Rabbi Jonathan Wittneberg will be in Boulder from London this week and will be talking about two of his amazing books on Thursday at Bonai Shalom.
Read More »“A Wise Question is Half The Answer” – Adult Ed at Bonai Shalom
What are your burning questions? What is animating you? Are there questions you’ve wanted to ask a rabbi but been afraid to?
Read More »My Weekend in Baltimore
My weekend in Baltimore, first with idealistic rabbinic students and then with local people working for change, gave me great hope overall in what can be achieved by the courageous human spirit.
Read More »The Gravity of Slandering
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the Tzoraas Affliction.
Read More »The God I Don’t Believe In
or, Whose Mountain is it Anyway? Thoughts during the Omer about belief and Jewishness from Rabbi Soloway.
Read More »Why Did the Chickens Cross the Road?
22 rather old hens that needed to move from their home adjacent to the site of the new JCC on Boulder Jewish Commons crossed the road to Bonai Shalom. Find out why!
Read More »Through Thick and Thin
In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the primary sacrifice in the Temple which was called the Tamid offering.
Read More »Understanding Sacrifices
This week we begin to read the book of Leviticus in which it teaches regarding animal offering.
Read More »Building Community
This week we read two Torah portions and finish the second book of the Torah, Shemos.
Read More »The Temple’s Dress Code
In this week's Torah portion we learn about the special clothing the Cohens (Priests) and High Priest had to wear when serving in the Temple.
Read More »Abraham, the Paradigm of Kindness
In this week's Torah portion, we are taught a few stories which display Abraham's extraordinary kindness.
Read More »The Birth of a Nation
In this week's Torah portion, we begin to learn about our Patriarch Abraham, father and enabler of the Jewish nation.
Read More »Who Asked the Question?
I don’t remember who asked the question. It was so long ago, maybe 10 years? I do remember the question...
Read More »A Live Goat in the Tent on Yom Kippur
"... Who here is ready to lay their hands on this goat and transfer all of their sins to her?” “Now wait a minute!” said Ru!
Read More »Flood Event Drash
Morah Yehudis gave this teaching at the Flood Remembrance Event on September 14, 2014.
Read More »A Year of Shabbat
The upcoming year is a special year, it is a Sabbatical year. There are various laws in the Torah regarding the Sabbatical year.
Read More »Gratitude to G-d and Brotherly Love
This Shabbat marks a day in the Hebrew calendar known affectionately as "Chai Elul."
Read More »A Bat Mitzvah to Remember – Tribal Blessings
One thing is for sure; no one present had ever experienced anything like that in a shul before!
Read More »Laying Our Rebbe to Rest
Rabbi Marc Soloway reflects on Reb Zalman’s legacy and funeral.
Read More »Rabbis to Lead a Conversation About Israel / Palestine
Please join Haver as they reflect on the State of Israel conversation in the American Jewish community.
Read More »Two Boulder Rabbis Named to Most Inspiring List
Boulder Rabbis Jamie Korngold and Marc Soloway were both named to the Jewish Daily Forward's 2014 list of America's Most Inspiring Rabbis today.
Read More »(More Than) Four Questions About Rabbi Korngold’s New Books
Rabbi Jamie Korngold just had two new children's books published. BJN wants to know all about it!
Read More »A Dream at the Mountain
As MLK Day approaches, and in light of the many recent changes in our community, Rabbi Marc Soloway talks about his dream for the Boulder Jewish community.
Read More »My Day in The White House
AJWS launches its new campaign “WE BELIEVE”, which raises awareness and promotes action on issues of gender based violence and violence against LGBT people in many different countries.
Read More »Teach Like a Fisherman
Think about it: how many kids can say that their rabbi helped them catch their first fish?
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