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Shabbat shalom and Happy Sukkot! Some Sukkot events this weekend: on Saturday, September 30 with Beth Ami, and on Sunday, October 1 at the Boulder JCC and Nevei Kodesh.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with our brothers and sisters under attack in Israel, Ukraine, and the women of this country.
Stay cool, stay safe and stay healthy!
Here are stories from the last week:
News/Columns/Letters
- Senior Singles Connect in Boulder County (9/28/2023) - “The goal of the Chai Life Group is to gather single Jewish older adults together for fun, social, and intellectually stimulating programs.” Continue Reading
- Column: A Palestinian Peace Pact Blown to Pieces? (9/28/2023) - “Our Palestinian neighbors” will almost certainly blow up any deal with Israel without anyone else’s help. Palestinian society long ago sent the message that an independent state is far from enough. They want all of Israel. Continue Reading
- Letter: On Mobilizing Antisemitism (9/28/2023) - I have often wondered if today’s Arabs long for the glory days when Muslims described the world as being divided between Dar es Salaam (countries “at peace” after having been forced to accept Islam) and Dar al Harb (countries still under the sword). Continue Reading
- Marching to Ponary: Marking 80 Years Since Liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto (9/26/2023) - Marking the National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews, the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė along with other senior Lithuanian Government officials and the International Commission for the investigation of the Nazis crimes in Lithuania, today (Thursday, 21 September), joined members and leaders of the Lithuanian Jewish community, and Holocaust education and commemoration… Continue Reading
- Letter: On “Vegas Style Reporting Out of Israel” (9/26/2023) - We can’t rely on American newspapers to give us accurate information on Israel. But, in this Internet Age, we shouldn’t be relying solely on printed newspapers. Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- Sukkot Events at the Boulder JCC Await You! (9/28/2023) - An array of exciting Sukkot events at the Boulder JCC promises to make the holiday even more special, starting Sunday Oct. 1 and going through Thursday, Oct. 5. Continue Reading
- Nevei Kodesh School Open House Sunday (9/28/2023) - The Religious School at Congregation Nevei Kodesh is holding an Open House/Family Sukkot Gathering Sunday, October 1st, 3-5pm. Continue Reading
- Tishrei Tidbits – Sukkot (9/28/2023) - Please don’t leave Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur without hangin’ out in a Sukkah. It would be like experiencing Passover but skipping Shavuot- i.e. going from ‘freedom from’ without going to ‘freedom for.’ Continue Reading
- Celebrate Sukkot – Humanistically! (9/26/2023) - Join Beth Ami Humanistic Congregation at a private home under a beautiful sukkah on Saturday, September 30. Continue Reading
- Reflections on Yom Kippur, a Poem, a Prayer (9/26/2023) - A new poem from Todd Greenberg. Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
Events
- Irene Rosenschein Holocaust Lecture Scheduled for October 15 (9/28/2023) - On Sunday, October 15 from 10:30 am - 12 pm at the Boulder JCC, you are invited to be a part of a remarkable event that sheds light on this important chapter in history. Continue Reading
- Holocaust Child Survivor Osi Sladek to Speak at CU Boulder (9/28/2023) - CU Boulder's Program in Jewish Studies and the Singer Chair in Jewish History will welcome Osi Sladek, a Holocaust child survivor from Slovakia who lives in Denver, to give testimony about his and his parent's suffering and survival in the Holocaust in the Slovak-Hungarian-Polish borderlands. Continue Reading
- Men of the J Presents A History of Jewish Boxers (9/28/2023) - Join the Men of the J, a program of the Boulder JCC, to hear engaging stories about some of these little-known champion Jewish boxers. Continue Reading
