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Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Rabbi Richard Rocklin z”l

Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Rabbi Richard Rocklin z”l

Rabbi Marc Soloway January 2, 2025 Lifecycle 1 Comment

Rabbi Richard Rocklin passed away this morning, January 2nd, 2025 at the Pearl in Boulder.

Rabbi Rocklin was a kind, generous, loving man and a good friend and mentor to me.  He attended High Holiday services at Bonai  and touched many lives, including at The Pearl where he lived for the last few years.  He will be greatly missed and is mourned by his devoted daughters Avi, Tamar and Shira and their families, including Rabbi Rocklin’s six grandchildren who all adored him.

The burial will be in Duluth, MN on Sunday.
There will be a memorial/shiva gathering at The Pearl at Boulder Creek, 2525 Taft Drive, Boulder, CO 80302 on Thursday January 9th at 6pm

May the soul of this very special person who left their body on the last day of Hanukkah be at peace and continue to shine their light on us, remembered always for the blessings that he was.

Hamakom y’nachem – strength and comfort to all the mourners
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.

One comment

  1. Miriam Sterk
    January 3, 2025 at 1:56 pm

    Rabbi Rocklin was a dear family friend who married my husband and I over 54 1/2 years ago in Duluth MN and remained in touch throughout the years. We were blessed to spend a day with him and his daughter, Shira, last year renewing our relationship in Boulder CO. Rabbi Rocklin was a special person who influenced many families and friends with a strong Jewish identity, Zionist and supporter of Israel and all Jewish causes. His memory is a true blessing for all whose lives were touched my him.

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