Boulder Jewish News Editor and Publisher will present a learning session on creating content in WordPress to post in the Boulder Jewish News.

In celebration of Pride Month, join the Founder and CEO of JQ International Asher Gellis in virtual conversation with American Jewish University’s Alyssa Silva to highlight and honor the Jewish LGBTQ+ community.

On Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, Stella Goldfine will be called to the Torah as a B'nai Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, Georgio Isaac will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, Emerson Shear will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, Noah Spielman will be called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

German Identity After the Holocaust: Memorials and Monuments in Today’s Germany will be presented from 6-7:30 pm Tuesday, June 20, at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. Peter Erickson, Associate Professor of German in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Colorado State University, will explore Holocaust memorials in relation to German identity.

I agree with Bruce Ticker. Rashida Tlaib was lying when she said that the Nakba is the root cause of issues that continue to divide Israel and the Palestinians today.

The 1100-year-old Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, was sold on May 17th at Sotheby’s for $38.1 million. The sacred text, considered the foundation of Jewish ethics and beliefs, will become part of the core exhibition and permanent collection of ANU - Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of modern Jewish dating culture with Netflix's Jewish Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom! AJU’s Alyssa Silva will be in conversation with Aleeza to provide a candid and insightful look into the experiences and traditions of Jewish singles from across the US and Israel seeking love and companionship in the contemporary era.   A free online event.

The government of Israel announced its launch of a process that will result in the historic landmark step of honoring the memory of Diaspora Jews who have been murdered in antisemitic attacks abroad.

I must disagree with the members of the Rabbinic Council. The Israeli Supreme Court and the Knesset do not currently serve as a check and balance on each other. As things stand now, the Court is clearly in control.

It was bound to happen, given Birthright Israel’s success for an extended period of time: A Birthright Israel participant is the offspring of previous participants.

On Saturday, May 20th, 2023, Leo Greenberg will be called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

The Rabbinic Council of Boulder is entitled to its opinion, but it ignores the fact that a fair democratic election was held in Israel. ("The Rabbinic Council of Boulder Aligns Itself With Israel's Protestors Against Judicial Reform," BJN 5/9/23). The majority, albeit a small majority, voted for the Netanyahu coalition whose platform included judicial reform. 

Author Jessica Queller to Share Her BRCA1 Mutation Journey During Women’s Healthcare Month -- a free online event.

Bartali - Youth in Movement (BYIM) is a unique Israeli nonprofit that operates a network of cycling centers for at-risk youth aged 13-18, who live mainly in youth villages and welfare boarding facilities throughout Israel, as a platform for social mobility. We want to invite you to join BYIM for three incredible days of road & gravel rides in beautiful Aspen Colorado, in support of its educational programs.

Melanie Gruenwald is participating in the Courage Classic Bicycle Tour in July to raise money for Children's Hospital Colorado patients and families because I want to help Children's Colorado ensure healthier futures for kids.

Lisa Tremback, long-time contributor of poetry to the Boulder Jewish News, has just released a book of her poetry, "The Water Cycles."

A recent New York Times feature about a troubled World War II veteran has inadvertently shed fresh light on the Roosevelt administration’s refusal to bomb the railways leading to Auschwitz. The story also implicitly undermines one of the major themes of the recent Ken Burns documentary about America’s response to the Nazi genocide.

As most Americans are not familiar with the workings of Parliamentary governments, I thought BJN readers might appreciate a bit of background concerning Bruce Ticker’s remark about the Knesset’s slim majority seeking to transform the (Israeli) Supreme Court’s authority ("DeSantis Visit to Israel Not All That Kosher" Boulder Jewish News May 4, 2023).

As we write this, we are deeply disturbed by the rise of anti-Semitism in our society. It is a cancer that eats away at the very fabric of our communities and threatens the well-being of everyone. This insidious hatred must be opposed by all people of good will.

Check out the three events Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim have coming up this month!

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. 

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.