Rabbi Marci Bloch

      Rabbi Marci R. Bloch came to Congregation B’nai Israel in 2005 after serving as the Assistant Rabbi at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation in Indiana for two years. During her time in Indiana, she was involved in every aspect of congregational life. Her gifts are many, but she particularly enjoys pastoral care, Jewish healing, and creative ritual. She also has great passion for family education, life long learning, and working with youth and young adults.

      In May of 2003, Rabbi Bloch , originally from West Bloomfield, MI, was ordained from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York with a Masters in Hebrew Letters. During her rabbinical training, she served congregations in Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts . In addition, Rabbi Bloch co-founded the Park Slope Minyan in Brooklyn, completed a chaplaincy internship at New York University Medical Center , and taught in several religious schools. Prior to rabbinical school, she received a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Certificate in Judaic Studies and Jewish Communal Service from the University of Michigan . She also holds a B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State University .

      Rabbi Bloch is one of six children and enjoys spending time with her loving family. In her leisure time, she also enjoys traveling, exercising, swing dancing, and Broadway musicals. She is thrilled to be part of this community and looks forward to sharing her passion and her love for Judaism with others.

Click here to read some of Rabbi Bloch’s recent sermons.