Shabbat Shalom from London!
07/14/2023 10:59:28 AM
Jul14
Friends,
I am so grateful for the adventurous travels that I have been blessed with this summer so far. I am still processing the 6 days that I spenRead more...
I am so grateful for the adventurous travels that I have been blessed with this summer so far. I am still processing the 6 days that I spenRead more...
Reflections from Krakow on July 4th
07/04/2023 09:40:03 AM
Jul4
Friends,
It has been an unbelievable 6 days in Poland with my old friend and colleague Rabbi Greg Alexander from Cape Town, South Africa. On ThursdaRead more...
It has been an unbelievable 6 days in Poland with my old friend and colleague Rabbi Greg Alexander from Cape Town, South Africa. On ThursdaRead more...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day - Shabbat Shalom
01/27/2023 02:12:19 PM
Jan27
Dear {{first_name}}
Last week, I had the honor of speaking at the Boulder City Council and receiving the certificate signed Mayor Aaron Brockett decRead more...
Last week, I had the honor of speaking at the Boulder City Council and receiving the certificate signed Mayor Aaron Brockett decRead more...
Kristallnacht - Lest we Forget
11/09/2022 12:08:13 PM
Nov9
Dear {{first_name}},
Today is the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the horrific "night of broken glass" when Jewish shops, businesses and homes weRead more...
Today is the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the horrific "night of broken glass" when Jewish shops, businesses and homes weRead more...
The Burning Palace - Shabbat Shalom!
11/04/2022 10:37:48 AM
Nov4
Dear {{first_name}},
As we enter into the Shabbat of the Torah's third parsha, Lech L'Cha, in the week following Israel's election and preceding the Read more...
As we enter into the Shabbat of the Torah's third parsha, Lech L'Cha, in the week following Israel's election and preceding the Read more...
Shabbat Shalom - The Light of Creation!
10/21/2022 11:29:03 AM
Oct21
Friends,
"Our bodies churn with creativity rooted in the beginning of time.”
This line jumped out to me from an article by Brian Thomas Swimme calRead more...
"Our bodies churn with creativity rooted in the beginning of time.”
This line jumped out to me from an article by Brian Thomas Swimme calRead more...
Brokenness, Healing and Repair - Yom Kippur Sermon 5783
10/06/2022 12:11:34 PM
Oct6
Brokenness, Healing and Repair
I imagine many of us have memories of the last words spoken to us by a loved one, or an honored teacher before they died and the impact they had on us. Recently I was remembering the last words my teacher Reb Zalman said to me a couple of weeks before he died 8 years ago when I visited him in hospital, not knowing it was going to be...Read more...
Lu Y'Hi - Let it Be! Kol Nidre Sermon 5783
10/06/2022 12:02:14 PM
Oct6
Lu Yehi - Let it Be - Kol Nidre 5783
Lu Yehi, Lu Yehi, Ana, Lu Yehi
Kol shenevakesh - Lu Yehi.
May it be, may it be - Please - may it be
All that we seek, all that we ask for - may it be.
These words are very familiar to some of us and probably not at all to others. They are from the chorus of a very popular song by Nomi Shemer written in 1973....Read more...
Shabbat of Prayer and Returning
09/30/2022 03:47:36 PM
Sep30
Dear {{first_name}},I sincerely hope that 5783 has got off to a good start and that you had a meaningful Rosh HaShanah. I want to express my deRead more...
Rosh Hashanah Dialogue with Rabbi Marc Soloway and Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny
09/29/2022 09:00:05 AM
Sep29
About Time! Rosh HaShanah Sermon 5783
09/27/2022 10:29:20 PM
Sep27
Rabbi Marc's Rosh HaShanah SermonAbout Time - 1st Day Rosh HaShanah 5783I spent a lot of time this summer by a beautiful, tidal river, a magical pRead more...
Entering 5783 with Gratitude and Sweetness!
09/25/2022 03:23:20 PM
Sep25
Dear {{first_name}},
We are just a few hours away from entering a new year on the Jewish calendar and our sacred space is set at the JCC ready for aRead more...
We are just a few hours away from entering a new year on the Jewish calendar and our sacred space is set at the JCC ready for aRead more...
The end of an Era - May the Queen's Memory be a blessing!
09/09/2022 12:29:55 PM
Sep9
Dear {{first_name}},When my mother called me yesterday to share the news that Queen Elizabeth II had died, she was very emotional, shaken and sad.�Read more...
New Moon Shabbat - The Month of Connection!
08/26/2022 12:25:22 PM
Aug26
Dear {{first_name}},
This Shabbat is Shabbat Rosh Chodesh, bringing Sabbath and new moon together in an auspicious conjunction. This Rosh Chodesh Read more...
