In this week's Torah portion we learn many of the civil laws of the Torah.

After the ecstatic and transformative moment of revelation at Sinai, Parshat Mishpatim (Exodus 21-24) calls on us to pay close attention to the details of our lives and the impact we have on the people and the world around us.

This past Wednesday was Tu B'Shevat, the New Year for trees.  There are various customs for the celebration of the New Year of Trees, the most common of them is eating fruit on this day.

This week’s parsha contains what is arguably the single most important moment in the Torah: The Revelation at Mount Sinai.  

Episode 55 of Dash of Drash, Until the Sun Rises, is dedicated to Koby Gruenwald z"l. 

This is it. Time to go. The Exodus is actually happening.

Be part of an intimate group who will have the opportunity to gather for a delicious Shabbat Dinner replete with the delicious Challah and more as well as an inspiring talk and great conversation.

In Exodus - Heart of Darkness, episode 54 of A Dash of Drash, Rabbi Marc explores God's presence in darkness.  

In this week's Torah portion, we read about the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt.

The strangest thing about that first Passover was living with the lamb for four days.

In Divine Names, episode 53 of A Dash of Drash, Rabbi Andrew Hahn, Ph.D, also known as the KirtanRabbi (affectionately Reb Drew), joins Rabbi Marc in conversation about the centrality of names, especially the names of the Divine, and how they connect to our practice and to our hearts. 

In this week's Torah portion, we read about Hashem's response to Moses' complaint. 

Behold - the plagues! Rivers of blood! Swarms of locusts! Darkness upon the land! Terrifying devastation, of supernatural proportions, all wrought by God’s mighty… finger.

In this week's Torah portion we learn how the Jews flourished in Egypt.

In Exodus - Narrative and Law, episode 52 of A Dash of Drash, a professor of bible and a rabbi explore different ways of finding meaning in ancient narratives, as we begin ritual reading the Book of Exodus. 

This week, we begin the Book of Exodus, and from here on out, Moses will be our guide.

Jacob never died.

Join Congregation Bonai Shalom on January 6 for the end of Shabbat for a story with Rabbi Marc, the special end-of-Shabbat ceremony Havdalah, and singing songs with gentle guitar accompaniment.

This Shabbos comes directly after the Chassidic Holiday called Yud Tes Kislev which was on Thursday.  Yud Tes Kislev is called the new year of Chassidism.

We are heading into Joseph’s story - and it is a long and tortured one.

In this week's Torah portion we read about the death of Rachel, the wife of Jacob.

In this week's Torah portion, we read how Jacob is running away from his brother Esau who wants to kill him for stealing the firstborn blessings from Isaac.

Any great lover of the Torah must eventually confront the simple truth that certain parts of this book are just not that interesting.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about the birth and life of Jacob and Esau. 

“He saw Hell open up beneath him.” - Rashi on Gen. 27:33. What causes Isaac this reaction?