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Tzedakah – A Spiritual and Practical Guide

Rabbi Marc Soloway November 11, 2012 Jewish Life 1 Comment

What is Tzedakah?  Is it more than charity?  What are our sacred obligations as Jews to give?  How do we decide where to make our contributions with so many people and organizations asking for our help and support?  Join Jason Blau and Rabbi Marc Soloway for a unique class at Bonai Shalom to explore all these questions.

We will combine classical Jewish teachings and contemporary wisdom, to provide useful guidelines on how to make those difficult decisions about donations, as well as some of the spiritual concepts behind charitable giving.

In his professional life, Jason helps companies with their givin. He is an excellent resource on many different organizations and will hep us navigate the endless mail and email requests that fill up our mail boxes and our inboxes.

We hope to see you on Thursday, November 15, 7-9pm at Congregation Bonai Shalom, 1527 Cherryvale Road, Boulder. This is a free event (Tzedakah contributions welcome!)

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About Rabbi Marc Soloway

Marc is a native of London, England where he was an actor and practitioner of complimentary medicine before training as a rabbi in London, Jerusalem and Los Angeles. He was ordained at the Ziegler School of Rabbinical Studies at the American Jewish University in 2004 and has been the the spiritual leader at Bonai Shalom in Boulder ever since. Marc was a close student of Rabbi Zalman Schechter Shalomi and received an additional smicha (rabbinic ordination) from him in 2014, just two months before he died. He has been the host and narrator of two documentary films shown on PBS; A Fire in the Forest: In Search of the Baal Shem Tov and Treasure under the Bridge: Pilgrimage to the Hasidic Masters of Ukraine. Marc is a graduate of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality, a fellow of Rabbis Without Borders, has traveled to Ghana in a rabbinic delegation with American Jewish World Service and co-chair of the Rabbinical Council and national board member of Hazon, which strives to create more sustainable Jewish communities. In 2015, Marc was among a group of 12 faith leaders honored at The White House as “Champions of Change” for work on the climate. Marc is a proud member of Beit Izim, Boulder’s Jewish goat milking co-op.

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One comment

  1. arnie draiman
    November 11, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    terrific! so glad to see more people doing this. i have been doing this professionally for 15+ years and often feel so alone in the field….. keep up the good work.

    arnie draiman http://www.draimanconsulting.com

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