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Moving Closer | Sacred Offerings of the Heart. Reflections as we begin the Book of Leviticus Words of Torah from Shabbat morning services on March 20 as we start spring 2021 as well as the Book of Leviticus.

Reflections on Refugee Shabbat, in collaboration with HIAS (hias.org), Congregation Bonai Shalom hosted a Refugee Shabbat on March 6.

To remember Amalek, we can't forget Timna...

Words of Torah from our Executive Director, Stacey Aviva Flint on Shabbat morning services on February 20, 2020.

Words of Torah from Rabbi Rosalie Osian on the perfect imperfection or our 10 Commandments, from Shabbat morning Services on February 6.

Reflections from Parshat Bo from Shabbat morning services on January 23, 2021. 

Guest speaker, Rabbi Rosalie Osian, speaks of a story of birth and transformation, of being forgotten and remembered, a story of 6 women and 1 man, a story about slavery. 

Rosalie's Drash is from Shabbat morning services on Saturday, January 9, 2021. 

Divine Providence Paradoxes and thoughts on the last Shabbat of 2020 from Rabbi Marc on Shabbat morning services on December 26, 2020. 

Materialty vs Spirituality - Which camp are you in? Words of Torah from Rabbi Marc as we prepare for Chanukah from Shabbat morning services on December 5, 2020

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In Memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z”l

By, Rabbi Marc Soloway

My mother reminded me of the story of when she was flying back from Israel to London after Passover and shortly after my father died.  When she landed at Heathrow, she struggled a little getting her bag from...Read more...

I imagine, if we're honest, we all have memories of the past that bring a sting of shame and remorse as we face aspects of ourselves at different ages. 

Hear powerful Words of Torah from Rabbi Marc from Yom Kippur 5781. 2020 has been a challenging year in so many capacities but we must confront our feelings on race and racism. Perhaps these words can serve as the beginning of your awareness of the need to stand up and name...Read more...

It’s pretty hard to believe that this time next week it will be Passover when it feels like the world as we know it has changed so much as we face our fears, our solitude, our anxiety, our sadness and so much more.  How is this Passover different to all other Passovers?  Well, in just about every way possible. So, how do we deal with all this change and still celebrate this holiday that is important and precious to so many...Read more...

Moments before jumping into the narrow, rocky chute, Dave, my laconic guide who has skied these steep mountains in Taos, New Mexico for almost forty years, each run like a pulsing vein in his own body, warned me “if you fall with your head facing downhill, you have just seconds to get yourself turned around and stick your boots, your hands, your poles, whatever you can in the snow to stop your fall, otherwise you will slide all the way down...Read more...

Once upon a time in a Synagogue on Rosh Hashanah, the congregation, inspired by their Rabbi and Cantor, were collectively deep in contemplative prayer. During Musaf, it was as if the Gates of Prayer were swung open, and everyone had a private audience with the Creator. Much like any given Shabbat at Bonei Shalom, the intensity of the davening was so profound, not even the Cantor would dare sing a word, as the whole of the congregation were at...Read more...

Carl Herbet – Kalman ben Yosef v’Dora May 1st, 1921 – August 18th, 2019

“Aizeh hu gibor? Who is strong?” asked Rabbi ben Zoma in Pirkei Avot, “hacoveysh et yiztro, the one who controls his passions.” Carl Herbet was physically strong,...Read more...