Shabbat shalom!

If you haven’t already, please think about helping #Harvey and #Irma victims via donating to the Red Cross or through JEWISHcolorado’s Hurricane Relief Fund (which has been expanded to cover both disasters).

News

• Rose Community Foundation Announces Grants from Q2 and Q3 of 2017 ‍‍(11/9/2017) - 20 Heshwan 5778 - Between April and September 2017, Rose Community Foundation awarded 414 grants totaling almost $6.4 million.
• Israeli University Offers a Real Solution to the ‘Fake News’ Epidemic ‍‍(11/8/2017) - 19 Heshwan 5778 - Dr. Yaniv Levyatan, an expert in propaganda and psychological warfare, offers a new course at the University of Haifa that equips students with the critical thinking skills to sort fact from fiction.
• Mother Sarah and ‘Me Too’ Encounters ‍‍(11/8/2017) - 19 Heshwan 5778 - Since the disclosures about Harvey Weinstein and others, a media flurry of ‘me too’ talk on sexual harassment has emerged- some of it constructive, some of it not so. My purpose here is not to comment on these individual responses, but rather to shed some healing perspectives about this issue, from this week’s Torah portion, Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Cultivating Successful Relationships ‍‍(11/9/2017) - 20 Heshwan 5778 - In this week's Torah portion we read how Abraham sends his servant Eliezer to the country of Aram Naharayim to find a suitable bride for his son Yitzchok.
• Isaac Unbound – Parshat Chayei Sarah ‍‍(11/9/2017) - 20 Heshwan 5778 - Rabbi Kasher's take on this week's parsha, Chayei Sarah.
• The Adventure Rabbi Adventureship for Jewish Educators ‍‍(11/5/2017) - 16 Heshwan 5778 - The Adventureship is an entry-level fellowship that offers flexible hours while growing as an educator, impacting the Jewish youth of Boulder, and giving back to the community in a meaningful way.
• Adrien Armstrong Bar Mitzvah ‍‍(11/5/2017) - 16 Heshwan 5778 - On Saturday, November 11th, 2017, Adrien Armstrong will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Nevei Kodesh.
• Jackson Miller Bar Mitzvah ‍‍(11/5/2017) - 16 Heshwan 5778 - On Saturday, November 4th, 2017, Jackson Miller was called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Nevei Kodesh.

Events

• J Street to Celebrate 10th Anniversary at the Boulder JCC ‍‍(11/8/2017) - 19 Heshwan 5778 - Join J Street Colorado for​ ​a​ ​special​ ​event​ ​to celebrate J​ ​Street’s​ 10th​ ​anniversary at the Boulder JCC.