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Organized by JFNA and Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, this is an opportunity for the Jewish community to make their voices heard as they march for Israel, march to free hostages, and march to combat antisemitism.

The headline that Mike Johnson hoped for on Friday: “Democrats betray Israel.” Instead he got this New York Times headline: “House Passes Bill Tying Israel Aid to Spending Cuts With Nothing for Ukraine.”

November 7th marked the one-month anniversary of the attack on Israel. CU students staged a silent protest on the CU campus.

A situational review and some recommended to-dos from the Adventure Rabbi.

Todd Greenberg’s poem ("surrender", BJN 11/2/23) is lovely and serves as an accurate depiction of the expectations that accompanied the signing of the Oslo Accords.

When I read Todd Greenberg’s “Surrender” (BJN, 11/6/23) I was temporarily transported back to 1967’s “Summer of Love” in Haight-Ashbury.

In light of recent events, I have been reading alot about what is going on in Israel. As a Jewish American with a teenage daughter, I am especially concerned.

Rachael Krause of 9News interviewed Kathryn Bernheimer on Saturday about the Boulder Jewish Film Festival; Bernheimer talked about how, in the weeks since Hamas' deadly attack and now, the war between Israel and Hamas, the festival's message of education and tolerance is needed more than ever.

Israeli American director Laura Bialis discusses her film, "Vishniac," and describes her terrifying experience on October 7.

We cannot be blamed for suspecting that 40-year-old Samantha Woll was stabbed to death at her Detroit home because of the crisis in Israel. Her murder occurred two weeks after Hamas butchered 1400 Jews in southern Israel, followed by Israel’s merciless bombing of Gaza.

If you listen or read the main stream media or listen to 99% of university administrators today, you would think that Hamas and the Auschwitz-like horrors that it inflicted on the Jewish people on October 7 is an aberration and that for entirety of the rest of recorded history Muslims have treated the Jewish people with respect and tolerance. Really?

After witnessing one of the most horrifying examples of disregard for human life in decades, let's join together to restore a clear sense of the value of human life.

Following the October 7th massacre in Israel by Hamas terrorists, Jewish National Fund-USA launched an Israel Resilience Campaign to meet the emergency needs of the residents of the communities most affected by the ongoing crisis. Determined to make a difference, Denver philanthropist , Bob Lembke, made a landmark $360,000 contribution …

Help our brothers and sisters in Ramat HaNegev today with their urgent needs taking care of the evaculated and survivors and families of the Hamas attacks.

October marks National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate the connections happening all over the country between children and local food.

Two tragically relevant short films have been added to the festival in response to the Hamas attack on Israel

Flashing in front of my eyes is the image of a young girl… A young teenager just like me. Skin and flesh naked, being burnt alive.

“Does the whole world hate the Jews?”

Eran Doron, the Mayor of Boulder's Israeli sister city Ramat HaNegev, provided this exclusive video message to the Boulder Jewish News on Thursday, October 18, 2023.

If you were unable to attend or you would like to hear it again, you can find the link to the recording here.

We cannot accept refugees with a very high risk of terrorism, and whose fellow Arabs do not want them.

Like Rafael Medoff, I am dismayed that Pres. Biden felt it necessary to remind Israel to try to avoid civilian casualties. Biden should be well aware that Israel goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid injuring or killing civilians when Israel is forced to respond to attacks on her own civilians.

We continue monitoring major developments locally and in Israel related to Israel’s war against Hamas. Here's what we know, and what we are doing.

President Biden has urged Israel to observe war rules when striking back at Hamas, emphasizing the importance of avoiding civilian casualties. This stance is contrasted with actions taken by the U.S. and its allies during World War II, where civilian fatalities were often deemed an unfortunate yet inevitable aspect of their strategy.

Rabbi Korngold recommends Jewish Telegraphic Agency as a good source of reliable, honest news about Israel in these fraught times.