Communities can be complex because people are complex. It is so easy to judge, to dismiss, even to diagnose others without the skills, knowledge or right to do so!

Hazan Sabrina Sojourner is a spiritual leader, cantor, activist and writer based in Maryland. As a Jew of Color, Sabrina reflects on those inside and outside the camp and how, ultimately, we all belong.

I had the honor to spend some time with Professor Danny Matt and to record this conversation, giving us a taste of Kabbalah, gently opening up the supernal world of Jewish mysticism.

Rabbi Tirzah Firestone will be presenting a special weekend Shabbaton entitled "Wounds Into Wisdom: Transforming Our Past to Create A New Future."

had the incredible honor of being on a writing retreat in Santa Fe last week with Natalie Goldberg and Rob Wilder called "A Sense of Place" ...

Sinai and the Power of Myth is Episode 88 of A Dash of Drash.

Torah and the Blues with Special Guest Joey Weisenberg is Episode 87 of A Dash of Drash.

Pharaoh's Heart, Our Hearts is Episode 86 of A Dash of Drash with Special Guest Rabbi Elyse Frishman, editor of Mishkan T'filah, the Reform Siddur published in 2007.

Singing through Chaos with Special Guest Rabbi Aviva Richman, recorded live at BJ in New York, is Episode 85 of A Dash of Drash.

Vayechi  (Genesis 47:28 - 50:26) means "and he lived" and is the last parsha of the first book of Torah. 

And Judah approached Joseph - vayifgash alav. 

Join us at Boulder Center for Judaism on Friday night of Chanukah, December 7 and enjoy a delicious Shabbos dinner with the traditional Chanukah trimmings.

A selection of some spoken word poetry written over the last month in Alabama, Warsaw, Auschwitz, Krakow, Berlin and Prague.

Jews, Czechs, Poles, Jacob and Esau is Episode 81 of A Dash of Drash, recorded in my last hour in Prague.

I visited Auschwitz for the first time last week and am still processing that intense experience, which has left a lasting imprint on me.

Parshat Vayera (Genesis 18:1–22:24) includes towards the end the very challenging story of Akedat Yitzhak, the Binding of Isaac.

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).

This Shabbos we begin to read the Torah anew. We begin with the portion of Bereshis which tells us the story of creation.

On the sixth day, according to the story, Adam, the first human form, is created in God's image. Was that a good thing?

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.

It can be hard to feel satisfied in this world that screams at us that we always need more!

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?

The third Jonathan from London is Jonathan Boyd who is the Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research in London.

This land was once filled with giants. But they died out, slowly, over the centuries, until there was only one left - the great and mighty Og.

“The Forest of Sadness.” That’s the last stop recorded in the Sinai travel itinerary. What is this strange place? And what pain does it hold, there in the shadows of its trees?