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Building Inclusion: Becoming a Jewish LGBTQ Ally

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 Building Inclusion: Becoming a  Jewish LGBTQ Ally

 A Discussion and Panel-Based  Workshop

 Co-sponsored by Har HaShem

 Eden Bar, 3090 Downing Street, Denver

 

Learn concrete tools to be an advocate for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community. Hear how local Rabbis are becoming more inclusive of the LGBTQ community and ways to drive the conversation forward. This workshop will help bring voice to LGBTQ inclusion through a Jewish lens.

 

This free event is made possibly by a Limmud Jewish Learning Grant, an initiative of Rose Community Foundation. Questions, contact [email protected].

Friday Evening Shabbat Service 

Second Shabbat

 

 Friday Evening Shabbat Service
Shabbat Morning Torah Study Discussion and Minyan

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 Shabbat Morning Torah Study Discussion and  Minyan

Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Ruthie Gelfarb 

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 Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Ruthie Gelfarb

 Saturday, June 8th

 4 - 5 PM

 South Building, Classroom C

 Last session until the fall!

 

 Whether you have wanted to try meditation for a long time or have an established practice, please join us for Jewish meditation. Drawing on  the rich and widely unknown Jewish mindfulness tradition and text, we'll sample several meditation practices including visualization, blessing practice, walking meditation, chanting, and concentration practices.

In This Issue - Click on Event for Details
Building Inclusion: Becoming a Jewish LGBTQ Ally 6/5
Friday Evening Shabbat Service 6/7
Shabbat Morning Torah Study Discussion and Minyan 6/8
Jewish Meditation with Rabbi Ruthie Gelfarb 6/8
Jews and the Blues: An Evening of Soul 6/8
REVISED POST! Visit the HHS Booth and Hear Or Zimrah Perform at the Boulder Jewish Festival 6/9
Plan Now for Musical 2nd Shabbat Service Followed by Dinner 6/14; RSVP Due 6/10
REVISED POST! Neighborhood Captains are Needed Now for Boulder Zip Code 80302 - Captain Training is 6/13; RSVP by 6/3
NEW POST! Ziknei Seniors Lunch at Golden Lotus Restaurant 6/20
Music, Belief and the Soul: A Discussion with Michael Christie, Director of the Colorado Music Festival 6/27
NEW POST! Events Previously Scheduled for 6/29-6/30 Honoring Rabbi Bronstein Have Been Postponed Until Fall
NEW POST! Volunteers Needed to Help Har HaShem Feed the Homeless on 7/4
Har HaShem Summer Camp Through 7/12
Register for Religious School
New Or Zimrah CD Available for Sale at HHS
May/June Issue of Chadashot Print Newsletter Now on HHS Website
Looking for a Way to Get Involved? Volunteers are Always Needed
On the Colorado Jewish Community Calendar
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Jews and the Blues: An Evening of Soul 

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 Jews and the Blues: An Evening of Soul

 Saturday, June 8th

 10 PM

 'Shine'

 2027 13th Street, Boulder

 $5 - 1 Free Drink Per Person

  

 Soul Food presents an evening with  Rabbis Josh Rose and Gavriel  Goldfeder and Jew-Blues phenom Saul Kaye.

 

"Blues means what milk does to a baby. Blues is what spirit is to the minister. We sing the blues because our hearts have been hurt. Our souls have been disturbed." 

- Alberta Hunter 

REVISED POST! 
Vist the HHS Booth and Hear Or Zimrah Perform at the Boulder Jewish Festival 

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 Visit the HHS Booth and Hear Or Zimrah Perform at the Boulder Jewish  Festival

 Sunday, June 9th

 11 AM - 5 PM

 Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall on Courthouse Lawn 

 Free Parking on Sundays

 

 This one-day celebration of Jewish culture, featuring live entertainment, fine art and  Judaica, ethnic food, community organizations and activities is for all ages. 

 

 Congregation Har HaShem will once again have an exhibit booth run by our  congregants. There will be free HHS tote bags and caribeaners distributed. Stop by and tell your non-affiliated friends! 

 

Har HaShem's band, Or Zimrah, will be performing on the concert stage at 4 PM. Don't miss it!

 

For information including entertainment schedule, visit boulderjewishfestival.org.

Plan Now for Musical 2nd Shabbat Service Followed by Dinner 

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 We're Cooking Up Something Special at 2nd Shabbat

 Musical Service Followed by Dinner and Oneg 

 Friday, June 14th

 Service at 6 PM

 Dinner at 7:15 PM

 RSVP for dinner by noon on Monday, June 10th!

