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A new poem from Todd Greenberg.

How do I know Judaism is still alive and well? More people go to synagogue for Kol NIdrei than any other time of the year- and there’s no food served for at least twenty four hours!

Humanistic Judaism considers Yom Kippur to be the culmination of the self-analysis that was initiated on Rosh Hashanah. We are offered the opportunity to ask forgiveness from ourselves as well as from those we have wronged, and we vow to be active, involved, caring people in the coming year.

Teshuva is the Jewish way to pay our ‘sin taxes.’ Aveira is one of the Hebrew words for transgression. In my mind, it resonates with the English word, ‘over.’

For some 1,000 years, many Ashkenazi Jews have observed the same ritual every Yom Kippur Eve — waving a chicken over their head. From the start, the practice was controversial among rabbinical scholars, and even today, it continues to ruffle feathers. (Sorry, couldn't resist).

The sound of the shofar at Rosh Hashanah, the great 12th-century Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides wrote, is a wake-up call for the soul. Its message: "Arise from your slumber! Search your ways and return in teshuvah and remember your Creator!"

The summer of 2001 my world changed. It was the year I moved to Boulder, Colorado. A few weeks later, 9/11 changed the world. That twenty-year memory became more vivid this September by watching a sterling performance by Michael Keaton as the lawyer Kenneth Feinberg who was in charge of allocating funds to the families of the victims.

A one of a kind Yom Kippur soul bath experience, with Rabbi Sarah Bracha Gershuny and sacred sound healer Sandi Daileda.

We had hiked up from the top of Lift 2 in Taos Ski Valley, a fairly rigorous twenty minute hike in ski boots to the top of a run called “Stauffenberg.”

Post Rosh Hashanah may seem like a strange time to go to an off-beat movie. But after the fact, seeing Alpha did feel seasonally appropriate.

The Homewood Suites in Boulder, CO has provided a discounted rate for those staying during the holidays or other times throughout the year near the Synagogues.

What does it mean that Hazon is the Jewish lab for sustainability?

Congregation Bonai Shalom wants to spend the holidays with you! All family services are FREE but registration is required.

Join Boulder Center for Judaism for Yom Kippur services to find out.

Chabad of NW Metro Denver will be offering insightful classes running concurrently to Yom Kippur synagogue services with scholar in residence Rabbi Pinchas Taylor.

For years people have asked me to recommend a movie to watch before Yom Kippur. I have often suggested the 1990 academy award nominee, "Flatliners."

Who are the true guardians? In Judaism the superheroes are not those who wear capes, but who wear kittles...

Forgiveness is never easy. It’s even harder if you’re suffering from a debilitating illness.

Chabad of NW Metro Denver will be offering insightful classes running concurrently to Yom Kippur synagogue services with scholar in residence Rabbi Yisroel Glick.

We can learn a lesson about Yom Kippur and Teshuva from this week's Torah portion.

To join the Boulder County Center for Judaism for the High Holidays is to enjoy an inspiring synthesis of delights for body and soul.

At Judaism Your Way’s free High Holy Day services, we welcome 7,000 Jews and their loved ones to Denver Botanic Gardens for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Congregation Har HaShem will be having a Community Family Service on Wednesday, September 23rd for families with children 7 years of age and younger.

The Adventure Rabbi Congregation is searching for a sanctuary space that can hold 400 people for Kol Nidre.

"... Who here is ready to lay their hands on this goat and transfer all of their sins to her?” “Now wait a minute!” said Ru!