Shabbat shalom and happy Juneteenth holiday!

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 cool, stay safe, stay healthy!

News/Columns

• JFS Boulder Seeks New Director (6/17/2021) - Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) seeks a director to lead the vision, direction, and strategy of the JFS Boulder office. Continue Reading
• Pressure Builds to Increase Giving Requirements And Expand Charitable Deductions (6/17/2021) - Despite the growing need and increased contributions to foundations and DAFs, average giving to charity in the U.S. has remained constant for forty years at roughly 2% of disposable income. Continue Reading
• Column: The Perils of Ilhan Omar: The Weird Way She Identifies With Jews (6/17/2021) - At long last, American Jews can bond with Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, at least in one sense. She now understands how we feel when she mouths off about Israel’s supposed oppression of the Palestinians, which compounds our fear that her followers will harm us. Continue Reading
• New B’nai Mitzvah Program Announced by B’nai Havurah (6/13/2021) - The program, My Mitzvah, brings together Jewish families from diverse backgrounds and levels of knowledge to train together toward individual and shared goals. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Alex Tarrant Bar Mitzvah (6/17/2021) - On Saturday, June 19th, 2021, Alex Tarrant will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
• Celebrate Havdallah – LIVE AND IN-PERSON! – with Beth Ami Congregation (6/13/2021) - We will meet in the Waneka Lake Picnic and Boathouse area, Lafayette, for a bring-your-own-picnic event. We will have juice to taste, spices to smell, and a brief service to read. Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• 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

Events

• Boulder JCC Women of the J Hosts Mitzvah Night (6/13/2021) - The Boulder JCC Women of the J is proud to host their Annual Mitzvah Night on Tuesday, June 15. Come together to do a Mitzvah by making personal care bags for clients of Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence Inc – Boulder (SPAN).  Continue Reading