The Torah of the Wilderness | Words of Torah
05/16/2021 09:21:08 PM
The Torah of the Wilderness - reflections on Parshat Bamidbar. Words of Torah from Shabbat morning services on May 15, 2021.
Holy Doubt | Words of Torah
05/11/2021 03:32:18 PM
Holy Doubt - Reflections on Parshat Behar-Bechukkotai
The Ecstacy & Tragedy of Sacred Time | Words of Torah
05/03/2021 10:19:22 AM
The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Sacred Time - Reflections on Parshat Emor from Shabbat morning services on May 1, 2021.
Loving the Neighbor, Loving the Stranger | Words of Torah
04/26/2021 01:25:38 PM
Loving the neighbor, Loving the stranger. Reflections on Parshat Kedoshim. Words of Torah from Shabbat morning services on April 24, 2021.
Rituals for Re-Entering Community | Words of Torah
04/19/2021 09:54:45 AM
Rituals for Reentering Community - Reflections on Parshat Tazria/Metzora Words of Torah from Rabbi Marc Soloway from Shabbat morning services on April 17, 2021.
Never Again or Yet Again | Words of Torah
04/12/2021 09:35:25 AM
Never Again or Yet Again - Shabbat Reflections following Yom HaShoah for Parshat Shmini and the plight of the Uyghars in China. Words of Torah from Shabbat morning services on April 10, 2021.
Got Messiah? | Reflections on the 8th Day of Pesach
04/05/2021 04:54:47 PM
There is no Messiah - it's YOU! Reflections from Rabbi Marc Soloway on the 8th Day of Pesach.
The Power of Singing Together | Words of Torah
04/05/2021 04:51:11 PM
The Power of Singing Together: Reflections on a Shabbat of Song of Songs, Song of the Sea and Songs of Hallel!
A Pesach Conversation & The Blessing of the Dew
04/02/2021 04:49:02 PM
A discussion between Rabbi Marc and Rabbi Dov Gartenberg of Congregation of B'nai Israel in Albuquerque, NM on celebrating Passover in 5781, in the middle of a pandemic and after the horrific shooting in Boulder. This concludes with the Blessing of the Dew
Singing From the Darkness: A Vision of Redemption | Words of Torah
04/01/2021 11:12:16 AM
Reflections on Shabbat HaGadol in the aftermath of the Boulder shooting. Words of Torah from Shabbat morning services on March 27.
Sacred Offerings of the Heart | Words of Torah
03/21/2021 09:38:25 PM
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.
The Fire of Creativity: Re-Imagining Our World After COVID | Words of Torah
03/15/2021 02:05:11 PM
Special guest, Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz, provided our Words of Torah on Shabbat morning services on March 13, 2021.
Welcoming Strangers, Smashing Idols | Words of Torah
03/11/2021 12:03:54 PM
Reflections on Refugee Shabbat, in collaboration with HIAS (hias.org), Congregation Bonai Shalom hosted a Refugee Shabbat on March 6.
For Honor and Beauty: The Clothes We Wear | Words of Torah
03/02/2021 05:16:36 PM
Reflections on Parshat T'zaveh and the Priestly garments from Shabbat morning services on February 27, 2020.
To Remember Amalek, We Cannot Forget Timna | Words of Torah
02/22/2021 11:43:24 AM
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.
Is It A Mitzvah To Be Happy? | Words of Torah
02/15/2021 11:40:09 AM
Reflections on the month of Adar and Parshat Mishpatim. Is it a Mitzvah to be happy?
Words of Torah from Rabbi Marc on Shabbat morning services on February 13, 2020.
The Perfection...And Imperfection of the 10 Commandments | Words of Torah
02/08/2021 11:37:11 AM
Words of Torah from Rabbi Rosalie Osian on the perfect imperfection or our 10 Commandments, from Shabbat morning Services on February 6.
The Long, Short Journey | Words of Torah
02/01/2021 01:57:11 PM
Just keep on walking...
Words of Torah from Rabbi Marc from Shabbat morning services on Saturday, January 30.
How Do We Tell Our Stories | Words of Torah
01/25/2021 03:50:24 PM
Reflections from Parshat Bo from Shabbat morning services on January 23, 2021.
MLK Shabbat
01/18/2021 03:49:36 PM
As we prepare for MLK weekend, 2021, we reflect on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. This week, our Executive Director, Stacey Aviva Flint, joined Rabbi Marc for both our D'var Torah as well as an alternative Haftarah.
Moral Grandeur & Spiritual Audacity
View the prayer from Rabbi Abrama Joshua Heschel HERE.
Alternative Haftarah
"The prophetic vision and the prophetic voice still reverbates very loudly"
A Story of Being Forgotten & Remembered | Words of Torah
01/11/2021 04:27:38 PM
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.
L'chayim v'lo l'mavet - To Life and not for Death
01/04/2021 08:53:37 AM
Reflections on the ethics of birth, life and death.
The L'chaim link,
2020 Death Penalty Report link
Words of Torah | Divine Providence Paradoxes
12/28/2020 03:11:28 PM
Divine Providence Paradoxes and thoughts on the last Shabbat of 2020 from Rabbi Marc on Shabbat morning services on December 26, 2020.
Words of Torah | Seeing the Light: Torah for Hanukkah
12/14/2020 04:01:50 PM
Seeing the Light: Torah for Hannukah. Words of Torah, and Hanukkah, from Rabbi Marc from Shabbat morning services on December 12, 2020.
Words of Torah | Wrestling with Nuance: The Torah of Tiferet
12/07/2020 01:18:06 PM
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
Words of Torah | Angels & Demons
12/01/2020 12:46:31 PM
Words of Torah from Rabbi Marc from our Shabbat services on November, 28, 2020
Race and Religion | Conversation with special guest Rev. Pedro Silva in conversation with Rabbi Marc
11/20/2020 02:25:21 PM
Race and Religion | Conversation with special guest Rev. Pedro Silva and Rabbi Marc
View the conversation here:
In Memory of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
11/20/2020 02:25:21 PM
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...
Racial Confessions | Rabbi's Reflections from Yom Kippur 5781 (2020)
11/09/2020 09:12:45 AM
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 something for what it is.
"The heartbeat of racism is denial. The heartbeat of antiracism is confession" - Ibram X. Kendi.
Hear Rabbi Marc's entire sermon here:
It's not about education, it's about Teshuva! Yes, there is so much collective Teshuva, repentance, that we need to do. The Jewish community has been far from immune to the disease of racism. Even though our tradition demands that we see every human being as a reflection of the divine image, deserving dignity and respect.
Justice, justice shall you pursue!