Event Type 2: Community Event

During this 4-week “Mindful Aging” group, explore the opportunities and challenges we face as we reflect on the past year and transition into the High Holidays with Rabbi Eva Sax-Boulder. Where have we come and what intentions do we bring into the new year? Open to all those who identify as female age 60 . It is strongly recommended to buy the required reading Wise Aging before the start of the group.

Topics will include tshuva – asking and offering forgiveness; reflecting on what this time in life means – letting go and embracing the new reality; setting intentions for living more mindfully, joyfully and compassionately as part of the aging journey. Together we will explore using mindfulness practices like journaling, meditation, art expression, study, and sharing as tools for connecting to ourselves and others.

Rabbi Eva Sax-Bolder served as the Rabbi of The Shul of New York until moving to Boulder in the summer of 2021. She currently serves as the Rosh Hashpa’ah, head of spiritual direction for the ALEPH Ordination Program, and maintains a private practice as a spiritual companion. Rabbi Eva has facilitated Wise Aging groups in synagogue and community settings for many years, integrating aspects of her training in meditation, mindfulness, mussar and the expressive arts.

Thursdays, May 2 – 30 | 10:30 am – 12 pm | $78

Join the Denver Regional Mobility & Access Council (DRMAC) for an 1.5 hour program on learning how to get around town independently. DRMAC’s mission is to ensure people with mobility challenges have access to the community by increasing, enhancing, sharing, and coordinating regional transportation services and resources. This program will focus on the basics of using the Lyft and Uber smartphone applications. $5

Join the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center for the last JAAMM Series event of the series in The Backyard for music from local band, Avourneen, snacks, patio games, and more! Avourneen is a Denver-based trio that specializes in Irish folk music. Tickets cost $27.50 per person.

Love to read? Join Women of the J at the Boulder JCC for a casual discussion of To Die Beautiful by Buzzy Jackson. Create new friendships, read more, and have great conversations. Feel free to attend, even if you haven’t finished the book!

Thursday, May 2 | 7 – 8:30 pm | FREE

“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.

First Friday of the Month (November – May) | 9:30 – 10:15 am | FREE

Every first Saturday of the month gather at 9 for a child-centered joyful service designed for kids ages 0-7, followed at 10 by an all ages interactive and musical shabbat service for the whole family, with simultaneous childcare provided.  A light, kid friendly, vegetarian lunch to follow.

(Event registration is available on B’nai Havurah’s website- the form is created each month to reflect the specific details of the event) (For more information, email Hannah at youthandfamily@bnaihavurah.org)

Thank you to our generous sponsors (as of 3/26/24):
Staenberg Family Foundation | Zeff Kesher Foundation | Zaidy’s Deli & Bakery | Dana & Brian Friedman

Thank you to our Host Committee:
Alan Brandt | Goldie Cohen | Goldie Fishleder | Lena Fishman | Dana Friedman | Amy Kaufman | Cindy Noam | Ronit Williamson | Josh Yeddis

Haver, the Rabbinic Council of Boulder, welcomes middle and high school students for a teen-only program commemorating the Shoah. Moderated by local rabbis, teens will meet in small groups with Holocaust survivors for intimate discussion and learning. Dinner will be provided. The event is free but registration is required to ensure we have enough food.

Haver, the Rabbinic Council of Boulder, brings our community together each year to remember those who perished in the Holocaust. We will mark this day of remembrance, discuss the increase in antisemitism, and connect to one another. This event is open to the entire community of Jews and allies.

Join us in honoring those who have been impacted by the Holocaust and stand with us against the rise in anti-Semitism.

NEVER AGAIN- This is what we say about the Holocaust. In order to make sure that it will Never happen again, we MUST remember the horrific events that took place and the bravery of our people. Join us as we take part in a national campaign to march in their honor. This year people from all faiths and communities will march TOGETHER at Babi Yar park, to show that we are all here to support each other. Join us and be part of the community. Children are invited as well.

