Shabbat Shalom! This is Pride Weekend, and there are two opportunities to celebrate with the Jewish community in Denver:

• Friday:  Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Staenberg-Loup JCC 5:30-6:30pm in the Social Hall.  All welcome to attend.  Following the service, there is a Pot-Luck Shabbat dinner.  Please register using the link below for either or both.

• Sunday:  Pride March from Cheesman Park to Civic Center Park.  The Jewish community will meet at 8:00/8:30 am in Cheesman Park.

Have a great weekend, and enjoy this week’s stories in the BJN:

News

• Rose Community Foundation Announces Grants from First Quarter of 2017 (6/15/2017) - During the first three months of 2017, Rose Community Foundation awarded 147 grants totaling almost $2 million. Continue Reading
• Hillel of Colorado Searching for New DU Director (6/12/2017) - Current DU Campus director Jamie Skog is transitioning to the University of Michigan Hillel where she will be Assistant Director of Educational Engagement. Continue Reading
• Russian Jewish Resettlement Effort to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with a Reunion (6/12/2017) - Anyone who was involved in Boulder Action for Soviet Jewry is invited to a reunion luncheon on September 10th, 2017 at the Boulder JCC. Save the Date! Continue Reading
• 2017 BJCF Grant Applications Now Open (6/12/2017) - The Boulder Jewish Community Foundation is now accepting applications for 2017 Infrastructure Grants. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Shabbat Nugget – Turning Failures Into Success (6/15/2017) - In this week's Torah portion, we read about the spies that Moses sent to spy on the land of Israel. Continue Reading
• ParshaNut – Day of the Dead, Parashat Shelach (6/15/2017) - After the sin of the spies, God unleashes the most severe punishment in the whole of the Torah. Continue Reading
• A Teacher’s Teacher – Kevah Educator Dr. David Sanders (6/12/2017) - With Kevah's recent expansion in Colorado, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Dr. David Sanders into the Kevah family. Continue Reading
• Sadie Korngold-Finkelstein Bat Mitzvah (6/12/2017) - On Saturday, June 17th, 2017, Sadie Korngold-Finkelstein will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi. Continue Reading
• Ethan Hellerman Bar Mitzvah (6/12/2017) - On Saturday, June 10th, 2017, Ethan Hellerman was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Nevei Kodesh. Continue Reading
• Sammy Rich Bat Mitzvah (6/12/2017) - On Saturday, June 10th, 2017, Sammy Rich was called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi. Continue Reading
• Leila Rose Bat Mitzvah (6/12/2017) - On Saturday, June 10th, 2017, Leila Rose was called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi. Continue Reading
• Lena Servetr Bat Mitzvah (6/12/2017) - On Friday, June 9th, 2017, Lena Servetr was called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi. Continue Reading

Events

• JNF, Boulder JCC and Hazon to Host Friends of Arava Institute Exec (6/15/2017) - JNF, Boulder Jewish Community Center, Hazon, and Milk and Honey Farm are hosting a special breakfast with Miriam May, Executive Director of Friends of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Har HaShem Men’s Group Plans Bus Trip to Blackhawk June 25 (6/15/2017) - The newly formed Har HaShem Men's Group is planning a bus trip to the Ameristar Casino in Blackhawk on Sunday, June 25. Click the headline for more details. Continue Reading