Shabbat shalom! Purim is just around the corner (starts Monday night, see our Purim Playlist), the Boulder Jewish Film Festival is in full swing, and there are some tickets left.

Stay warm (cool?), and have a great weekend. Enjoy! Oh, and don’t forget, Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday morning — don’t be late to brunch or your Festival screening!

News

• BJFF Audiences Meet Dave Grusin, Consummate Musician and Complete Mensch (3/5/2020) - The Boulder Jewish Film Festival opened Wednesday with the Colorado premiere of "Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time." Continue Reading
• The Denver Hospice Granted Jewish Hospice Accreditation (3/5/2020) - The Denver Hospice announced that it has received accreditation from the National Institute for Jewish Hospice (NIJH). Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC’s 13th Reflections A B’nai Mitzvah Celebration (3/4/2020) - Each year, Reflections brings the community together to celebrate honorees, schmooze, and unite under a collective goal: supporting the programs and scholarships that ignite our community. The 13th Annual Reflections gathered over 420 guests at the Boulder JCC for a B’nai Mitzvah themed celebration. Continue Reading
• Netanyahu Defeats Gantz, But Still Short of Majority (3/2/2020) - As of press time, according to the Jerusalem Post, Likud is expected to come out with 37 seats to Blue and White's 32. Netanyahu's right-wing bloc is expected to finish with 59 seats, two short of a majority. Continue Reading
• March Madness Means Camp Registration Time at the Boulder JCC (3/1/2020) - The Boulder JCC offers many day camp opportunities for kids entering kindergarten through high school for 12 weeks this summer. Registration is open now for all camp programs at a reduced rate. Continue Reading
• Har HaShem Gets a New Look! (3/1/2020) - How do you describe a community? How do you convey its character and aspirations? Businesses talk about branding. And Har HaShem has concluded a multi-year process to create a vision and logo. Continue Reading
• On Eve of Third Israeli Election, U of Haifa Scholar Predicts a Fourth (3/1/2020) - As Israel gears up for its third election in a little over a year, University of Haifa hosted a webinar on Wednesday with one of its leading experts in political communication and mass media, Prof. Gabriel Weimann. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Carol Houck z”l (3/5/2020) - Carol Houck, beloved mother of Melissa Houck-Werner, passed away in Buffalo, NY. Continue Reading
• Shiva for Ruth Steinberg z”l (3/5/2020) - There will be one night of shiva for Ruth Steinberg z"l Saturday evening, March 7th. Continue Reading
• Celebrate Purim Italian Style (3/4/2020) - Purim begins in less than a week and plans for a fun and exciting Italian style Purim party are in full swing! Continue Reading
• Sadie Lederman-Melendez Bat Mitzvah (3/2/2020) - On Saturday, March 7, 2020, Sadie Lederman-Melendez will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. Continue Reading
• Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Ruth Steinberg z”l (3/1/2020) - Ruth Steinberg, mother of Lowell Steinberg (Ilyse Bloom's husband), passed away in Florida on Friday, February 28th, 2020. Continue Reading

Events

• Har HaShem Brotherhood Hosting Comedy, Dessert Night (3/4/2020) - The show brings together two comedians who have performed together before -- "Hippieman" John Novosad and Rich Schad -- for a night of sweetness and laughter. Continue Reading
• This Week for CU’s Jewish Buffs – 3/2 (3/1/2020) - Here are this week's activities for CU Boulder's Jewish student community. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Despite Many Sold-Out Screenings, There Are Plenty of Seats Left for the BJFF (3/5/2020) - Find out what films are still available with our handy-dandy list Continue Reading
• Film at Boulder Jewish Film Festival Will Launch Holocaust Education Fund (3/2/2020) - To celebrate Irene’s life and legacy, the Boulder JCC is hosting a ceremony on the stage of the Dairy’s Gordon Gamm Theater prior to the Boulder Jewish Film Festival screening of “Those Who Remained.” Continue Reading