“לעולם לא עוד”- זה מה שאנו אומרים על השואה. כדי שאכן זה לא יקרא בשנית,
עלינו לשמר את הזיכרון של השואה שעמינו חווה, ואת הגבורה שבני עמנו הפגינו.הצטרפו שוב השנה לצעדה ההמונית בפארק באבי יאר, כחלק מקמפיין ארצי בו קהילות מכל ארה”בצועדות במטרה להשלים 6 מליון צעדים.השנה יחד איתנו יצעדו אנשים מדתות שונות וקהילות מגוונות במטרה להראות את התמיכה האחד בשני,

רק כך נוכל להגיד באמת “לעולם לא עוד”.

הצעדה מתאימה גם לילדים.

Yom Hashoah Community Service and Program with The Colorado Hebrew Chorale, HEA Teen Choir and intergenerational survivors 

Kabbalah Experience and Rooted Expansion are inviting you to join in this unique collaboration between master kabbalist Dr. David Sanders and embodied spiritual pioneer Jenna Sezionale Basilicato on a 13 week journey this Spring through the Tree of Life. As a certified Tree of Life practitioner, you will come into greater wholeness enabling you to serve, teach, and facilitate with greater Presence. We will explore the Tree of Life energy system through the framework of our bodies. This embodied wisdom will illuminate the flow of energy that moves from both unseen to seen reality and from the finite to the infinite. When the flow of energy is understood and realized, awareness and agency are unlocked, enabling the possibilities of manifestation and the freedom of liberation. The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us, as above so below, as within so without. Balance will be an essential part of our journey as the Tree of Life models the practice of finding wholeness through the holding of polarities. Holding opposites enlarges our containers to have more honest and direct relationships with all aspects of ourselves, others, and the world we are constantly creating

Renowned scholars Sabine Hildbrandt MD FAAA and Howard Israel DDSD will join us to talk about the intersection of medical education, ethics, and historical accountability, through an examination of the infamous Pernkopf Atlas, known for its detailed anatomical illustrations derived from victims of the Nazi regime. This talk will grapple with the ethical dilemmas surrounding the use of the Atlas in medical education, and the moral responsibilities of medical professionals to confront the legacies of the past while striving for critical reflection and conscientious decision-making in the pursuit of medical knowledge and progress.  

Single and divorced moms, join us for an evening of connection! This group is designed to foster a growing need in our community for support around raising children for single and divorced mothers. Members of the group help support each other by sharing their challenges and successes around trying to find a balance between work, life, single motherhood, and raising children. Occasional guest speakers will be invited to join, childcare and dinner is provided at no cost.

5 – 5:30 pm – Dinner together
5:30 – 7 pm – Children in a separate room as moms and moms meet

Tuesday, May 7 | 5 – 7 pm | FREE

Serendipity isn’t found — it’s made. With no-nonsense advice and practical takeaways for happiness and success in life, motivational powerhouse, Harvard Business Review writer, and Google executive, Jenny Wood, will share with us the truth about what it takes to get what you want. Most importantly, a success mindset comes before success itself.

Wood will present actionable tactics to gain goal-chasing confidence with small yet consistent changes in your mindset—and as a result—minimizing imposter syndrome, empowering yourself, and making the impossible…well…likely.

Jenny Wood is an executive at Google running a large operations team that helps drive tens of billions of revenue per year. She is also the founder of Own Your Career, one of the largest career development programs in Google’s history with tens of thousands of people benefitting, and the author of the popular Big Small Things newsletter where she shares actionable career tips. To learn more about Jenny, please visit her website.

7 – 8 pm: Presentation and Q&A with Jenny Wood
8- 8:30 pm: Dessert Reception

Join Dr. Gwen Chanzit as she presents her fully illustrated lecture based on the landmark exhibition” Women of Abstract Expression” that opened at the Denver Art Museum in 2016, before traveling to venues on both the East and West coasts. Her 2016 landmark exhibition celebrated the extraordinary contributions of 12 (mostly unknown) female artists to the male-dominated movement we know as Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Expressionism is today recognized as the first fully-American modernist art movement and this exhibition is now credited as the first to understand the importance of female artists to the entire history of 1950s American art. $5

Dr. Sabine Hildebrandt is joining us to discuss her research on the history and ethics of anatomy, specifically the history of anatomy in Nazi Germany. We’ll talk about legacies from this history for anatomy education today, who has power over knowledge of the human body, and why it’s so critical to talk about the dark parts of our history so we can use that knowledge to do better in our approaches to anatomy and science. 

The 2024 JFS Executive Luncheon features the founder of the first multi-channel lifestyle company, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and Emmy Award-winning television show host Martha Stewart. This exciting event will bring together the Denver philanthropic community on May 8 at the Hyatt Regency at Colorado Convention Center, where guests will learn more about JFS, enjoy lunch, and the presentation of the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Community Leadership Award to Temple Emanuel during their 150th anniversary. All followed by a fun, moderated conversation with lifestyle guru Martha Stewart.

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

The meeting will consist of the following:

   –    Networking

   –    Member introductions (30 second elevator speech)

   –   Member presentations

   –    Announcements

   –    Additional networking

ADL’s Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program is one of the largest in the United States and allows Coloradans of all faiths to come together to honor Holocaust survivors, remember those who perished, educate the community about this horrible crime against humanity and translate those lessons into contemporary action. The annual program features Survivor testimony, a memorial ceremony and a special Message to Colorado from the Governor. Winners of ADL’s “A Tribute to Moral Courage” student essay contest will also be recognized. For more information, please visit mountainstates.ADL.org.

Join us in welcoming the legendary music entrepreneur and Former President and CEO of AEG Presents Rocky Mountains, Chuck Morris for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Colorado’s rich music history. 

Chuck Morris is a legend in the music industry and has been a driving force in the Colorado music community for over 50 years. From starting the renowned Tulagi nightclub in Boulder in 1970 to founding Colorado State University’s new music-business program, Chuck Morris has brought the best that music has to offer our community.

Social with light fare immediately following the program.

Let’s party like it’s 1965! It’s time to relive your glory days at the second annual “Senior” Prom at the JCC Denver for all adults over the age of 55. Come with a date, friend, sibling, or just fly solo. The theme this year is “Old Hollywood,” so be sure to dress in your finest evening wear that is fit for the red carpet. Get ready to boogie, enjoy some light nosh, and clink your champagne glasses. RSVP today while tickets last! 

Kabbalah Experience’s Signature Event, featuring live music with Upsherin.  

In light of the alarming spike in antisemitism, we are planning a seminar series exploring the parallels between past and present antisemitism.

Save the date for Yom HaShoah Shabbat on May 11, 2024, which will feature a special guest speaker.  

We will also create a “museum” display of Holocaust-era artifacts in the foyer.  If you have any such items which you would be willing to include in our secure display, please contact Rachael so we can make arrangements.  

Similarly, if you know a survivor who is part of our congregation or if you are a child of a survivor, we want to recognize yo

Join us at Temple Sinai on Sunday, May 12th, as we unite to honor the memory of those who have bravely served and sacrificed for the Jewish State, as well as those lost to senseless acts of terrorism. In addition to commemorating these heroes, we will also recognize the enduring connection our community shares with Israel.

Yom HaZikaron, or Israeli Memorial Day, stands as a solemn occasion preceding Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Haatzmaut. It serves as a poignant reminder for Israelis and Jewish communities worldwide to honor the sacrifices of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.

This year, the significance of coming together in grief and respect is amplified as we mourn the devastating loss of countless lives, particularly on October 7th and since, within our Jewish community.

The connection between our community and Israel is profound, and it is essential to acknowledge and strengthen this bond.

On this day, Israelis pause their daily activities for a two-minute standstill, marked by blaring sirens, to collectively pay homage to the fallen. This ritual, established by law in 1963, has evolved into a deeply ingrained aspect of Israeli culture, resonating globally.

As part of our tribute, we are honored to host two special guests, Hadiya and Eldad, who will share poignant stories of courage and sacrifice, offering glimpses into the lives of those we honor this day.

If you wish to memorialize a friend or family member who was a fallen Israeli soldier or victim of terror, kindly reach out to Nelly Ben Tal at nbental@jewishcolorado.org.

Let us stand together in remembrance and solidarity.

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

Dr. Elana Stein Hain
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 7:30-9:30 a.m.
JCC Denver
AUDIENCE: All audiences

Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Elana Stein Hain, Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America for a look at how have the central concepts of Jewish peoplehood and allyship been reframed as a result of the Oct 7th massacres, and where we go from here? Stein Hain is a highly regarded and sought-after teacher and scholar. She is passionate about bringing rabbinic thought into conversation with contemporary life.

JEWISHcolorado and its Israel & Overseas Center are launching a Jewish and Israel lecture series focused on providing a glimpse into “what comes next” in Israel, featuring scholars and authors sharing their thoughts and perspectives in this critical moment. We hope you will join us for these thoughtful and thought-provoking sessions as JEWISHcolorado strives to create a vibrant, secure, connected, and inclusive Jewish community.

Kabbalah Experience and Rooted Expansion are inviting you to join in this unique collaboration between master kabbalist Dr. David Sanders and embodied spiritual pioneer Jenna Sezionale Basilicato on a 13 week journey this Spring through the Tree of Life. As a certified Tree of Life practitioner, you will come into greater wholeness enabling you to serve, teach, and facilitate with greater Presence. We will explore the Tree of Life energy system through the framework of our bodies. This embodied wisdom will illuminate the flow of energy that moves from both unseen to seen reality and from the finite to the infinite. When the flow of energy is understood and realized, awareness and agency are unlocked, enabling the possibilities of manifestation and the freedom of liberation. The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us, as above so below, as within so without. Balance will be an essential part of our journey as the Tree of Life models the practice of finding wholeness through the holding of polarities. Holding opposites enlarges our containers to have more honest and direct relationships with all aspects of ourselves, others, and the world we are constantly creating

Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s 75th Independence Day with the Colorado community!

More information coming soon! 

Cohorts meeting with Hartman scholars for workshop and dinner. This is an invite only event. 

How far would you go to protect your friends and neighbors? In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam in 1943, the college student Hannie Schaft made the radical choice to risk everything to save her Jewish friends. This is the true story of how three young women faced down the Nazis and became heroes. Join award winning author Buzzy Jackson as she brings these incredible and memorable young women to life. $5

Join Temple Emanuel for a panel discussion with leading thinkers and Scholars-in-Residence  to discuss the future of congregational models and Jewish community more broadly. How do we create sustainable, welcoming communities that reflect the diversity of American Jewish life and bridge generational differences while incorporating traditions old and new? This is part of Temple Emanuel’s 150th Anniversary year of celebrations and events. More details to come!

On Wednesday, May 15th the Boulder Jewish Community will come together for a Yom Ha’atzmaut concert at the historic Boulder Theater.  We join Jewish communities across the globe in celebration of Israel’s statehood, particularly during this time of great challenge and tragedy for the Jewish nation. Many of us have found a deepened connection to the state of Israel over the past five months, and we look forward to coming together in honor of Israel Independence Day.

Tickets are now on sale, with special pricing levels for students, sponsors, and general admission. This special performance will feature acclaimed Israeli singer-songwriter Achinoam Nini, “Noa.” She will be joined by Gil Dor and Special Guest Grammy Winning Pianist Ruslan Sirota.

About the Artists:

Achinoam Nini — known simply as Noa — who has been celebrating Israel in song for three decades. Her unique fusion of 1960s folk sounds with her Yemenite roots and the jazz beats of her musical partner, Gil Dor, reflects the essence of multicultural Israel. With roots and upbringing spanning Yemen, Israel, and the United States, Noa is a singer, songwriter, poet, composer, percussionist, speaker, activitst, and mother of three children.

Ruslan Sirota is a grammy-winning jazz pianist who has been touring, performing and recording with major artists for decades (in addition to Clarke), such as Black Eyed Peas, Kamasi Washington, Seal, Josh Groban, Ne-Yo, Thundercat, Chick Corea, George Duke, Marcus Miller, Al Jarreau, Victor Wooten, Eric Benét, Rachelle Ferrell, Larry Carlton, Los Angeles Philharmonic and countless others.

