Events at this location

This afterschool club is open to any high school student, whether or not the student identifies as Jewish. We have food every week, play games, and celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the year. Jewish Culture Club is a drop-in-style program that allows teens to choose how often they wish to attend.

Thursdays January 12 – May 4 |  4:30 – 6:30 pm | $100

The practice of casting non-Jewish actors in roles specifically written as Jewish has reached epidemic proportions in recent years, prompting comedian Sara Silverman to call Hollywood out for creating a heated controversy that continues to boil today. The glaring example of two recent, critically acclaimed childhood memoirs by famous directors– Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans and James Gray’s Armageddon Time – brought the issue of Jewish characters being played by non-Jews into sharp relief.

From The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to The Patient or The Shrink Next Door, streaming services consistently turn to non-Jews to portray overtly Jewish characters. Kathryn Hahn, who played a rabbi in Transparent, was set to play Joan Rivers in a mini-series that was cancelled after much nasty pushback. Bradley Cooper, in a prosthetic nose, will soon be on screen as Leonard Bernstein. Helen Mirren will portray Golda Meir. Daisy Edgar-Jones has just been cast to play Carol King. The list is long, prompting questions that merit debate.

Join Kathryn Bernheimer, Founding Director of the Boulder Jewish Film Festival, for a discussion on this phenomenon. We invite film lovers to share their thoughts about a whole host of Jewish movies and streaming series, whether you are looking for recommendations of programs to watch or want to discuss what you’ve currently been watching. This program will cast light on a wide expanse of Jewish content.

Join us 12:30 – 1 pm for a pre-program social.

This afterschool club is open to any high school student, whether or not the student identifies as Jewish. We have food every week, play games, and celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the year. Jewish Culture Club is a drop-in-style program that allows teens to choose how often they wish to attend.

Thursdays January 12 – May 4 |  4:30 – 6:30 pm | $100

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us on the First Friday, November through May, for a Farmside Shabbat Sing. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

We will plan to be outside just east of the barn or in the Greenhouse unless the weather makes those spaces inaccessible. In the event that we can’t be on the farm, we will email you Thursday evening and let you know to meet in the JCC library.

Advance registration is required once for the November through May series.

Friday, January 6, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5 | 9:30 – 10:15 am | FREE

Join us for a special exploration of Passover and spring for the whole family! Together we’ll discover the signs of spring and make the Seder plate come alive through a multi-sensory adventure. Come prepared to plant, taste, greet our farm animals, and so much more! There is no rain date for this program, in the case of inclement weather we will cancel the program, refunds will be issued. Advanced registration is required, geared toward families with children ages 2-8 and their siblings. 

Sunday, April 9 | 10 – 11:30 am | $10/person

Building your business is a contact sport – in person AND virtually. Bring a 30-second introduction and the intention of making new connections and expanding your network. Speed Networking is a fast-paced, fun way to make initial contacts. Talk for a minute, listen for a minute, exchange information… and then move to the next person. Pre-register on Zoom if you haven’t already.

Bring your projects and come sit and knit with friends at the Boulder JCC! If you have questions about your pattern there will be someone who can help. This is an ongoing program happening on the 2nd Thursday of each month (please note, there will be no session in February). Please register each month you plan on attending. We look forward to seeing your projects and stitching with you!

This afterschool club is open to any high school student, whether or not the student identifies as Jewish. We have food every week, play games, and celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the year. Jewish Culture Club is a drop-in-style program that allows teens to choose how often they wish to attend.

Thursdays January 12 – May 4 |  4:30 – 6:30 pm | $100

Join Michelle Wolf and Susan Berman as we create an instant mini-choir! Rooted in Jewish wisdom, the music will include a range of melodies intended to delight and open hearts, as well as integrate songs from other folk/wisdom traditions, weaving in prayer, poetry, and story. All levels of musicality are welcome and no specific knowledge of Hebrew or Judaism is needed.

Michelle Wolf, Ba’lat Tefilah (Master of Prayer), is a lifelong vocalist with experience in a range of genres: classical, jazz, a cappella, and liturgy. She feels most on-purpose when leading sacred prayer and chant, using her voice and presenceto open hearts and lead others to connection with Source. Michelle served Jewish Renewal Congregation Nevei Kodesh as cantor for 11 years alongside Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, and more recently as lead prayer service leader. For her mastery as Jewish liturgist, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (z’’l) formally conferred upon her the title Ba’alat Tefilah.

