The weekly Open Maj Game is once more at Glacier Ice Cream on Baseline just west of Foothills at 7 pm~ Beginners welcome! Follow twitter.com/glaciericecream for specials (including free ice cream specials!) Have a game you want to share? Need a 4th or 5th because someone can’t make it? Share …

The Boulder Jewish community is helping to send much needed medical supplies to Sudan, and Har HaShem's Sudan Genocide Response Team is screening the world acclaimed film, "War Child," today - Sunday. Click headline for more details about both.

This week for Boulder Jewish News OpenCoffee Friday (11/13), we'll be at Ozo Coffee, 5340 Arapahoe Avenue, from 10ish to noonish. Check out our growing collection of "coffee pix."

During the third quarter of 2009, Rose Community Foundation awarded 74 grants totaling more than $2.1 million. Click the headline for a detailed list of third quarter grantees.

Known as Reb Shlomo, The Singing Rabbi and The Pied Piper of Judaism, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach is widely considered the foremost Jewish religious songwriter of the 20th century who continues to influence Jewish rock bands. Click the headline to read all about this upcoming event.

Boulder Jewish News congratulates the following winners of the Favorite Deli Contest: Lisa Trank, winner of the Comment drawing, and Brian Seigal, winner of the Email Subscribers drawing.  Each wins a $25 gift certificate to Jimmy & Drew’s 28th Street Delicatessen. Thanks for playing and a big thank you to …

Ahoy Vey! We aaaarrrrrrgh launching a new contest this week. What Jewish books aaaarrrrrrgh you reading? Can you guess the prize? Click the title for contest details, mateys!

Great finds spotted at the Chanukah Bazaar now underway at the Boulder JCC. Click on headline to see the slideshow!

ISIME:  Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East invites the community to “Israel Today: Challenges and Opportunities,” a lecture with his excellency Jacob Dayan,  Consul General of Israel to the United States in Los Angeles.  The lecture will be on Wednesday, November 11 at 6:30PM, in the …

Rahm Emanuel didn't quite hold the attention of the folks tweeting from the GA Tuesday morning. They were too excited to hear who would win the award for Jewish Community Hero. Out of 400 nominees (including at least two Boulder-area Heroes), and 600,000 online votes. . . Click the headline to learn about the winner!

This Saturday, November 14th, 2009, Ilana Hertz and Jacob Krause will be called to the Torah as B’nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.  They will be reading from Parashat Chayei Sara.

This Saturday, November 14th, 2009, Oliver Hewat will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Mincha services at Congregation Bonai Shalom.  He will be reading from Parashat Chayei Sara. Oliver is the son of Rachel Relin and James Hewat of Lafayette.

Boulder Jewish News adds "Live Tweets" from the GA. Follow Rahm Emanuel's address right here at 9 AM MST. If that sounded like a foreign language, read the story for a translation.

Due to illness, the author of "Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean" has canceled his speaking engagements, including his Boulder appearance on Sunday, November 15. Tickets are still available for "Save the Deli" on Monday, November 16.

The Boulder JCC was transported to Morocco for a few hours Sunday night, and a crowd of more than 100 guests thoroughly enjoyed it. Click the headline to read about it!

The weekly Open Maj Game is at Glacier Ice Cream on Baseline just west of Foothills at 7 pm~ Beginners welcome! Follow twitter.com/glaciericecream for specials (including free ice cream specials!) Have a game you want to share? Need a 4th or 5th because someone can’t make it? Share the news …

Quick reminder, the "Favorite Deli" Contest goes through Tuesday night.Two ways to win! Click here to add a comment about your favorite deli and be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to Jimmy & Drew's 28th Street Delicatessen. Click here to subscribe to the Boulder Jewish News daily email for a second chance to win!

The Jerusalem-based Anglo-Israeli "Rusty Mike" Internet radio station, launched just before Passover, has already reached nearly 33,000 downloads. The station offers live and podcasted shows on the Israeli scene, social action, legal advice, psychotherapy, job advice, cooking and comedy. Click to read more.

Scenes from Sunday night's Jewish Casbah event at the Boulder JCC, featuring a film, a feast, a concert and a talk. Click the headline to see our slideshow from the event.

For those planning on attending "A Night at the Jewish Casbah," visit the Boulder JCC a little early to get a head start on Chanukah shopping. Click on the headline for links to the details.

Boulder's Daily Camera columnist Megan Quinn wrote a terrific article about the Festival of Books and Culture in Saturday's paper - here's the link: Daily Camera.

Just a couple of quick links for this weekend's programs:
My Jesus Year Author to Speak in Boulder (Saturday night) and
A Night at the Jewish Casbah (Sunday night).
Get out and Enjoy!

The Festival of Books & Culture continues with daily programs next Monday through Thursday, then a rest on Shabbat. Click the headline for program descriptions.

Wondering about an Adventure Rabbi Bar/Bat Mitzvah for 2010-2011?  On Thursday, November 5 at 6:45 pm, prospective Bar/Bat Mitzvah and B’nai Yisrael families are invited to come meet Rabbi Jamie Korngold and Rabbi Steve Booth-Nadav to learn more about Adventure Rabbi’s individual study program and Adventure Class. Refreshments provided. RSVP …

We’ve just rolled out a new mobile version of the Boulder Jewish News (props to Brave New Code) and we’re looking for feedback.  If you have a smart phone/ wi-fi phone/iPhone or an iPod Touch, please visit BoulderJewishNews.org with your gadget and give it a spin.  Check out the menus, …