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Shabbat shalom! It’s here! This Sunday is the 30th Boulder Jewish Festival, 11 am to 3 pm on the Courthouse Lawn and Pearl St. Mall. Boulder Jewish News will be at our booth adjacent to the fountain, so please stop by!
In September, we began a new column with Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz, a 12-part column exploring the spiritual and psychological wisdom of each Hebrew month. Drawing from Torah, Kabbalah, Mussar, and seasonal awareness, each installment highlights core themes, practices, and reflections to help ground us in sacred time. Join us on this monthly journey through the Jewish calendar. We have now reached the 8th month, Sivan, so be sure to check out this latest entry. Links to her earlier columns are included.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with our brothers and sisters under attack in London, West Bloomfield, Australia, the UK, Israel, Ukraine, and in Boulder. Am Yisrael Chai!
Here are the stories from this week.
News/Columns/Letters
- Celebrate Sunday: The 30th Annual Boulder Jewish Festival (6/4/2026) - Celebrate 30 Years of Culture, Community, and Connection! The Boulder Jewish Festival is back on Pearl Street Mall on Sunday, June 7 for a landmark celebration of Jewish life in Boulder. Continue Reading
- Denverite Boaz Meir Steps Into New Role as VP of Principal Gifts at American Friends of Bar-Ilan University (6/4/2026) - Boaz Meir joins AFBIU as VP of Principal Gifts, enhancing support for Bar-Ilan University, which uniquely combines academic excellence with Jewish values. Continue Reading
- Column: The Alternate ‘Palestinian’ Half-Truth That Sen. Van Hollen Needs to Face (6/4/2026) - The New York Times could have headlined U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s column last Saturday “The half-truths my party needs to face.” Instead, the editors erroneously called it “The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face.” Continue Reading
- Letter: British Doctors Worship Mengele (6/4/2026) - The level of Jew hatred in England has reached Hitlerian proportions now that much of the British medical establishment publicly refuses to treat Jewish patients from Israel under any circumstances. Continue Reading
- Nevei Kodesh Welcomes New Managing Director (6/1/2026) - Jennifer Green joins Congregation Nevei Kodesh, bringing 15 years of communal experience. She's eager to strengthen community connections while pursuing outdoor adventures with her family. Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- Tobin Denner Bet Mitzvah (6/4/2026) - On Saturday, May 30th, 2026, Tobin Denner was called to the Torah as Bet Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
- Commemorating June 1st: Resilience, Memory, and Community (6/1/2026) - We honor Karen's memory through acts of love and kindness, which she embodied and expressed as the necessary response to evil in her dying days. We are strong and we are here for each other. Continue Reading
- Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Rhoda Nozik z”l (6/1/2026) - Rhoda Nozik died peacefully on Saturday evening, May 30, 2026 at the end of shabbat under hospice care at Frasier Meadows. Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
Events
- What to Expect at the 30th Annual Boulder Jewish Festival (6/4/2026) - Check out the full schedule of music, art and food available at the Festival this Sunday, along with children's activities and security measures. Continue Reading
- RSVP For June 14 Benefit Auction (6/4/2026) - Boulder County Center for Judaism is holding a Grand Benefit Auction on June 14, supporting Boulder Center for Judaism's essential community services and featuring a luxurious Grand Prize. Continue Reading
- Join Community-Wide Commemoration of One Year This Sunday (6/1/2026) - The Boulder Jewish Festival will begin on Sunday with a Community-Wide Commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the attack from 11:00-11:30. Continue Reading
- Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim Present To Laugh! A Comedy Cabaret (6/1/2026) - The Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim will present “To Laugh! A Comedy Cabaret” on June 7, 2026, celebrating Jewish comedy with performances and refreshments. Continue Reading
