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The 2020 Boulder Jewish Festival joins a long line of iconic public events that have been felled by the Covid-19/Coronavirus Pandemic.
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13th Reflections Raises $120,000 for Scholarships
The Boulder JCC’s 13th annual Reflections Gala was a great success Saturday night, raising over $120,000 for the Early Childhood, Youth, and Camp Scholarship and Program Fund, and honoring Barbara Steinmetz and Emily and Jonathan Cooper. It was the second year the event was held at the Boulder JCC itself. …
Read More »Louisville Skates Through Night 8
The Louisville Jewish community came out in force Sunday night for skating, lighting, sufganyot and hot chocolate for the eighth and final night of Chanukah 5780/2019.
Read More »Mittlemans Lamplighters for Lafayette Menorah Lighting
The Mittleman family, led by patriarch David Mittleman, lit the giant menorah in Lafayette for night 5 of Chanukah Thursday night.
Read More »Gelt Rains on Pearl St. for Menorah Lighting
Thanks to the Boulder Fire Department, Chanukah gelt rained down on the large crowd in front of the Boulder County Courthouse Monday night as the Jewish community celebrated the second night of Chanukah by lighting a giant menorah.
Read More »Ignite Chanukah 10 Is a 10
The tenth edition of Ignite Chanukah was hosted by Flatirons Tribe on Thursday, December 19th at Rembrandt Yard, and it was a great one.
Read More »Katie Glassman and Snapshot Fiddle with Chanukah at Boulder JCC
Colorado fiddling sensation Katie Glassman and her band Snapshot welcomed in Chanukah at the Boulder JCC Sunday night with a swinging concert.
Read More »Women Welcome at Boulder Jewish Men’s Group Dinner for ADL Speaker
Jeremy Shaver, ADL Senior Associate Regional Director, will speak to the Boulder Jewish Men's Group at a special dinner meeting on Thursday night, September 26th.
Read More »Boulder and Ramat HaNegev Mayors Meet, Make Sister Cities Official
Mayor Suzanne Jones of Boulder and Mayor Eran Doran of Ramat HaNegev met at Boulder's Municipal Building Tuesday night (September 10) and made it official: they signed the Sister City paperwork and exchanged gifts to seal the deal.
Read More »ADL to Speak at Boulder Jewish Men’s Group Dinner
Jeremy Shaver, ADL Senior Associate Regional Director, will speak to the Boulder Jewish Men's Group at a special dinner meeting on Thursday night, September 26th.
Read More »“The Arts Through a Jewish Lens” – 16 Years with Kathryn Bernheimer
To celebrate and recognize Kathryn Bernheimer's retirement from the Boulder Jewish Community Center's ACE at the J, BJN sat down with her to talk about her career and her time in Boulder.
Read More »25th Boulder Jewish Festival Proves Resilient Success
Neither rain, wind nor hot sun could dissuade Boulder from enjoying a great 25th Jewish Festival.
Read More »2019 Colorado Jewish Food Fest Inspires, Delights
Almost 700 community members ate and toured and learned their way through the 2019 Colorado Jewish Fest on Sunday at the Boulder JCC.
Read More »Boulder Jewish Film Festival Opening “Schwings”
The 2019 Boulder Jewish Film Festival opened Thursday night with a "house jazz party" at the Boulder JCC to celebrate the opening film, "It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story."
Read More »Boulder JCC Pulls Off Spectacular Reflections Event at Home
The Boulder JCC held their 12th annual Reflections Gala on Saturday night, and for the first time, the event was held in the JCC building, rather than the Omni hotel. The results can only be described as "spectacular".
Read More »Klezmania 3 Swings the BJCC
For the third year in a row, the Boulder JCC hosted a Jewish Christmas Eve tradition: eating a Chinese dinner with a lot of Jewish friends, complete with a Klezmer concert. Photos, video.
Read More »Dozens Watch Lafayette Menorah Lighting
Lafayette celebrated Chanukah 2018's eighth night with sufganyot, lighting all eight flames, and songs on Sunday night.
Read More »2018 Chanukah on Ice Lives Up to Name
Louisville was appropriately frosty Thursday night, as dozens turned out to skate, drink hot chocolate, eat sufganyot and watch as Adam Sloat lit the Giant Menorah at WinterSkate.
Read More »Ignite Chanukah 9 Shines
Ten brave souls lit up Rembrandt Yards Wednesday night with their "Sparks" while nearly 100 young adults absorbed their wisdom, alcohol and latkes. Photos!
Read More »Hundreds Watch as Polis, Raderman Light Boulder Menorah
Hundreds watched as Governor-elect Jared Polis and 2018 Lamplighter Josh Raderman lit the giant Chanukah Menorah in front of the Courthouse Monday night.
Read More »It’s Official: Ramat HaNegev, Israel Is Boulder’s New Sister City
Breaking: the Boulder City Council on Thursday night approved Ramat HaNegev, Israel as a new Boulder Sister City.
Read More »Moral Minyan Draws 100 At Aurora ICE Detention Center
About 100 people answered the call for a "Moral Minyan" on Wednesday afternoon outside the ICE Detention Center in Aurora. More actions are coming.
Read More »2018 Boulder Jewish Festival Shakes Things Up
The 24th annual Boulder Jewish Festival was held on Sunday, June 3rd, and the Festival committee took the opportunity to shake things up in their third year. The weather cooperated, and the crowds showed up, keeping the booths busy most of the day.
Read More »Celebration of Life for Jani Fellows z”l
A Celebration of Life will be held for my mother, Jani Fellows, on Sunday, May 27th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Read More »Reflections 2018 Raises the Bar Again — Over $240,000 for BJCC
The 11th edition of Reflections was another great success for the Boulder JCC Saturday night.
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