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Shabbat shalom.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with brothers and sisters under attack in Ukraine, recently home to roughly 300,000 Jews, as well as the communities in Buffalo and Laguna Woods this week.
Stay warm, stay safe and stay healthy!
Here are stories from the last week:
News/Columns
- Chariots of Fire (5/19/2022) - Many of you know that the allusion of the title, Chariots of Fire, relate to Eliyahu HaNavi, Elijah the prophet, ascending to heaven in a chariot of fire, as he was leaving this world. So why the connection to this film? Continue Reading
- Column: Arab Leaders So Sure – Yet So Secretive – About Cause of Al Jazeera Reporter’s Death (5/19/2022) - Amid the varied dissections of Shireen Abu Akleh’s death, the Palestinian Authority was consistent. To paraphrase Israeli diplomat Abba Eban, they did not miss an opportunity to miss the opportunity to sound credible. Continue Reading
- Of Tzedek and Hate Crimes: Boulder Haver Stands with NY & CA (5/16/2022) - We stand together in support and mourning of two deadly mass shootings that occurred over the weekend and are being investigated as hate crimes: one at a Buffalo, NY supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood, the other at Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, CA. Continue Reading
- JEWISHcolorado, JCRC, ADL Condemn Horrific Attack (5/16/2022) - JEWISHcolorado, the ADL Mountain States Region, and the Jewish Community Relations Council stand with the community of Buffalo, New York where ten people have been murdered and three others injured at a grocery store in what authorities are calling an act of "racially motivated violent extremism." Continue Reading
- Letter: Settler Colonial = Kike = Sheeny. No Difference (5/16/2022) - hears the term "settler colonial" spewed as an obscene epithet throughout the American Academia today to disparage the Jewish people of Israel and Zionism positing the fallacious claim that Zionism is an entirely 19th century European invention when in fact Zionism is the singular foundational narrative of the 4000-year-old Jewish Bible. Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- Eulogy for Henry Rasof (5/19/2022) - Henry was an active seeker whose Jewish identity was important to him. In fact, my husband, Rabbi Scheiner remembers Henry telling him that he got much more involved in his Jewish roots when he moved to Boulder. Continue Reading
- Celebrate Shavuot IRL! (5/17/2022) - After a two year "hiatus", Shavuot celebrations are back in person! Continue Reading
- Gabrielle Sommer B’nai Mitzvah (5/17/2022) - On Saturday, May 21, 2022, Gabrielle Sommer will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
- Discover the Artist Marketplace at the Boulder Jewish Festival (5/19/2022) - The Boulder Jewish Festival has been known for years as an amazing place to purchase Jewish art and Judaica used in the celebration of Jewish holidays. We are especially excited by the number of artists that will have Judaica available. Continue Reading
Events
- Join Beth Ami Congregation for Refugee Havdalah (5/19/2022) - Every spring, in the weeks leading up to Passover, Jewish communities around the world set aside time to focus on the plight of refugees. In keeping with this new tradition, we will follow our brief Havdalah ceremony with a discussion of refugee circumstances around the world and just how we might be able to help. Continue Reading
- Kol Nashim Presents Woman to Woman 2022 Benefit Concert (5/17/2022) - Kol Nashim, the women’s choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale presents “Woman to Woman 2022” its first in-person concert since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. This annual concert, which benefits the Jerusalem Shelter for Battered Women, will be held to Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Continue Reading
- Mindful Morning at the Boulder JCC (5/17/2022) - The Boulder JCC will be hosting a Mindful Morning on Friday, June 3rd. This in-person event will offer opportunities for silent sitting meditation, walking meditation, learning, and connecting with community in an inviting outdoor setting. Continue Reading
- Boulder JTree Calling for Volunteers (5/17/2022) - Join Boulder JTree and partners to help reforest areas burned in the Cal-Wood Fire in 2020. Continue Reading
