Shabbat shalom! If you helped out JTree and the Nature Conservancy with their re-forestation efforts, the Nature Conservancy is hosting a Zoom thank you party on Monday!

Boulder County (along with all Metro Denver counties) has moved to Level Orange, the most restrictive level before we get to a full blown Stay at Home order. Please be sure to follow all the recommendations/ requirements of Boulder County Public Health to combat COVID-19, including wearing masks in public and avoiding gatherings outside your family group.

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.

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

Stay safe, stay healthy, and turn in your ballots as early as you can.

News

• Erasing Hunger In America Requires More Than Charity (11/12/2020) - The holidays are around the corner and, for tens of millions of our neighbors across the U.S., this will be a time of scarcity, insecurity, worry and, in the richest nation on earth, hunger. Continue Reading
• Buy Local Produce This Winter as Tuv Ha’aretz Partnership Turns 11 (11/9/2020) - Due to decreased restaurant sales as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the farm is offering a winter CSA for the first time in a number of years. Continue Reading
• Cohort 3 of the Graduate Degree in Israel Education at GWU Includes Jco Employee (11/9/2020) - The iCenter and The George Washington University are pleased to announce Cohort 3 of the Graduate Degree in Israel Education, including Michelle Schwartz of JEWISHcolorado. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Mason Hendricks Bar Mitzvah (11/11/2020) - On Saturday, November 14th, 2020, Mason Hendricks will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
• Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Arthur Wouk z”l (11/8/2020) - Arthur Wouk , father of Fay and Nina, passed away Shabbat morning, November 7, 2020,. Continue Reading
• Memorial Information for Professor David Shneer z”l (11/8/2020) - Professor Shneer's husband has provided memorial information for those who are interested in participating. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• 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
• “The U.S. and the Holocaust” to Premiere September 18, 2022 on PBS (8/9/2022) - THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST, a new three-part documentary directed and produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, explores America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history. The series will air September 18, 19 and 20, at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video… Continue Reading

Events

• This Week at Nevei Kodesh 11/13-11/19 (11/12/2020) - 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 – November 13-20 (11/12/2020) - Here is a quick list of all virtual events sponsored by Congregation Har HaShem in the next week. Continue Reading
• Rebbe-meises: Chasidic Stories from Reb Zalman, Told by Eve Ilsen (11/11/2020) - Join master performer and storyteller Eve Ilsen as she shares some of the most memorable and life-affirming “rebbe meises” (rabbinic fables), shared with her by Reb Zalman over the course of their twenty-seven-year marriage. Continue Reading
• Encounter These Jewish-Palestinian Conversations (11/9/2020) - Join Encounter as we host conversations with Palestinian civil society leaders over the next few weeks, alongside six fellow Jewish leaders from North America and Israel who will also host conversations in this series. Continue Reading
• Author Talk with Jim McCloskey – Boulder JCC LitFest (11/8/2020) - "WHEN TRUTH IS ALL YOU HAVE" is a riveting story of devotion, sacrifice, and vindication from the founder of America’s first organization committed to freeing the wrongly imprisoned. Thursday, November 12. 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