 

 Join us as we celebrate "2nd Shabbat" with a lively evening of inspirational song and prayer. Services will be led by Rabbi Rose, Cantorial Soloist Holli Berman, and Or Zimrah, the Har HaShem band. Stay for dinner or the Oneg. There will also be fun music at the dinner led by Holli Berman and Rabbi Rose as well!

 

We're planning early this month, and so should you, to attend services on 2nd Shabbat and stay for dinner. The menu will be a baked potato bar. Enjoy twice baked stuffed potatoes or make your own from a tasty buffet of toppings. Dinner costs $12 for adults, and children ages 4-12 are $8. Dinner requires an RSVP by noon on Monday, June 10th to [email protected] or (303) 499-7077.

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Neighborhood Captains are Needed for Boulder Zip Code 80302 - Captain Training is 6/13

 

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 Neighborhood Captains are Needed Now for Boulder Zip Code 80302

 Captain Training Set for Thursday, June 13th, 6:30 PM

 

Every household in the congregation (with the exception of those living out of state or at a distance) will be assigned to a neighborhood group this summer as a way to connect, celebrate, have fun, and support one another. This initiative represents the old idea that Jewish life is lived in our homes and communities and also the new idea that a synagogue should cultivate and inspire Jewish life and community well beyond its walls.   

 
There are 20 groups, headed by a Captain or Co-Captain team. Are you living in Boulder Zip Code 80302? We need you to be a captain!

 

The job description includes an estimated 1-2 hours per week. Captains will serve as a liaison between the synagogue and the neighborhood; determine the best way to communicate within your neighborhood using email, phone, mail, or web resources; and recruit volunteers within your neighborhood to assist with making phone calls, home visits, or coordinating 2-4 gatherings a year around Jewish holidays. 

 

Please respond with your interest to Ellen Kowitt at [email protected] or (303) 499-7077 ext. 19 or to Rabbi Rose at [email protected]. If you cannot attend the first training, we have an alternative for you to get started.
NEW POST! 
Ziknei Seniors Lunch at Golden Lotus Restaurant

 

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 Ziknei Seniors Lunch at Golden Lotus Restaurant

 Thursday, June 20th

 Noon

 All Ages (and Sages) Welcome!

 

 The Golden Lotus Restuarant is located at 1964 28th St. in Boulder. From Canyon Blvd. go north on 28th Street, just past the Walnut Street entry to 29th Street Shopping Center, turn right into driveway to parking lot. If you reach Pearl Street, you have gone too far.


This is our second social lunch of the year and we will take a summer recess from July through September. We hope to have some exciting speakers for our programs beginning in October. For information, call Nanette Mannheimer at (303) 494-4646.

 

The Ziknei Seniors of Har HaShem host speakers and programs at monthly brown bag lunches at noon on the third Thursday of each month October through June. Cookies, coffee and tea are provided. Everyone is welcome. 
Music, Belief and the Soul: A Discussion with Michael Christie, Director of the Colorado Music Festival
 

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 Music, Belief and the Soul: A Discussion with Michael  Christie, Director  of the Colorado Music Festival 

 June 27th

 7 PM 

 North Building

 RSVP Online HERE by June 24th

 

This summer, Har HaShem will co-sponsor Colorado Music Festival's presentation of Ernst Bloch's Sacred Service. Ernst Bloch was a 20th century composer. While he was Jewish, he did not compose "Jewish music" until his beautiful Sacred Service (Avodat Ha-Kodesh) in 1933. Inspired by his relationship with Zionist poet Edmond Fleg, Bloch composed this modern masterpiece on the Shabbat morning liturgy. Bloch based the work on the Reform Movement's Union Prayer Book because of his relationship with the cantor at Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco.   

 

We are honored to have Michael Christie, the Director of the Colorado Music Festival, join Rabbi Rose in a discussion about the relationship between the musical and religious themes. We'll also talk about Bloch's personal journey and reconnection with his Jewish roots through the composition of the piece.

 

Save the date for when the Sacred Service will be performed on July 25th at Chattaqua.

NEW POST! Events Previously Scheduled for 6/29-6/30 Honoring Rabbi Bronstein Have Been Postponed Until Fall

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 Events Previously Scheduled for 6/29-6/30 Honoring Rabbi Bronstein Have  Been Postponed Until Fall 

 
 Please watch the Weekly Enews and future issues of Chadashot for more  information about the schedule and plans for honoring Rabbi Deborah Bronstein.
NEW POST! Volunteers Needed to Help Har HaShem Feed the Homeless on 7/4

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 Volunteers Needed to Help Har HaShem 

 Feed the Homeless on July 4th

 Eben G. Fine Park at west end of Arapahoe Avenue

 Wednesday, July 4th from 11:30-1:30 

  

Har HaShem provides picnic lunches to homeless members of the Boulder community on three summer holidays; Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. 