Susan Berman is a singer, flutist, and choral leader, as well as a service leader actively involved in the Boulder community. Most recently, she collaborated with Michelle Wolf to lead Song Circle, an eclectic mix of Jewish, traditional, and contemporary chant and song. Susan has enjoyed many years of work as a music teacher, studio musician, private flute and vocal teacher, and gig musician with numerous music groups. Her exposure to indigenous culture, instruments, and vocal traditions while living in Taos, NM, for 30 years informed her Singer/Songwriter period, with three original CD releases. The albums are a fusion of world music, Jewish heritage, and American folk roots.

Michelle and Susan have been co-creating musical and ritual experiences for 10 years, and leading sacred song circles since 2020.

Tuesday, March 21 & Thursday, April 13 | 6:30 – 7:45 pm | $18

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival invites you to learn about the innovative Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program and its impact from experts in the field. The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s touring company will perform a 45-minute Merchant of Venice production followed by a panel discussion focusing on the intersections of violence prevention research, bias and discrimination, antisemitism, and applied theatre. Panel representatives include:

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
CU Boulder’s Program in Jewish Studies
The Anti-Defamation League’s “No Place for Hate” program.

For more information contact csfshakespearience@colorado.edu, Advance registration required.

Sunday, April 16| 3:30 – 5:30 pm | FREE

Volunteers are needed to help prepare soup, cookies, and biscuits for families impacted by the Marshall Fire. The soup will be distributed through several Louisville elementary schools.

Under the supervision of Chefs Miche Bacher and Amy Cramer, volunteers will clean, chop, stir, pour, package, chill, and label up to 400 portions.

Wednesday, April 19 | There are two shift options: 10 am – 12:30 pm and 1 pm – 4 pm

Welcome to the National Poetry Month JCC Poetry Circle, where a small group hosted by Jeremy Nash will gather to relish good, accessible poems and spirited conversation. Get inspired by your love of language, natural curiosity, and the poems’ invitation to reflect further on our lives. In addition, Jeremy will guide us through a remarkable harvesting exercise to complete this event. All poems will be carefully curated and sent to the participants in advance, registration is limited.

Jeremy Nash, M.I.M., M.Ed. is a Re-ignition coach, working with individuals and organizations individuals to relocate the passion, the pop, the purpose for their work, and the means to create extraordinary results. His work over the past 35 years has taken him to countries all across the world. Poetry is also a passion of Jeremy’s and he uses it to further personal and professional transformation.

April 19 | 10 – 11:30 am | $18

Are you seeking to live with greater consciousness and mindfulness, both in your actions and thoughts?  Mussar, a Jewish spiritual practice, explores personal character traits called Middot. Examples of these soul traits include humility, patience, honor, trust, and generosity, to name a few! Through working on the development and awareness of these traits, each of us learns how to respond to the world in ways that help bring about greater peace, compassion, understanding, and joy.

This 3-session class will provide a sample of the ancient Jewish, contemplative practice of Mussar through a variety of teaching modalities and expressive arts. No artistic experience is necessary, as we will use simple art techniques and supplies to explore our relationship through this spiritual pathway. Materials provided. 

Rabbi Eva is an experienced Mussar teacher, studying and practicing for over two decades. Her passions include integrating Jewish and Mystical practices (text study, chanting, embodied modalities, meditation) with the expressive arts. R’ Eva is currently a fellow in the Jewish Studio Project Creative Facilitator Training and in their first Clergy Cohort. 

Wednesday, April 19, 26, May 3 | 10 – 11:30 am | $120

Love to read? Come join Women of the J at the Boulder JCC for a casual discussion of a new book approximately every six weeks. Make new friends, read more books, and have great conversations! Feel free to attend, even if you haven’t finished the book! We will discuss The Last Green Valley, by Mark T. Sullivan at our next meeting.

This afterschool club is open to any high school student, whether or not the student identifies as Jewish. We have food every week, play games, and celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the year. Jewish Culture Club is a drop-in-style program that allows teens to choose how often they wish to attend.

