Event Type : CEV

Mystical Hebrew Letters: The early Kabbalah focused on the Hebrew letters and language and how this code underlies creation. The beauty of the letters is expressed through their meaning, shape, name and numerical value. The Hebrew letters are containers for the energies of time, including the months of the year and the 12 Spiritual Senses of Soul explained in Sefer Yetzirah (The book of Formation). 

 Classes are offered in-person and virtually through Zoom

Musar offers a framework and a toolkit for translating the philosophical wisdom of kabbalah into a personalized, ongoing spiritual discipline. “Introduction to Mussar” – a deep dive into a new translation and commentary on the classical musar text, “Pathways of Moral Leadership” [Orchot Tzadiqim].

 Classes are offered in-person and virtually through Zoom

Everyone has the right to feel safe in their home and when out and about, no matter your age, gender, or ability level. Simple techniques like increasing awareness, confident body language, and setting boundaries can be effective safety strategies that anyone can use. During this program, we will learn some easy practices to reinforce safety in your life, as well as how to defend yourself with some simple self-defense strikes that anyone can do.

Space is limited. $5

The study of Kabbalah enables us to discover what is hidden from our perception in plain sight. In this introduction to the basic teachings of the Kabbalah you learn to see beyond habituated and constricted thinking and become open to experiencing the connectivity of all of created reality—what is known in physics as Quantum Entanglement, in Depth Psychology as Synchronicity and in Kabbalah as Soul Connections.

 Classes are offered in-person and virtually through Zoom.

Who Are You?: In this first semester of Inner Transformation you are challenged to strip away your previous understandings of who you are and explore the relationship between your outer selves, inner selves and your essence. The Kabbalah teachings have a profound interest in revealing the masks (ie. selves, identifications, roles), you wear to ensure that you can answer the question: Are you wearing the mask or is the mask wearing you? What was oblivious now becomes obvious.

 Classes are offered in-person and virtually through Zoom

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO- January 10th 2025– STAND (Steamboat Team to disrupt Anti-Semitism and Discrimination) is holding its eighth public convening:

Library Hall at Bud Werner Library
Light refreshments provided by STAND
Babysitting provided if there is demand

Keeping with its mission to disrupt bias and discrimination, this community convening will focus on witnessing the stories and experiences of African Americans in Routt County.

Convening will be facilitated by Maggie Taylor, Patrick Madden, Alissa Merage, and Renzo Walton. Participants will have the opportunity to examine real local case studies related to STANDing up as allies for the African American community and brainstorm ways our community can come together to combat discrimination.

Past STAND convenings have developed a mission to foster positivity, kindness, awareness, and inclusion in Routt County. The entire Routt County Community is invited to attend.

More information about STAND.

Are our kids alright? Come hear new data from a national study on Jewish youth.

How can we help Jewish youth to be resilient in the face of rising antisemitism, political strife, and the everyday challenges that come with adolescence?

Join Moving Traditions as we dive into new data with Dr. Tobin Belzer, a researcher who will share key findings from the recent national teen survey from BeWell: Strength, Stress, and Support: A Portrait of American Jewish Teen Well-being. 

Not only does the survey reflect what nearly 2,500 teens across the US had to say earlier this year – we will also hear live reactions from a panel of teens from Moving Traditions’ programs. 

This free Raising Up Teens webinar for parents and educators of Jewish youth will also include actionable takeaways and resources to use with the teen in your life.

Join Chabad of South Metro Denver for a weekly class in a private home, exploring the depth of the parshah in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, complete with beer and refreshments.

Address is provided upon RSVP

Come for Matzoh balls, Moguls, and Manischewitz!

Join Us for…

• A fun and casual weekend hosted by the Telluride Jewish Community.
• World class skiing and snowboarding.
• Specials on lift tickets and lodging. You’ll get at 25% discount on lodging at the Mountain Lodge and a 20% discount on lift tickets.
• Local mountain guides from our community.
• Happy hours!
• Lunch on the slopes.
• Shabbat dinner Telluride style, with our community.
• Wagner ski factory tour.

Families & pups welcome.

