Shabbat shalom! As a people and as a community, we are showing our resilience and ingenuity. You can find many online shabbat resources, both local and far afield, for streaming services or guides to davening alone.

You can find all of our local community virtual services at the “Jewish Community Virtual Offerings” link below under “Events”. There is also a link to the list of online programs being offered by the Boulder JCC.

If you have something to entertain or engage people that you’d like to get out there, let us know!

Meanwhile, here are sources that will have the most up-to-date information about COVID-19 in Boulder and Colorado:

• Boulder JCC for the Jewish community
• City of Boulder
• Boulder County
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
• Centers for Disease Control

Stay safe, stay warm, and have a great weekend.

News

• The Space Between Us (4/23/2020) - This week’s parsha bears a striking echo to our current situation. It is the law of someone who got Tzaraat, a disease with physical symptoms of spiritual flaws that affected the person’s body, clothes, or even homes. Continue Reading
• Momentum Launches “Care with a Prayer” to Pray for Healthcare Workers (4/23/2020) - Momentum, previously known as the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project, launched today “Care with a Prayer,” a global campaign to pray for healthcare workers fighting against the Coronavirus. Continue Reading
• Boulder Moishe House Looking for New Resident (4/22/2020) - Moishe House Boulder is seeking a young adult between the ages of 22-32 who is excited about living with others and creating a Jewish community for their peers. Continue Reading
• Hillel & BBYO Team Up to Offer HS Seniors Virtual College Visits (4/22/2020) - In a new partnership, college students and Hillel staff from dozens of Hillels are sharing the campus communities they love with the high school students of BBYO. Continue Reading
• Baby Boomlet? JScreen Offering Discounted Genetic Screening (4/21/2020) - Particularly with news that there may be a baby boom nine months now, JScreen wants to make it easy for people to get screened. Continue Reading
• Virtual March of the Living Livestream at 5 pm Mountain (4/20/2020) - On Tuesday, April 21, a virtual March of the Living ceremony will take place at 5:00 pm MDT and can be viewed live online. Continue Reading
• Boundaries in the Time of Corona (4/20/2020) - Counting the Omer during the time of the Coronavirus gives us a unique opportunity to see ourselves more clearly, with much of our emotional armor stripped away and without our usual busyness to distract us. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Dealing with the Coronavirus and Discovering Happiness… (4/22/2020) - The Boulder County Center for Judaism invites you to a three-part zoom series on Dealing with the Corona Virus and Discovering the keys to a happier life. Continue Reading
• Passover Celebrations in the Time of Social Distancing (4/21/2020) - While it wasn’t safe for JFS to host Seders in senior facilities this year, we couldn’t pass over the opportunity to bring the holiday to isolated older adults in retirement communities or their homes. Continue Reading
• Rabbi Marc’s A Dash of Drash – Counting Days, Making Days Count is Episode 106 (4/21/2020) - As these very hard and confusing days of lockdown continue, it is easy for today to feel like yesterday and tomorrow, and to count off the days until we can go back to seeing the people we miss and resuming some of our activities. Continue Reading

Events

• Boulder JCC Offering Women’s “Wise Aging” Virtual Discussion Group (9/29/2020) - The Boulder JCC will offer a Wise Aging discussion group based on the book, "Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience and Spirit” by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thal. Continue Reading
• An Evening with Author Linda Kass in Conversation with Judge Murray Richtel (9/29/2020) - This Zoom event on October 6, 2020 is co-sponsored by Boulder Hadassah and the Boulder JCC. Continue Reading
• Join Har HaShem Virtually – September 25 – October 2 (9/24/2020) - Here is a quick list of all virtual events sponsored by Congregation Har HaShem in the next week. Continue Reading
• Unique High Holiday Services and Classes This Week at Nevei Kodesh (9/24/2020) - Nevei Kodesh, a warm and welcoming Jewish Renewal Community invites you to join us this week virtually for prayer, study and connection! Continue Reading
• Creative Days of Awe at Bonai (9/21/2020) - Zoom Tashlich, Shabbat Shuvah, Virtual Break-the-Fast? After a successful and meaningful virtual Rosh HaShanah, Congregation Bonai Shalom is ready to continue offering creative ways to connect spiritually and reflect with our community. Continue Reading
• L’Shanah Tova! Join Har HaShem Virtually – September 18-25 (9/17/2020) - Here is a quick list of all virtual events sponsored by Congregation Har HaShem in the next week. Continue Reading
• Shana Tova and Special Virtual Offerings at Nevei Kodesh This Week (9/17/2020) - Nevei Kodesh, a warm and welcoming Jewish Renewal Community invites you to join us this week virtually for prayer, study and connection! Continue Reading
• Join Har HaShem Virtually – September 11-18 (9/10/2020) - Here is a quick list of all virtual events sponsored by Congregation Har HaShem in the next week. Continue Reading
• Attend a Virtual Tea to Celebrate Grandparent’s Day (9/8/2020) - The Boulder JCC and PJ Library of JEWISHcolorado are excited to host a Virtual Grandparent’s Tea to celebrate National Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 13. Continue Reading
• Chai Elul teaching with Morah Yehudis and other upcoming events (9/3/2020) - Nevei Kodesh, a warm and welcoming Jewish Renewal Community invites you to join us virtually for prayer, study and connection! Continue Reading
• Join Har HaShem Virtually – September 4 – 11 (9/3/2020) - Here is a quick list of all virtual events sponsored by Congregation Har HaShem in the next week. Continue Reading
• Free Webinar: Jewish Messianic Heresy and the Right to Privacy with Professor Nan Goodman (9/2/2020) - We all know that American law protects our privacy within the home, but does it protect our emotions and personalities? Continue Reading
• Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center Annual Celebration Being Held Virtually on October 24, 2020 (9/1/2020) - JCC Denver announced the honorees for the 2020 JCC Virtual Annual Celebration being held on Saturday, October 24. Continue Reading
• First Friday on Thursday is Back at Bonai with Women of Resolution (8/30/2020) - “Women of Resolution:  We Were Strangers” is a program that shares the stories of four women who sought sanctuary to avoid being deported and separated from their families - told by Bonai Shalom community members. Continue Reading
• Join Har HaShem Virtually – August 28 – September 4 (8/27/2020) - Here is a quick list of all virtual events sponsored by Congregation Har HaShem in the next week. Continue Reading