Thursdays January 12 – May 4 |  4:30 – 6:30 pm | $100

Yom Ha Zikaron is the memorial day for the fallen soldiers of the Wars of Israel and victims of actions of terrorism. Enacted into law in Israel in1963, it is Israel’s official remembrance day. While Yom Ha Zikaron has been traditionally dedicated to fallen soldiers, commemoration has extended to civilian victims of terrorism throughout the years.

The Israel American Council (IAC) has created a moving and meaningful event using songs and personal stories to show gratitude, respect, and to celebrate the lives of those lost. Traditions of ceremonies and public sing-alongs are a common practice in Israel on Yom Ha Zikaron, stretching back to the early 20th century with the first waves of Jewish immigrants, and will take place at this celebration.

This program is open to the whole community. Advance registration is strongly recommended.

Unite with the people of Israel in commemorating the legacy and sacrifice of fallen soldiers and terror victims.

Join us for a meaningful event with songs and personal stories to celebrate the lives of the ones we have lost and to show our gratitude and respect.

 .יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל הוא יום טעון מאד וקשה לכולנו

.כמעט כל אחד מאיתנו מכיר מישהו שנפל על הגנת המדינה

.הצטרפו אלינו ביום המיוחד הזה בו דרך שירים וקטעי קריאה נתמוך אחד בשני ונכבד את הנופלים

Are you seeking to live with greater consciousness and mindfulness, both in your actions and thoughts?  Mussar, a Jewish spiritual practice, explores personal character traits called Middot. Examples of these soul traits include humility, patience, honor, trust, and generosity, to name a few! Through working on the development and awareness of these traits, each of us learns how to respond to the world in ways that help bring about greater peace, compassion, understanding, and joy.

This 3-session class will provide a sample of the ancient Jewish, contemplative practice of Mussar through a variety of teaching modalities and expressive arts. No artistic experience is necessary, as we will use simple art techniques and supplies to explore our relationship through this spiritual pathway. Materials provided. 

Rabbi Eva is an experienced Mussar teacher, studying and practicing for over two decades. Her passions include integrating Jewish and Mystical practices (text study, chanting, embodied modalities, meditation) with the expressive arts. R’ Eva is currently a fellow in the Jewish Studio Project Creative Facilitator Training and in their first Clergy Cohort. 

Wednesday, April 19, 26, May 3 | 10 – 11:30 am | $120

This year, the Boulder JCC is excited to invite the community to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s 75th Independence Day, with an outdoor concert, picnic, and activities for all ages.

Eyal Rivlin and his band will play live beloved and familiar Israeli songs. Feel free to bring your own picnic dinner or enjoy food that will be available for purchase.

Registration coming soon!

In honor of Israel’s 75th anniversary this year, the Boulder JCC is excited to invite the community to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day! An outdoor concert, picnic, and engaging activities for all ages will be provided. Eyal Rivlin and the IsraGroove band will be performing the greatest hits of Israeli music and everyone is encouraged to dance and sing along! Feel free to bring your own picnic dinner/gear or enjoy food and desserts that will be available for purchase from Boychik Kitchen and Whistling Boar.

We have a number of community organizations joining us with fun and family-friendly activity stations including:

– CU Boulder Hillel – Taste Test of Israeli Foods
– Sister City Ramat HaNegev – Coloring project
– PJ Library JEWISHColorado – Storytime with a craft
– Jewish National Fund – Plant seeds to take home
– Boulder Hadassah – Jewish stars you can decorate
– JEWISHcolorado – Israeli Dancing
– Congregation Bonai Shalom – Face painting and Israel trivia
– Congregation Har HaShem – Succulent planting

This afterschool club is open to any high school student, whether or not the student identifies as Jewish. We have food every week, play games, and celebrate Jewish holidays throughout the year. Jewish Culture Club is a drop-in-style program that allows teens to choose how often they wish to attend.

Thursdays January 12 – May 4 |  4:30 – 6:30 pm | $100

Everybody has a story: whether that be a life journey, interesting happening, or heroic tale. Whatever your story may be, bring it to our Playback Theater performance and see your story transformed into introspective, thought-provoking art on stage and in the moment. Come to listen, engage, and connect!

