News
Shuffle, Deal, and Connect: The Inaugural Canasta Game Night
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (143+ words) Get ready to clear your calendars and sharpen your strategies! The Boulder JCC is gearing up for the 1st Annual Canasta Game Night. Whether you are a seasoned strategist who has played for decades or someone looking to jump back into…...
William Schwalb Bar Mitzvah
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (85+ words) Boulder Jewish News William Schwalb Bar Mitzvah Boulder Jewish News encourages Bar and Bat Mitzvah students to submit their d'var torah and information about their Mitzvah/Tikkun Olam projects. For more information, please email editor@boulderjewishnews. org On Saturday, April…...
Weekly Edition: May 15th, 2026
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (115+ words) Shabbat shalom! A message from Boulder Run For Their Lives organizer Rachel Amaru: Security will be present, and we are trying to share in such a way to avoid the possibility of any protesters." Thank you for your understanding, and…...
Column: Persecuting a Jewish Prosecutor
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (819+ words) If a Jewish San Jose-based prosecutor thought he was striking a blow for his people, then Jeffrey F. Rosen's prosecution'his critics would call it persecution'of five friends of the "Palestinians" landed with a thud. Rosen is not even seeking prison terms…...
A Night of Torah and Togetherness: Shavuot Comes to the Boulder JCC
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (210+ words) A Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the tradition of staying awake late into the night to study Torah and engage in meaningful discussion. Whether someone has spent years studying Jewish texts or is attending their very first Jewish learning event, the evening…...
Haven Sklawer Bat Mitzvah
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (91+ words) On Saturday, May 9th, 2026 (22 Iyar, 5786), Haven Sklawer was called to the Torah as Bar Mitzvah at Judaism Your Way. Haven read from'Parashat Behar-Bechukotai. Haven is the daughter of Jodi and Andy Sklawer, and grand-daughter of Barbara and Roy Feifer. Tags b'nai…...
Eva Shoemaker Bat Yisrael
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (116+ words) On Saturday, May 9th, 2026 (22 Iyar, 5786), Eva Shoemaker was called before the congregation as a Bat Yisrael with Adventure Judaism. A Bat Yisrael is an alternative Bar Mitzvah experience, offering a coming of age ceremony without intensive Hebrew. Boulder Jewish News encourages…...
Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Announces Finalists for 2026 Nonfiction
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (151+ words) The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, in association with the National Library of Israel, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2026 prize in nonfiction: "These four books move between the personal and the historical, offering powerful ways of…...
SA Chief Rabbi Mobilizes Support for 2026 Global Shabbat Project
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (427+ words) Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein, founder of the global Shabbat Project, has called on Jewish communities across the United States to respond to President Donald Trump's historic Shabbat proclamation by observing one Shabbat together " from sunset Friday, 15 May, to nightfall…...
Congregation Beth Evergreen Welcomes New Executive Director
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (225+ words) Born in Hungary, Szentiv'nyi's international background includes living and studying in Israel and Bulgaria before making the United States her home. Her lifelong connection to Jewish communal life began in her early teens, organizing youth groups through the Jewish Agency…...