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
• 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
• 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
• 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

• Surviving Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Ebensee: A Holocaust Survivor Gives Testimony (9/27/2022) - CU Boulder's Program in Jewish Studies and the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History invite the public to a presentation by Zev Harel on October 6, who will give testimony about his struggles for survival at Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Ebensee. Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC High Holiday Food Drive (9/22/2022) - Join us in support of the High Holidays Food Drive, benefitting Community Food Share’s ongoing fight against hunger in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Continue Reading
• Mindful Returning this Holiday Season (9/22/2022) - The Boulder JCC has begun offering in-person meditation on Thursday mornings from 9 to 9:30 a.m. In these 30 minute sessions there is a short Jewish mindfulness teaching, 18 minutes of silence, several minutes for voluntary sharing, and the reciting of a healing prayer, and Kaddish. Continue Reading
• Find Community, Connection, and Joy at the Boulder JCC This Season – And All Year ‘Round (9/20/2022) - Community, connection, and joy are core to what we do at the JCC. By creating unique and meaningful opportunities to gather, celebrate, and engage, we are a community hub for everyone in Boulder County.  Continue Reading
• Local First Responders Honored on Anniversary of 9/11 (9/15/2022) - In recognition of the 21st anniversary of 9/11, Jewish National Fund-USA partnered with Temple Sinai to honor local first responders during the synagogue’s Friday evening services on September 9, 2022. Continue Reading
• September is National Preparedness Month; Boulder OEM and Boulder JCC Offer Training (9/12/2022) - The Boulder JCC is partnering with the Boulder Office of Emergency Management to offer training for leaders in the community so that they can train others on how to prepare and plan for the next disaster.  Continue Reading
• Join Beth Ami Congregation for a Social Shabbat & BYO Picnic at Waneka Lake (9/1/2022) - Find us under the cottonwood trees for an east county gathering of Humanistic Shabbat blessings, songs and sharing, followed by a bring your own picnic dinner. Continue Reading
• Join Nevei Kodesh This Friday for a Musical Shabbat (8/30/2022) - THIS FRIDAY: Musical Shabbat led by Ba’alat Tefilah Michelle Wolf & Friends (with pre-service Oneg!) Also, read about our High Holiday offerings. Continue Reading
• Ancient Wisdom on Modern Questions: Upcoming Classes (8/28/2022) - Today’s social and political divisiveness is virtually unprecedented. However, we have resources in Jewish tradition that address any of these issues, and the larger questions of how we get along and divide as a society. Continue Reading
• Tickets on Sale for Experience JFS Boulder (8/24/2022) - JFS is hosting its annual fundraiser, Experience JFS Boulder, Sunday, September 11 -- get your tickets now! Continue Reading
• CU Boulder Screening of UPHEAVAL to Mark Camp David Treaty Anniversary (8/24/2022) - A captivating documentary about the life of Israel's Former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, is set for a community screening on September 14. Continue Reading
• Mark Your Calendars for the Boulder JCC’s Fall Festival Coming in September (8/21/2022) - On Thursday, September 22, join us for a fun, family-friendly celebration with live music, entertainment, and activity stations for all ages. Enjoy a Milk and Honey Farm tour and meet our goats, chickens, and koi fish. Continue Reading
• Learn to Bake Jewish Treats with JCC Denver Baking Classes This Fall (8/18/2022) - JCC Denver is hosting a series of baking classes for attendees to learn how to make Jewish foods including challah bread, Rosh Hashanah cakes for the Jewish New Year, Barbari and pita breads, and the sweet pastry called babka. Classses will be held in September, October and November. Continue Reading
• Moments of Mindfulness at the Boulder JCC (8/17/2022) - Have you noticed that everyone is talking about mindfulness? So, what is mindfulness? Continue Reading
• Older Boulder Love (8/11/2022) - Some people like to talk about mountains they've climbed, or countries they have visited, or books they have read. I like to talk about how people fall in love. 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

