Weekly Edition: February 16th, 2018

Shabbat shalom! Have a great weekend and enjoy this week’s posts:

News

• 2018 Is An Ideal Time To Focus On Strategic Corporate Philanthropy (2/15/2018) - Businesses must play a more strategic and integral role in efforts to solve the most pressing problems of our local, national and global communities. Continue Reading
• Fond Farewell to Summer from JFS (2/14/2018) - Cathy Summer, the leader of the Boulder office of JFS, is leaving her position after eight extraordinary years.  Continue Reading
• Journey of the Spirit (2/14/2018) - The Boulder Chevra Kadisha invites the community to its Annual Meeting, Sunday February 25th, 3:45 pm at the Boulder JCC. Continue Reading
• Israeli Police Recommend Charges Against Netanyahu (2/13/2018) - (JTA) — The Israel Police recommended that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in two alleged corruption cases. Continue Reading
• 4 Questions For a Personal Chef: Ambra Lowenstein (2/13/2018) - Welcome Ambra Lowenstein to Boulder from North Carolina! She's a personal chef... but what does that actually mean? Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Shabbat Nugget – Iron Will? (2/15/2018) - In this week's Torah Portion we read about the donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) that the Jews built in the desert.  Continue Reading
• Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Generous Hearts (2/15/2018) - Generous Hearts, Episode 58 of A Dash of Drash, invites us to be nadav lev, generous in our hearts. Continue Reading
• Unicorns and Mermaids – Parshat Terumah (2/15/2018) - I’m reading this week’s parsha, Terumah, which - let’s be honest - might be the least exciting read in the whole Torah. Continue Reading
• Second Annual Temple Aaron Second Night Seder (2/13/2018) - Make plans for second night Seder in Trinidad at the oldest synagogue in Colorado. Continue Reading

Events

• Purim Masquerade Ball (2/14/2018) - Let's bring in Purim a little earlier this year with Bonai Shalom's first Purim Masquerade ball! Continue Reading
• Second Annual Temple Aaron Second Night Seder (2/13/2018) - Make plans for second night Seder in Trinidad at the oldest synagogue in Colorado. Continue Reading

Arts & Culture

• “Bye Bye Germany” Plays Three Local Film Festivals in a Month (2/15/2018) - Seven additional screenings were added - in the first week - to the Boulder Jewish Film Festival schedule Continue Reading