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Shabbat shalom and Chag sameach Sukkot! Congratulations to the Boulder JCC on five years in their “new” building! Be sure to read about their great party and see some pictures from the event.
Have a great weekend, and stay cool, stay safe, stay healthy!
News/Columns
- Boulder JCC Celebrates Five Years Since Opening (9/23/2021) - This afternoon, September 23, 2021, the Boulder JCC held an outdoor party to celebrate the building being open for five years. Well, to celebrate the fifth anniversary since opening day, since technically, the building was closed for a chunk of year 5, during the pandemic. Continue Reading
- Column: An Act of War…Against American Jews (9/23/2021) - The so-called “progressives” in Congress led Democrats to commit an act of war against the Jewish people on Tuesday, when the House leadership slashed $1 billion incorporated into the spending legislation for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system in an emergency spending package. Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- The Mobile Sukkah Comes to Boulder County (9/23/2021) - This year to accommodate those choosing to stay home due to health fears, Boulder County Center for Judaism decided to build a Mobile Sukkah, bringing holiday joy to Boulder County's Jews. Continue Reading
- PJ Library Offers Free Sukkot & Simchat Torah Fun for the Family (9/20/2021) - Why do we blow a shofar? What should we do in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? When do we sit in the sukkah? The answers to these questions – and much, much more – can be found in “A Time to Grow: A PJ Library Family Guide to the Fall Holidays”, a beautiful, free… Continue Reading
- Sukkot: My Sukkah’s on Fire (9/20/2021) - During the Sukkot holiday, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles erupts in joyful celebration. Our forty-plus kosher restaurants all have sukkot attached. There’s a sukkah on top of Ralph’s supermarket. One could conceivably sukkah hop to a different hut every five minutes and not exhaust the inventory. Continue Reading
- Zoe Rhodes-Wolin Bat Mitzvah (9/20/2021) - On Friday, September 24th, 2021, Zoe Rhodes-Wolin will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. Continue Reading
- Bella Berger Bat Mitzvah (9/20/2021) - On Saturday, September 25th, 2021, Bella Berger will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. Continue Reading
- Genevieve Putterman B’nai Mitzvah (9/20/2021) - On September 25th, 2021, Genevieve Putterman will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
- Boulder JCC Launches New Weaving Program with Three-Part Workshop Series (9/22/2021) - Boulder JCC is excited to offer a special opportunity for you to become an amateur weaver or refine your technique! In the next few weeks, we will be presenting three separate series of multi-session workshops. Continue Reading
- Ahead of NYC Comic Con, Online Panel to Examine Superheroes and the “Jewish Multiverse” (9/22/2021) - “The Jewish Multiverse: Judaism and Superheroes” to take place online on Thursday September 30. Comic book writers Chris Claremont and Marguerite Bennett, along with comic book editor Danny Fingeroth are among special participants. Continue Reading
- Denver’s Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Festival Lineup Announced; Tickets on Sale Sept. 22 (9/22/2021) - The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center is bringing famed talent to Denver in-person and virtually this fall through its 14th Annual Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music (JAAMM) Festival. The festival’s opening night is on Oct. 6. Continue Reading
Events
- Boulder JCC Hosts 9Health:365 Health Fair (9/23/2021) - On Sunday, October 3, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, the Boulder JCC will proudly host the 9Health:365 Fair (previously 9Health Fair). It will be a basic fair offering low-cost blood-work, RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) screening, and blood pressure only. Continue Reading
- Virtual Suicide Prevention Forum and Training (9/20/2021) - The Boulder Chapter of Hadassah wants to spread the word about actions that all of us can take to help prevent suicide. Continue Reading
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