Jewish Life

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.

On Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, Calvin Boykoff will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

On Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, Felix Feiger will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Saturday, June 23rd 2018, Elle Fogarty will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi.

Our summer musical Fridays are back with some wonderful new melodies and musicians starting June 15.

This week, everything goes to hell.

In Parshat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32), the leadership of Moses and Aaron is challenged and the source of that challenge is Korach.

From Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: The story of Korach has much to teach us about one of the most disturbing phenomena of our time: the rise of populism in contemporary politics.

On Saturday, June 16th, 2018, Daniel Isaac Benjamin and Kyle Rothstein will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

On Saturday, June 16th, 2018, Nathan Hoggard will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

On Saturday, June 16th, 2018, Darby Kropp will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Monday, June 11th, 2018, Leah Frankel will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

Ellen Kurry (Esther bat Leah v'Melech), mother of Drew Kurry, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018 in Florida.

Adventure Judaism (previously known as Adventure Rabbi) is launching a new "Mitzvah Class" for Bar and Bat Mitzvah students. The class will run from January 2019 until December 2019.

Havdalah, Prayer, Soul and Salvation - a conversation with D of D Producer Sari Levy is Episode 68 of A Dash of Drash

It only took one week. From the day the Children of Israel were first given the Sabbath, they managed to observe just one day of rest together as a whole community.

On Saturday, June 9th, 2018, Naomi Nichols and Tessa Fox will be called to the Torah as B'not Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

On Saturday, June 9th, 2018, Cole Kirschbaum will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi.

On Saturday, June 9th, 2018, Pierce Zickerman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi.

Joel Dinhoffer, father of Kara Mertz and husband of Phyllis, passed away this week after a sustaining a fall.

Join Rabbi Marc and the Bonai Shalom musicians for our monthly summer evening musical Friday night series!  

OneTable has created a Shabbat Dinner Guide for their thousands of monthly users and beyond. Check it out.

For the next five weeks, we will be touring through some of the darkest chapters in the Israelites’ long desert journey. And one theme will dominate these parshot above all: dissatisfaction.

On Friday, June 1st, 2018, Jaden Ortiz will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi.

On Saturday, June 2nd 2018, Jasper Hans will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi.