Event Type 2: Community Event

JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center has reopened the Denver Children’s Theatre with a presentation of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a book written by Kate DiCamillo. The play is perfect for school groups with kids in grades 1-8, and for families and individuals. The play runs February 14-17, 22-24, 27 and March 3. For more information, visit www.jccdenver.org/denver-childrens-theatre-2023

Are you looking to grow your business and generate leads? Come join us the first Wednesday of the month to network and build relationships.
 
Each meeting will consist of the following:

• Networking
• Member introductions (30 second elevator speech)
• Member presentations
• Announcements
• Additional networking

Join Special Envoy Ellen Germain in conversation with Dean of the CU School of Education Kathy Schultz as they discuss how the Holocaust is taught and commemorated around the world and if those tools are slowing the growing tide of anti Semitism and Holocaust denial. You are welcomed to a pre-program reception at 6:30 pm.

Ellen Germain assumed her duties as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues on August 23, 2021. The Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, established in 1999, develops and implements U.S. policy to return Holocaust-era assets to their rightful owners, secure compensation for Nazi-era wrongs, and ensure that the Holocaust is remembered and commemorated appropriately. Educating the next generation about the horrors and causes of the Holocaust was recently made a requirement for public schools in Colorado, following a national movement to increase time dedicated to the subject in the classroom.

This program is supported by the Ilona Irene Rosenshein Holocaust Education Fund.

Join JEWISHcolorado’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) for its annual Leadership Luncheon. We will honor Steve Demby with our Community Leadership Award and hear from guest speaker Ellen Germain, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues with the U.S. State Department. 

Make a special tribute or sponsor the event to show your support for the JCRC and our Luncheon Community Leadership honoree, Steve Demby.

To learn more about tributes or sponsorship opportunities, please click here or contact Ashleigh Wong, awong@jewishcolorado.org.

Hava Nagila (The Movie) is a documentary romp through the history, mystery and meaning of the great Jewish standard. Featuring interviews with Harry Belafonte, Leonard Nimoy, Connie Francis, Glen Campbell, Regina Spektor and more, the film follows the ubiquitous party song on its fascinating journey from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the kibbutzim of Palestine to the cul-de-sacs of America. High on fun and entertainment, Hava Nagila (The Movie) is also surprisingly profound, tapping into universal themes about the importance of joy, the power of music and the resilient spirit of a people.

75-minute film plus schmooze following. No cost.

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

The JCC Denver’s third annual Purim Drag Queen Bingo is back for Purim, JCC Style! Get those costumes ready and practice that runway walk! Our fabulous hostess Laura Menorah is again helping us bring the party and plenty of Jewish schtick! Limited tickets will be available.  

Temple Shalom’s NextGen is Colorado Springs (and SoCos) Young Jewish Group, focusing on building Jewish Community for those ages 21-45! And YOU’RE invited to our next event!

Purim and Pins! We’re gonna ROLL  AFTER Shabbos! (Think the Big Lebowski and Shomer Shabbos)

We’re connecting at The Summit Interquest on Saturday evening March 4th. We have two lanes reserved at 6:30 but come a little early to get your shoes and the game all set up. 

Since we reserved the lanes and shoes The event will cost $20 per adult who wants to bowl and you have to sign up on Temple Shalom’s website. It is super easy, just follow the link below to Temple Shalom’s event page and register!

https://www.templeshalom.com/nextgen-bowling-event

The first beer or drink is covered for the first 8 adults who register for the event through the Temple Website!

It’s just a couple days before Purim so we’ll have some masquerade masks for any who want to get into the spirit of the season!

What: Purim and Pins

When: Saturday, March 4th 2023 6:15pm

Where: The Summit Interquest –1180 Interquest Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Don’t forget to register on TempleShalom.com

Last but not least – PLEASE spread the news and invite your friends! We’d like to grow this group and make it THE premier Young Jewish group in Southern Colorado.

Hope you’re well and look forward to seeing you!

Our Carnival is open to the community with Topsy–Turvy, Wildly Wacky, Fun–Filled Festivities, including:

• Balloon animals
• Games and activities
• Two bouncy castles
• Velcro wall
• Scholastic book fair
• Adopt–a–pet
• Delicious, homemade food
• Music, fun, and more!

Pre-register by March 1 and SAVE!

RSVP @ https://www.bmhbjpreschool.org/Purim

This year we will be selling all-inclusive wristbands and Meal Deal options.

Wristbands include: Unlimited games, 2 bouncies, 1 velcro wall, and a choice of one cotton candy, one popcorn, or one sno-cone.

Meal Deal includes: choice of hot dog, drink and chips OR homemade soup/chili and a drink.

Food and drinks will also be available a la cart. Options include various beverages, hot dogs, barley soup, beef chili (gluten free), cotton candy, popcorn, and sno-cone.

What is Purim? Purim, “Feast of Lots,” is a joyous Jewish holiday that recounts the saving of the Jews from a threatened massacre during the Persian period (539-330 BCE). The story of Purim is recounted in the Book of Esther, whose eponymous heroine plays the leading role in saving her people. This holiday is celebrated with costumes, Hamantashen (triangle shaped cookies), and the sharing the story of Purim. Community Supporter: Congregation Har Hashem 

During the Purim Celebration

• Kids have the exciting opportunity to jump on several inflatables, as well as make their own Gragger, or noise maker
• Hamentashen and other treats will be available for purchase from the Whistling Boar Bakery
• Face painting available for additional purchase
• Book sales on location, or in advance, with our partner the Boulder Book Store

Timeline of Events

2 PM – Doors Open 

2:30 PM – Purim Skit and Costume Parade with Leah Boonin and Caroline Saliman

3:00 PM – Loud Mouse book reading and discussion by Cara Mentzel and Idina Menzel 

3:30 PM – Magic show with “Esther the Jester” Erica Sodos

4:00 PM – Purim Skit and Costume Parade with Leah Boonin and Caroline Saliman

 – Registration is required for adults and children 2 years and older (Children under 2 years do not need to register) This program is geared towards families with children under 10 years of age. –

Do you ever wonder how life might be different if you felt less anxious?

Unlearning Jewish Anxiety offers a powerful way to understand yourself better, deepen your self-compassion, and learn simple tools to decrease anxiety. In this 6-week class, you’ll learn about some common, inherited Jewish anxiety patterns. You’ll learn how to notice when you’re in an anxiety spiral and how to get out of it. You’ll also learn some simple, accessible spiritual tools to meet difficult moments with new and better habits. Unlearning Jewish Anxiety can help you practice curiosity and self-compassion each day to respond to whatever arises in your life.

March 5
March 12
NO class on March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16

Kol Nashim, the treble choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale, continues its series, Jewish Leading Ladies of Broadway on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 7:00 pm MST on Zoom. Mimi Raizen will focus on Barbra Streisand who is a legendary actress and whose career has spanned over six decades. From performing in nightclubs in Greenwich Village to starring as Fanny Brice in the hit musical “Funny Girl.” Her performance was so revered that the show only received a revival in the summer of 2021. Streisand was the star of many films including Funny Girl, Yentl, A Star is Born, What’s Up Doc, Hello Dolly and many more.

Registration and Information: www.coloradohebrewchorale.org

This program is designed for all teens, grades 8 – 12, who are interested in sustainability, farming, and cooking. Each Tuesday after school, teens are invited to join us on-site at the JCC’s Milk and Honey Farm. Students will learn a variety of skills such as cheese making, soap making, food preservation, and chicken and goat care. Spring Farm Cohort will focus on planting seeds, beekeeping, and other craft skills. Together we will grow in community as we grow food.

Tuesdays, March 7 – May 16 | 4:30 – 6:30 pm | $215

NO CLASSES ON MARCH 28TH AND APRIL 25TH

Looking for a more meaningful way to celebrate Purim than the traditional party? Join JEWISHcolorado’s young adult community in the YAD Lounge at JEWISHcolorado for learning and mocktails at Sober Purim!  

Are you looking to grow your business and generate leads? Come join us the second Wednesday of the month for our Women’s Networking Breakfast to network and build relationships with the women of the Denver Jewish Chamber of Commerce.
 
Each meeting will consist of the following:

• Networking
• Member introductions (30 second elevator speech)
• Member presentations
• Announcements
• Additional networking

Get to know the Mile High Jewish radicals and the many dreamers within the Jewish community who have allied themselves with labor. They were members of the Socialist party and Communist Party. In the 1960s, Jews were part and parcel of the New Left. Did you know the founder of the alternative news service, Liberation News, was a Denver boy? Who knew, a Jewish radical from New York hid out in Denver in the early 1970s and was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List for bombing toilets in federal buildings. Get to know more Denver Jewish history with Phil Goodstein. $5.00

Robert Siegel (former Senior Host of NPR’s All Things Considered for 31 years) interviews:

Amb. Martin S. Indyk (Lowy Distinguished Fellow, US/Middle East Diplomacy; The Council on Foreign Relations)

Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen (Director, Israel, The Palestinian Territories & the Region Program; United States Institute of Peace)

David Makovsky (Director, Koret Project on Arab/Israel Relations; Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

FREE REGISTRATION:  https://globalconnections.splashthat.com

WATCH LIVE:  https://tinyurl.com/y65d68vh

Hosted by the Mountain States’ Women for Israel Leadership Group

Join Jewish National Fund-USA’s Mountain States’ Women for Israel to meet Talia Tzour Avner, Chief of Staff, JNF Israel, to learn more about how we are developing and advancing water solution projects that impact our homeland, Israel, and the world.

Hosted at a private residence. The address will be provided upon registration.

In collaboration with Cobalt, join NCJW via Zoom on March 8th at 7 PM for a conversation with Heather Booth, Founder of The Jane Collective. Hear from the president of Cobalt, the executive director of Color, and others about reproductive rights — past, future and present — as well as the Colorado 2023 agenda. There is no charge for this event. Please visit ncjwcolorado.org to register.

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

We invite Jewish Culture Club and BBYO Communities to come together for a Purim Chalutzim Murder Mystery! Can you solve the mystery? Come in costume, play some games, have some delicious food, and celebrate with us! This event is open to all 8th graders and high schoolers.

Join JEWISHcolorado’s Young Adult Division, YAD Ambassador Chair Rachel Silvestain, and Gift of Life for Swab and Sip! Come enjoy drinks and bites at Stoney’s, and consider paying it forward by adding your name to Gift of Life’s registry in an effort to save people with blood cancer. Joining the registry involves a simple cheek swab. With donations of blood stem cells, you can give the gift of life. If that isn’t your thing, join us for a drink and learn about a meaningful Jewish cause. Plus, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a Stoney’s gift card if you add your name to the registry. 

Registration is required to attend. 

Learn more about our YAD Ambassadors here.

YAD serves Jewish adults ages 21-45. Questions? Email YAD@JEWISHcolorado.org.  

The 27th Annual Denver Jewish Film Festival powered by the Chotin Foundation will run in-person March 11-19 at the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center. The festival includes more than 35 films and shorts featuring the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema.l

Our free breakfast will start at 9 am followed by our speaker.  This month our speaker is Jim Stone who will talk to us about Jewish Sports figures.  Jim had a long career as a sports broadcaster and it should be a very interesting talk. We hope you can join us. For more information please email donpriceusna73@gmail.com

Assemble 200 Hygiene Totes for Jewish Family Service (JFS) in partnership with Donations For Dignity – a community initiative founded to fight hygiene poverty. Donations For Dignity is providing 4,000 Aunt Flow menstrual pads for this event.

JEWISHcolorado is one of 50 Dignity Grows™ Chapters across the US, fighting Period Poverty, a growing hidden crisis for many of the women, children, and teens in our communities, due to a of lack of access to basic hygiene and menstrual products.

You can make a difference… Roll up your sleeves and join JEWISHcolorado’s volunteer initiative, Dignity Grows™ to pack hygiene totes for those in need! Totes are distributed free of charge and provide a month’s supply of personal and menstrual hygiene products to girls, women, and individuals assigned female at birth.

Register Today: Registration is free but please consider an additional donation to help pay it forward! Just $10 provides a tote to a neighbor in need.

Dignity Grows™ was founded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s Women’s Philanthropy

Jewish Family Service

Donations for Dignity

Questions, Donations, Sponsorships, Committee Involvement? Contact Jill Katchen, Director of Donor Engagement, at JKatchen@JEWISHcolorado.org

Do you ever wonder how life might be different if you felt less anxious?

Unlearning Jewish Anxiety offers a powerful way to understand yourself better, deepen your self-compassion, and learn simple tools to decrease anxiety. In this 6-week class, you’ll learn about some common, inherited Jewish anxiety patterns. You’ll learn how to notice when you’re in an anxiety spiral and how to get out of it. You’ll also learn some simple, accessible spiritual tools to meet difficult moments with new and better habits. Unlearning Jewish Anxiety can help you practice curiosity and self-compassion each day to respond to whatever arises in your life.

March 5
March 12
NO class on March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16

Join us for a fascinating lecture given by Sophia Berry Lifschitz, curator at the Department of Modern Art at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art! A short introduction to the history of the museum will lead you into with a virtual tour through the Modern Art galleries; focusing on major works by Roy Lichtenstein, August Renoir, Marc Chagall and Gustav Klimt – works that tell the unique story of how the Modern art collection came to be. Please join us for a post-program social with light fare and refreshments!

Are you looking to grow your business and generate leads? Come join us the first Wednesday of the month to network and build relationships.
 
Each meeting will consist of the following:

• Networking
• Member introductions (30 second elevator speech)
• Member presentations
• Announcements
• Additional networking

Have you always wanted to research your Jewish family history and didn’t know where to start? Join Ellen Beller and Gail Marcus from the Jewish Genealogy Society of Colorado who will demonstrate and share various sites with you, offer tips and strategies for successfully researching your family history and journeys. In addition, you will learn about their unexpected findings and what they have learned from their experiences. $5.00 includes schmoozing and light snacks.

Join us for a night of learning and inspiration as we gather for our annual Women’s Seder! Enjoy an interpretive exploration of the time-honored seder from a woman’s point of view. A vegetarian meal and wine are included!

How does food and identity go hand and hand? How did some of our favorite Jewish foods originate and what can that tell us about our history? Join Rabbi Jordy Callman and together we’ll reminisce about tastes we love and how they’ve shaped us as we look towards the future and how Jewish food is speaking to the next generation. $5.00 includes schmoozing and light snacks.

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

Jewish Shabbat Services are held on the third Friday of every month by the Longmont Shabbat Group, a community-based Jewish group. The services include lighting Shabbat candles and informal readings. Coffee and dessert (Oneg Shabbat) follow each service. For details, call 303-651-6822, visit www.longmontshabbatgroup.com, or e-mail shabbat1818@gmail.com.

Join Jewish Explorers for a Kid-friendly “Nosh & Dessert” Passover Seder. We’ll nosh, enjoy a fun, interactive, and meaningful kid-friendly Passover Seder with dessert as the “meal” and celebrate this special holiday together as a community. For our mitzvah project, we will be donating food to Jewish Family Service Weinberg Food Pantry to help families in our community experiencing hunger and food insecurity. 

Kosher dietary laws observed. 

Do you ever wonder how life might be different if you felt less anxious?

Unlearning Jewish Anxiety offers a powerful way to understand yourself better, deepen your self-compassion, and learn simple tools to decrease anxiety. In this 6-week class, you’ll learn about some common, inherited Jewish anxiety patterns. You’ll learn how to notice when you’re in an anxiety spiral and how to get out of it. You’ll also learn some simple, accessible spiritual tools to meet difficult moments with new and better habits. Unlearning Jewish Anxiety can help you practice curiosity and self-compassion each day to respond to whatever arises in your life.

March 5
March 12
NO class on March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9
April 16

Join us in welcoming the iconic rap duo Dugri to Colorado. In a country where Arabs and Jews often live parallel lives, a rap duo consisting of an Israeli and a Palestinian hope to challenge some of the pre-conceived barriers to reach a “mutually beneficial reality.”

Watch Dugri Let’s Talk Straight Video

The event will include the DUGRI duo performing 3-4 songs, talking about their journey to create DUGRI, and Q&A. After the presentation participants will be invited for continued open and straight conversation.

Presented by: Moving to Our Center, JEWISHcolorado, Temple Sinai, Temple Emanuel, and Rodef Shalom.

In June 2018, Uriya Rosenman, an Israeli Jewish educator and creator, initiated the social project ‘Lets Talk Straight’. Inspired by American artist Joyner Lucas’s video ‘Im Not Racist’, Uriya embarked on a journey to meet and interview Arabs and Jews across Israel, learn about extreme and racist opinions existent in society, and develop them into a blunt Jew/Arab rap-battle music video. After two years of independent work, understanding the projects’ potential and the importance of its authenticity, Uriya decided to add an Arab partner and reached out to Palestinian rapper Sameh SAZ Zakout.

Sameh and Uriya collaborated for a year, talking straight about history, war, family, trauma, and the Israeli-Palestinian reality; writing new lyrics and inserting Arabic to the project. After three years of creation, the project was ready and immediately published on their personal social media in a holistic timing – during the peak of the May 2021 riots between Jews and Arabs in Israel.

The project immediately went viral, aggregating 5 million views on social media and reaching hundreds of millions across the world through articles in CNN, BBC, NYTimes, and many other media outlets. After their project successfully served as a mirror to society and evoked an honest civil discourse about the existing hatred, discrimination, and necessity of a shared life, Uriya and Sameh decided to formally join forces and establish a social movement called DUGRI. 

“Dugri” comes from Arabic – meaning straight. Israelis and Palestinians both speak their minds. Straightforward talk with no apologies. For better or for worse… you will know exactly what they think. Dugri is a social venture that brings Jews and Arabs together by creatively echoing a new moderate Israeli-Palestinian narrative. The idea is to use honest and straightforward thought leadership as a tool to reconcile with the past, and to form a grassroots movement of young moderates who believe in a mutually beneficial future.

Join us for music, storytelling and a brutally honest and open discussion about the conflict in the Middle East. Our presenters will connect the story about the formation of the group “DUGRI” to the current reality and potential future of Jews and Arabs in Israel and Palestine.

*Presented in partnership by Boulder JCC, Congregation Bonai Shalom, Congregation Har Hashem, JEWISHColorado

Monday, March 20 | 6:30 – 9 pm | FREE

6:30-7:30 pm Uriya and Sameh present the Straight Talk project

7:30- 8:30 pm Refreshments and Discussion

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

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 us for an evening where we put politics aside and connect with the rich Jewish culture that has evolved in Israel, the great richness we are so proud of and also the challenges that come with it.

Being a melting pot of Jewish culture from all corners of the earth Israeli society has become a place where ancient Jewish traditions are flourishing and new expressions of them are being created. These exciting new blends of cultures and cultural innovations did not come without challenges. Many Jewish diasporas arrived in Israel in very challenging circumstances and echoes of those still resonate in tensions in today’s society.

We will be welcoming Yoni Battat, Jewish musician who is deeply rooted in both his Iraqi and Polish ancestry, and especially the rich musical traditions that come from these cultures. He delights in sharing traditional melodies alongside his own original music, inspired and informed by the Ashkenazi and Mizrahi music of generations past.

This event is a collaboration between the JCC Denver, JNFuture, Olami Denver, Hillel of DU and YAD together with the JEWISHcolorado Israel & Overseas center and is generously supported by the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Lights snacks and drinks will be served in the JCC Denver Social Hall.

Experience Shabbat with ShabbAsana! Through a unique yoga practice we will nourish our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. Discover the wisdom of your body through a Jewish lens, utilizing Jewish themes, meditations, Kabbalah, prayer, and yoga. This experience is a roadmap to deeper connections to your roots that complement and unify the connection between your body and soul.