Shabbat shalom!  Please take note that the Boulder – Ramat HaNegev Sister City application is coming up to the Boulder City Council this Thursday August 23rd, and the committee wants you to write to the council or come to the meeting!  Also, Sunday August 18th is Hazon’s Gazpacho event… check it out!

Stay cool and enjoy this week’s posts:

News

• JEWISHcolorado’s Cindy Coons Receives North American Jewish Educators Award ‍‍(8/16/2018) - 5 Elul 5778 - JEWISHcolorado is thrilled to congratulate Cindy Coons on receiving the prestigious North American Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
• Coherent Philanthropy: Six Tips For Effective Business Giving ‍‍(8/16/2018) - 5 Elul 5778 - Philanthropy is “coherent” when it is logical, well-organized, well-planned and sensible – as well as easy to understand and articulate.
• We’ve Come Too Far to Stay Silent Any Longer ‍‍(8/15/2018) - 4 Elul 5778 - From August 19 through August 30, Jewish National Fund is bringing a farmer, a mother, and a student to share firsthand accounts of what life is like near the Gaza border. The true story.

Jewish Life

• Registration Open For Intro To Judaism Course ‍‍(8/16/2018) - 5 Elul 5778 - Haver, the Boulder Rabbinic Council is again offering “Ikar: The Essentials of Judaism,” for interfaith couples, people considering religious conversion, Jews looking for an adult-level introduction or anyone who wants to learn more about Judaism.
• Emily and Rebecca Gerson B’not Mitzvah ‍‍(8/16/2018) - 5 Elul 5778 - On Friday night, August 17th, 2018 (7 Elul 5778), Emily and Rebecca Gerson will be called to the Torah as B'not Mitzvah with the Adventure Rabbi.
• Asher Marc Lefkoff Bar Mitzvah ‍‍(8/16/2018) - 5 Elul 5778 - On Saturday, August 18th, 2018, Asher Marc Lefkoff will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

Events

• CU Professor Elias Sacks Coming to Steamboat Springs for Two Talks ‍‍(8/15/2018) - 4 Elul 5778 - This weekend, Professor Elias Sacks will return to Steamboat Springs to present two talks on August 17 and 18, 2018 at Har Mishpacha.

Arts and Culture

• Boulder Rabbi to Play God … in New Play ‍‍(8/16/2018) - 5 Elul 5778 - God is Everywhere in Theatre Or’s Regional Premiere Production of Oh My God! by Anat Gov A True Denver/Boulder Collaboration September 14 - October 14, 2018 This fall God suddenly shows up for therapy in Israeli playwright Anat Gov’s “divine comedy,” running September 14-30, at the Pluss Theatre in Denver’s Staenburg-Loup Jewish Community Center.  Produced by Theatre Continue Reading