Shabbat shalom and a happy Thanksgiving!

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

• JCC Denver Names Lara Knuettel New CEO ‍‍(11/19/2017) - 1 Kislev 5778 - The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center (JCC Denver) announced it has hired Lara Knuettel as the organizations's permanent CEO.

Jewish Life

• Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Stuart Velick, z”l ‍‍(11/23/2017) - 5 Kislev 5778 - Stuart A. Velick, 78, of Boulder, Colorado passed away November 22, 2017.
• Shabbat Nugget: The Ladder Between Heaven and Earth ‍‍(11/23/2017) - 5 Kislev 5778 - In this week's Torah portion, we read how Jacob is running away from his brother Esau who wants to kill him for stealing the firstborn blessings from Isaac.
• Mating Rituals – Parshat Vayeitzei ‍‍(11/23/2017) - 5 Kislev 5778 - Any great lover of the Torah must eventually confront the simple truth that certain parts of this book are just not that interesting.

Events

• AIPAC Bringing Einat Wilf to Boulder JCC ‍‍(11/19/2017) - 1 Kislev 5778 - Join AIPAC at the Boulder JCC on December 6th for an insightful conversation with Dr. Einat Wilf.