And speaking of snowy day, if you have time and are looking for something interesting to watch, be sure to check out Limmud Rabbi Smackdown – Video Update and watch the whole Limmud session with Rabbis Goldfeder, Soloway and Rose.

Welcome to February in Boulder; stay safe and warm!  Enjoy this week’s stories, and we’ll see you after Shabbat at Reflections!

There is more history coming up this weekend, as the Boulder JCC commemorates the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War with an evening looking at Jewish life in America in the 1860′s.  The event, Sunday night, includes a book discussion, a film, and a meal based on Jewish and American dishes of the period.

As we look back at Rosh Chodesh Shevat in the week wrapping up, and Rosh Chodesh February in the week to come, the Boulder Jewish News wishes you all a chodesh tov, a good month.

Next week is Holocaust Awareness Week at CU, and the Movers program starts ramping up for the spring as well.  Be sure and check out the lovely story about Andy and Audrey Franklin, two of this year’s honorees at the Boulder JCC Gala, Reflections.  Our community continues to grow and amaze.

Have a great, snowy, safe weekend!

Don’t forget to register for two great upcoming events:  Limmud Colorado and Reflections.  Have a great weekend.

In fact, Thursday was a first at the Boulder Jewish News — all of our posts — four to be exact — were written by local rabbis.  It is so interesting and gratifying to be living in a community that provides such diversity of thought and yet manages to be friendly and united at the same.

Enjoy the posts, be sure to read the comments (and post your own if your viewpoint isn’t represented yet) and have a beautiful, restful Shabbat!

Shabbat Shalom and Happy New Year!  Believe it or not, this is our last post for 2011.  We can’t believe how fast the year has gone, particularly the last few weeks of whirlwind activity here in Boulder.

Even though it was a holiday week, the BJN staff took advantage of a relatively light news week to do some end-of-year site work. If you noticed some fluctuation in load times, it’s likely due to our behind-the-scenes work.  Website performance should settle down (means: improve) further over the weekend. Thank you for your patience!

While it is clearly a quiet week, many of you have been thoughtful during this holiday. As a result, more than half of today’s news is opinion/guest blog pieces.  Each is thought-provoking as well, so curl up with your iPhone, iPad, Nook, Kindle or other e-reading device in front of a blazing fire and enjoy.  Boulder Jewish News looks great on Flipboard (iPad and iPhone), Pulse (iPad, Kindle, Nook Tablet), and of course Google Reader (on any device) – no need to wait for the morning (or weekly) email, you can get the latest news on any of these great gadgets.* Still have your original Kindle? Boulder Jewish News is available by subscription in a Kindle format as well, through Amazon (click here to check it out!). Smartphones work too with a mobile-optimized version, just visit boulderjewishnews.org in your browser. As always, bookmark it for an easy find!

See you next year!

Have a restful Shabbat, and a joyous and bright Chanukah holiday!