Using nature as the inspiration, make ceramic flowers and decorate them using a variety of textures and glazes. In this fun workshop with Ceramicist Rita Vali, explore shape, texture, and color in clay. No experience is needed and all materials will be provided.

Rita Vali loves teaching ceramics and making art accessible to a wide audience as a way to give back to the community. Her art projects inform and inspire connection on many levels – beauty, history, and as a celebration of color and life. Rita loves teaching ceramics and making art accessible to a wide audience as a way to give back to the community.

Thursday, May 16 | 10 am – 2 pm | $60

Join Dr. Boris Draznin as he delves into the contents of his book, exploring the intersection of Jewish genetics, history, diversity, and identity. It takes readers on a journey across civilizations and continents, from ancient Assyria to contemporary Sephardi and Ashkenazi communities. Through a blend of expertise and enthusiasm, it sheds new light on an age-old question, “Who is a Jew?” 

KlezKolorado is a new, weekend-long Klezmer festival that brings local and national Klezmer acts, Yiddish culture, workshops, and Colorado’s Jewish community to JCC Ranch Camp. KlezKolorado will be structured primarily as a retreat, inviting participants to join us for a long weekend full of concerts, workshops, community meals and fun, nature-based activities. Guests can also choose to exclusively come for the Klezmer concerts on that Friday and/or Saturday. Tickets required.

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) follows each service. For details, call 303-651-6822, visit www.longmontshabbatgroup.com, or e-mail shabbat1818@gmail.com.

The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s Denver Children’s Theatre is hosting performances of the play “Tomás and the Library Lady” from the book of the same name. Public performances will be held on February 11, 18 and 25 at 10 a.m. The performance on February 18 will be free as an SCFD Free Day event and will also be an Accessibility Day. The performance will offer ASL interpretation, audio description, and will be sensory-friendly. Seating is reserved and tickets must be secured through the website. Tickets to the shows on Feb. 11 and Feb. 25 cost $11.50 per person.

Kol Nashim, the women’s choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale presents If Not Now When – Songs of Strength and Unity in partnership with the Unity Project of Colorado Springs, Sunday, May 19, 2024, 6:00 pm at the Hebrew Educational Alliance (HEA), 3600 S. Ivanhoe Street in Denver. The concert will benefit the Jerusalem Shelter for Battered Women.  A reception will follow, sponsored by the HEA Sisterhood.

The concert will be reprised on Sunday, June 2 at Community Works, 1652 S. Circle Drive in Colorado Springs.  The two choirs have been collaborating for the past two years, learning about each other’s cultures and sensitivities and exploring racial equity and religion facilitated by music. Members have been holding joint rehearsals in preparation for the two concerts. Information and tickets for the Colorado Springs Concert: https://www..unityproject-cs.org.

The Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and Beck Archives, together with the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver, look forward to the 30th Annual Heritage Award Dinner, which will be held this year on the evening of Monday, May 20th at BMH-BJ. This year, we will be honoring the legacy of Colorado Jewish photographers with the debut of the new documentary film, “More Than A Thousand Words:  Colorado Jewish Photographers Over 175 Years.”  

This year, the RMJHS Heritage Award pays tribute to three accomplished Jewish photographers:  Robert Weinberg, Barbara Carpenter, and Gerald Mellman z”l.

The Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS), part of the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver, was founded in 1976. We partner with the Ira M. & Peryle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives at DU to showcase the contributions of Jews to the development of the West, document the struggle against antisemitism in the region, and examine the ever-evolving dynamics of Jewish life in Colorado and the surrounding states.   

Your financial support enables us to offer lectures, exhibits, digital resources, travel programs, and research opportunities to serve and educate the community. We invite you to explore our past, so you can build our future! 

Join the inaugural Jewish Colorado Gives Day set for May 21, 2024, hosted by Jco in collaboration with the Colorado Gives Foundation. 

