Shabbat shalom, and Happy Labor Day! This weekend also marks Rosh Chodesh Elul, the beginning of the month of preparation for the High Holidays. Boulder Jewish News will be putting together our compendium of High Holiday events, schedules and stories in the next week, so keep an eye out for that.

September also marks Boulder Jewish News’ 10th Anniversary, and we are planning several special stories and pages to celebrate! You are, in fact, reading our 6,529th post since starting out in the fall of 2009. Enjoy!

Stay cool, and have a great weekend. Here are this week’s posts:

News

• Refuat HaNefesh Adds a New Session (8/29/2019) - Refuat Hanefesh: A Healing of the Spirit is beginning a second monthly meeting group. See the schedule for the month here. Continue Reading
• Ancient Emojis Discovered in the Talmud (8/28/2019) - I always thought that emojis were a recent thing. So, imagine my shock when this morning I was studying tractate Ketubot in the Talmud, written in 200 CE, and the discussion was about smiley face emojis! Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Celebrate Havdallah – LIVE AND IN-PERSON! – with Beth Ami Congregation (6/13/2021) - We will meet in the Waneka Lake Picnic and Boathouse area, Lafayette, for a bring-your-own-picnic event. We will have juice to taste, spices to smell, and a brief service to read. Continue Reading
• Celebrate a Humanistic Shabbat with Beth Ami Congregation (6/8/2021) - Zoom into Shabbat with Beth Ami – Colorado Congregation for Humanistic Judaism this Friday, June 11 at 6 pm! Continue Reading
• Reid Goldin Bar Mitzvah (6/8/2021) - On Saturday, June 12th, 2021, Reid Goldin will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
• Kabbalah Experience Welcomes Students Back in Person for Summer Semester (6/3/2021) - After more than a year of holding classes virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Kabbalah Experience is welcoming students back to in-person learning for Summer Semester classes. Continue Reading
• Four Questions for Rachel Goldbaum – Sacred and Sensual (6/3/2021) - Boulder Center for Judaism is proud to announce a virtual class on the topic of the “Sacred and  Sensual” given by Rochel Goldbaum of Denver, CO on Thursday, June 10. This is the second in a series of three classes on “Nurturing the Knot.” Continue Reading
• Shabbat: TGIF (6/3/2021) - I am who I am thanks to Shabbat. Due to this biblically mandated institution, I have peace of mind, a flourishing community, a great relationship with my family and a career where I traverse the country singing its praise. Continue Reading
• Judaism Your Way Opens Registration for Open Tent Be Mitzvah Program (5/30/2021) - Judaism Your Way opened registration on May 25th for the 13th year of its Open Tent Be Mitzvah program, an innovative two-year coming-of-age experience for students entering grades 6 through 8. Continue Reading
• Louisa Carbone Bat Mitzvah (5/30/2021) - On Saturday, June 5th, 2021, Louisa Carbone will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. Continue Reading
• Zoe Rhodes-Wolin Bat Mitzvah (5/30/2021) - On Saturday, June 5th, 2021, Zoe Rhodes-Wolin will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. Continue Reading
• Ari Tilzer and Ruby Stein B’nai Mitzvah (5/30/2021) - On Saturday, June 5th, 2021, Ari Tilzer and Ruby Stein will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading

Events

• You’re Invited to Kathryn’s Sweet 16: A Thank You and Retirement Dance Party (8/29/2019) - There’s only one way to send off Kathryn Bernheimer and that’s with a dance party featuring the music she loves. Continue Reading
• JEWISHcolorado to Honor Community Leaders at Annual Meeting (8/28/2019) - JEWISHcolorado looks forward to honoring several community leaders at its upcoming Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 4. Continue Reading
• Don’t Miss “Ask Dr. Ruth” Screening and Dr. Jenni Talk Back Tonight (8/26/2019) - ACE kicks off the fall season today/tonight with two free screenings of the acclaimed new documentary about Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Adonai (8/29/2019) - A new poem by Lisa Tremback. Continue Reading
• Get Crafty and Get Cooking at Milk and Honey Farm (8/28/2019) - While summer may be winding down, Milk and Honey Farm at the Boulder JCC is just getting started. Returning this fall are two beloved series -- Create and Cultivate and Boulder Chefs Series.  Continue Reading
• Aspiring Artists Are Invited To Express Themselves At BJCC (8/25/2019) - Meet the artists teaching classes this fall at the JCC's art studio open house on September 28. Continue Reading
• Theatre Or, Mizel Arts and Culture Center Present Tovah Feldshuh in “Dancing with Giants” (8/25/2019) - DANCING WITH GIANTS will be the opening event of the 2019 JAAMM Festival, beginning September 13. Continue Reading