The story of Chanukah begins in the year 167 BCE, when a Greek Macedonian kingdom centered in what is today Syria had tried to outlaw the Jewish religion in Israel and replace it with Hellenistic culture.
Read More »Watch But Don’t Look
‘Don’t let the lights….see your wallet.’ In the prayer recited after lighting, there is a phrase: ‘these candles are holy and we have no permission to use them.’
Read More »Hundreds Watch as Polis, Raderman Light Boulder Menorah
Hundreds watched as Governor-elect Jared Polis and 2018 Lamplighter Josh Raderman lit the giant Chanukah Menorah in front of the Courthouse Monday night.
Read More »Celebrate Chanukah in Lafayette, Sunday, Night 8
In a tradition that gains traction and attendees each year, the Boulder County Center for Judaism is bringing the largest menorah in Boulder County to Lafayette again this year.
Read More »Governor-Elect Jared Polis to Participate at Chanukah on Pearl
This year, Governor-Elect Jared Polis will be in attendance at the Chanukah on Pearl celebration Monday night.
Read More »Join Us for a Friday Night Chanukah Dinner
Join us at Boulder Center for Judaism on Friday night of Chanukah, December 7 and enjoy a delicious Shabbos dinner with the traditional Chanukah trimmings.
Read More »8 Nights – Staged Reading at Curious Theatre Benefiting HIAS
Rabbi Marc Soloway will be part of this reading at the Curious Theatre on Sunday night, December 9th.
Read More »Har HaShem Holds Online Chanukah Auction — Now
Har HaShem’s Hanukkah Online Silent Auction runs through Saturday, December 1, 2018.
Read More »The Radermans to Be Honored as Lamplighters for Boulder Menorah Lighting
Each year the Boulder County Center for Judaism selects a member of the Boulder Jewish community to receive the special honor of lighting the giant community menorah. This year’s Lamplighters are Josh and Bonni Raderman, who have been lighting things up Jewishly in Boulder for many years.
Read More »Chanukah with the Colorado Hebrew Chorale
The Colorado Hebrew Chorale will perform three Chanukah concerts in Denver this season.
Read More »Boulder County’s Largest Menorah to Light Up Pearl St. Mall for Night 2
Every year, hundreds of people brave the always-variable weather to stand together on the Pearl Street Mall and watch the lighting of Boulder County’s Biggest Menorah.
Read More »BJTI Reprises Popular “Chopped” Challenge for Chanukah
Boulder Jewish Teen Initiative at the JCC is celebrating Chanukah with a challenge this year: take on our mystery baskets and see if you have what it takes to be a maven in the kitchen!
Read More »A Declaration of Interdependence: Hanukkah is a Feast of Solutions
The lesson of Hanukkah that I am suggesting we consider for 2017 and beyond is to stop pointing our fingers at Agribusiness, Big Pharma, the Fossil Fuel Industry. I suggest that we can refocus our language and our behavior on our own agency and how it impacts our global interdependency.
Read More »Soliloquy of Yehudis
Given the present day focus on gender abuse, the story portrayed here about Judith and the Maccabees seems to have particular contemporary relevance.
Read More »Louisville Lights the Menorah at Winterskate
Larry and Jodi Ansell were honored as 5778 Louisville Lamplighters by the Boulder County Center for Judaism on Thursday, for Night 3 of Chanukah.
Read More »Chanukah In Lafayette – Old Town Feel with Jewish Spirit
Chanukah is a wonderful time to show our Jewish pride and join together in community at Public Menorah lightings, as in Lafayette this Sunday.
Read More »Boulder Lights the 5778 Menorah on Pearl St.
Over 350 people came out in mild weather in front of the Boulder County Courthouse to light the Menorah for 2017 Chanukah.
Read More »Pearl Street Menorah🔥: … You Coming?
This Wednesday, December 13th, the Boulder Center for Judaism and the Boulder JCC, will be hosting the largest Chanukah party in town!!!
Read More »Chanukah 2017 Roundup of Events – And Videos
A quick guide to Chanukah events for the whole family around Boulder from night 2 on ... That's Wednesday December 13th through Wednesday December 20th. Plus, our Chanukah video playlist!
Read More »8th Ignite Chanukah Expects to Light It Up
Come watch your peers get up and give fast-paced, thought-provoking, 5-minute TED-talk-style presentations on their passions on Wednesday night at Ignite Chanukah!
Read More »Chanukah on Ice at WinterSkate in Louisville
This year, the annual Chanukah on Ice event is on Thursday afternoon, December 14th at WinterSkate on Front St. in Louisville.
Read More »Eight Nights by Jennifer Maisel – Reading and Panel on Immigration and Refugee Rights
Congregation Nevei Kodesh will present a staged reading of the powerful new play by LA writer, Jennifer Maisel on the first night of Hanukkah, December 12th.
Read More »Are You “Thinking Outside the Latke Pan”?
Join Chef Jessica Hersh in a hands on class exploring delicious foods for Hanukkah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.
Read More »Annual Lighting of Boulder County’s Largest Menorah on Pearl Street Mall on Night 2
Every year, hundreds of people from Boulder brave the always-variable weather to watch the lighting of Boulder County’s Biggest Menorah on the fabulous Pearl Street Mall together.
Read More »Hebrew Chorale in Longmont for Chanukah
The Colorado Hebrew Chorale presents "Just in time for Chanukah" Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Longmont Public Library.
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