Jewish Life

Carl Herbet, father of Marilyn Pinsker, passed away very early Sunday morning at Manor Care.

From the moment she relocated to Boulder five years ago, Heidi and her family have participated in nearly all of JFS’s programs and events.

Maddie Wittenberg recently became a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. In this essay, she reflects on her Shabbat Project.

Do your kids like to sing, dance, and move around a lot? New to Adventure Judaism’s ARK School is the Music and Me (pre-k to k) class for our upcoming Fall 2019-2020 year.

Maddie Wittenberg recently became a  Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism. In this essay, she reflects on her year of study.

On Saturday, August 17th, 2019, Eli & Noah Lowrey will be called to the Torah as a B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

On Saturday, August 17th, 2019, Zoe Mertz will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

As our traditional three weeks of mourning culminated with Tisha b'Av and its commemoration of destruction last Saturday night, our nation is still reeling from the horrors of yet more unbearable acts of gun violence, at least one motivated by racial hatred.

On Monday, August 12th, 2019, Noah Sodie will be called before the congregation as a Bar Yisrael with Adventure Judaism.

“The goal of ARK is to provide some really strong touchpoints that anchor the kids to Judaism, while not asking too much of their time. We try to pack learning-adventure-fun-and friendship into a very concise time frame, and I think we are good at it.”

On Saturday, August 10th, 2019, Micah Hall will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Saturday, August 10th, 2019, Avi McGrady will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Friday, August 9th, 2019, Natalie Rudman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

On Saturday, August 10th, 2019, Samuel Snyder will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Nevei Kodesh.

On Friday, August 2nd, 2019, Elizabeth Eisinger will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah with Adventure Judaism.

Have you ever said to yourself, “I wish I knew more about my Jewish background,” or “I’d like to learn more about Judaism to support my partner”?

When B’nai Mitzvah students embark on the journey of learning their Torah portions, analyzing and explaining trope patterns can give an added layer of understanding and connecting with the text. 

We are pleased to share Kayla Sherwinter's Dvar Torah on Parashat Balak from her recent bat mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

“If we include its predecessors, Jewish Family Service of Colorado is the oldest Jewish community organization in Colorado. One would think that by now everyone knows what it does."

Wolfe and Harper studied online with the Adventure Judaism distance learning program and then met Rabbi Jamie Korngold in Carmel by the Sea for their joint Beach B'nai Mitzvah. This is a speech Wolfe gave at his ceremony.

Congregation Har HaShem will be offering two identical introductory workshops on Jewish meditation in August.

Join us Friday August 2nd for a service, a dinner, and then a talk by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.

“Me?” said Rabbi Jamie, when a group of parents approached her asking that she run Girls’ Time. “And then,” said one of the moms, “she squealed with delight in a very un-rabbinic fashion, which is exactly why we wanted her to teach our kids.”

The Jewish community at large offers welcome and mazel tov, as well as blessings for health and happiness, to Dan McGrady, who completed the process of conversion to Judaism this Shabbat.

Please join us tonight, July 19, in prayer and song to bring in Shabbat. All are welcome!