Kabbalah Experience and Rooted Expansion are inviting you to join in this unique collaboration between master kabbalist Dr. David Sanders and embodied spiritual pioneer Jenna Sezionale Basilicato on a 13 week journey this Spring through the Tree of Life. As a certified Tree of Life practitioner, you will come into greater wholeness enabling you to serve, teach, and facilitate with greater Presence. We will explore the Tree of Life energy system through the framework of our bodies. This embodied wisdom will illuminate the flow of energy that moves from both unseen to seen reality and from the finite to the infinite. When the flow of energy is understood and realized, awareness and agency are unlocked, enabling the possibilities of manifestation and the freedom of liberation. The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us, as above so below, as within so without. Balance will be an essential part of our journey as the Tree of Life models the practice of finding wholeness through the holding of polarities. Holding opposites enlarges our containers to have more honest and direct relationships with all aspects of ourselves, others, and the world we are constantly creating

Enjoying coffee, tea, and chocolate wasn’t always so easy as a quick trip to Trader Joe’s or to the neighborhood café. These treats only became available for the wealthy in 16th-century Europe, a result of globalization and colonization that brought such luxury goods from the Americas, India, and Africa. As the pleasures of consumption took off, so did the visual and material culture related to these delicacies. In this one-hour presentation, we’ll look at the fine and decorative arts surrounding these substances, delighting in European and American paintings that depict the social and sensorial pleasures of imbibing, fine porcelain wares that saw many raised pinky fingers, and caricatures that lampoon these newfangled delights. Throughout the lecture, art historian Molly Medakovich will interrogate the colonial context of this visual and material history.

Kabbalah Experience and Rooted Expansion are inviting you to join in this unique collaboration between master kabbalist Dr. David Sanders and embodied spiritual pioneer Jenna Sezionale Basilicato on a 13 week journey this Spring through the Tree of Life. As a certified Tree of Life practitioner, you will come into greater wholeness enabling you to serve, teach, and facilitate with greater Presence. We will explore the Tree of Life energy system through the framework of our bodies. This embodied wisdom will illuminate the flow of energy that moves from both unseen to seen reality and from the finite to the infinite. When the flow of energy is understood and realized, awareness and agency are unlocked, enabling the possibilities of manifestation and the freedom of liberation. The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us, as above so below, as within so without. Balance will be an essential part of our journey as the Tree of Life models the practice of finding wholeness through the holding of polarities. Holding opposites enlarges our containers to have more honest and direct relationships with all aspects of ourselves, others, and the world we are constantly creating

Are you looking to grow your business and generate leads?

Come join the Denver Jewish Chamber of Commerce at our monthly networking luncheon.

We meet the 4th Tuesday of the month, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
 
Each meeting will consist of the following:

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

Join us for a Zoom discussion with psychoanalyst Galit Atlas, Ph.D., about the transmission of emotions and experiences from one generation to another. 

Come explore intergenerational trauma, how it is carried and shared within families and how it can be resolved.

This program will not be recorded so be sure to mark your calendars for May 29, 2024 at Noon. 

Presented by the Dr. Helen Morris American Jewish Experience in Medicine Program at the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities.

RSVP for Zoom link https://ucdenverdata.formstack.com/forms/the_legacy_of_trauma_with_galit_atlas

Join us at the Boulder JCC Messinger Art Gallery for an artist opening with Mark Vilarreal. Take part in beautiful art, socialize with art patrons, and nosh on light fare.

Mark Villarreal has been an Abstract painter for 40 years. This ten-year survey of work was inspired by his travels to Europe and Cuba, jazz standards from the 1950’s through the 1960‘s and Byzantine painting of the 13th -14th centuries. It is this eclectic framework, with the art of the Italian Renaissance at the center, that has provided him with a unique and individual vocabulary of abstraction. His compositions retain a unifying lyricism of line, while subsets of interrupted shapes hang in the balance. Shapes collide and are suspended within the picture plane, nearly submerged by overlays of color or visually obstructed by opaque color blocks that recede and come forward with a kinesthetic reflex.

