Purim is fast approaching and of course, two of the important aspects of the holiday involve wine - "drink until you can't tell Mordechai from Haman" - and giving charity to the poor. If you are thinking of meaningful ways to fulfill the mitzvah to give charity to the poor, here's a novel idea that connects Israel, wine and charity.

Har HaShem’s Spiritual Support Group, called Refuat Hanefesh, is open to people living with mental health issues, their family members and friends. The next meeting is March 5th.

At this critical time in the history of our Denver Jewish Community and our country, we are hungry to learn the most effective ways to build a strong Jewish Social Justice movement: authentically Jewish, genuinely social and laser-focused on justice.

Congregation Har HaShem, Congregation Bonai Shalom, Scientists in Synagogues, and the University of Colorado’s Program in Jewish Studies and Department of Religious Studies welcome Professor Daniel Matt, renowned Kabbalah scholar and translator, for a series of talks in Boulder.

Rabbi Tirzah Firestone will be presenting a special weekend Shabbaton entitled "Wounds Into Wisdom: Transforming Our Past to Create A New Future."

had the incredible honor of being on a writing retreat in Santa Fe last week with Natalie Goldberg and Rob Wilder called "A Sense of Place" ...

Like Spring, Purim is about six weeks away: time to start thinking about costumes!

I often reflect on two periods in my life, my time spent working as an outreach student in the former Soviet Union in the 1990’s and the five years I spent visiting the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, CO as a volunteer prison chaplain rabbi.

On Saturday, February 2nd, 2019, Theodore Chasnow and Ashton Levine will be called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

This year, we celebrated the holiday at Milk and Honey Farm at the J with a new twist, by incorporating the theme of Food Justice into the mystical seder structure.

Sinai and the Power of Myth is Episode 88 of A Dash of Drash.

Please join Bonai Shalom for a unique First Friday with Charna Rosenholtz and Karen Zeid, moderated by Dr. Alan Megibow.

Join Rabbi Adina Allen of the Jewish Studio Project and the Bonai Shalom community for a weekend of hands-on workshops and interactive Torah study.

Torah and the Blues with Special Guest Joey Weisenberg is Episode 87 of A Dash of Drash.

Congregation Bonai Shalom wants to make Eco-Kosher living easy with this workshop on January 27!

Join us for this two-part workshop on Thursdays, January 17 & 24 to learn about Jewish Ethics and its various concepts.

Pharaoh's Heart, Our Hearts is Episode 86 of A Dash of Drash with Special Guest Rabbi Elyse Frishman, editor of Mishkan T'filah, the Reform Siddur published in 2007.

On Saturday, January 12, 2019, Ryan Lewison will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

On January 20th, or 15 Shevat, we’ll be celebrating the new year for trees. Today the holiday is often celebrated as a sort of Jewish “earth day,” connecting the new year for the trees to current environmental issues of our time.

On Saturday, January 5th, 2019, Levi Rubin will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

Singing through Chaos with Special Guest Rabbi Aviva Richman, recorded live at BJ in New York, is Episode 85 of A Dash of Drash.

Gabrielle Haddad Hayoun, Gabrielle bat Miriam, mother of Sylvain Hayoun, passed away Friday December 21, 2018 in Vincennes, France,

Vayechi  (Genesis 47:28 - 50:26) means "and he lived" and is the last parsha of the first book of Torah. 

On Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, Rafi McPhee will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

"But how can you call a family ‘upright’ if they fight so much?" As we come to the end of the book of Genesis, we are struck by the friction within the first Jewish families.