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Shabbat shalom! March is already here, and Purim is not far off. Be sure to read what the Boulder JCC has planned for Purim. The Men of the J monthly Breakfast has shifted to an 8:30 am start on the second Wednesday of the month; the March edition will be on March 13th at 8:30 am at Doug’s Diner.
Our thoughts and prayers are once again with our brothers and sisters under attack in Israel, Ukraine, and the women of this country.
Stay warm, stay safe and stay healthy. Am Yisrael Chai!
Here are stories from the last week:
News/Columns/Letters
- Denver JDS and Alexander Muss High School in Israel to Form Historic Partnership (2/29/2024) - Jewish National Fund-USA and Denver Jewish Day School partner for a Hebrew Immersion Program in Israel, enhancing teens' cultural and leadership skills. Continue Reading
- Column: Do Not Expect a Cease-Fire in Gaza to Cease Fire (2/29/2024) - They demand a cease-fire in Manhattan, in south Holland, in London. What they do not guarantee is whether Hamas will honor a cease-fire – a cease-fire with no conditions. All this misery started with a cease-fire already in effect between Israel and Hamas, at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7. Then terrorists from Gaza swooped across… Continue Reading
- Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative ElevatEd Launches in Denver/Boulder, North America (2/26/2024) - Denver and Boulder join ElevatEd—a pioneering initiative by Jewish organizations to address the early childhood Jewish education teacher shortage through educator training and community collaboration. Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- Exciting Purim Events at the Boulder JCC (2/29/2024) - Check out the line up of family and adult Purim celebrations coming in March to the Boulder JCC! Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
- An Opportunity to Reappraise Golda Meir (2/29/2024) - Join Lena Fishman and Kathryn Bernheimer at the Boulder JCC on Tuesday, March 5, to discuss Golda Meir's controversial legacy. Continue Reading
- “UnBroken: Would You Hide Me?” Selected for Two Screenings at BIFF (2/26/2024) - "UnBroken: Would You Hide Me?," an award-winning documentary feature film about seven siblings who escape Nazi Germany through their own youthful bravado and the kindness of German strangers, will screen twice at the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) this weekend. Continue Reading
Events
- Lifelong Learning Open House Set for March 4 at the Boulder JCC (2/29/2024) - EXCHANGE at Boulder JCC offers interest-based classes with no tests or mandatory homework. Spring registration opens March 4, with an Open House at the Boulder JCC. Classes begin in April 2024. Continue Reading
- Heretics and Crypto-Christians: the Controversies of Rabbi Jonathan Eibeschuetz (2/29/2024) - Dr. Paweł Maciejko will discuss the controversial 18th-century Rabbi Eibeschütz, accused of crypto-Christianity and Sabbatean heresy, at CU Boulder on March 6. Continue Reading
- Beth Ami to Celebrate Shabbat and Discuss the Classic Film, “Avalon” (2/26/2024) - Beth Ami Colorado Congregation presents a Shabbat/movie club event, discussing "Avalon," focusing on immigration and Jewish/humanistic themes, March 9 at Meadows Branch Library, Boulder. Register on Meetup. Continue Reading
