Shabbat shalom and l’shana tovah tikutevu! Happy 5782 — and let’s all pray for a better year. We have several places to find information on High Holiday services across the community. There is an image slider on the home page with each synagogue’s logo and link to their high holiday information, there’s our High Holidays page, and there’s also the Boulder JCC’s High Holiday page.

We’ve also included our Rosh Hashanah video playlist below as well.

Have a great long weekend, and due to the Labor Day holiday, we will be back next Wednesday night. Stay cool, stay safe, stay healthy!

News/Columns

• JFS Boulder Welcomes Jennifer Banyan as New Director (9/2/2021) - Jennifer Banyan, MSW, has joined JFS Boulder as their new director. Continue Reading
• JTree Joins Colorado Climate Action Rally (9/2/2021) - Boulder JTree supported the Boulder Dayanu Circle and Jewish Climate Action in a Colorado Climate Action Rally on Aug 29th! Pictures and video. Continue Reading
• Foundation Partnership Helps Boost Legacy Giving for Jewish Organizations (9/1/2021) - Rose Community Foundation is partnering with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) on a new initiative called Each One Reach One, with the goal of increasing the number of donors that have committed to leaving a legacy gift to a Jewish organization. Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• Rosh Hashanah Dinner Under the Stars! (9/2/2021) - Experience a special lavish Rosh Hashanah meal you will not soon forget, outdoors under the stars, starting at 8:15 pm after services at the Boulder County Center for Judaism. Continue Reading
• Shofar in the Park – Alternative Rosh Hashanah Celebration (9/2/2021) - To accommodate those who would otherwise not participate in formal Rosh Hashanah synagogue services, Rabbi Scheiner of Boulder Center for Judaism is promoting a brief, open to all, Rosh Hashanah ceremony that includes the primary observances of the holiday. There will be a special activity for kids and a small holiday gift takeaway. Continue Reading
• Rosh Hashanah: The Parade of Tears (9/2/2021) - Reacquainting oneself with the power of tears is the secret to unlocking the storehouse of simcha. Continue Reading
• Time for a Change? Observe Tashlich Humanistically! (9/1/2021) - .  Our madrikha (leader), Sheila Malcolm, will lead us in a Humanistic Tashlich service at Viele Lake and the Harlow Platts Picnic Shelter in South Boulder (1360 Gillaspie Dr, Boulder 80305).  This will be followed by an optional BYO lunch. Continue Reading
• Rabbi SB Gershuny Offers Rosh Hashanah Retreat (8/30/2021) - Longing for an immersive, soul-centered way to celebrate Rosh Hashanah? You might be in luck! Continue Reading
• The High Holidays: Why Are We Here? (8/30/2021) - Formal prayer is an acquired taste, and its acquisition is best achieved with frequency and familiarity. Hence the Jewish Catch 22: many Jews only show up to pray on the two days a year when the prayers are by far the most long-winded and daunting. Continue Reading
• Saba Says: Let’s Stay Connected (8/30/2021) - For those of you who are lucky enough to be grandparents, whether you're called Bubbie or Zeyde, or Grandma or Grandpa, or Safta or Saba, you have at least one thing in common. During Covid, Grandkids everywhere have been missing out on the love, playtime, cuddling, cooking and wisdom that grandparents routinely provide.  Continue Reading

Arts and Culture

• Theatre Or Presents Free Webinar Series in Conjunction with Colorado Premiere of “Sisters In Law” (9/1/2021) - Theatre Or* and Tattered Cover present Honoring Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a free webinar series designed as community outreach in association with the Colorado premiere of the play "Sisters In Law" by Jonathan Shapiro, produced by Theatre Or in association with Elizabeth Weber, Dale Franzen, and Don Franzen. Continue Reading

Events

• Vintage Vinyl and Cherished CDs Are Yours at KGNU’s Annual Yard Bazaar (9/2/2021) - What’s better than new vinyl? Old vinyl! And KGNU will have plenty of old vinyl, new books, CD’s, and media equipment to choose from when our Annual Yard Bazaar is held Saturday, September 4. Continue Reading

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