Shabbat Shalom and happy Cinco de Mayo!

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

News

• Walking in the Footsteps of Jewish Heroes (5/4/2017) - It is a tranquil spring morning in the northern Golan Heights, with flowers in full bloom and nearby cows milling about between long deserted buildings... Continue Reading
• Congregation Bonai Shalom Awarded 2016 Hazon Seal of Sustainability (5/3/2017) - All Bonai Shalom events are zero waste, its community supports and participates in urban farming initiatives, and it supplements its Kiddush and Shabbat dinners with food grown from its own six raised garden beds. Continue Reading
• ADL Commends Law Enforcement for Investigating DU Vandalism as Potential Hate Crime (5/3/2017) - ADL, responding to reports of vandalism of six cars that had swastikas and “KKK” scratched into them, condemned the incident and applauded law enforcement for investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. Continue Reading
• Hundreds Turn Out to Celebrate Israel’s 69th Birthday (5/2/2017) - The Boulder JCC hosted a community Yom Haatzmaut celebration Monday night. Check out our photos! Continue Reading
• Enchanting and Accessible Forests (4/30/2017) - In coordination with partner LOTEM-Making Nature Accessible, JNF is able to make Israel's forests and parks accessible to the country’s special needs and disabled community. Continue Reading
• Collaborative Divorce: A Better Way (4/30/2017) - Most divorces are resolved through litigation, and some are resolved through mediation. However, there is a third way, which although it has been around for quite a while, it is still a well-kept secret. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Transformative Time: When Your Enemy Becomes Your Ally (5/4/2017) - ‘How long does it take to change the essence of a man?’ Continue Reading
• Haver’s Shavuot Program on Holiness (5/4/2017) - What does holiness mean in a world filled with moral ambiguity? Continue Reading
• Shabbat Nugget: Why the High Priest Must Be a Married Man (5/4/2017) - The opening verse of this week's Torah portion is "Hashem spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons .. speak to Aharon your brother - he shall not come at all times into the sanctuary." Continue Reading

 Events

• Updates for Holocaust Survivors from Claims Conference May 11 in Denver (5/3/2017) - As part of the JFS at the JCC program, Jewish Family Service is offering a free program for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust to hear updates from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany on Thursday, May 11, at the Denver JCC, 350 S. Dahlia St. Continue Reading
• JEWISHcolorado and Loup Denver JCC Host Walk for Israel and Celebrate Family Festival on May 7 (5/2/2017) - "We have such a dynamic community and one that is committed to strengthening Colorado’s connection to Israel." Come walk and celebrate Israel on Sunday! Buses from Har HaShem! Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Kol Nashim Women’s Choir to Perform to Benefit Battered Women May 21st (5/4/2017) - The women’s choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale will present a performance of “Woman to Woman”, their annual concert benefiting the Jerusalem Shelter for Battered Women. Continue Reading