Tag Archives: Israel

Jamie Friedman is a 16-year-old student from Boulder who is spending the semester in Israel studying in NFTY's EIE program. She is posting about her experience for the Boulder Jewish News.

The Plagim Regional School at Kibbutz HaZorea, located near the Menashe plateau in the Carmel Mountain range, is making sure that their children don’t miss out on the experience and celebration of nature on Tu BiShvat or any other day of the year.

Letter to the Editor: "Dean Rotbart’s piece ... unfortunately injects more partisan politics into an already over-politicized matter."

Letter to the Editor: "We were deeply dismayed to read Dean Rotbart's shameful and erroneous attack on Congresswoman Diana DeGette..."

The first Honeymoon Israel trip for Colorado couples will run from October 29 – November 7, 2015. The total cost for a couple is $1,800 including all flights and ground costs.

Radio Chavura contacted each of Colorado’s national Congressional representatives and is reporting exclusively that Congresswoman DeGette is the only one of the nine elected officials who has said she will definitively not attend Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech.

Like the United States, nearly one in five Israelis lives with a disability. In recognition of February as Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Jewish National Fund (JNF) will feature some of its partners in Israel.

Jewish National Fund (JNF) is proud to announce Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, as the keynote speaker at the Annual JNF Breakfast on April 17, 2015.

"We are deeply disturbed by ads that falsely accuse Israel of 'war crimes' appearing on RTD buses this holiday season."

A Shloshim service for Dalya, marking 30 days since her burial, was held at BMH-BJ in Denver this past Tuesday, organized by Brian and Sarina Lemkus Kopinsky, her uncle and aunt.

Colorado Jews this month honored the 28th anniversary of the special relationship between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia, which has proven to be not only a strong ally of America but also of America’s ally, the State of Israel.

A diverse group of ten students from Colorado was selected to be Gerald M. Quiat Delegates to the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Grosfeld Family National Youth Leadership Mission.

Laura Green, the current region representative for Hadassah’s Israel, Zionist & International Affairs, will present "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly."

The next Jewish community dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is scheduled for September 30th. Pre-registration is required. Click to find out more.

JNF and Shorashim announced today that their partnership continues in bringing young adults to Israel for winter 2014-15 and that registration is now open.

A small but growing number of traditional enemies have been coming to Roots gatherings to meet and connect simply as neighbors.

NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation today unveiled its 2014 High Holidays Initiative designed to connect Birthright Israel alumni and young Jewish adults to High Holiday events, to their peers, and to Jewish community organizations.

Celebrate the upcoming New Year and get the latest update on the situation in Israel from Boulder Hadassah's featured speaker, Michal Uziyahu.

"Frustrated with raw nerve ends, this is how I feel."

The next shmita cycle starts this Rosh Hashanah. Hence, September 23 begins the biblical sabbatical year. Hazon has scheduled two events to celebrate, discuss and understand.

The mission is scheduled for August 24-28 and will be co-chaired by Sheryl Buchholtz, Ron Werner of Denver and his father Robert Werner of Chicago.

"Qatar is the main financier of Hamas and thus demand to be in the negotiation as they also know that it will be their money which will rebuild Gaza."

"I hate to say it but the terrorists had their way with me and the whole of Israel, we all waited to see what they will do."

"I was hoping that my next post could be about love, friendship and a better world."

On the spur of the moment, leaders from Jewish National Fund decided to arrange a solidarity mission to Israel to support the economy while simultaneously helping the soldiers and children near Gaza.