Shabbat shalom! Don’t forget that next Tuesday night, Cara Mentzel will visit the Boulder JCC and tell all about growing up with sister Idina Menzel.  Have a great weekend and enjoy this week’s posts:

News

• Six Trends to Affect Philanthropic Landscape in 2018 (1/30/2018) - When it comes to the world of philanthropy, 2018 promises to be transformational. Watch for these trends in 2018. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Shabbat Nugget: Post Tu B’Shevat (2/1/2018) - This past Wednesday was Tu B'Shevat, the New Year for trees.  There are various customs for the celebration of the New Year of Trees, the most common of them is eating fruit on this day. Continue Reading
• Synesthesia at Sinai – Parshat Yitro (2/1/2018) - This week’s parsha contains what is arguably the single most important moment in the Torah: The Revelation at Mount Sinai.   Continue Reading
• Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Harold Raizen, z”l (1/31/2018) - Harold Raizen, father of Jeff Raizen and father-in-law of Bonai Shalom's school director Karen, passed away on January 31, 2018.  Continue Reading
• Rabbi Marc’s Dash of Drash: Until the Sun Rises (1/30/2018) - Episode 55 of Dash of Drash, Until the Sun Rises, is dedicated to Koby Gruenwald z"l.  Continue Reading
• Party With the Trees for Tu B’Shevat (1/29/2018) - Though Tu B’shevat comes during the heart of winter in North America, the holiday allows us to begin planning for the spring, assessing our environmental commitments for the year, and examining our spiritual place in the natural world. Continue Reading

Events

• Boulder JCC Reflections 2018 Honors Kate and Josh Dinar (2/1/2018) - For Reflections 2018, we are thrilled to be honoring Kate and Josh Dinar. Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC Reflections 2018 Honors Carolyn Grant (1/31/2018) - For Reflections 2018, we are thrilled to be honoring Carolyn Grant. Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC Reflections 2018 Honors Alice Messinger (1/30/2018) - For Reflections 2018, we are thrilled to be honoring Alice Messinger. Continue Reading

Arts & Culture

• Boulder Jewish Film Festival Tickets Go On Sale Monday (2/1/2018) - Tickets for the 6th Annual Boulder Jewish Film Festival go on sale Monday, February 5th. Here's the full schedule for the 6th annual film festival, featuring 21 titles screening over 11 days, opening Thursday, March 8. Continue Reading
• Boulder International Film Festival Features 3 Jewish Films (1/31/2018) - The 14th Annual Boulder International Film Festival, set to run from February 22 – 25, 2018, will include three Jewish genre films. Continue Reading
• #Jewish Lives Matter (1/29/2018) - My grandson was born in 2017, during quite extraordinary times --- and 100 years after his late great grandfather, about whom this book was written. The question arises… How can we prepare my grandson’s generation to deal with their century from how Harry Greissman and his “Greatest Generation” lived through their extraordinary century? Continue Reading
• “Keep the Change” Offers a Message of Inclusion and Acceptance (1/29/2018) - The Colorado Premiere of "Keep the Change" opens the Boulder Jewish Film Festival, and includes a Community Inclusion Resource Showcase. Continue Reading