Shabbat shalom, and happy leap year! Don’t forget that we have one more day of February this year.

Purim is just around the corner, as is the Boulder Jewish Film Festival. But also, don’t miss our Reflections wrap up.

Stay warm, and have a great weekend. Enjoy!

News

• SHALOM Denver Launches New Website to Promote Socially Responsible Business Services (2/27/2020) - SHALOM Denver, recently launched a new website to promote its socially responsible business services, such as mailing, digital printing, Every Door Direct Mail® Marketing, and packaging and assembly. Continue Reading
• Letter to the Editor (2/27/2020) - A recent Jewish Telegraphic Agency news item that appeared on 2/20 (linked in our JTA feed, Ed.) reported that the Israeli government intends to build thousands of homes for Jews “in predominantly Palestinian eastern Jerusalem.” In fact, the neighborhoods in question are not predominantly Arab and aren't in eastern Jerusalem. Continue Reading
• 13th Reflections Raises $120,000 for Scholarships (2/26/2020) - The Boulder JCC's 13th annual Reflections Gala was a great success Saturday night, raising over $120,000 for the Early Childhood, Youth, and Camp Scholarship and Program Fund, and honoring Barbara Steinmetz and Emily and Jonathan Cooper. It was the second year the event was held at the Boulder JCC itself. Over 400 guests enjoyed food… Continue Reading
• Israel Cycling Team Makes History, Competing in UAE Tour (2/23/2020) - Israel's only professional cycling team, Israel Start-Up Nation, will make history on Sunday by competing in the UAE Tour, becoming the first Israeli team to participate in the Middle East's top cycling race. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• A Mad (Hatter) Purim Celebration with Bonai Shalom and Nevei Kodesh (2/27/2020) - Congregation Bonai Shalom and Congregation Nevei Kodesh are collaborating on a full set of Purim services and parties this year. "Take some more hamentashcen," said the March Hare... Continue Reading
• Hamentashen Bake in Boulder (2/27/2020) - Boulder Center for Judaism invites you to a Hamantashen Bake – Let’s Celebrate Purim. Continue Reading
• Purim Events for All Ages with the Boulder JCC (2/26/2020) - Looking for some Purim family fun? Join us on Sunday, March 8 for the annual Boulder Community Purim Carnival! Continue Reading

Events

• When Good and Holy Things Become Idolatry (2/27/2020) - Join Congregation Nevei Kodesh in welcoming Rabbi Arik Ascherman for a Shabbat Lunch and Learn on Saturday, March 14th. Rabbi Arik's topic is "When Good and Holy Things Become Idolatry." Continue Reading
• Are We Ready for Genetically Modified Humans? Dr. Jamie Metzl To Speak at Boulder JCC (2/23/2020) - Can we eliminate diseases? Will scientists be able to create designer children with the traits their parents want? On March 2nd, Dr. Jamie Metzl will answer the question: are we ready for genetically modified humans? Continue Reading
• This Week for CU’s Jewish Buffs – 2/24 (2/23/2020) - Here are this week's activities for CU Boulder's Jewish student community. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Boulder International Film Festival, with Boulder JCC, to Screen “Shared Legacies” (6/21/2021) - The Boulder JCC is excited to be partnering with the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) Call2action program to present the screening of "Shared Legacies" on Sunday, June 27th. Continue Reading
• Check Out Beth Ami Congregation’s “Readers Circle” (6/21/2021) - (a no pressure book group) -- Participants are not obligated to share a book of their own -- you can feel free to attend simply to hear what others are reading. Continue Reading
• Tikkun Olam: A New Memoir That Repairs a Jewish Author’s Shattered Memories (6/17/2021) - It’s a blessing to get to see people move through life, operating in all the various roles over time that make them who they are. I've known Ellen Blum Barish, the author of the new memoir, "Seven Springs," for 30 years. We were young moms together, we were part of a small group that studied… Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC Announces “Summer Under the Stars Outdoor Movie Nights!” (6/10/2021) - The Boulder JCC is excited to announce Summer Under the Stars Outdoor Movie Nights! Films will be shown outside and in-person! Bring your blankets, camping chairs, food, and drink (please no alcohol or glass containers), and enjoy a relaxing evening of cinema entertainment. Continue Reading
• “Shtisel” – The Magic And The Mystery (6/8/2021) - Have you ever connected a baffling interest in a recent TV series to a prophetic Biblical verse? I have. Continue Reading
• June Programs from Colorado Hebrew Chorale (6/2/2021) - The Colorado Hebrew Chorale will be hosting two virtual programs in June 2021, one on June 6th and the other on June 21st. Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC Offering “Hopeful Birds” Clay Workshops (5/27/2021) - Join ceramic artist and instructor Rita Vali for a hands-on workshop, as we form, decorate, and glaze “Hopeful Birds”. Continue Reading
• Monday: “Better Widowed than Married”: Conversa Women in Early Modern Europe – Peak to Peak Webinar (5/20/2021) - The mass forced conversion of Spanish and Portuguese Jews before 1492 reshaped Jewish family life in the early modern period. In this webinar on May 24, , Professor Rebecca Wartell will explore this transformation, mining discussions of marriage and marital status in legal and popular Jewish literature to recover the neglected experiences and voices of… Continue Reading
• Another Man Down (5/20/2021) - A new poem from Lisa Tremback Continue Reading
• Hadassah Presents Virtual Tour of National Portrait Gallery (5/18/2021) - Join Boulder Hadassah on Sunday May 23rd for a private docent-led virtual one hour tour, via Zoom, of the National Portrait Gallery, featuring people of the Jewish faith who helped shape our history and culture. Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC Invites You to an Outdoor Music Concert (5/13/2021) - The Boulder JCC is excited to announce an upcoming in-person outdoor concert featuring Boulder’s own Cultural Caravan. Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC LitFest is A-MAY-zing (4/28/2021) - The Boulder JCC has been in partnership with the Marcus JCC of Atlanta for almost a year to present our community with authors in conversation from their living rooms to yours. May brings seven new opportunities to meet interesting authors. Continue Reading
• The Show Must Go On – CU Boulder Hebrew Program Marks its Annual Concert with a Virtual Choir (4/28/2021) - This year, due to Covid-19, the event went virtual, and our three Hebrew classes, along with faculty and alumni, collaborated in creating a virtual choir performing the iconic Arik Einstein song "Ohev Lihiyot Babayit" (translated as “I Love to Be at Home”). See the video! Continue Reading
• The Magic of Shtisel (4/22/2021) - On May 13, join Morah (teacher) Yehudis Fishman, Rabbi Marc Soloway, and Daphne Lazar Price, the Executive Director of JOFA (Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance), for a lively discussion on this global Israeli hit drama. Continue Reading
• Hadassah Presents Virtual Mah Jongg Party (4/22/2021) - Boulder Chapter of Hadassah invites all Mah Jongg lovers to Boulder Hadassah’s virtual Mah Jongg Party on Sunday, June 6, 2021, Continue Reading