Beth Shalom Bloomington: A University Town Synagogue with Rabbi Noach Lawrence

Why "Only Joy" is Connected to Welcoming the Stranger - Parshat Re’eh

Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah for 25 Av 5786 • August 7, 2026, concluding with a retrospective look back at our moments together in services this past winter, spring and summ

Devotion, Dissent, and Dialogue: On Shaping a Multi-Faceted Relationship with Israel

Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah (sermon) at Shabbat evening services, 4 Av 5786 • July 17, 2026, Parshat Devarim, Shabbat Chazon • Shabbat of the Vision [of Isaiah], the Shabba

America at 250, and Jeremiah and Emma Lazarus' Wisdom - Shabbat of 4th of July Weekend

Rabbi Noach's words at Shabbat evening services, July 3, 2026 • 19 Tammuz 5786.

The Iran War and Answering to a Higher Power - Parshat Sh’lach Lecha

Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah (sermon) at Shabbat evening services, 28 Sivan 5786 • June 12, 2026.

Selective Memory and its Political Consequences - Parshat Be-Ha'alotecha

Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah (sermon) at Shabbat evening services, June 5, 2026 • 21 Sivan 5786.

A Jewish response of solidarity with Muslims amid Islamophobia

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Singing "And You Shall Love" — Clergy Intern Molly & Rabbi Noach

Clergy Intern Molly Singer & Rabbi Noach Lawrence lead us in Debbie Friedman's English V'Ahavta.

Singing for empathy & safety for all sides: Idan Raichel Project's "Chayim P'shutim," "Simple Life"

Rabbi Noach leads us in expressing our longings for restored safety and empathy for each other through the Israeli band the Idan Raichel Project's 2013 song "Chayim P'shu

Why the Israeli Declaration of Independence's Twin Promises Are In Danger

Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah (sermon) for the Shabbat before Israeli Memorial Day and Independence Day, Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma'ut, 1 Iyar 5786 • April 17, 2026,

On the Michigan synagogue attack, followed by singing Mi Chamocha (song of crossing the Red Sea)

At Shabbat evening services for 25 Adar 5786 • March 13, 2026.

Pairing modern Hebrew poet Ra'hel's "Tiny Joys" & Psalm 96 sung for Shabbat

We shared in this dialogue between a modern, female voice in Israeli culture and this ancient psalm's uplift as part of Kabbalat Shabbat, our opening songs to "warm up" o

Singing “For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples” - HIAS Refugee Shabbat

From Refugee Shabbat, a global initiative of HIAS (formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), 5786 • 2026. Source text from Isaiah 56.

Moses' Most Underrated Leadership Trait - Parshat Shemot

Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah (sermon) at Shabbat evening services, 21 Tevet 5786 • January 10, 2026.

Matching "Scarborough Fair" to "Oseh Shalom," Rabbi Noach & Clergy Intern Nava

An original pairing by Rabbi Noach Lawrence sung by him and Clergy Intern Nava Teller, with Simon & Garfunkel's beloved vocal arrangement for the British folk song and th