Jewish Life

Ten local ECE educators are taking part in a peer learning cohort with ten ECE educators from the Greater Chicago area to strengthen their teaching skills.

Jani Elaine Fellows, mother of David Fellows, passed away in Canoga Park on April 29th 2018.

Evelyn Rosalyn Rosenfeld, mother of Alan Rosenfeld, passed away early on Shabbat morning at age 91.

In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the commandment to "Love your fellow and Yourself".

Parshat Kedoshim - which begins with the famous injunction, “you shall be holy” - includes a series of warnings against all kinds of horrifying idolatrous practices, replete with gory description: eating blood; gashing the flesh of dead bodies; passing children into fire.

A timely background article on Crypto-Jews, Conversos, and Sephardim.

Rabbi Jonathan Wittneberg will be in Boulder from London this week and will be talking about two of his amazing books on Thursday at Bonai Shalom.

Join Congregation Bonai Shalom and Janet Jacobs, Professor of Women and Gender Studies at CU Boulder for First Friday on May 4, 2018.

Have you ever learned the Torah portion in depth and enjoy debating about morals and values? Here is your chance. 

On Saturday, April 28th, 2018, Jacob Kurry will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

On Saturday, April 28, 2018, Gemma Sutton will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

Morris Aaron Weingroff (Moshe Aharon), father of Marianne Weingroff, passed away last week on April 13th.

In this week's Torah portion we learn about a person who part of his skin turns into a bright white color.

Please consider helping us provide support to every child who wants to go to Jewish overnight summer camp. Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000 now through the end of April.

The Streets of Jerusalem with special guest Rabbi Dr. Reb Mimi Feigelson and is Episode 64 of A Dash of Drash. 

Jerry and Gail Sloat have been longtime supporters of Boulder JFS. Their first contact with JFS was when Jerry volunteered to sound the shofar at a JFS High Holy Day service in an assisted living facility 35 years ago!

On Saturday, April 21, 2018, Della Baker-Rosenthal will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

On Saturday, April 21, 2018, Isabelle Weismann will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

Elsie Cohn (Eshke Bat Chaya Ziesel), mother of Larry Cohn, passed away April 15, 2018 at age 93.

In this week's Torah portion we learn about Aaron's two son's, Nadav and Avihu bringing a sacrifice to the Temple that they had not been commanded to bring. 

It is the worst thing that can happen. When a parent loses a child, it registers with us as the ultimate tragedy.

Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts to JEWISHcolorado's One Happy Camper grant program will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000 through the end of April.

On Saturday, April 14th, 2018, Sam Barrekette will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Kehillat Orot Yisrael.

On Saturday, April 14th, 2018, Elliot Goldman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

Seven days after we left Egypt, we reached the Red Sea. That was the day our enemies died. And, to be honest, we were happy about it.