transcend all the grossness of our physical world?
Read More »Baruch Dayan HaEmet: Tamar Michele Bradley, z”l
Tamar Michele Bradley, sister Josh Goldstein, passed away the morning of July 25, 2018 in New York.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Antisemitism, Tisha b’Av and Statistics – Episode 73
The third Jonathan from London is Jonathan Boyd who is the Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research in London.
Read More »Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Ann Brown, z”l
Ann Brown (Chasha bat Laib v Leah), mother of Beth Ornstein, died peacefully on Saturday evening in San Diego.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Refugee Journeys Past and Present – Episode 72
Towards the end of The Book of Numbers, there is a list of 42 places on the Israelite's journey as they hope to enter a new land. It is reminiscent of the wanderings of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers of which there are some 65 million in our world today.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Episode 71: The Film Maker and the Rabbi
Acclaimed writer and director Jonathan Glazer is Rabbi Marc's oldest friend and for years, they have enjoyed conversations on where art, religion, spirituality and culture meet and diverge.
Read More »Moral Emergency, Moral Minyan. June 27th.
The separation of families that we are witnessing at our borders is a moral emergency that transcends politics. On Wednesday June 27, we will gather to make our voices heard.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Episode 70: Leadership and Transition
Leadership and Transition with special guests Rabbis Gavriel Goldfeder and Salomon Gruenwald is Episode 70 of A Dash of Drash. In Parshat Hukkat (Numbers 19:1-22:1), Miriam and Aaron die, and Moses is told that he will not lead the people into the Promised Land.
Read More »Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Episode 69: Truth or Power?
In Parshat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32), the leadership of Moses and Aaron is challenged and the source of that challenge is Korach.
Read More »Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Ellen Kurry, z”l
Ellen Kurry (Esther bat Leah v'Melech), mother of Drew Kurry, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018 in Florida.
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