• Kol Nashim Presents First Sundays: Text and  Context (9/29/2022) - Kol Nashim, the treble choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale announces a new series, “First Sundays” beginning Sunday, October 2, 2022. Continue Reading
• New International Biopic Tributes the Remarkable Life Of A Leading Los Alamos Scientist (9/20/2022) - "Adventures of a Mathematician," a feature film based on the life of CU Professor Stan Ulam, closes the Boulder Jewish Film Festival November 13. Continue Reading
• Ken Burns Scrutinizes America’s Role During the Holocaust, With Mixed Conclusions (9/15/2022) - Ken Burns discusses his new series, "The U.S. and the Holocaust," which will air on PBS on three consecutives nights, starting this Sunday, September 18. Continue Reading
• America and the Holocaust: A Filmmaker’s Perspective (9/15/2022) - As the producer and director of a PBS film on America’s response to the Holocaust some years ago, I was at first delighted to learn that Ken Burns has now likewise made a film for broadcast on PBS about how our country responded to the Nazi genocide. But some advance publicity for the broadcast raises… Continue Reading
• September Activities for the Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim (9/8/2022) - The Colorado Hebrew Chorale presents “Just in Time for Rosh Hashana” on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the Golda Meir House Museum, on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. Continue Reading
• Yiddish Paris: Creating a Jewish Nation Between Two World Wars (9/8/2022) - How did Yiddish culture become the basis for Jewish life in France during the 1920s and 1930s? How did Jewish emigrants from communist, socialist, and other backgrounds come together in Paris to create a new type of diasporic Jewish nationalism? Continue Reading
• Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Series Celebrates 15 Years (9/1/2022) - The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center is hosting the 15th season of the Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Series (JAAMM).  The series, which has outgrown its footprint as a one-season festival, is now a full presented season from September 2022 through April 2023. Continue Reading
• Messinger Gallery Opening: The Photography of Norman Koren (8/31/2022) - The Boulder JCC is thrilled to welcome you to the Messinger Gallery for the opening of a new exhibition by photographer Norman Koren.  Continue Reading
• New Video Series Explores American Jewish Communities Through Food (8/31/2022) - In its latest effort to strengthen the bond between Israel and American Jewry, the Ruderman Family Foundation this month launched a 10-part original video series, “Jewish Foodie.” The series aims to encourage Israelis to deepen their knowledge about U.S. Jewish communities, and Jewish Americans to become better acquainted with their rich and diverse heritage and culture, all… Continue Reading
• Art is Everywhere at the Boulder JCC! (8/25/2022) - This fall, art is coming to you at the Boulder JCC! View it, or participate in creating it, or both! Continue Reading
• The Grace of Aging (8/21/2022) - I recently read “Compassion is the ultimate mitzvah.” As a Jew, this is a beacon of tenderness for my heart and mind to stay on track in life. Continue Reading
• Hold On to Your Hats for the 10th Boulder Jewish Film Festival (8/18/2022) - Returning live at the Dairy Arts Center for a 10th anniversary celebration of cinema and conversation Continue Reading
• An Obelisk Needing to be Prayed For (8/18/2022) - Latest poem from Lisa Tremback. Continue Reading
• Colorado Hebrew Chorale Presents “The Singing Shekel” on Aug. 15 plus Open Rehearsals (8/11/2022) - The Colorado Hebrew Chorale announces the return of its popular program “L’Chaim – A Taste of Jewish Music from – Anywhere!" Dr. Seth Ward will present “The Singing Shekel – The Poets and Songs on Israeli Currency." Continue Reading
• ReelAbilities Film Festival in Boulder, Denver, Virtual This Month (8/11/2022) - In partnership with the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center, the Boulder JCC is thrilled to be the newest host site of ReelAbilities, the international film festival dedicated to promoting and celebrating authentic stories and creative expressions of people with disabilities, both in front of and behind the camera.  Continue Reading