Weekly Edition: April 23rd, 2021

Shabbat shalom! And welcome to post 7,500 from the Boulder Jewish News. Happy Earth Day:
Every donation to JTree before the end of April will be doubled by the National Forest Foundation.

Here are links to the latest information from the state of Colorado about Covid and about vaccines. All residents of Colorado over the age of 16 are eligible to be vaccinated. Please be sure to follow all the recommendations/ requirements of Boulder County Public Health to combat COVID-19, including wearing masks in public spaces and avoiding gatherings outside your family group. 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!

News/Columns

• A Creative Solution Leads to a Life-Changing Intervention (4/22/2021) - What started as an inquiry into signing “Jeffrey” up for homemaker services through JFS Boulder turned in to a life-changing intervention. Continue Reading
• Column: Insane Ruling On Jewish Woman’s Murder: Maybe The French Court Is On Drugs (4/22/2021) - To paraphrase our insanity defense standard, a suspect who cannot distinguish between right and wrong in killing his Jewish neighbor is not guilty of committing a crime. France’s version of our Supreme Court moved close to such a conclusion when it ruled that Kobili Traore cannot stand trial for killing a Jewish woman since his… Continue Reading
• Father Patrick Desbois to Head the Academic Council of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (4/19/2021) - Father Patrick Desbois, who visited Boulder in 2018 with his Holocaust by Bullets exhibit, was named Chair of the Academic Council at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. Continue Reading
• Put Your Values Into Action: Applications Now Open for “Serve the Moment” Summer Service Corps (4/18/2021) - Part-time, paid Corps Members serve virtually or in person with local nonprofit partners in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. The fellowship runs from June 21 - July 30, 2021. Continue Reading
• JEWISHcolorado Honored with FBI Community Leadership Award (4/18/2021) - JEWISHcolorado is being honored with the prestigious 2020 Federal Bureau of Investigation Director’s Community Leadership Award. This award recognizes institutions that have demonstrated outstanding contributions to their local communities by assisting the FBI in combatting crime, terrorism, drugs, and violence in America. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Saturday Evening: “Humanistic Havdalah – Jewish Peoplehood” (4/22/2021) - This Saturday, April 24, we will gather together online at 7:00 pm to say goodbye to Shabbat with a brief Havdalah candle ceremony, a few songs and, if you like, a BYO dessert. Then we will engage in a sure-to-be-interesting discussion of our Jewish identities. Continue Reading
• RSVP Now for Boulder’s Socially Distanced Outdoor Lag BBQ (4/22/2021) - Boulder Center for Judaism is providing a fun Lag B'Omer program on Thursday night, April 29th with bbq choices for the entire family. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• 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
• New Programs Announced by Colorado Hebrew Chorale (4/18/2021) - The Colorado Hebrew Chorale announces its second season of “L’Chaim – A Taste of Jewish Music from – Anywhere!" The new series will offer programs on the fourth Monday of each month, starting April 26. Continue Reading

Events

• Women of the J Presents Exceptional Women Series with Abby Stein (4/22/2021) - Women of the J welcomes Abby Stein virtually as part of their Exceptional Women Speaker Series on May 4. Abby Stein is the author of "Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman." Continue Reading
• Boulder JCC’s Nosh & Network Partners with the Denver Jewish Chamber of Commerce This Thursday (4/19/2021) - A combined networking event is coming up on Thursday, April 22 on Zoom, and monthly thereafter. Check out the article for more networking opportunities! Continue Reading