The Colorado Child Care Contribution Credit (5C) program is available for qualifying gifts completed by December 31, 2010. Get a 50% credit against your Colorado State Tax. Click the headline to find out more!

The Festival of Books & Culture at the Boulder JCC begins Sunday, November 1 with a sold-out event, "Welcoming Rebecca Rubin: Doll Tea Party." Click the headline for more information about Rebecca.

Terrific programs continue this week in the MoVeRs program, with topics ranging from soccer to powerful political women. Click the headline to read more.

A mini-review of "A Serious Man", by Kathryn Bernheimer. Click on the title to read more.

The Jewish Learning Institute and Chabad of Boulder invite you to discover the odyssey of your soul. Find out where it came from, where it is going, and what it is doing right now. Click the headline to read the whole article.

The weekly game this Tuesday is at Glacier Ice Cream, Baseline near Foothills, at 7 pm.  If you’re on twitter, follow glaciericecream for occasional ice cream and coffee specials including freebies! All levels of play are welcome, bring a maj card if you have one (and a set if you …

Menorah still has a few tickets to the Idan Raichel Project concert at DU’s Newman Center on Thursday, Nov. 5. The tickets are $33.50 (no service fee!) for third row mezzanine. Call Kathryn at 303-998-1021, or email kathryn@boulderjcc.org. To find out more about the hottest Israeli world music band, visit …

We are saddened to announce the passing of Betty Gelt, beloved mother of our dear friends Zvi (Ted) and Shoshana (Sharon) Gelt of Greenwood Village. Click on the headline for more details.

On October 31st, 2009, Kayla Goldstein will be called to the Torah at Congregation Bonai Shalom as a Bat Mitzvah.  Kayla is the daughter of Josh and Arti Goldstein of Boulder, and she will be reading from Parashat Lech-L’cha.

On October 31, 2009, Andrew Pollack and Michael Topping will be called to the Torah at Congregation Har HaShem as B’nai Mitzvah.  Andrew is the son of Linda and Chris Pollack and Michael is the son of Debra and Stephen Topping.  They will be reading from Parashat Lech L’cha.

Three events, all at Congregation Har HaShem Sunday, October 25th. "Maximizing Your Ancestry Subscription" from JGSCO, Women of Har HaShem Jewish Business Fair, and Eco-Judaism: Taste of Limmud (registration required).

Join Menorah for a group outing to Fiddler on the Roof, at the DCPA as the Tony Award-winning musical tours Denver. Click on the headline to read the whole story.

From Kathryn Bernheimer's presentation on why Jews have been innovators in disproportionate numbers at "Smashing the Idols: A Teach-in and Launch of MoVeRs".

Shabbat Shalom! Starting this week, we are providing a post that recaps the prior week's stories. This is perfect for those of you who would like to read the BJN like the "old fashioned" print paper -- once a week, with stories by section. Enjoy! Click on the headline above to see the whole recap.

In honor of Naropa University President Dr. Stuart Lord's commitment to interreligious understanding and community service, the university will hold an interfaith dialog titled "Spiritual Practice and Social Engagement" during his inauguration. Click on the headline to read the rest of the story.

Last night, the Program in Jewish Studies at CU launched their MoVeRs Program with “Smashing the Idols” at the UMC on the CU campus. There seemed to be consensus that the evening program was, indeed, a "smash". Click on the headline to read the rest of the story!

Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem, will give a talk entitled: "Jerusalem in Transition: An Ancient City at the Forefront of Contemporary Issues in the Middle East" on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009. Click on the headline above to read the rest of the story!

Tonight, Thursday, October 22 at 7 PM at CU-Boulder’s University Memorial Center 235, the Program in Jewish Studies at CU launches their MoVeRs Program with “Smashing the Idols”. Click on the headline to see the rest of the story!

Pardes Levavot, a Jewish Renewal congregation in Boulder, will be offering an adult Hebrew class beginning November 12. Click the headline to see the full post.

Unique and exciting opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors to participate in a free leadership mission to the US Holocaust Museum and Capitol Hill. Click on the headline for the rest of the story.

Israel's Minister of Infrastructure Uzi Landau will speak on "Israel: Today and Beyond: Energy and Innovations, Hamas, Iran and Regional Conflicts". Minister Landau's remarks will be introduced by Dr. Jonathan Adelman, Professor of International Studies at the University of Denver.

Boulder BBYO is hosting a Black and White Night this Saturday, October 24th.

Congregation Bonai Shalom is delaying the start date of Prophetic Voices: The Twelve Minor Prophets to October 29th at 7pm.

Izaak Weiss will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on October 24th, 2009 at Congregation Nevei Kodesh.  Izaak will be reading from Parashat Noach.

My working thesis is that the case for Israel is much, much stronger than the case against Israel.