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Upcoming JewishColorado Events
thu06mar7:00 pmthu9:00 pm2025 JCRC Mobilization Corps Kickoff
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March 6, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Are you ready to take action to support Colorado’s Jewish community and its connection to Israel? Join the JCRC Mobilization Corps today! The JCRC Mobilization Corps is a community of
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Are you ready to take action to support Colorado’s Jewish community and its connection to Israel? Join the JCRC Mobilization Corps today!
The JCRC Mobilization Corps is a community of trained volunteers throughout the state that can be quickly and effectively deployed to advance the advocacy and policy priorities of the Jewish Colorado community.
We are launching the JCRC Mobilization Corps with a Kickoff Event featuring Boundless Israel’s Roee Snir, Head of Analysis and Outreach.
Mobilization Corps volunteers are aligned through:
- Connection: We bring together advocates that believe Jews and our allies should be safe, respected, and empowered.
- Education: We share insights and updates on key issues affecting Colorado’s Jewish community, and more.
- Mobilization: We create opportunities to share your voice with decision-makers.
- Training: We host events and training sessions, enabling Corps volunteers to confidently engage with public officials and democratic processes.
For more information about the JCRC and its Mobilization Corps efforts, contact: Brandon Rattiner, JCRC Senior Director, BRattiner@jewishcolorado.org
fri07mar11:00 amShabbat In a Box
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March 7, 2025 11:00 am(GMT-07:00)
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Welcome to our fundraiser with JCO Women’s Philanthropy/Dignity Grows. $10 from your purchase will be donated to this worthy cause. Thank you for supporting our fundraiser with Dignity
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Welcome to our fundraiser with JCO Women’s Philanthropy/Dignity Grows. $10 from your purchase will be donated to this worthy cause.
Thank you for supporting our fundraiser with Dignity Grows, a wonderful program within JEWISHcolorado’s Women’s Philanthropy. Celebrate a special Shabbat on International Women’s Day while helping to eradicate period poverty.
$10 of every Shabbat in a Box sold on March 7 will be donated directly to Dignity Grows.
Boxes include:
1 Fresh Baked Challah
1 Lb. Slow Cooked Brisket
6 Pack Assorted Rugelach
Pre-orders requested
tue11mar5:00 pmConnectors Program Spring Social
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March 11, 2025 5:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Whether you’re new to Denver or new to Jewish life in Denver, we would love to meet you and help connect you with the amazing Jewish community here. Please join
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Whether you’re new to Denver or new to Jewish life in Denver, we would love to meet you and help connect you with the amazing Jewish community here. Please join us for an informal Spring Social to make new Jewish friends, learn a bit about Jewish life in Denver and the various ways to get involved with it.
We will be gathering in a private home in Central Park (address will be emailed upon RSVP). Feel free to bring Jewish friends who are also looking for connections.
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wed12mar11:00 amwed1:00 pmJCRC Luncheon 2025
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March 12, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy
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Join the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) as we honor Matt Most with the Community Leadership Award and Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet with the Legislative Leadership Award
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Join the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) as we honor Matt Most with the Community Leadership Award and Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet with the Legislative Leadership Award in recognition of their contributions to the community and advocacy for positive change.
Matt Most | Community Leadership Award Recipient
Matt Most is a co-founder of the SHEFA Innovation Foundry and the co-chair of the Council for a Secure America. Prior to these roles, Matt has had a 35-year career in energy and environmental commodities including Vice President of Government Relations at Ovintiv (formerly Encana Oil & Gas), Senior Energy Trader at Edison Mission Energy, and Commodities Center Director at Waste Management, Inc. Matt has been involved with the JCRC since 2015, serving as chair from 2022-2024 and its interim director for much of 2024. Under his leadership, the JCRC helped secure nearly $2 million in nonprofit security grants for Colorado organizations and defeat numerous anti-Israel resolutions and bills. His extensive board service includes positions with the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States, the Children’s Museum of Denver, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, JEWISHcolorado and many others.
The Honorable Dafna Michaelson Jenet | Legislative Leadership Award Recipient
Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for seven years before moving on to the Senate, where she was recently elected President pro-tempore. Her legislative work primarily focuses on youth, particularly foster youth, mental health, and healthcare access. Further areas of advocacy include her lifelong efforts to increase education surrounding the Holocaust and genocide. In 2020, Senator Michaelson Jenet successfully created and passed a historic bill mandating inclusion of Holocaust and Genocide education in high school curricula in the state of Colorado. Prior to this, she served as the Director of the Holocaust Awareness Institute of the University of Denver as well as the Director of March of the Living for the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York. In addition, the Senator was president of the Denver chapter of Hadassah; she served on the Desert-Mountain Region Board and in the National Portfolio Council of this organization.
