In these final days of 5780, on the threshold of a New Year with fire, flood, famine and plague ravishing our globe, what does it mean to return and how do we enter Rosh HaShanah when the world is so different.

Judy Herbet, mother of Marilyn Pinsker, passed away on Thursday afternoon, July 9th, 2020 at Manor Care in Boulder.

“Who is wealthy?” Asks Rabbi Ben Zoma in the 4th chapter of Pirkei Avot. “The one who is happy with their portion, with their lot”.

Randy Schwartz passed away suddenly June 3, 2020, in hospital. Many Bonai members know Randy as the brother of Karyn Schad and uncle of Devon and Carly.

George Floyd, Tony McDade, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery - all human beings created in the Divine image with rights to dignity and safety like all of us - have been murdered in the last few months by law enforcement that is supposed to keep us all safe. How can it be?

Today is Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of counting towards Sinai. As well as bonfires, this is a festival whose themes include the power of the eyes and the mouth.

As these very hard and confusing days of lockdown continue, it is easy for today to feel like yesterday and tomorrow, and to count off the days until we can go back to seeing the people we miss and resuming some of our activities.

I offer a few reflections on celebrating Pesach in this new reality, with the knowledge that Holy Week for Christians and Ramadam for Muslims are also in this season.

How is this Passover different to all other Passovers? Well, in just about every way possible.

Keep Breathing is Episode 104 of A Dash of Drash. In the fear, anxiety and uncertainty of these days, we so need to take care of ourselves physically, emotionally and spiritually.

How can we remain close and connected while being physically separate? Distancing and Connecting - a podcast for these times is Episode 103 of A Dash of Drash.

There will be one night of shiva for Ruth Steinberg z"l Saturday evening, March 7th.

Ruth Steinberg, mother of Lowell Steinberg (Ilyse Bloom's husband), passed away in Florida on Friday, February 28th, 2020.

The Boulder County Interfaith Leaders Caucus & the Boulder County Organizing Group of Together Colorado would like to invite you to our January action on housing justice on January 29th.

David Nathan Fleischer, brother of Lois Linsky, died on Saturday night, January 18, 2020, in New York.

A Name and a Place with special guest Reverence Pedro Silva, Honoring the Legacy of MLK is Episode 102 of A Dash of Drash.

Ancestral Healing with Special Guest Rabbi Tirzah Firestone is Episode 101 of a Dash of Drash.

Godwrestling: Halachah and Aggadah, Law and Narrative is the 100th Episode of A Dash of Drash!

Angel of Friendship with Rabbi Greg Alexander is episode 99 of A Dash of Drash, recorded at the end of Thanksgiving weekend in Manhattan.

By popular request, Rabbi Marc has recorded his high holiday sermons as Episodes 96, 97 and 98 of Dash of Drash.

We had hiked up from the top of Lift 2 in Taos Ski Valley, a fairly rigorous twenty minute hike in ski boots to the top of a run called “Stauffenberg.”

Rabbi Soloway shares his 2019/5780 Kol Nidre sermon.

In honor of 5780, I planted 80 saplings in Colorado as a tribute to my teacher, my rabbi and mentor in London, Jonathan Wittenberg. 

“Aizeh hu gibor? Who is strong?” asked Rabbi ben Zoma in Pirkei Avot, “hacoveysh et yiztro, the one who controls his passions.” Carl Herbet was physically strong, streetwise and a tough guy, but his nature was not tough.

Carl Herbet, father of Marilyn Pinsker, passed away very early Sunday morning at Manor Care.