Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Joe Secor z”l

Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Joe Secor z”l

Joseph (Joe) Secor passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, June 26, 2025 at age 73. We are devastated to announce the sudden death of a beloved Bonai Shalom member and friend to so many. Joe was such a mensch, always ready to show with a positive attitude. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend to so many. This is such a sad loss in an already very hard week.

There will be a graveside burial on Monday June 30th at 11am at Green Mountain Cemetery, 290 20th Street, Boulder, CO. 80302

There will be a private gathering for the family and out of town visitors following the burial.

Shiva will be 4950 Carter Court, Boulder, CO. 80301 at the following times:

Tuesday 7/1 – Visitation 6-8pm, Minyan for mincha/maariv at 8pm
Wednesday 7/2 – 9.30am shacharit, 10am – 12pm Visitation
Thursday 7/3 – Visitation 6-8pm, Minyan for mincha/maariv at 8pm
Friday 7/4 – 9.30am Shacharit Service, 10am – 12pm Visitation
Sunday 7/6 – 9am Shacharit and end of Shiva

Please park only on Carter Court on the main street.
Please respect the privacy of the family and do not come outside these posted times.

If you are able to take a shift and sit shemirah with Joe, please sign up here.

If you would like to help with food for shiva, please email Caron Robinson on caronrnr@me.com

Joe rode 20 times for Alyn Hospital in Israel and anyone wanting to give a tzedakah donation to honor Joe’s memory can direct it to Velo Jews at American Friends of Alyn Hospital.

Hamakom y’nachem – blessings of strength and comfort to the mourners, devoted wife Carol, brother Jacob, daughters Ruth (Menachem), Aaran and grandchildren Evan, Lev, Matan, Lena, Nadav, Mia and Ana.

Shalom al nishmato – Peace on the soul of Yoseph ben Gershon Leib halevi v’Hannah

May Joe’s memory always be a blessing and bring a smile.

Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Marc

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.