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.

‘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.’

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.

This year, Governor-Elect Jared Polis will be in attendance at the Chanukah on Pearl celebration Monday night.

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.

Rabbi Marc Soloway will be part of this reading at the Curious Theatre on Sunday night, December 9th.

Har HaShem’s Hanukkah Online Silent Auction runs through Saturday, December 1, 2018.

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.

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale will perform three Chanukah concerts in Denver this season.

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.

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!

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.

Given the present day focus on gender abuse, the story portrayed here about Judith and the Maccabees seems to have particular contemporary relevance.

Larry and Jodi Ansell were honored as 5778 Louisville Lamplighters by the Boulder County Center for Judaism on Thursday, for Night 3 of Chanukah. 

Chanukah is a wonderful time to show our Jewish pride and join together in community at Public Menorah lightings, as in Lafayette this Sunday.

Over 350 people came out in mild weather in front of the Boulder County Courthouse to light the Menorah for 2017 Chanukah.

This Wednesday, December 13th, the Boulder Center for Judaism and the Boulder JCC, will be hosting the largest Chanukah party in town!!!

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!

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!

This year, the annual Chanukah on Ice event is on Thursday afternoon, December 14th at WinterSkate on Front St. in Louisville.

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.

Join Chef Jessica Hersh in a hands on class exploring delicious foods for Hanukkah at Congregation Bonai Shalom.

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.

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale presents "Just in time for Chanukah" Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Longmont Public Library.