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JEWISHcolorado, ADL Condemn Horrific Attack in Buffalo, NY
We recently concluded what we at JEWISHcolorado affectionately refer to as the Yoms: Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaZikaron or ...
Shabbat Shalom: One From Many
We recently concluded what we at JEWISHcolorado affectionately refer to as the Yoms: Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaZikaron or ...
Shabbat Shalom: Sanctuary In the Sanctuary
As a kid, I wasn’t perhaps the most perfectly well-behaved of children. The words "rambunctious" and "exuberant" and, possibly, "tempestuous" ...
Lion of Judah 50th Anniversary Luncheon: The Sweet Taste of Success
This week’s Torah portion, Acharei Mot, continues the tale of the Israelites’ journey toward Israel and the formation of an ancient nation. And ...
Yom HaZikaron: Commemorating the Fallen In Israel and In Colorado
This week’s Torah portion, Acharei Mot, continues the tale of the Israelites’ journey toward Israel and the formation of an ancient nation. And ...
Come Together: Noa Tishby & All That Jazz
Come Together, with Noa Tishby and a performance by the Grammy-nominated Andy Statman Trio, will take place Wednesday, June 15, at 6 p.m. in the ...
The Marshall Fires: Four Months On
Last week marked four months since the start of the devastating Marshall Fire. JEWISHcolorado is grateful for the leadership and work of the ...
Amy Kaufman Schinagel Represents JEWISHcolorado on Women’s Mission Trip to Israel
This week’s Torah portion, Acharei Mot, continues the tale of the Israelites’ journey toward Israel and the formation of an ancient nation. And ...
Landing Kraft: A Seasoned Professional Joins JEWISHcolorado as Senior Director of Design Philanthropy
JEWISHcolorado's new senior director of design philanthropy will land on our shores on July 19, bringing with her a proven track record of ...
UpStarts: Kelli Pfaff, the Efshar Project & Jewish Early Childhood Education
JEWISHcolorado lay leader Kelli Pfaff recently spearheaded the IST@50 Committee's May 1 event, which celebrated 50+ years of the Joyce Zeff ...
Shabbat Shalom: L’dor V’dor
This week’s Torah portion, Acharei Mot, continues the tale of the Israelites’ journey toward Israel and the formation of an ancient nation. And ...
Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour: Connecting Across the Generations
JEWISHcolorado has announced that its previously cancelled Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour is back on for this summer, with not just one but two ...
A Note From the Shinshinim for Yom Ha’atzmaut
Our world is awash in narratives and storylines. Our music, our movies and television shows, our literature (it goes without saying)—all of our ...
Shabbat Shalom: The Neverending Story
Our world is awash in narratives and storylines. Our music, our movies and television shows, our literature (it goes without saying)—all of our ...
JEWISHcolorado Matzah Challenge: My First Matzah Brei
We had our team try their hand at matzah brei for the JEWISHcolorado matzah challenge. Read their experience and learn how to participate!
Shabbat Shalom: Hitting the Road
This week’s Torah reading, parashat Metzora, provides further elucidation of tzara’at, the strange contamination that the rabbis interpret ...
A Girl Scout Gets High Marks for Remaking a Space for Teens
From the time she was tiny, Leah Benjamin had her eye on the prize—to become a Gold Award Girl Scout. The Gold Award is the highest and most ...
A Taste of Ethiopia In a Jewish Home
Aida Nozick has lived in the worlds of many religions during her 40-so years of living on this one. Nozick, executive director of the Jewish ...
Gary Rosenthal’s Judaica Graces the Temporary Homes of Marshall Fire Victims
His work has been presented to American Presidents and celebrities from John Travolta to Ben Stein. His renowned collection of handmade Judaic ...
G2 Is Off to a Delicious Start
The first cohort of G2 families, comprised of five grandparent-grandchild family units from four families, began what will be a yearlong journey ...
Israel Study Tour: 6 Memorable Moments
The Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour Turns 50
It’s been fifty years since IST made its debut in Colorado, and while a lot has changed since the ...
6 Reasons to Go to Celebrate Israel 2022
Join the Denver Jewish Community for Our Annual Israel Festival
The Celebrate Israel Walk & Festival is just weeks away, and we’re finding ...
JFNA & Ukraine: A Strategic Approach to the Emergency
Since the war in Ukraine broke out, we have been to the region three times, to the border twice, and to the command centers of our relief ...
Shabbat Shalom: More Than Skin Deep
On Wednesday night, the Denver Jewish Day School community came together to honor Amity and Marc Cooper for their dedication to education at ...
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- 2 years after she was picked to lead JTS, Shuly Rubin Schwartz inaugurated as first woman chancellor
Historian and former provost Shuly Rubin Schwartz said she sees the Jewish Theological Seminary as a "vibrant hub" for community learning. --The post 2 years after she was picked to lead JTS, Shuly Rubin Schwartz inaugurated as first woman chancellor appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more » - Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools
The "Borat" star is dipping into Jewish folklore with a new kid-friendly animated special about the silly shtetl. --The post Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more » - NYC’s Celebrate Israel Parade returns with a push for wider community involvement
After a pandemic hiatus, rabbis sign a statement urging participation across the denominations. --The post NYC’s Celebrate Israel Parade returns with a push for wider community involvement appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more » - Why the Celebrate Israel Parade matters
Rabbis from five NYC congregations urge the Jewish community to stand as one. --The post Why the Celebrate Israel Parade matters appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more » - A movie about kidnapped Italian Jew Edgardo Mortara is moving forward without Steven Spielberg
“The Conversion,” an Italian production, will be the first film about Mortara, who was kidnapped by the Catholic Church in the 19th century and became a priest. --The post A movie about kidnapped Italian Jew Edgardo Mortara is moving forward without Steven Spielberg appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Read more »
New on MyJewishLearning.com:
- Yevamot 73
In the age of Twitter and text messages, the use of acronyms has had a resurgence. So much so that ... The post Yevamot 73 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read more » - You Can Go Home Again
Two stories about land: A few years ago, a friend of mine, a German professor of Lutheranism at the University ... The post You Can Go Home Again appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read more » - Yevamot 72
According to the Book of Joshua, the people of Israel crossed the Jordan River on the tenth day of the ... The post Yevamot 72 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read more » - Your Own Two Feet
For God brought about the victory. Once Beowulf had struggled to his feet, the holy and omniscient ruler of the sky ... The post Your Own Two Feet appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read more » - Yevamot 71
Today’s daf discusses whether a father can eat the paschal sacrifice (korban pesach) if he has not circumcised his infant ... The post Yevamot 71 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read more »