
Today we arrived at a strangely quiet Ben Gurion Airport. The taxiways were empty and the main terminal was pretty ...

I will journal daily and post a few words to the Colorado Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) socials. By ...

“This was an historic Shabbat,” says Jewish Explorers Director Cindy Coons. “It was particularly meaningful and ...

Overheard January 11 at the JEWISHcolorado Real Estate & Construction Network (RECN) Signature Event.
“It’s a ...

Dear JEWISHcolorado community:
We want to share the following update on the war in Israel and the continued ...

After nearly 42 years, Jeanne Abrams is retiring from her position at the University of Denver in February. She ...

Organized by Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), Shabbat of Love will be a celebration of historic ...

Following the horrific Hamas attacks on October 7 and the postponement of the Israel Philharmonic’s 87th season, ...

By JEWISHcolorado | January 2, 2024 | Article, Newsletter, Philanthropy, Where Your Money Goes, Connect, Invest, Israel, Israel & Overseas Center, Philanthropy, Ramat HaNegev, Where Your Money Goes JEWISHcolorado takes no percentage from the Israel Emergency Fund gifts. JEWISHcolorado reserves 20% of its Israel ...

One night after the last night of Hanukkah, more than 120 members of JEWISHcolorado’s Young Adult Division (YAD) ...

(DENVER) -- Registration for JEWISHcolorado’s 2024’s Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour (IST) is open, as tour planners ...

The symbolism of Hanukkah reminds us of the hope that is inspired when darkness gives way to light. Your light has ...

The family hugged and kissed their Israeli relatives goodbye and boarded the plane to return home the evening of ...

Nelly Ben Tal joined JEWISHcolorado as our new Shlicha (Israeli emissary) last summer. In the wake of the October ...

By JEWISHcolorado | November 15, 2023 | Article, Newsletter, Connect, Israel, Israel & Overseas Center, Israeli Emissaries, Jewish culture/communal life, Jewish Explorers, PJ Library, Ramat HaNegev The 125 Hanukkiyot are being hand-carried to Ramat HaNegev, JEWISHcolorado’s partner region in Israel, where they ...

So, the differences, as well as the similarities, between the foodways of the two Jewish peoples widely called ...

You may not know Bob Weinberg’s name, but you have likely seen his work. Even after this journalist and artist ...

Jenna Raimist, who is currently serving the dual role of JEWISHcolorado’s YAD Director and Director of Annual ...

I'm out of air and not sleeping at all. You probably feel like me, right?
It's been 3 months since I moved here ...

By JEWISHcolorado | November 1, 2023 | Article, JCRC, Newsletter, Connect, Emergency, Israel, Israeli Emissaries, , JEWISHcolorado, Where Your Money Goes From donating to advocating to volunteering to raising awareness, here's what you can do to support Israel right now.

When you watch the video sent by JEWISHcolorado’s Shinshinim alumni, what strikes you is how very young, hopeful, ...

Recently, we talked with Itai about the events of October 7, the ways that JEWISHcolorado donors are helping, and ...

In her home nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac high above Boulder, 96-year-old Marion Kreith has closely watched news ...

It has been a day filled with horrific and ever worsening news coming out of Israel. At this time, we know there ...

As you no doubt have seen in the news, Israel is at war with terrorist groups in Gaza, who have mounted an ...

Diana Zeff Anderson will be honored by JEWISHcolorado with the Golda Meir Award at the Women’s Philanthropy ...

Honey, into which we dip apples is an expression of hope that sweetness will mark the lives of Jews in the coming year.

Your weekly shabbat shalom message from the JEWISHcolorado team in Denver.

By JEWISHcolorado | September 1, 2023 | Article, Newsletter, Connect, Israel, Israel & Overseas Center, Israeli Emissaries, Jewish culture/communal life, JEWISHcolorado, Partnerships, Ramat HaNegev In August, Nelly Ben Tal arrived in Denver to assume the position of JEWISHcolorado’s Shlicha. A couple of weeks ...

Recently, Rachel Silvestain and Omer Shachar talked with JEWISHcolorado about what their experience with YAD means ...

Three special flights carried Israelis, Jewish Agency for Israel staff and volunteers and eligible Aliyah applicants.

In August, JEWISHcolorado welcomes its tenth group of Shinshinim. They bring with them new interests and passions ...

Located on Denver Academy of Torah’s campus and covering 2 acres, Ekar Farm caters to everybody, as much as it can.

In the heart of the trendy 9+CO commercial and residential development, Dogdrop Denver reinvents the idea of dog daycare.

With support from 146 Jewish Federations in North America, the Jewish Agency sent 1,500 shlichim between the ages ...

By JEWISHcolorado | July 27, 2023 | Article, Newsletter, Philanthropy, Connect, Invest, Jewish culture/communal life, JEWISHcolorado, Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour - IST, Philanthropy, Women’s Philanthropy Willie Recht will join JEWISHcolorado on September 1, 2023, as the organization’s Chief Development Officer.

PJ Library Family Connectors make Jewish family life come alive for families with young children through ...

The 65 high school seniors on JEWISHcolorado’s Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour will soon return home. This year’s ...

On July 1, 2023, JEWISHcolorado welcomed five new members to its Board of Directors. We talked with all of them ...

Welcome (and meet) the 2023-2024 YAD Ambassadors!

Willem Arondeus, a Dutch member of the LGBTQIA+ community, laid down his life for the Jewish community in ...

Akewak Wondimu was 12 years old and living in Ethiopia when he persuaded his nervous mother to take him to the ...

When Julia Milzer walked across the stage at Folsom Field and picked up her diploma from the University of ...

This Aspen teen teaches Hebrew School and leads services. Find out what makes Sophie tick.

Your contribution allows us to create engaging and meaningful opportunities that ensure a thriving Jewish ...

Reflections on the recent dedication of a new Torah library at Yeshiva Toras Chaim in Denver, honoring the memory ...

By JEWISHcolorado | May 25, 2023 | Article, Newsletter, YAD - Young Adult Division, Connect, Israel, Israel & Overseas Center, Israeli Emissaries, Jewish culture/communal life, JEWISHcolorado, Mission & Overseas Travel, Ramat HaNegev, Young Adult Division - YAD The last time you heard from me was December 2022, right after the Colorado cohort of JEWISHcolorado’s YAD/Ramat ...

It all started with the connection of three seemingly unrelated people—a rabbi who was born in Australia but found ...

While the rush towards the borders seen at the start of the conflict has now slowed, dozens of refugees continue ...

How does someone become a sofer with Rabbi Newman’s special expertise—globally connected enough to find an ancient ...