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Shabbat shalom, and happy Cinco de Mayo! (For those reading the night before, May the Fourth Be With You.)
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with our brothers and sisters under attack in Israel, Ukraine, and the women of this country.
Stay warm, stay safe and stay healthy!
Here are stories from the last week:
News/Columns/Letters
- Column: DeSantis Visit to Israel Not All That Kosher (5/4/2023) - “They love him in Israel.” Do they love him in Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach, the main cities and their suburbs where most Florida Jews live? Or, for that matter, Floridians generally who live in those areas? Continue Reading
- Letter: Harvard Travels Back to Its Nazi Future (5/4/2023) - or President Lawrence Bacow and Harvard University today, it is a truly shameful deja vu all over again as Harvard has embarked on an attempt to awash itself again -- as it did with numerous Nazi universities -- with those who celebrate antisemitism -- specifically Al-Quds University near Jerusalem. Continue Reading
- The Boulder JCC is Hiring an HR Manager (5/2/2023) - Do you have a passion for human resources or know someone who does? Love the Boulder JCC? If that sounds like you or someone you know, we may have found our next HR Manager! Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Claire Lucille Bolder z”l (5/4/2023) - Claire Lucille Bolder, mother of Larry Bolder, died in her sleep on Monday night in Michigan. Continue Reading
- Celebrate Shavuot in Community with Haver (5/3/2023) - Join Haver, the Rabbinic Council of Boulder, as we celebrate Shavuot, a holiday commemorating receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai, the evening of May 25-26. Continue Reading
- Mindful Moment: Believing Your Thoughts is a “Choice” (5/3/2023) - Here is a beautiful mindfulness teaching presented by facilitator Suzanne Weiss recently to the Morning Meditation group that meets daily on zoom, and in person on Tuesdays at Nevei Kodesh and Thursdays at the Boulder JCC from 9 to 9:30 a.m. All are free to join, no meditation experience necessary, only curiosity! Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
- May Activities for Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim (5/4/2023) - Check out the three events Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim have coming up this month! Continue Reading
- Music and Memoirs: Artistic Responses to the Holocaust (5/3/2023) - Longmont composer, Michael Udow, will describe the development of his opera, "A Wall of Two," and will share a video of musical excerpts. The opera is based on the Holocaust survival story of sisters Henia and Ilona Karmel. Continue Reading
Events
- Connect With Your Community at the Upcoming 2023 Boulder Jewish Festival (5/4/2023) - We're now a month out from the next Boulder Jewish Festival. See what organizations are coming! Continue Reading
- Sustainability is Front and Center at the 2023 Boulder Jewish Festival (5/2/2023) - One of the newest features of the 2023 Boulder Jewish Festival is space dedicated to sustainability. “Caring for the environment is an important value to the Boulder JCC ”, says Festival Director Joy Alice Eisenhauer. “We know that there are many organizations doing interesting work towards sustainability and we wanted to feature them prominently.” Continue Reading
- JCC Denver Hosts ‘Senior Prom’ for Adults 55+ on May 11 (5/2/2023) - The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center (JCC Denver) is hosting the inaugural Senior Prom at the JCC Denver for adults 55 and older, in partnership with One Medical Seniors and Kavod Senior Life on Thursday, May 11. Continue Reading
