Weekly Edition: May 27th, 2022

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 community in Uvalde, Texas this week.

A reminder that next Wednesday June 1st, there is a blood drive at the Boulder JCC. You can check our Community Calendar any time for other upcoming events in the community — you can even subscribe to a weekly email with all of the week’s events listed.

Stay cool, stay safe and stay healthy!

Here are stories from the last week:

News/Columns

• Column: American Nakba (5/26/2022) - A new play to top the absurdity of “Springtime for Hitler”: “Rashida Resurrects the Nakba Legacy.” Continue Reading
• Letter: BDS = Shoot The Jew (5/26/2022) - By 2005 Omar Barghouti, a founder of BDS ("Boycott, Divest, Sanction"), had acknowledged that the sole purpose of BDS was the euthanasia of Israel. Continue Reading
• Shoes Can Be a Method Of Escape, And a Tool For Taking Action (5/25/2022) - I recently gave a lecture to students at Colorado University about my childhood experiences as a refugee survivor from the days of the Holocaust. Aside from relating my story, I had a message to deliver: “Vote. Talk to your friends, parents, neighbors and anyone who will listen. Your country is at stake!” Continue Reading

Jewish Life

• A Shavuot Revelation (5/26/2022) - Shavuot is a mysterious holiday. This commemoration of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai isn’t given a specific date for its celebration; instead we are told in the Book of Exodus to schedule it seven weeks from the second night of Passover. Continue Reading
• Madden Scheff Bar Mitzvah (5/25/2022) - On Saturday, May 28th, 2022, Madden Scheff will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. Continue Reading
• Ezra Margolis Bar Mitzvah (5/25/2022) - On Saturday, May 28th, 2022, Ezra Margolis will be called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom. Continue Reading
• Isaac Emmenegger Bar Mitzvah (5/25/2022) - On Saturday, May 21st, 2022, Isaac Emmenegger was called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom. Continue Reading

Events

• All Ages Are Welcome at Boulder JTree Volunteer Day at Cal-Wood (5/25/2022) - On June 26, Milk and Honey Farm at the Boulder JCC is proud to partner with Boulder JTree to help reforest areas burned in the Calwood Fire in 2020. Continue Reading