Weekly Edition: December 14th, 2018

Shabbat shalom! Shabbat on Skis, an Adventure Rabbi tradition, returns this weekend at Eldora for the 2018-19 season. Looking ahead, now that we’re in December, if you haven’t figured out what to do on December 24th yet, Klezmana Returns to the Boulder JCC; Klezmer music with a Gypsy twist, plus Chinese Food! Register early.

Meanwhile, stay warm, and here are this week’s posts:

News

• A Chanukah Miracle Emerges From the Ashes After Woolsey Fire (12/11/2018) - I’m in my car and on my way to Camp Hess Kramer off the Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California, one of two camps founded by my late Grandfather Rabbi Alfred Wolf for the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. Now in ashes, decimated by the Woolsey fire that ripped through Malibu, lies 180 acres… Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Encounter – Episode 83 (12/13/2018) - And Judah approached Joseph - vayifgash alav.  Continue Reading
• Shabbat on Skis is Back! (12/11/2018) - Our Adventure Educator, Elaine Barenblat, has three amazing dates planned for a Shabbat experience on the slopes of Eldora, and the first one is happening this Saturday December 15th. Continue Reading
• Dozens Watch Lafayette Menorah Lighting (12/9/2018) - Lafayette celebrated Chanukah 2018's eighth night with sufganyot, lighting all eight flames, and songs on Sunday night.  Continue Reading
• Ever Been to a Jewish Chanting Lab? (12/9/2018) - Join Congregation Bonai Shalom for a Jewish Chanting Lab December 19, 2018 in the Bonai Shalom sanctuary. Continue Reading
• Ode to Chanukah (12/9/2018) - A final Chanukah post, a poem, for 2018/5779. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Jewish George Harrison Joins the Rolling Stones at Boulder Theater (12/13/2018) - The two greatest rock 'n' roll bands of all time face off as the Boulder Theater hosts Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown on January 23.   Continue Reading
• Klezmania Adds a Musical Multicultural Kick: Gypsy Music (12/11/2018) - ACE's third annual Christmas Eve Party, Klezmania features a fusion of Klezmer and Gypsy music, with optional Chinese food. Continue Reading
• ArtBnB Jerusalem Kicks Off With Boulder Artist (12/11/2018) - 20 artists, chosen from around the world and including one from Boulder, are coming to live in Jerusalem for two weeks of art around the clock. Continue Reading