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March 12, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-07:00)
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JEWISHColorado
300 S. Dahlia St.
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Presented in partnership with the Hartman Institute Sending a child to college has always stirred complex emotions in parents. The pride in watching our children step into adulthood is mixed with
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Presented in partnership with the Hartman Institute
Sending a child to college has always stirred complex emotions in parents. The pride in watching our children step into adulthood is mixed with a bittersweet awareness of the passage of time and our empty (or emptying) nests. However, since Oct. 7th, Jewish parents face a whole new set of questions and concerns. Will my child face hostility or discrimination due to their Jewish identity? Will discussions about Israel and Zionism impact their campus experience? What support systems exist for Jewish students navigating these challenges? And what is my role, as a parent, in this new (ab)normal? Parents and teens headed to college encouraged to attend.
sun16mar2:30 pmsun4:30 pmJewish Explorers Kid-Friendly "Nosh & Dessert" Passover Seder
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March 16, 2025 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Join us for a kid-friendly “Nosh & Dessert” Passover Seder. We’ll nosh, enjoy a fun, interactive, and meaningful kid-friendly Passover Seder, do a mitzvah project, listen to a fun PJ
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Join us for a kid-friendly “Nosh & Dessert” Passover Seder. We’ll nosh, enjoy a fun, interactive, and meaningful kid-friendly Passover Seder, do a mitzvah project, listen to a fun PJ Library story, and celebrate this special holiday together as a community!
Jewish Explorers welcomes Jewish and multifaith families with preschool and elementary school-age children. Through weekly and monthly classroom programs, Shabbat dinners, and holiday celebrations, we provide opportunities to learn about Jewish values, culture, traditions, and holidays through interactive activities, arts and crafts, music, PJ library books, and more. Together, we have built a community that is warm, welcoming, and celebrates the diversity of our families, connecting families to each other, the Colorado Jewish community, and Israel.
For more information about Jewish Explorers, please email Cindy Coons, Director of Jewish Explorers & Family Engagement, CCoons@JEWISHcolorado.org.
Funded in part by a grant from the National Center to Encourage Judaism. The National Center to Encourage Judaism funds programs that welcome new people to Judaism.
tue18mar7:45 amtue11:00 amSmart Women, Smart Conversations: Women's Advocacy Day
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March 18, 2025 7:45 am - 11:00 am(GMT-07:00)
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Colorado State Capitol
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Presented by JEWISHcolorado Women’s Philanthropy Join JEWISHcolorado Women’s Philanthropy & the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) for an impactful day of advocacy at the Colorado State Capitol. The day
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Presented by JEWISHcolorado Women’s Philanthropy
Join JEWISHcolorado Women’s Philanthropy & the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) for an impactful day of advocacy at the Colorado State Capitol.
The day will feature an advocacy training session followed by remarks from bipartisan legislators. You’ll also participate in “Advocacy in Action” at the Colorado State Capitol where you can meet with lawmakers, observe legislative floor work, and take a guided tour of the Capitol. This is a valuable chance to actively engage in the legislative process and make your voice heard.
fri21mar5:30 pmfri7:30 pmYAD Shabbat Across Colorado
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March 21, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm(GMT-07:00)
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A Party of Eight feel with a Shabbat twist! Join Ambassadors across the state as they host Shabbat dinners simultaneously. Shabbat can take many forms, from a traditional dinner, to
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A Party of Eight feel with a Shabbat twist! Join Ambassadors across the state as they host Shabbat dinners simultaneously. Shabbat can take many forms, from a traditional dinner, to picnics to restaurants to game night! Each Shabbat Across Colorado will have a unique Shabbat experience so you can decide which speaks to you most!
Shabbat Options:
20’s & early 30’s Shabbat | LoHi | Zack Flagel
Learn more about your Shabbat hosts!
*Specific addresses/locations will be sent upon registration*
YAD serves Jewish adults ages 21-45. Questions? Email KPodolak@JEWISHcolorado.org.
thu03apr10:00 amthu11:00 amJewish Days of Giving Webinar 2: Review Marketing Toolkit
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April 3, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-07:00)
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Join us for this webinar to learn more about Jewish Days of Giving. We will be reviewing the marketing toolkit; including email and social templates, press release, and calendar.
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Join us for this webinar to learn more about Jewish Days of Giving. We will be reviewing the marketing toolkit; including email and social templates, press release, and calendar.
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sun27aprAll Daytue29JEWISHcolorado's Real Estate & Construction Network Presents: Chicago 2025
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April 27, 2025 - April 29, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-07:00)
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Head to America’s heartland for a unique look at one of the country’s most iconic cities: Chicago, IL. Explore historic buildings and neighborhoods, catch a Cubs game, discover new construction
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Head to America’s heartland for a unique look at one of the country’s most iconic cities: Chicago, IL. Explore historic buildings and neighborhoods, catch a Cubs game, discover new construction sites alongside industry leaders, and schmooze with local experts. Don’t miss this chance to uncover the heart of America and get inspired for future projects.
