Tikkun Olam – Repair the World

Community-Wide Family Mitzvah Project

By Molly Goldsmith on July 12, 2010 - 1 Av 5770

Help the Jewish community with their “Crayons to Calculators” school supply drive for the Boulder Valley and St. Vrain school districts. Read More >>

Posted in Tikkun Olam - Repair the World, Tzedakah - Philanthropy | Tagged crayons to calculators, Families, mitzvah project, school supplies

Ride Team Boulder in the ISRAEL RIDE ’10

By Bruce Shaffer on July 7, 2010 - 25 Tamuz 5770

Join the seven riders already committed to this year’s ride. Registration closes July 31. Read all about it. Read More >>

Posted in Tikkun Olam - Repair the World, Travel | Tagged boulder, cycling, Israel, Jewish, photography, Team Boulder

Boulder J Fest Zero-Waste Results!

By Cheryl Fellows on June 17, 2010 - 5 Tamuz 5770

The Boulder Jewish Festival’s Zero-Waste Program achieved great results this year! Read More >>

Posted in Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged boulder, Boulder Jewish Festival, compost, eco-cycle, Jewish, recycle, zero-waste

Some People Just “Do It!”

By Francine Lavin Weaver on June 8, 2010 - 26 Sivan 5770

Francine Lavin Weaver shares a story and pictures from her daughter Shana, who is a physical therapist volunteering in Haiti. Read More >>

Posted in Guests and Blogs, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged Haiti, Hands of Light, PT, tikkun olam

Passover + ZBT + Blue Devils

By Bruce Wildman on April 6, 2010 - 22 Nisan 5770

Bruce Wildman connects Passover, a ZBT e-newsletter, the internet, Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils winning the NCAA’s. Read More >>

Posted in Guests and Blogs, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World, Tzedakah - Philanthropy | Tagged blue devils, Passover, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World, ZBT

EFAA Food Drive: How You Can Help Starving People

By Caitlin Quiat on March 15, 2010 - 29 Adar 5770

Boulder Hebrew High is collecting canned and non-perishable food items for EFAA through Passover. Read More >>

Posted in Teens, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged boulder, eco-Judaism, EFAA, Hebrew High, Jewish, Teens

Passover, Freedom to be Green

By Debbie Garelick on March 14, 2010 - 28 Adar 5770

We are approaching the fabulous celebration of Passover, Pesach, our freedom holiday. Debbie Garelick asks what do we need freedom from today? Who is the Pharaoh in our lives? Read More >>

Posted in Passover, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged boulder, green, Jewish, Passover, seder, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World

Community Table – Help Needed Monday

By Joan Nagel on March 7, 2010 - 21 Adar 5770

Bonai Shalom members would love to have your help preparing, serving food and cleaning up at Community Table. There is a special need for March 8th. Read More >>

Posted in Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged Bonai Shalom, boulder, community table, Jewish, tikkun olam, volunteer

Global Warming Talk

By Lenore Kingston on February 28, 2010 - 14 Adar 5770

Beth Ami hosts NCAR’s Bob Henson on March 12 (Shabbat service) for a talk on “Climate Change in the 2010s.” Read More >>

Posted in Shabbat, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged beth ami, global warming, Shabbat

4 Questions for Teva Topsy Turvy Bus

By Staff on February 23, 2010 - 9 Adar 5770

The Topsy Turvy bus was so wild, BJN decided to subject it to one of our 4 Questions interviews to learn more. Read More >>

Posted in Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged 4Q, boulder, eco-Judaism, Jewish, Teva, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World

Despite Snow, a Busy Sunday

By Staff on February 21, 2010 - 7 Adar 5770

In spite of the weather, Boulder Jews were out baking, learning and listening today, and BJN has the pictures! Read More >>

Posted in Talks, Teens, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged BBYO, BJCC, boulder, eco-Judaism, Jewish, MoVeRs, pictures

Teva Topsy-Turvy Bus

By Lisa Bates on February 10, 2010 - 26 Shevat 5770

The Teva Topsy Turvy bus travels around the United States teaching about the environment in the context of Jewish values. And it’s coming to Boulder! Read More >>

Posted in Families, Shabbat, Teens, Tikkun Olam - Repair the World | Tagged bonaishalom, boulder, csa, hazon, Jewish, topsyturvy, tuv haaretz

Slide Show on Guatemala Learning Journey

By Larry Dressler on February 10, 2010 - 26 Shevat 5770

The founders of Reading Village share a slide presentation of the organization’s recent “service-learning” trip to rural Guatemala. Tikkun Olam is not a Mayan word but it is a central principle that guides their work. Read More >>

Posted in Tikkun Olam - Repair the World, Travel, Tzedakah - Philanthropy | Tagged boulder, photo, reading village, REI, Travel