Donate at the Boulder JCC/Vitalant blood drive on Wednesday, March 3. Blood donation is a critical and necessary health care activity. It is vital we keep our blood supply strong.
Read More »Column: Anti-Semitism Watch: A Pox on Both Parties
U.S. Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rashida Tlaib – each crazy in their own ways – deserve each other. None of us deserve this pair turning Capitol Hill into a psych ward. Nor do we deserve the thoughtless and senseless response of both Democrats and Republicans.
Read More »JScreen Promotes Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week, February 1 – 5
JScreen announced plans for the annual Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week (JGSAW), taking place February 1 – February 5, 2021.
Read More »Column: Ossoff and Schumer Launch Us Into New Era
Three senators, two of them Jewish, can be credited with launching America into a new political era.
Read More »ADL Disturbed by Holocaust, Nazi Analogies Leveled in Boulder City Council Conversation Over Prairie Dog Control
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Mountain States Region is concerned about postcards sent to members of the Boulder City Council comparing them to Nazis and the “gassing” of prairie dogs to the extermination of Jews during the Holocaust, as well as a conversation reportedly among council members where one council member allegedly supported the analogies.
Read More »Jewish Disabilities Advocates Synagogues Shine a Spotlight on Mental Illness Awareness
Recognizing a pressing need to reduce stigma regarding mental illness, the four synagogues that are part of Jewish Family Service’s Jewish Disabilities Advocates, will focus on mental illness awareness during Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance, & Inclusion Month in February.
Read More »Put Your Values Into Action: Applications Now Open for Spring Service Corps
Part-time, paid Corps Members serve virtually or in person with local nonprofit partners in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. The fellowship runs from March 15 - May 21, 2021.
Read More »JFS Boulder and Local Partners Launch Wildfire Mental Health Program
In response to the October 2020 Cal-Wood and Lefthand Canyon wildfires, Boulder County Community Services, Community Foundation Boulder County, and Jewish Family Service are launching the Wildfire Mental Health Program (WMHP) to assist fire-impacted individuals and families seeking crisis support.
Read More »Column: The Capitol Raid: Shattering a Jewish Refuge
When Rabbi Jordan Hersh’s grandfather, Joseph Goldstein, lived in Poland, thugs there picked Easter to beat up Jews. Our own fellow citizens chose the day for the presidential election certification to rampage our Capitol and beat up Capitol police and anyone else who got in their way.
Read More »Jews of Color Initiative Aims to Have 1,000 Jews of Color Complete Survey for Unprecedented Research
The Jews of Color Initiative aims to have 1,000 Jews of Color (JoC) complete a survey at JoCsurvey.org, part of the first-ever study to understand the lived experiences and perspectives of Jews of Color in the United States.
Read More »January JTree Update
Thank you to families and friends who made an end of year donation to Boulder JTree.
Read More »Column: Did Jewish Vote Swing Election?
The Jewish stars aligned, politically speaking, on November 3, 2020 and January 5, 2021.
Read More »Denver Native Wins Jerusalem College of Technology Men’s Hackathon with Predictive Hebrew Learning Tool
Jonah Lawrence, originally from Denver, was part of a team that took first place in the 5th annual Jerusalem College of Technology Great Minds Hackathon.
Read More »Soul Retrieval
‘You can’t choose the card you’re dealt, but you can choose to live every minute of it.’
Read More »Colorado JCRC Condemns Seditious Violence at the U.S. Capitol and Prays for the Safety of Our Elected Officials
Like many Americans, the members of the Colorado Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) watched in horror and disgust as extremists violently attempted to take control of the U.S. Capitol at the time that the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives were to certify the Electoral College vote count from the November election.
Read More »Boulder JCC Launches Survey to Gauge Program Needs
The Boulder JCC has launched a community-wide survey to ensure they are offering programs that meet your interests. The survey takes 5-7 minutes to complete.
Read More »God’s Gift to the Bronx?
As he experiences his first week in Congress, Jamaal Bowman will start on a path to do everything he suggests that Rep. Eliot L. Engel failed to do and perhaps even obstructed.
Read More »When Senator Toomey Strikes, We Could Strike Out
Toomey’s stature exemplifies much of what is wrong with the U.S. Senate, a legislative body that is often exploited to undermine vital programs that the majority of Americans need. The minority of Americans very frequently control the Senate, even when a majority of senators combine to represent the majority of citizens.
Read More »The Jewish-Catholic Loyalty Tests
Two religious leaders, Jew and Catholic, each succeeded in breaching the wall separating church and state within two days of one another.
Read More »Don’t Stand by This Holiday Season
We’re living (and dying) in a “quadfecta” of 1) A raging, unprecedented pandemic, 2) Economic inequality and hardship at the highest levels in memory, 3) Racial injustice permeating almost every aspect of American life and 4) Climate change eating away at our planet, and the lives it sustains.
Read More »Registration Opens for Kabbalah Experience’s Winter Semester
After this trying year, Kabbalah Experience’s Winter Semester is officially open for registration, offering a path to deeper spiritual connection and understanding in 2021.
Read More »Looming: The GOP’s Anti-Squad
A Republican “Squad” has much potential to counter Democratic representatives who have been operating a four-woman faction known as the Squad for the last two years, but the Republicans’ comments already suggest that they will overreach, threatening to transform extremists among Democrats into political martyrs.
Read More »JFest: The Boulder JCC Reimagines Reflections
This year, in order to ensure the health and safety of the community, and in response to current state and county restrictions, the Boulder JCC has redesigned their annual gala fundraiser, Reflections, to celebrate the power of the community in a time when we can’t gather in person.
Read More »Hackathon in Bnei Brak: Jewish Orthodox World’s Best Minds Unite in Battle Against Covid-19
Wednesday, December 2nd, hundreds of Orthodox developers and programmers gathered in person and virtually for the Kama-Tech Covid-19 Hackathon, a 24-hour initiative dedicated to developing innovative solutions in the worldwide battle against coronavirus.
Read More »Opinion: Brooklyn’s 7,000-Person Wedding
It all comes down to “promote the general welfare” vs. “the free exercise…of religion.”
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