Shabbat Shalom!  Congratulations and mazel tov to the University of Colorado Boulder’s Class of 2017, who graduates today at Folsom Field.  Included in the class is BJN’s own Ethan Fellows, with bachelor’s degrees in Japanese and Computer Science. We wish him the best of luck!

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

News

• Har HaShem Receives Million-Dollar Gift, Largest in Congregation’s History (5/11/2017) - The family of Barbara Tobor Margolis has made a unique and generous gift in her memory to Congregation Har HaShem to support the operations of the congregation that she helped found. Continue Reading
• JEWISHcolorado Earns Two National Gold STEVIEs In 2017 American Business Awards (5/11/2017) - JEWISHcolorado, a community organization focused on building and sustaining Jewish life in Colorado, announced today that it earned two gold Stevie® Awards in The 15th Annual American Business Awards. Continue Reading
• JFS Executive Luncheon Featuring Walton and Lanier Raises $556,000 (5/9/2017) - NBA Hall of Famers Bill Walton and Bob Lanier entertained nearly 700 business and professional leaders attending Jewish Family Service’s 13th annual Executive Luncheon held on April 28 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. Continue Reading
• Help Jewish Family Service Serve and Honor Holocaust Survivors (5/9/2017) - Did you know Jewish Family Service (JFS) has a long tradition of advocating and caring for survivors of the Holocaust in both Denver and Boulder? Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Healing the Split Between the Masculine and Feminine – A Kabalistic View (5/11/2017) - What does Jewish tradition teach about the abyss between masculine and feminine? Continue Reading
• Lag B’Omer and Bonfires (5/11/2017) - This upcoming Sunday is Lag B'Omer. On Lag B'Omer we celebrate the end of a plague which raged among the disciple of the Great Sage Rabbi Akiva. Continue Reading
• The Community Is Invited to Lag B’Omer at Bonai Shalom (5/9/2017) - This Sunday May 14th, the community is invited to Bonai Shalom for a very special Lag B'Omer. Continue Reading

 Events

• BJF Announces Fun Run Logo Finalists (5/11/2017) - Come out on June 4th to see which of these gorgeous logos made it onto this year’s t-shirts. Continue Reading