Commemorating June 1st: Resilience, Memory, and Community

Standing Together in Strength

Today is June 1st, marking the first anniversary of the horrific firebombing attack on Pearl Street that changed some of our lives forever and cruelly took the life of Karen Sorin Diamond z”l.

Many Bonai members were there as witnesses that day, and physical and emotional scars remain. What also remains is our resilience, our determination, and our commitment to stand together as proud Jews—celebrating our identity, our traditions, our rituals, and our practices with love, connection, and light to obliterate the darkness.

There are scary forces out there that are determined to destroy us and, of course, we have to be vigilant and stand up against the growing antisemitism in the world, advocating and showing up for each other.

We honor Karen’s memory through acts of love and kindness, which she embodied and expressed as the necessary response to evil in her dying days. We are strong and we are here for each other.

Thinking of all who were there that awful day, all of us impacted by its horror, and, of course, Karen’s beloved family at the center.

Love, blessings, and strength,
Rabbi Marc

Community Reflection & Resources

We also share this reflective piece from the Boulder Reporting Lab looking back at this year of grieving, remembering, and carrying on: Read the Full Article on Boulder Reporting Lab

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