This Shabbat is Shabbat Rosh Chodesh, bringing Sabbath and new moon together in an auspicious conjunction. This Rosh Chodesh Read more...
A Eulogy for Bill Nagel
08/19/2022 02:36:37 PM
Aug19
A Eulogy for William Fraser Nagel - Bonai Shalom, August 19th, 2022
Bill Nagel - May 31st, 1950 - August 16th, 2022
“And in the end it is not the yRead more...
Bill Nagel - May 31st, 1950 - August 16th, 2022
“And in the end it is not the yRead more...
Love and Comfort - Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Marc
08/12/2022 03:04:52 PM
Aug12
Dear {{first_name}},
Did you see that bright, full moon last night illuminating the sky? Full moons are special and inspiring and, on the Jewish Read more...
Did you see that bright, full moon last night illuminating the sky? Full moons are special and inspiring and, on the Jewish Read more...
Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Marc
08/05/2022 04:40:50 PM
Aug5
Dear {{first_name}},
Hope everyone is surviving the heat as new records are reached across the country and the world. I was in London when the temRead more...
Hope everyone is surviving the heat as new records are reached across the country and the world. I was in London when the temRead more...
Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Marc
07/22/2022 11:18:21 AM
Jul22
Dear {{first_name}},
Gabbi, Ella, Emma, Noa, Arielle are the five young people who have a Bat Mitzvah at Bonai Shalom between August and October, inRead more...
Gabbi, Ella, Emma, Noa, Arielle are the five young people who have a Bat Mitzvah at Bonai Shalom between August and October, inRead more...
Shabbat Reflections from the River
07/15/2022 04:58:05 AM
Jul15
Dear {{first_name}},
Our beloved teacher Morah Yehudis forwarded an email with the subject line from this quote by the neurosRead more...
Our beloved teacher Morah Yehudis forwarded an email with the subject line from this quote by the neurosRead more...
Shabbat Reflections from London
07/08/2022 05:21:34 AM
Jul8
Dear {{first_name}}
Another week has gone by and it seems that every day brings some news of the chaos, instability and violence in this world. IRead more...
Another week has gone by and it seems that every day brings some news of the chaos, instability and violence in this world. IRead more...
Shabbat Reflections from London
07/01/2022 10:04:59 AM
Jul1
Dear {{first_name}} I am so grateful to be back in London to celebrate a family Bar Mitzvah and to be able to reconnect with friends and family. Read more...
Shabbat Reflections and Supreme Court Decision
06/24/2022 12:59:59 PM
Jun24
Friends,
Like most of us, I am deeply disturbed by this morning's actions of The Supreme Court to overturn a 50 year old legal precedent allowing womeRead more...
Like most of us, I am deeply disturbed by this morning's actions of The Supreme Court to overturn a 50 year old legal precedent allowing womeRead more...
Shabbat Shalom from Camp!
06/17/2022 12:10:49 PM
Jun17
Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Marc!
Greetings from Ramah of the Rockies! It is such a joy and privilege to be here among the staff and campers, incRead more...
Greetings from Ramah of the Rockies! It is such a joy and privilege to be here among the staff and campers, incRead more...
Downloading Torah!
06/03/2022 01:47:23 PM
Jun3
Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Marc!
Dear {{first_name}},
This Shabbat is the last day of the Omer, day forty nine, seven complete weeks. Some ofRead more...
Dear {{first_name}},
This Shabbat is the last day of the Omer, day forty nine, seven complete weeks. Some ofRead more...
D'Var Torah May 28, 2022 Parshat Bechukotai
05/30/2022 10:02:59 PM
May30
In Parshat Bechukotai
Read more...Shabbat Reflections from Rabbi Marc
05/27/2022 05:14:08 PM
May27
Friends,
It is heartbreaking to enter yet another Shabbat in the wake of a horrific mass shooting and, of course, we are all reeling at these senselesRead more...
It is heartbreaking to enter yet another Shabbat in the wake of a horrific mass shooting and, of course, we are all reeling at these senselesRead more...
Parshat Kedoshim - Words of Torah from Alabama
05/08/2022 12:53:14 PM
May8
I never imagined that if Covid finally got me, I would be stuck in Alabama of all places! Actually, I feel so grateful to be the recipient of classic, loving, generous Southern hospitality in my quarantine in a beautiful guest house in Birmingham, after an intense week with an interfaith clergy group in Montgomery, witnessing the horrors of history in the legacy of slavery, lynching, segregation and mass incarceration. ...Read more...
D'var Torah: Shabbat Service April 30, 2022
05/01/2022 09:17:04 PM
May1
"The Reward of a Mitzvah is another Mitzvah!"
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