To mark this historical event and to stand in protest against the rise of antisemitic events and hate crimes, International March of the Living announces the continuation of its ‘Let There Be Light’ global initiative and invites individuals, institutions and houses of worship to leave the lights on during the night of November 9th, as a symbol of mutual responsibility and the shared struggle against antisemitism, racism, hatred, and intolerance.
Read More »Solo Show at Boulder Gallery Showcases Artist Julia Bright’s Immersive Still-Lifes, Seascapes and Landscapes
Boulder’s Mary Williams Fine Arts gallery devotes first post-pandemic solo show to recent paintings, including COVID-inspired work, by prolific local Jewish artist.
Read More »Benjamin Matus B’nai Mitzvah
On October 30th 2021, Benjamin Matus will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.
Read More »Dusk & Symphony Olvera B’nai Mitzvah
On October 30th, 2021, Dusk & Symphony Olvera will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.
Read More »Clean Speech Colorado, Volume 3 | Oseh Shalom, Words of Peace
We are proud to be part of Clean Speech Colorado, Volume 3: Oseh Shalom | Words of Peace. Join thousands of your Colorado neighbors this November to learn more about Shalom and make your world a more peaceful place.
Read More »Letter: The PLO on “Palestine”
Bruce Ticker rightly questions the meaning of "Palestine" as presented by three individuals whose backgrounds do not lend themselves to Middle East expertise.
Read More »Julian Sutton B’nai Mitzvah
On October 23rd, 2021, Julian Sutton will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.
Read More »Katie Couric Wasn’t The First: FDR, Truman And The Jews
Controversy has erupted over the admission by journalist Katie Couric that she doctored her 2016 interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in order to “protect” Ginsburg from criticism of her opposition to athletes kneeling during the national anthem. But Couric joins a growing list of authors who have altered the unflattering words of individuals whom they admire, in order to shield them from embarrassment.
Read More »Temple Aaron Meets Goal for New Boiler
Temple Aaron (Trinidad, Colorado) is celebrating we have reached our goal for the boiler campaign.
Read More »The Teenage Years: Better Run Away
nveloped in my tallit. Our next-door neighbors have two adorable kids, the oldest a loquacious blonde with a favorite game. I watch him try, often successfully, to run away from his house and down the street while his panicked nanny chases him and screams epithets in Spanish. Every day he gets a little farther and she screams a little louder.
Read More »10th Jerusalem Winner Marathon: Running Through 3,000 Years of History
After being postponed due to the Corona pandemic, the marathon will take place on October 29th and will constitute the biggest sporting event in Israel after lifting some of the restrictions.
Read More »Makenna Harris B’nai Mitzvah
On October 16th, 2021, Makenna Harris will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.
Read More »Alec Seligman Bar Mitzvah
On Friday, October 8th, 2021, Alec Seligman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.
Read More »“What Works: Gun Violence Prevention in Communities” – Stand SAFE 2021, October 5
. This year's event is titled "What Works: Gun Violence Prevention in Communities." Our discussion will focus on various gun violence prevention initiatives that have been implemented at the local and state levels.
Read More »80 Years After the Babi Yar Massacre – Our Duty Cannot Be Destroyed
By Dr. Michael Laitman In September 1941, within just two days, the Nazis murdered 33,771 Jews in the Babi Yar ravine on the outskirts of Kiev in then Nazi-occupied Ukraine. In doing so, they had effectively eliminated the Jewish population in the country’s capital. The Jews did not gather in …
Read More »Letter: Voting “Present”: The Refuge of Cowards
Members of Congress are paid large six-figure salaries and many thousands of dollars more in perks to make decisions, that is, to vote Yea or Nay — not to vote “Present.”
Read More »Syril McGhie B’nai Mitzvah
On October 2nd, 2021, Syril McGhie will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.
Read More »Oliver Litwin B’nai Mitzvah
On October 2nd, 2021, Oliver Litwin will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.
Read More »Yuka Richardson Bar Mitzvah
On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, Yuka Richardson will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.
Read More »Ahead of NYC Comic Con, Online Panel to Examine Superheroes and the “Jewish Multiverse”
“The Jewish Multiverse: Judaism and Superheroes” to take place online on Thursday September 30. Comic book writers Chris Claremont and Marguerite Bennett, along with comic book editor Danny Fingeroth are among special participants.
Read More »Denver’s Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Festival Lineup Announced; Tickets on Sale Sept. 22
The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center is bringing famed talent to Denver in-person and virtually this fall through its 14th Annual Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music (JAAMM) Festival. The festival’s opening night is on Oct. 6.
Read More »PJ Library Offers Free Sukkot & Simchat Torah Fun for the Family
Why do we blow a shofar? What should we do in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? When do we sit in the sukkah? The answers to these questions – and much, much more – can be found in “A Time to Grow: A PJ Library Family Guide to the Fall Holidays”, a beautiful, free resource to help Jewish families.
Read More »Sukkot: My Sukkah’s on Fire
During the Sukkot holiday, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles erupts in joyful celebration. Our forty-plus kosher restaurants all have sukkot attached. There’s a sukkah on top of Ralph’s supermarket. One could conceivably sukkah hop to a different hut every five minutes and not exhaust the inventory.
Read More »Zoe Rhodes-Wolin Bat Mitzvah
On Friday, September 24th, 2021, Zoe Rhodes-Wolin will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.
Read More »Bella Berger Bat Mitzvah
On Saturday, September 25th, 2021, Bella Berger will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.
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