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Sam Brier z”l

Rabbi Marc Soloway February 6, 2014 Lifecycle Comments Off on Sam Brier z”l

star-of-david Sam Brier, father of long time former Bonai member and board member Freya Brier, died February 5th, 2014 in Phoenix. He celebrated his 92nd birthday a few weeks ago and passed away at home with Freya and her brother holding his hands until the end. Sam had been in good health until just a few weeks ago. His funeral will be on Sunday Febreuary 9th and Freya will be sitting shiva on Monday and Tuesday night at her home in Seattle.

Hamakom y’nachem – blessings of strength and comfort to Freya and her family and peace on the neshama of Shmuel ben Naphtali.

Blessings,

Rabbi Marc

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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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