On February 18, 2022, the Longmont Shabbat Group celebrated its 30th anniversary at its monthly Shabbat service.
Read More »Column: Bullying The Victim Over a Nazi-Like Salute. Alabama-style?
Kevin Kline’s character Otto from “A Fish Called Wanda” was outdone by Alabama high school officials who demanded that a Jewish student apologize for something he did not do and disregarded any thought of apologizing for his teacher’s action – leading his class in a Nazi-like salute.
Read More »Letter: Are We Witnessing “Jewish Karma:” Middah K’Neged Middah (Measure For Measure) in Ukraine?
Who is to say that right now Hashem is not acting measure for measure against the Ukrainian people for their massive collaboration with the Nazis in which they enthusiastically assisted in the murder of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian Jews?
Read More »Far From Home-Less
As we complete the book of Exodus with the construction of the Holy Sanctuary, I can’t help thinking of the following quote from 2021’s Academy Award’s winning film, "Nomadland." “I may be houseless, but not homeless” was one of the opening phrases by the laconic but sensitive, Fern.
Read More »JEWISHcolorado Launches Emergency Campaign for Ukraine
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, JEWISHcolorado has joined the Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) $16 million emergency campaign to provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable Jewish populations living in Ukraine.
Read More »OLLI Online – Spring 2022 Registration Open Now; Classes Begin March 28
OLLI Online is now open for the Spring 2022 registration period, which opened on Monday, February 21 2022 and runs through February 28, 2022. (You can register for open classes up until the Friday before classes begin, March 25.)
Read More »Column: As Gun Violence Persists, Federation Umbrella Agency Downplays the Issue
On the same day, a Jewish candidate for mayor was assaulted by a gun-toting intruder in his office in Louisville, Ky., and the Jewish Federations’ umbrella organization altered its priority list by removing advocacy for gun-violence prevention.
Read More »Letter: New Paltz: The Most Ominous Harbinger
A formal decision by a group at New York's New Paltz University may in fact be the most ominous harbinger for the future of the American Jewish diaspora.
Read More »Disaster Recovery Update: Two Weeks Left To Apply For Assistance
Community Members affected by the Marshall Fire and straight-line winds disaster have two weeks left to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline for both FEMA disaster assistance and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans is Wednesday March 2, 2022.
Read More »Never Be Lonely
My first encounter with Chabad came about in 1960 when I was seventeen, and a friend invited me to a farbrengen where the Rebbe spoke. From that moment, I was totally smitten with the movement. It was a very cold winter day, and I remember feeling that although my body …
Read More »Column: Deborah Lipstadt’s Nomination: 6-Month Delay Thanks to A 6-Year-Old’s Mindset
Tracking Nancy Pelosi’s Gazpacho police must be a rigorous chore, yet the idiocy of the congresswoman who fabricated the story hardly compares with blocking the appointment of an antisemitism monitor or undermining the attorney-general over disruptions at local school board meetings that weaponize antisemitism.
Read More »JFS Helps Marshall Fire Victims, One Family at a Time
Jill Ruggles lost her home of 30 years in the fire. She shares her account of what happened and how JFS came to her family’s rescue when they needed to find immediate housing.
Read More »Column: ‘Berated By Nazis’: Happening Here, And Now
Never would we expect Nazis assaulting an American Jew near Disney World. Or anywhere else in this nation.
Read More »Letter: Israel Apartheid: Not
With all of the horrendous human rights violations across the globe, three "human rights" organizations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and B'Tselmen are rarely heard from except when they fill the airwaves with the allegation that Israel is an apartheid state.
Read More »Jewish National Fund-USA Showcases the Real Israel, Rejects Amnesty’s Delegitimization Campaign
Jewish National Fund-USA encourages everyone to show the world the real Israel as the organization calls out Amnesty International for its relentless campaign of delegitimization and hate against the Jewish homeland.
Read More »Now Open: Groundbreaking Virtual Reality Exhibit Debuts on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
–The Journey Back: A VR Experience groundbreaking virtual reality experience transforming Holocaust education and remembrance is now open to the public at Illinois Holocaust Museum. Debuting on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Journey Back features breakthrough technology that immerses visitors in an intimate experience with Holocaust Survivors.
Read More »Column: Whoopi’s Petty Distinctions
Silly sideshows dominate much of the news on Israel and other Jewish and general issues. So much so that keeping up with them amounts to “posing problems that would cross a rabbi’s eyes,” to quote Tevye as he croons “If I were a rich man” in the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Read More »Hazon Announces Winners of Shmita-Themed Art Competition
Hazon, the Jewish Lab for Sustainability, has announced the winners of its inaugural art competition, the Shmita Prizes, after collecting nearly 250 submissions from 11 different countries over the course of 10 months.
Read More »JScreen Promotes 3rd Annual Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week February 1 – 7, 2022
JScreen announced plans to participate in the third annual Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week (JGSAW) February 1 – 7, 2022. During JGSAW, JScreen is offering a $113 off coupon code for testing for people living in Colorado.
Read More »Marshall Fire Shabbat Candle Club Deal
Through the Shabbat Candle Club, you can donate a month's worth of hand-made shabbat candles to brighten the lives of Marshall Fire families.
Read More »Column: Give Colleyville the Hollywood Touch – To Confront Anti-Semitism
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker needs to suspend his job search for a new pulpit. Instead, he must find a literary agent – if none of them have found him yet – and publish a book recounting his background and the 11 hours that Malik Faisal Akram held him hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas on January 15.
Read More »JCRC Welcomes Introduction of HB22-1077: Colorado Nonprofit Security Grant Program
The bill establishes a state-level grant program designed to enable houses of worship of any denomination, community gathering spaces, and all nonprofit organizations to complete capital projects that will serve to protect those using their facilities.
Read More »Letter: From Kishinev to Colleyville
Is it just a coincidence that year in and year out "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a forgery about Jewish power, remains a best seller in Muslim bookstores throughout the world?
Read More »Jewish National Fund-USA Welcomes New Boulder Campaign Executive
JNF-USA leadership are excited to welcome Abigail Mendel as the new JNF-USA Campaign Executive for the Mountain States regions.
Read More »Watch “Responding to Antisemitism: An Interfaith Call to Action”
Community, government, and faith leaders in Colorado took part in a virtual event, Responding to Antisemitism: An Interfaith Call to Action, on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. See the event recording here.
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