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.

The Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center (JCC Denver) is hosting the inaugural Senior Prom at the JCC Denver for adults 55 and older, in partnership with One Medical Seniors and Kavod Senior Life on Thursday, May 11.

This Sunday, JCC Denver is partnering with JScreen and Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance to provide an informational panel discussion on genetic screening for both reproductive purposes and early detection of cancer.

This event is all about celebrating the delicious and healthy food that can be found right in our own community. Party to Thrive presents: Soil and Soul. May 6th, 2023

Tickets Now Available -- Live at Congregation Beth Evergreen on Sunday, May 7, at 3:00 p.m.

The news of three teens' recent rock throwing highway spree, ("Three men arrested in connection with fatal rock-throwing spree", Daily Camera 4/26/23) that killed one young driver, surely shocked Coloradans and many others around the nation.

Bruce Ticker says that few people are fooled by Palestinians claiming that their attacks on Israelis are driven by Israeli policy. ("Column: No Anti-Semitism Here", BJN 4/21/2023.) Unfortunately, that is not true.

On Saturday, April 29th, 2023, Zev Tilzer will be called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

On Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, Cassidy Sutton will be called to the Torah as Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

On Saturday, April 15th, 2023 Caleb Schlechter and Lucy Chasnow were called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

The annual March of the Living took place today (Tuesday) from Auschwitz I to Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial Day. The March of the Living – taking place for the 35th year – was led by 40 Holocaust Survivors, alongside more than 13,000 participants from 25 countries around the world.