Congregation Beth Shalom — Bloomington Jewish Community

Congregation Beth Shalom — Bloomington Jewish Community We strive to be a “big-tent” Jewish home where everyone is welcome.

Congregation Beth Shalom (House of Peace) is a diverse, engaged community dedicated to learning, prayer, friendship, and Jewish living in Bloomington, the hometown of Indiana University. Congregation Beth Shalom is a house of community, of learning and of prayer that provides a unifying Jewish focus for its diverse membership as congregants explore their identity as Jews and their relationship as

Jews to the larger community. To fulfill its mission, Beth Shalom offers communal activities; inreach to its members; outreach to the community; social welfare projects; education for children, teenagers, adults and families; and activities that foster spiritual exploration.

Rabbi Noach's Shabbat d’var Torah (sermon) on the first Friday night of the war with Iran:
03/18/2026

Rabbi Noach's Shabbat d’var Torah (sermon) on the first Friday night of the war with Iran:

An edited version of my Shabbat d’var Torah (sermon) on the first Friday night of the war with Iran, March 6, 2026 • 18 Adar 5786, at Beth Shalom of Bloomington, the hometown of Indiana University.

02/05/2026

Love the stranger, love the immigrant: Rabbi Noach's message to the community on the violence in Minneapolis, this past Friday to lead in to Shabbat:
open.substack.com/pub/rabbinoach/p/love-the-stranger-love-the-immigrant

Rabbi Noach at Indiana Faith Voices for Justice's rally at the Statehouse: "There is something Abraham and Sarah can *do...
01/13/2026

Rabbi Noach at Indiana Faith Voices for Justice's rally at the Statehouse: "There is something Abraham and Sarah can *do* about their troubled world. They have the chance to bend its arc, as Dr. King said, that much closer to blessing — perhaps not all at once, but beginning with them. Let us begin as they did."

IFVJ is a new nonpartisan, multi-faith group that “brings together diverse faith communities to stand for democracy, compassion, and truth,” including welcoming immigrants and remedying hunger and homelessness. IFVJ is affiliated with the national network Interfaith Alliance.

Thank you Indiana Faith Voices for Justice for organizing this powerful rally, “Faith in the Face of Fear,” this past Thursday the 8th - we look forward to all our teamwork yet to come!

At the rally, “Faith in the Face of Fear”

12/03/2025

Rabbi Noach’s d’var Torah (sermon), “Extremist violence in the West Bank, and Esau's question,” discussing the way Esau's poignant question to his father Isaac in the family saga of Bereish*t (Genesis) can guide us in understanding and responding to the heartbreaking rise in extremist attacks in the West Bank among the children of Abraham: https://rabbinoach.substack.com/p/extremist-violence-in-the-west-bank

Rabbi Noach’s d’var Torah (sermon), “Extremist violence in the West Bank, and Esau's question,” discussing the way Esau'...
12/03/2025

Rabbi Noach’s d’var Torah (sermon), “Extremist violence in the West Bank, and Esau's question,” discussing the way Esau's poignant question to his father Isaac in the family saga of Bereish*t (Genesis) can guide us in understanding and responding to the heartbreaking rise in extremist attacks in the West Bank among the children of Abraham:

The text of this d'var Torah (sermon) can be read on Substack here: https://rabbinoach.substack.com/p/extremist-violence-in-the-west-bank Rabbi Noach discuss...

Rabbi Noach's Yom Kippur d'var Torah (sermon), "The Exodus story's defense of empathy"
10/16/2025

Rabbi Noach's Yom Kippur d'var Torah (sermon), "The Exodus story's defense of empathy"

A lightly edited version of my Yom Kippur d’var Torah (sermon) at Congregation Beth Shalom of Bloomington, the hometown of Indiana University.

Rabbi Noach's Yom Kippur d'var Torah (sermon), "The Exodus story's defense of empathy"
10/16/2025

Rabbi Noach's Yom Kippur d'var Torah (sermon), "The Exodus story's defense of empathy"

High Holy Days 5786 • 2025. The text of Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah (sermon) can be read as an article on Substack here: https://rabbinoach.substack.com/p/the-...

Rabbi Noach's Rosh Hashanah d'var Torah (sermon), "The Creation story's 'shelter from the storm'"
10/16/2025

Rabbi Noach's Rosh Hashanah d'var Torah (sermon), "The Creation story's 'shelter from the storm'"

High Holy Days 5786 • 2025. The text of Rabbi Noach's d'var Torah (sermon) can be read as an article on Substack here: https://rabbinoach.substack.com/p/the-...

Rabbi Noach's Rosh Hashanah d'var Torah (sermon), "The Creation story's 'shelter from the storm'"
10/16/2025

Rabbi Noach's Rosh Hashanah d'var Torah (sermon), "The Creation story's 'shelter from the storm'"

A lightly edited version of my Rosh Hashanah d’var Torah (sermon) at Congregation Beth Shalom of Bloomington, the hometown of Indiana University.

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