For more information, please reach out to: Willie Recht at wrecht@JEWISHcolorado.org
Register Now to Reserve Your Place on this Exciting Trip! Space is limited. $925 for your total experience!
Thank you to our Annual Sponsors
Michael Staenberg | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP | Chotin Family Foundation | Zall Company
sun27apr10:00 amsun2:00 pmHealing Art Kits Packing: Reducing PTSD for Children in Israel
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April 27, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Join YAD, Repair the World, and Temple Sinai for an impactful hands-on service project partnered in collaboration with Artists 4 Israel. We will be packing Healing Art Kits for Children
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Join YAD, Repair the World, and Temple Sinai for an impactful hands-on service project partnered in collaboration with Artists 4 Israel. We will be packing Healing Art Kits for Children in Israel to have regulating activities when seeking safety in the bomb shelters. You can read more about Artists 4 Israel and the kits and also find more information about the organization and how to sponsor a kit below.
There are two shifts that you can sign up for-you can sign up for one or both! Read the descriptions of each shift below
Intergenerational Kit Packing: Help kids, help other kids! Pack kits with the Temple Sinai religious school classes-each class will come throughout the hour and a half. This is an amazing opportunity for families, grandparents, or anyone who wants to work and pack kits with kids!
General Young Adults Kit Packing: Pack kits with other Jewish young adults in the community, as well as our incredible partner organizations. This is a great opportunity to connect with other Jewish young adults, network, and create community!
tue29apr7:00 pmtue9:00 pmYom HaZikaron 2025
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April 29, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Staenberg Loup Jewish Community Center
350 S. Dahlia Street
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Join us in the Wolf Theater at the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center on, Tuesday April 29 as we unite to honor the memory of those who have bravely served and
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Join us in the Wolf Theater at the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center on, Tuesday April 29 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, serves as a poignant reminder for Israelis and Jewish communities worldwide to honor the sacrifices of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.
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.
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.
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sun04may9:00 amsun1:00 pmCelebrate Israel 2025
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May 4, 2025 9:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Show your solidarity at JEWISHcolorado’s Celebrate Israel Walk & Festival. This year, our theme is “Celebrate Israel – We All Belong”. Celebrate Israel is Colorado’s largest festival dedicated to the
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Show your solidarity at JEWISHcolorado’s Celebrate Israel Walk & Festival. This year, our theme is “Celebrate Israel – We All Belong”. Celebrate Israel is Colorado’s largest festival dedicated to the people, culture, and state of Israel, bringing together Jewish people and allies from across the Centennial State for music, food, and connection.
Registration is FREE. T-shirts are $12 each.
Sunday, May 4 | Great Lawn Park, Denver, CO | RAIN OR SHINE
9:00 am – Registration opens
9:30 am – Walk for Israel begins
10:00 am – Live music and festival
1:00 pm -Event concludes
Important Information
- Photo ID required. To ensure event security, photo identification will be required for entry.
- No pets allowed. Please leave your furry friends at home for this event.
- No backpacks allowed. Only small purses and bags will be allowed to enter the event; medically necessary bags will be allowed.
thu08may10:00 amthu11:00 amJewish Days of Giving Webinar 3: Final Steps
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May 8, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am(GMT-07:00)
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Join us for this webinar to learn more about Jewish Days of Giving. We will be reviewing the final calendar, answering questions, and ensuring your campaign is set up for
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Join us for this webinar to learn more about Jewish Days of Giving. We will be reviewing the final calendar, answering questions, and ensuring your campaign is set up for success.
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May 12, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-07:00)
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Presented in partnership with the Hartman Institute and the Boulder JCC American Jews have long been united by shared commitments to liberalism, equal rights, and inclusivity, but recent challenges to democracy
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Presented in partnership with the Hartman Institute and the Boulder JCC
American Jews have long been united by shared commitments to liberalism, equal rights, and inclusivity, but recent challenges to democracy have revealed deep ideological rifts within the community. From debates over Zionism and Israel’s policies to divergent visions of Jewish political engagement in America, these divisions are reshaping how Jews understand safety, power, and responsibility. In this session, we will explore the historical models of Jewish security, the ideological frameworks shaping today’s debates, and how these tensions reflect broader societal shifts. Participants will be invited to consider new approaches to Jewish thriving that bridge divides and align with enduring Jewish values in a rapidly changing world.
mon19mayAll Daywed21Jewish Days of Giving
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May 19, 2025 - May 21, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-07:00)
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