Mark earned his BFA at The Kansas City Art Institute. Upon returning to his home in Colorado, Mark established an extensive exhibition record that includes the Denver Art Museum, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art along with several commercial galleries in Denver and Santa Fe. His work is featured in private collections in Colorado and beyond. Mark has served on the The Dairy Art Center board for two years and the Boulder Arts Commission for 5 years, two of these years as the chair.

Join us for our annual Splash into Shabbat. Make sure to bring kids in bathing suits for water play and a change of clothes. We will play hard and then come together as a community to bring in Shabbat. 

We will gather at 6:45 PM for blessings, kiddush and dinner.

Every first Saturday of the month gather at 9 for a child-centered joyful service designed for kids ages 0-7, followed at 10 by an all ages interactive and musical shabbat service for the whole family, with simultaneous childcare provided.  A light, kid friendly, vegetarian lunch to follow.

(Event registration is available on B’nai Havurah’s website- the form is created each month to reflect the specific details of the event) (For more information, email Hannah at youthandfamily@bnaihavurah.org)

Rabbi David Kasher
Dr. Julie Lieber
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

JEWISHcolorado, 300 S. Dahlia St., Denver, CO
AUDIENCE: all audiences

Join us for a day of Torah learning and community lunch as we come together to process and heal together as a community struggling to move forward in the post-Oct 7th world. We are thrilled to be partnering with two nationally renowned educators, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz from Valley Beit MIdrash and Rabbi David Kasher, from Hadar as well as our very own Dr. Julie Julie Lieber to lead us in meaningful Torah study for our times.

• Rabbi David Kasher serves as the Director of Hadar West Coast. He has served on the faculty of Berkeley Law, the Wexner Heritage Program, Pardes, SVARA, The Hartman Institute, AJR and HUC. Rabbi Kasher is a teacher of nearly all forms of classical Jewish literature, but his greatest passion is Torah commentary.
• Dr. Julie Lieber is the Chief Jewish Life and Engagement Officer at JEWISHcolorado. Formerly, she served as the Director of the Pardes-Kevah Teaching Fellowship as well as the Interim Executive Director and Director of Education at Kevah, a national non-profit facilitating home-based Torah study groups.
• Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the President and Dean of Valley Beit Midrash. He has twice been named one of America’s Top Rabbis by Newsweek and has been named by The Forward as one of the 50 most influential Jews. He is the author of 23 books on Jewish ethics.

JEWISHcolorado and its Israel & Overseas Center are launching a Jewish and Israel lecture series focused on providing a glimpse into “what comes next” in Israel, featuring scholars and authors sharing their thoughts and perspectives in this critical moment. We hope you will join us for these thoughtful and thought-provoking sessions as JEWISHcolorado strives to create a vibrant, secure, connected, and inclusive Jewish community.

Kabbalah Experience and Rooted Expansion are inviting you to join in this unique collaboration between master kabbalist Dr. David Sanders and embodied spiritual pioneer Jenna Sezionale Basilicato on a 13 week journey this Spring through the Tree of Life. As a certified Tree of Life practitioner, you will come into greater wholeness enabling you to serve, teach, and facilitate with greater Presence. We will explore the Tree of Life energy system through the framework of our bodies. This embodied wisdom will illuminate the flow of energy that moves from both unseen to seen reality and from the finite to the infinite. When the flow of energy is understood and realized, awareness and agency are unlocked, enabling the possibilities of manifestation and the freedom of liberation. The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us, as above so below, as within so without. Balance will be an essential part of our journey as the Tree of Life models the practice of finding wholeness through the holding of polarities. Holding opposites enlarges our containers to have more honest and direct relationships with all aspects of ourselves, others, and the world we are constantly creating

In this YouTube Original program, hosts Idina Menzel, Ilana Glazer and Moshe Kasher are joined by Jewish leaders in art, culture, faith, food, and entertainment, to dine and discuss their Jewish heritage, the rise of antisemitism and its effects on the Jewish community.  On December 16, “Recipe for Change: Standing Up To Antisemitism” won the Emmy Award for Best Daytime Special. The program, subtitled, “Dinner, Discussions and Jewish identity,” celebrates Jewish culture through the lens of food and conversation. 

