Jewish Life

This week's Torah portion begins with the verse; "G-d said to Moses, say to the Kohanim, the sons of Aharon and say to them..". Why does it say "say to.." the same people twice?

"Without Saying Why" is a liturgical poem that asks the reader to contemplate the uniqueness of God in a way that makes room for the whole kaboodle of life: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

In Boulder, while we can’t promise you an Israeli bonfire, we are doing a Lag B’Omer barbecue with all the fixins.

Rabbi Arik Ascherman, director of Rabbis for Human Rights (in Israel), will be the visiting scholar at Congregation Har HaShem during the weekend of May 22nd.

The Adventure Rabbi community celebrated the completion of their new parchment Torah Sunday night at the Boulder JCC.

Chabad of NW Metro Denver will be hosting a Dog Talent Show in conjunction with its Lag b’Omer BBQ this Thursday.

In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the commandment of not harboring hate in our hearts.

This Jewish liturgical poem is intended to be read or recited before the Shabbat-morning nishmat prayer and is in the tradition of such poems in which the poet searches for God early in the morning, perhaps even before sunrise, when only birds are out and about.

or, Why You Should Attend Boulder JCC’s Camp Inc.

On May 2, 2015, Hana Flinkman will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Nevei Kodesh.

On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Remi Steinberg will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem.

Last week NFTY EIE experienced Passover and hiked from the Kinneret to the Mediterranean Sea on a program called Sea to Sea (Yam l’Yam). This is that story (with pictures).

In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the Tzoraas Affliction.

Beginning this May, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will present Judaism Decoded: The Origins and Evolution of Jewish Tradition, a new six-week spring course taught in Westminster.

Get ready for Shavuot with one of Bible’s most beautifully subversive books.

On Saturday, April 25, 2015, Luka Davis will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

"To be here now is to look both ways as we stride the uncertain bridge from the past to the future. The bridge may be unknown or terrifying, but movement is essential."

In this week's Torah portion, we learn some of the laws of Kashrut.

The Adventure Rabbi Teen cohort met up this past Saturday to give the East Boulder Community Park a cleaner future.

On Sunday, April 19th, Beth Ami Family School will be planting seeds at Ekar Farm. Join us and learn about urban farming and sustainable agriculture.

This year's community Yom HaShoah program is Wednesday night at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

or, Whose Mountain is it Anyway? Thoughts during the Omer about belief and Jewishness from Rabbi Soloway.

On Saturday, April 18, 2015, Jack Paul will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

250 Jews from as far away as London and as close as Moab joined Adventure Rabbi's Passover Seder in the desert.

To get ready for Passover this year, the Boulder JCC Kindergarten class became farm to table chefs and made their own matzo (see a video here) from wheat they grew themselves.