Adventure Judaism Weekly Virtual Events:

Thursdays 11:00 am Storytime with Sadie and Ori 
Fridays 6:00 pm Shabbat Gathering with Rabbi Jamie Korngold

Arts and Culture

• Author Talk: Linda Kass, “A Ritchie Boy” (9/24/2020) - Tuesday, October 6, 6:00 - 7:00 pmPresented by ACE at the Boulder JCCIn conversation with Judge Murray Richtel Inspired by her father’s life, Linda Kass shares the little-known account of the Ritchie Boys. The Ritchie Boys were a group of primarily German-speaking, Jewish immigrants who worked in US Army Intelligence and helped the Allies win… Continue Reading
• God’s Voice is Between the Sounds (9/24/2020) - A new poem by Lisa Tremback. Continue Reading
• To Be or Not to Be: How Will the Performing Arts Survive the Pandemic? (9/10/2020) - Join Pesha Rudnick, the founding artistic director of Local Theater Company in Boulder, as she describes how it’s anything but “business as usual” for the performing arts these days. Continue Reading
• L’Chaim – A Taste of Jewish Music from MOROCCO! (9/10/2020) - Attendees will “travel” to Morocco together with guest presenter, Dr. Vaness Paloma Elbaz, who will share Jewish music and food with a High Holidays in Morocco theme. Continue Reading
• The Edges Of Illusion (9/10/2020) - I was the ninth winner in the Hassidic creative contest with this poem, among hundreds of submissions. Continue Reading
• He’s In the Spark that Starts the Soul (9/10/2020) - A new poem from Lisa Tremback. Continue Reading
• Author Talk About the Life and Influence of Elie Wiesel (9/2/2020) - Ariel Burger, author of "Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom," will speak on Sunday, September 13 via Zoom. Continue Reading
• Hidden Sparks Photography: Images of Ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Land (9/1/2020) - Join local, internationally-known photographer Bruce Shaffer as he guides us through images that are quirky and complex, comforting and disturbing, stark, and beautiful. They reflect his wanderings and work, far off the tourist trail. Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC LitFest In Your Living Room (8/27/2020) - The Boulder JCC is proud to be part of a consortium of Jewish Community Centers from across the country to present over 30 authors this fall. Continue Reading
• Amidst the Flowing Lion’s Mane of Wheat (8/20/2020) - A new poem by Lisa Tremback Continue Reading
• ChaiFlicks, First Jewish Streaming Service, Launches in North America (8/16/2020) - ChaiFlicks has over 150 acclaimed films, documentaries, shorts and television programs including multiple award winning and classic films from the Menemsha Films’ library. Continue Reading
• Justice, Justice, Shall You Pursue (8/5/2020) - Rachel Amaru and Delia LaJeunesse are teaming up to launch the Children’s Book Initiative, an effort to get racially-conscious books in the hands of the children who need them most. Continue Reading
• BJFF Offers Opportunity to Watch New Israeli TV Series (7/30/2020) - "Unchained," Israel's hot new show, is being offered to our audiences for the month of August, with a discussion August 31 at 5:00 pm. Continue Reading
• I Have the Covid-19 Blues (7/30/2020) - A new poem from Lisa Tremback. Continue Reading
• “Bubbies and Sistas Know Best” Premieres July 27 (7/23/2020) - JLTV is proud to announce the premiere and release of "Bubbies and Sistas Know Best," where our three Jewish grandmothers engage in a heartfelt and often hard conversation with three African-American Jewish women. Continue Reading