Following the screening of this 50 minute documentary, Todd Shotz will be in conversation with Susan Rona. Todd  Shotz isa television producer, Jewish educator, and leading consultant on Jewish representation  in both film and television.  He is the consulting producer Of Recipe for Change.  Shotz is the founder of the Jewish education company Hebrew Helpers, as well as a filmmaker and Jewish technical advisor for film and TV.

Susan Rona is a Strategic Development Consultant. Facilitator. Mediator. and Philanthropic Advisor.  Susan spent 10 years working with the Boulder JCC as a professional and lay leader, having a pivotal role in the funding and development of the new Boulder JCC.

6:30 pm Dinner
7 pm Film Screening
8 pm Conversation with Todd and Susan

Kabbalah Experience and Rooted Expansion are inviting you to join in this unique collaboration between master kabbalist Dr. David Sanders and embodied spiritual pioneer Jenna Sezionale Basilicato on a 13 week journey this Spring through the Tree of Life. As a certified Tree of Life practitioner, you will come into greater wholeness enabling you to serve, teach, and facilitate with greater Presence. We will explore the Tree of Life energy system through the framework of our bodies. This embodied wisdom will illuminate the flow of energy that moves from both unseen to seen reality and from the finite to the infinite. When the flow of energy is understood and realized, awareness and agency are unlocked, enabling the possibilities of manifestation and the freedom of liberation. The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us, as above so below, as within so without. Balance will be an essential part of our journey as the Tree of Life models the practice of finding wholeness through the holding of polarities. Holding opposites enlarges our containers to have more honest and direct relationships with all aspects of ourselves, others, and the world we are constantly creating

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

The meeting will consist of the following:

   –    Networking

   –    Member introductions (30 second elevator speech)

   –   Member presentations

   –    Announcements

   –    Additional networking

Join us at Ekar Farm for Camp Ekar! Our 2 acre vegetable farm is located on the East side of Denver, and includes greenhouses, community garden plots, bee hives, and a children’s garden. Farm campers will learn about pollinators, growing food, farm ecology, food access, seasonal eating, community building, and much more! We realize that while most campers will not grow up to become farmers, they will become the next generation of stewards of the land. Bring your young ones into a space where they will engage with nature and the local food system as caretakers, learners, teachers, and friends.

Kabbalah Experience and Rooted Expansion are inviting you to join in this unique collaboration between master kabbalist Dr. David Sanders and embodied spiritual pioneer Jenna Sezionale Basilicato on a 13 week journey this Spring through the Tree of Life. As a certified Tree of Life practitioner, you will come into greater wholeness enabling you to serve, teach, and facilitate with greater Presence. We will explore the Tree of Life energy system through the framework of our bodies. This embodied wisdom will illuminate the flow of energy that moves from both unseen to seen reality and from the finite to the infinite. When the flow of energy is understood and realized, awareness and agency are unlocked, enabling the possibilities of manifestation and the freedom of liberation. The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us, as above so below, as within so without. Balance will be an essential part of our journey as the Tree of Life models the practice of finding wholeness through the holding of polarities. Holding opposites enlarges our containers to have more honest and direct relationships with all aspects of ourselves, others, and the world we are constantly creating

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) follows each service. For details, call 303-651-6822, visit www.longmontshabbatgroup.com, or e-mail shabbat1818@gmail.com.

Keynote: Rabbi Dayle Friedman, author of “Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older: Finding Your Grit and Grace Beyond Midlife”

Join us for our 11^th annual positive aging event! Our day will include:

• Two breakout sessions – each with four concurrent workshops
• A helpful resource fair with vendors and partners
• A time to socialize with old friends and meet new ones
• Light breakfast fare and lunch

Cost: $18

Contact: Rebecca Gershten rgershten@kavodseniorlife.org  720-382-7848

ADL hosts and Annual Regional Board Meeting, but this year it will be open to the community.