For more information contact Adam Dubroff

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.

Can happiness truly be achieved – or is it just an illusion? Explore the deeper meaning of joy through the lens of Jewish wisdom, uncovering timeless insights that can transform your perspective and unlock new possibilities in your life.

Enjoy a beautiful, delicious brunch in a warm and inviting atmosphere as we dive into this thought-provoking seminar. Nourish your body and soul with good food, great company, and meaningful insights.

Rabbi Doron Perez is the father of the hostage, Daniel Perez, who was killed and is still being held by Hamas. Rabbi Doron Perez is an international inspirational speaker. He is the Executive Chairman of the World Mizrachi Movement.  Rabbi Perez will give a lecture on “Israel Under Fire – How Do We Respond?”  This will be followed by questions.

Click on this link to register: tinyurl.com/RavDoron

This is an ongoing event. We have been walking in Boulder, CO since Thanksgiving 2023 to show solidarity for the plight of the hostages still being held in Gaza. We will continue to walk until all hostages are released.

Run for their lives Denver group will gather at Washington Park (east entrance) for a short ceremony and 1 mile walk around the park to mark one year anniversary of the Oct 7th massacre and advocate for the release of the 101 hostages still in Gaza. 

The time has changed for the weekly Sunday Run for Their Lives event. The new winter time will be 2:00 p.m. every week.

Join fellow teens skiing and snowboarding on your day off from school!

Transportation and a kosher lunch will be provided!

Author Linda R. Volin will provide you with creative ways to instill an enhanced interest in learning and sharing your family’s genealogy with your relatives of all ages, from the youngest to the oldest. She will share diverse activities that will be practiced during the program. It is our hope that you will jump on the bandwagon and be enabled to delve deeply into the world of genealogy to make your family history come alive for you, and for your current and future relatives. $5

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.

Join Chabad of South Metro Denver for a weekly class in a private home, exploring the depth of the parshah in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, complete with beer and refreshments.

Address is provided upon RSVP

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.

Sinai Social 50’s plus

Join us to schmooze, connect over a meal, and grab drinks with other Jewish young adults.

Sign up to join one of our YAD Ambassadors members for dinner at a restaurant of their choice (full list below.) Each Ambassador will host a maximum of eight people so you can enjoy an intimate gathering with new friends. All groups of eight are invited out for drinks after dinner at TBD.

All attendees are responsible for the cost of their food and beverages. Please make sure to look at the number spots left before you make your selection!

Dinner Options:

Little Ollie’s | Alana Goldberg
Machete Tequila & Tacos | Adam Laarsen
Cherry Cricket | William Weiner 
North Italia | Rachel Silvestain 
Local Jones | Steven Solomon
Matsuhisa | Zach Souser

This is an ongoing event. We have been walking in Boulder, CO since Thanksgiving 2023 to show solidarity for the plight of the hostages still being held in Gaza. We will continue to walk until all hostages are released.

Run for their lives Denver group will gather at Washington Park (east entrance) for a short ceremony and 1 mile walk around the park to mark one year anniversary of the Oct 7th massacre and advocate for the release of the 101 hostages still in Gaza. 

The time has changed for the weekly Sunday Run for Their Lives event. The new winter time will be 2:00 p.m. every week.

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale presents “The Girl Who Sang”, based on Estelle Nadel’s graphic memoir of the same title, with a focus on the music and survival story of Chorale soprano and child survivor Estelle Nadel, z”l. Free and open to the public.

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.

Do you have a dog? Do you want to hang out with other Jewish young adults? If yes, join YAD Ambassador William Weiner in taking your dog for a casual morning walk at Westminster Hills Dog Off Leash Area!

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

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.

Special Screening of the documentary film The Return From The Other Planet and discussion with director Assaf Lapid

The Return From The Other Planet traces the life of Holocaust survivor and author Yehiel De-Nur, who concealed his identity behind the pseudonym “Ka-Tzetnik 135633.” Writing at night while wearing his striped camp uniform, De-Nur mined his memory of the two years he spent in Auschwitz. The resulting novels were widely read in the 1950s and 1960s and informed the way readers worldwide imagined the Holocaust. 

In 1961, De-Nur testified at the Eichmann trial, publicly revealing his identity as the author Ka-Tzetnik for the first time. In one of the most dramatic moments of the trial, he collapsed on the stand while recounting the terrors of Auschwitz, which he described as “The Other Planet”—a place beyond the realm of human understanding. 

Increasingly haunted by the trauma of his Auschwitz experiences, De-Nur turned to experimental psychiatric treatments using LSD. For over a year, he underwent psychedelic treatment in the Netherlands. His search for peace and clarity led him to new perceptions of humanity and war, and ultimately to reject the notion of “The Other Planet.”

This remarkable film explores De-Nur’s struggle to return from “The Other Planet” and examines how individuals and societies reconcile a traumatic past with a return to life. Following the film, director Assaf Lapid will be joined on stage by Denver psychologist A J Grovert to discuss healing from trauma and the use of psychedelics in the treatment of victims of mass atrocity.

The Marcus Lecture is presented annually by the Holocaust Awareness Institute at the University of Denver’s Center for Judaic Studies, this year in partnership with the Denver Jewish Film Festival and the Mizel Arts and Culture Center. This year’s Marcus Lecture is held on January 27 in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945.

Now in its 22nd year, the lecture series began in 2003 on the initiative of Audrey Friedman Marcus and her family in memory of her late husband, Jewish educator Fred Marcus. Since 2022, the Marcus Lecture additionally honors co-founder Audrey Friedman Marcus. Donations to support this centerpiece of Denver’s Holocaust commemoration and education initiatives can be made at bit.ly/support-marcus. Sponsors at a level of $180 or more receive complimentary tickets to the Lecture.

Tickets can be purchased at tickets.jccdenver.org/marcus. Holocaust survivors, educators, and students attend free and may contact hai@du.edu or 303-871-3020 to request tickets.

Join Colorado music mainstay Michael Friedman when his instrumental duo (piano and bass) performs music from the Great American Songbook – the most influential American popular songs, Broadway, film and jazz standards from the 1920s-1970s. The program will showcase composers/performers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole and more. $5

Join JEWISHcolorado on January 28, 2025, for an unforgettable evening at our Signature Event in the Bluebird Ballroom at the Colorado Convention Center, featuring remarks by Emmy Award-winning actress and renowned human rights activist Debra Messing.

The evening will also feature the presentation of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award to Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld, in recognition of their unwavering dedication and remarkable decades of service to the community. This unforgettable event promises to be a celebration of excellence, generosity, and commitment to a brighter future.

Make a tribute to honor Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld.

For questions regarding sponsorships and tributes, contact Jill Katchen, Director of Donor Engagement: jkatchen@jewishcolorado.org or 303.316.6464.

Thank you to our event sponsors (as of 12.16.24)

Debbi & Lee Alpert | Bender West Foundation | Alan Brandt | Faye & Steve Demby | Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP | Graland | Diane & Bob Hochstadt | Independent Bank | Susan Karsh | Martin & Gloria Trotsky Family Foundation | Monarch Casino Resort & Spa | Joanne Posner-Mayer | Rose Community Foundation | Sewald Hanfling | Iris & Michael Smith

Thank you to our Host Committee

Cindy & Jason Altberger | Faye & Steve Demby | Dorit & Aryeh Fischer | Nancy & Mickey Gart | Nichole Graham-Lusher & Ben Lusher | Jen Gilbert-Kaufmann & Rob Kaufmann | Nicole Isenberg | Lee Murnick | Judy Robins | Jane E. Rosenbaum | Brooke & Shelby Soltanovich | Abby & Ean Seeb | Lauren & Gil Selinger | Leslie & Mark Sidell | Ashleigh & Seth Wong

Dietary laws observed, Certification by TRI. Vaad Certified Meals available upon request. 

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.

The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s annual Denver Jewish Film Festival will be held January 23-February 2, 2025. The Denver Jewish Film Festival presents the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema, actors or producers. For more information and the specific film line-up, visit https://www.jccdenver.org/arts-culture/festivals/denver-jewish-film-festival/.