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Enjoy this week’s posts:

News

• Colorado Jewish Food Fest: How Jews Do Food in the 21st Century (4/24/2018) - Over 900 people came to the Boulder JCC on April 15th to celebrate food and sustainability at the Colorado Jewish Food Fest, sponsored by Hazon and Milk and Honey Farm at the J. Continue Reading
• JNF-USA Raises Half A Billion Dollars For Israel In Just Four Years (4/23/2018) - As thousands of people from across the world celebrate the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, Jewish National Fund-USA is proud to announce that over 600,000 donors have raised $505 million for JNF's One Billion Dollar Roadmap for the Next Decade campaign in just four years. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Shabbat Nugget – Overcoming Life’s Struggles (4/26/2018) - In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the commandment to "Love your fellow and Yourself". Continue Reading
• Devil Inside – Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (4/26/2018) - Parshat Kedoshim - which begins with the famous injunction, “you shall be holy” - includes a series of warnings against all kinds of horrifying idolatrous practices, replete with gory description: eating blood; gashing the flesh of dead bodies; passing children into fire. Continue Reading
• Recognition of Sephardim Crypto-Jews Changes World Judaism (4/24/2018) - A timely background article on Crypto-Jews, Conversos, and Sephardim. Continue Reading
• Meet My Rabbi, Bring Your Dog – Thursday at Bonai Shalom (4/23/2018) - Rabbi Jonathan Wittneberg will be in Boulder from London this week and will be talking about two of his amazing books on Thursday at Bonai Shalom. Continue Reading
• Bonai Shalom’s First Friday: CU Professor to Discuss Her New Book on Crypto-Jews (4/22/2018) - Join Congregation Bonai Shalom and Janet Jacobs, Professor of Women and Gender Studies at CU Boulder for First Friday on May 4, 2018. Continue Reading
• “Torah and Tea” Class to Discuss Each Week’s Portion (4/22/2018) - Have you ever learned the Torah portion in depth and enjoy debating about morals and values? Here is your chance.  Continue Reading
• Jacob Kurry Bar Mitzvah (4/22/2018) - On Saturday, April 28th, 2018, Jacob Kurry will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom. Continue Reading
• Gemma Sutton Bat Mitzvah (4/22/2018) - On Saturday, April 28, 2018, Gemma Sutton will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
• Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Morris Aaron Weingroff, z”l (4/22/2018) - Morris Aaron Weingroff (Moshe Aharon), father of Marianne Weingroff, passed away last week on April 13th. Continue Reading

 Events

• Jewish Broadway – FUNraiser for Nevei Kodesh Returns (4/26/2018) - Broadway comes to Boulder at Congregation Nevei Kodesh, Boulder’s vibrant Jewish Renewal community, at our annual FUN-draiser, Sunday, May 6. Continue Reading
• Meet Up with 2,500 Friends at Celebrate Israel Walk + Festival (4/26/2018) - JEWISHcolorado is having a big birthday party for Israel's 70th birthday and you are invited! Continue Reading
• Celebrate Lag B’Omer (4/26/2018) - On Lag B’Omer communities across the world, gather to celebrate the life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the father of KABBALAH. Continue Reading
• New Beer and Food Added to Har HaShem’s Party of the Year – Harmony + Hops (4/22/2018) - Join us for a great afternoon of music, food and beer at Har HaShem. Bring your friends. Everyone is welcome. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Bruce Henderson Presents an Interactive Photo Show at the J (4/24/2018) - “Through the Looking Glass: Photographic Perspectives by Bruce Henderson” offers a retrospective look at a lifetime behind the camera. Continue Reading
• I Was Born a Bean Counter (4/23/2018) - A new poem from Lisa Tremback. Continue Reading