Since 2019, the talented performers of the Colorado University Playback Ensemble have helped audiences across Colorado share their stories and boost a sense of commonality and shared belonging. At a Playback performance, audience members voluntarily share stories from their lives, which trained actors and musicians re-enact on the spot through improvised forms of music, sound, and movement. The result is an evening of art, insight, connection, and community.

Playback Theatre has been practiced around the world for nearly 50 years, frequently in conflict zones, due to its proven capacity to bring audiences together. Through the communal sharing of stories – enlivened by the empathy-building power of live theatre – the truth and complexity of our individual lives are unearthed, shared, and honored. Real life is transformed into art – with the capacity to transform real life.

Please join us for a pre-program social with light fare and refreshments from 6 – 6:30 pm

Sunday, April 30  | 6:00 – 8:30 pm | $25

Are you seeking to live with greater consciousness and mindfulness, both in your actions and thoughts?  Mussar, a Jewish spiritual practice, explores personal character traits called Middot. Examples of these soul traits include humility, patience, honor, trust, and generosity, to name a few! Through working on the development and awareness of these traits, each of us learns how to respond to the world in ways that help bring about greater peace, compassion, understanding, and joy.

This 3-session class will provide a sample of the ancient Jewish, contemplative practice of Mussar through a variety of teaching modalities and expressive arts. No artistic experience is necessary, as we will use simple art techniques and supplies to explore our relationship through this spiritual pathway. Materials provided. 

Rabbi Eva is an experienced Mussar teacher, studying and practicing for over two decades. Her passions include integrating Jewish and Mystical practices (text study, chanting, embodied modalities, meditation) with the expressive arts. R’ Eva is currently a fellow in the Jewish Studio Project Creative Facilitator Training and in their first Clergy Cohort. 

Wednesday, April 19, 26, May 3 | 10 – 11:30 am | $120

Building your business is a contact sport – in person AND virtually. Bring a 30-second introduction and the intention of making new connections and expanding your network. Speed Networking is a fast-paced, fun way to make initial contacts. Talk for a minute, listen for a minute, exchange information… and then move to the next person. Pre-register on Zoom if you haven’t already.

Are you seeking to live with greater consciousness and mindfulness, both in your actions and thoughts?  Mussar, a Jewish spiritual practice, explores personal character traits called Middot. Examples of these soul traits include humility, patience, honor, trust, and generosity, to name a few! Through working on the development and awareness of these traits, each of us learns how to respond to the world in ways that help bring about greater peace, compassion, understanding, and joy.

This 3-session class will provide a sample of the ancient Jewish, contemplative practice of Mussar through a variety of teaching modalities and expressive arts. No artistic experience is necessary, as we will use simple art techniques and supplies to explore our relationship through this spiritual pathway. Materials provided. 

Rabbi Eva is an experienced Mussar teacher, studying and practicing for over two decades. Her passions include integrating Jewish and Mystical practices (text study, chanting, embodied modalities, meditation) with the expressive arts. R’ Eva is currently a fellow in the Jewish Studio Project Creative Facilitator Training and in their first Clergy Cohort. 

Wednesday, April 19, 26, May 3 | 10 – 11:30 am | $120

Join us to celebrate our first fruits, new life on the farm, and the start of summer for Milk and Honey Farm. The Jewish holiday of Shavuot is traditionally connected to receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai, coincides with the biblical wheat harvest, and is a holiday many people associate with eating lots of dairy. Celebrate this year and bring your family to participate in meaningful and earth-based Shavuot and springtime activities. Stay for traditional and plant-based cheesecake and a BYO-picnic! Geared toward families with children ages 2-8 and their siblings. Advanced registration required. 

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.

“Sha-bbat, Sha-lom, Hay!” Join us for weekly Farmside Shabbat Sing beginning Friday, June 2 – Friday, October 27th. We’ll sing Shabbat songs, read a story, explore the farm, and welcome Shabbat with the blessings of the candles, challah, and grape juice. Celebrate the songs and traditions in an open, inclusive, and accessible environment. Everyone is welcome but geared toward kids 0-5 and their caregivers.

Advance registration is required once for the main season June – October.