Weekly Edition: January 5th, 2018

Shabbat shalom! Welcome to 2018, or 20-Chai! Enjoy this week’s posts:

News

• Guest Post: Never Been More Proud to Be Jewish (1/4/2018) - A few weeks ago, I traveled with 13 other Jewish teens from BBYO to Ukraine on Ambassadors to Ukraine. After returning home from this life-changing experience in Ukraine, I see the work I must do in my local community. Continue Reading
• Fundraiser ‘The Faces of JFS’ Raises Nearly $375,000 (1/2/2018) - Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) raised nearly $375,000 at its fundraiser, "The Faces of JFS 2017 Winter Soirée," on December 14. Continue Reading
• Local Org Turning School Bus Into Sustainability Classroom (1/1/2018) - “Sustainability is a team sport,” says founder Chava Tzemach, “Individual actions are important, but community support and institutional changes are where the magic happens.” Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Shabbat Nugget: Maintaining Our Jewish Identity (1/4/2018) - In this week's Torah portion we learn how the Jews flourished in Egypt. Continue Reading
• Rabbi Marc’s Dash of Drash: Exodus – Narrative and Law (1/4/2018) - In Exodus - Narrative and Law, episode 52 of A Dash of Drash, a professor of bible and a rabbi explore different ways of finding meaning in ancient narratives, as we begin ritual reading the Book of Exodus.  Continue Reading
• Becoming Moses – Parshat Shemot (1/4/2018) - This week, we begin the Book of Exodus, and from here on out, Moses will be our guide. Continue Reading
• Carol Shiva Plans Set (1/4/2018) - There will be a gathering of community at Marilyn and Robert Carol's home to honor her mother's memory. Continue Reading
• Layla Steinbock Bat Mitzvah (1/2/2018) - On Saturday, January 6th, 2018, Layla Steinbock will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
• Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Ruth Bernstein Carol, z”l (1/1/2018) - Ruth Bernstein Carol, mother of Marilyn Carol, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018. Continue Reading
• Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Warren Toltz z”l (1/1/2018) - Warren Mitchell Toltz, Denver businessman and Jewish community pillar, passed away on December 30, 2017.   Continue Reading

 Arts and Culture

• Raisins and Almonds: A Tu B’Shvat Celebration (1/2/2018) - The Colorado Hebrew Chorale and its women’s choir, Kol Nashim, invite you to attend their first fundraising event on Sunday, January 28, featuring a concert and dinner. Continue Reading