Shabbat shalom!  It’s a busy time in Boulder and the surrounding area.  See pictures of Boulder’s Israel 70th Birthday party here! If you missed the party, there are two more being held by the Israel-American Council over the next couple of weeks.  Also, on Monday night, there is a fabulous concert tribute to Leonard Bernstein at the Boulder JCC.

Also, the latest once-a-decade study of Jewish life and people in the Denver Metro area has commenced.  Read all about it here, and be sure to take the online survey and answer the survey call if they pick you!

Stay warm and enjoy this week’s posts:

News

• Community Celebrates Israel at 70 at Boulder JCC (4/19/2018) - On Wednesday, over 400 people came together to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut at the Boulder JCC. Continue Reading
• Involve Kids Early In Family Philanthropy (4/19/2018) - Give children input into giving -- in too many families, philanthropic values are unilaterally created by the older generations. Continue Reading
• Reflections on Israel at 70 (4/19/2018) - Yom HaZikkaron was my last day, for now, in Israel, but I did see the beginning of Yom Ha’Atzmut, Independence Day, before heading to the airport.  Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Shabbat Nugget – The Tzaraas Affliction (4/19/2018) - In this week's Torah portion we learn about a person who part of his skin turns into a bright white color. Continue Reading
• Make The Gift of Jewish Summer Camp – With a Match (4/17/2018) - Please consider helping us provide support to every child who wants to go to Jewish overnight summer camp. Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000 now through the end of April. Continue Reading
• Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – The Streets of Jerusalem, Episode 64 (4/17/2018) - The Streets of Jerusalem with special guest Rabbi Dr. Reb Mimi Feigelson and is Episode 64 of A Dash of Drash.  Continue Reading
• Boulder JFS Donor Spotlight: Jerry and Gail Sloat (4/16/2018) - Jerry and Gail Sloat have been longtime supporters of Boulder JFS. Their first contact with JFS was when Jerry volunteered to sound the shofar at a JFS High Holy Day service in an assisted living facility 35 years ago! Continue Reading
• Della Baker-Rosenthal Bat Mitzvah (4/16/2018) - On Saturday, April 21, 2018, Della Baker-Rosenthal will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
• Isabelle Weismann Bat Mitzvah (4/16/2018) - On Saturday, April 21, 2018, Isabelle Weismann will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom. Continue Reading
• Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Elsie Cohn, z”l (4/16/2018) - Elsie Cohn (Eshke Bat Chaya Ziesel), mother of Larry Cohn, passed away April 15, 2018 at age 93. Continue Reading

 Events

• Israeli-American Council Hosts 2 Israel 70th Birthday Parties in Denver (4/19/2018) - Join IAC on Friday April 20 or Friday May 4 to celebrate Israel at 70! Continue Reading
• Bar Mitzvah Project: Interfaith Soccer Match for Peace (4/19/2018) - Calvin Boykoff and Martin Libertun are preparing for their Bar Mitzvahs which will be this coming June at Congregation Bonai Shalom.  They shared the following information with Boulder Jewish News: We would like to share with you our Bar Mitzvah project. We would like to bring different faith communities together with our passion for the… Continue Reading
• Join Boulder Israelis at the J to Commemorate and Celebrate (4/16/2018) - Two events planned by the community for the community honor Israel on its 70th anniversary this week! Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Another Chance to See Menashe If You Missed It at the Boulder Jewish Film Festival (4/18/2018) - Congregation Har HaShem will be hosting a free showing of "Menashe" on Tuesday, April 24 - community welcome! Continue Reading
• Jews and Shakespeare (4/18/2018) - Come join us on an Elizabethan Adventure on Tuesday, April 24 with Shakespeare expert, Sid Fox, who has given talks on Shakespeare to the CU Theater Department and Classics Department.  Continue Reading
• Main Genealogy Websites Compared at Next JGSCO Meeting (4/17/2018) - A comparison of the main genealogy websites, with a review of JewishGen.org, will be presented by Sunny Morton on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Continue Reading
• Leonard Bernstein Enjoys Two Birthday Celebrations in April (4/17/2018) - Experience "West Side Story" in dramatic concert with full symphony orchestra, and hear highlights from his career at a community concert celebrating Bernstein at 100. Continue Reading