Shabbat shalom!  Clearly we are in the summer doldrums; another slow news week for Jews in Boulder.

Stay cool and enjoy this week’s posts:

News

• Denver JCC Announces New Board of Directors ‍‍(7/16/2018) - 4 Av 5778 - The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center (JCC Denver) just announced the formation of a new board of directors chaired by longtime community leader, Don Kortz.

Jewish Life

• Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Antisemitism, Tisha b’Av and Statistics – Episode 73 ‍‍(7/19/2018) - 7 Av 5778 - The third Jonathan from London is Jonathan Boyd who is the Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research in London.
• They Might Be Giants – Parshat Devarim ‍‍(7/19/2018) - 7 Av 5778 - This land was once filled with giants. But they died out, slowly, over the centuries, until there was only one left - the great and mighty Og.
• Baruch Dayan Ha’emet: Ann Brown, z”l ‍‍(7/16/2018) - 4 Av 5778 - Ann Brown (Chasha bat Laib v Leah), mother of Beth Ornstein, died peacefully on Saturday evening in San Diego. 

Events

• Come Meet Bonai Shalom’s NEW Education Director ‍‍(7/19/2018) - 7 Av 5778 - Please join Congregation Bonai Shalom on Sunday, July 29 as we welcome Esther Benari-Altmann, our new Education Director to Boulder!

Arts and Culture

• Straight Off The Runway ‍‍(7/16/2018) - 4 Av 5778 - Maoz Dahan, leading Israeli designer known for dressing Static & Ben El, talks Israeli fashion and culture with Taglit-Birthright Plus participants.