  

 On July 4th, we will provide a kosher-style meal of Hebrew National hot dogs, assorted salads, condiments, and desserts. You can help by:

 

1.  Working at the picnic (appropriate for adults and kids of all ages).

2.  Providing home-made PAREVE baked goods (eggs are fine, but no butter, milk or other dairy ingredients). ONLY finger foods please (cookies, bars, brownies, etc).

 

This is a mitzvah for our guests, but also for the volunteers -- you will feel great, and meet some nice folks. We'll set up, serve, eat, shmooze, and clean up. All ages and abilities welcome. To volunteer, contact Sara-Jane Cohen, [email protected] or (303) 444-0962.

 

To donate funds to support our year round work to assist the less fortunate, send a donation to Har HaShem and indicate it is for Tikkun Olam (repair the world) projects.

Har HaShem Summer Camp Starts Runs Through July 12th

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 Keitanat Har HaShem Summer Camp Runs Through July 12th 

 Registration is Open Online!
 
Your child's Jewish camp experience starts here! Entering its 9th season, Keitanat Har HaShem is Boulder's Jewish day camp for kids entering 1st through 5th grades. Led by experienced educators and wildly fun directors Caroline Saliman and Leah Boonin, days are filled with ruach, fun, music, and more! Activities include swimming and water play, sports and games, storytelling, music and art, field trips and Judaics. Each day begins with prayer and songs, and every week includes time with the rabbis, challah baking, and a mitzvah project. Campers become playmates for summer and friends for life.

Six one-week sessions run through July 12th ending with an all-camp overnight. Membership in the Congregation is not required to attend, so tell your friends and neighbors!

Registration is open HERE.
 
For session dates, hours, costs, and more details, visit www.CampHarHashem.org or contact [email protected].
Register for Religious School

Religious School registration for the Fall of 2013 is now open online! Click HERE to register.

New Or Zimrah CD Available for Sale at HHS

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 New Or Zimrah CD Available for Sale at HHS

 $18 Suggested Donation

 

 Get your copy of the new Or Zimrah CD for a suggested donation of $18  at the Gift Shop or by contacting Cantorial Soloist Holli Berman at  [email protected]Support  this synagogue fundraiser and  support the hardworking band volunteers and dedicated youth choir!

 

May/June Issue of Chadashot Print Newsletter Now on HHS Website

 

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The May/June 2013 issue of Har HaShem's print newsletter Chadashot is now available on our website HERE!

 

Back issues of Chadashot can be accessed online HERE.

 

If you would like to receive the printed version of Chadashot by USPS mail, please contact Paula Young at (303) 499-7077 or [email protected].

Looking for a Way to Get Involved? Volunteers are Always Needed

 

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 Volunteers are Always Needed 

 If you don't see something of interest listed below, contact [email protected] to discuss other needs. 

 

JOIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE 

If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Cathy Shoenfeld at [email protected]. With your participation, align Jewish values and deeds to make great things happen!


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO WEED ONCE A WEEK DURING THE SUMMER AT HHS GARDEN

Har HaShem maintains a small garden on the synagogue property near to Rabbi Rose's home, and we will plant lettuce, carrots, herbs and other small varieties again this year to donate to local food banks. We need a few volunteers who can weed once a week. Contact Josh Shoenfeld for more information at [email protected].

  

BE A FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICE GREETER AT THE SYNAGOGUE!
52 Friday evenings a year, Har HaShem holds an evening Shabbat service starting at 6 PM (except on the first Friday of each month when it begins at 7 PM). Greeters are needed to welcome guests at the front door and at the sanctuary door. A smile, friendly attitude, and willingness to show up 15 minutes early are all it takes to help in this significant way as we welcome members and guests. Won't you commit to at least one Friday a year? Do it for a loved one's yahrzeit, do it to commemorate a birthday or special occasion, do it to support a friend's b'nai mitzvah. Just do it! 
We're using VolunteerSpot to organize the Shabbat Greeter Program. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot at 
http://vols.pt/7xTnUU - then enter your email address and choose your date. Easy!

THE MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT TEAM MEETS MONTHLY on the SECOND MONDAY FROM 6:30-8 PM
Volunteers are always needed to plan events, make phone calls to new members, and create a warm and welcoming synagogue environment for everyone. Come to the next meeting on Monday, June 10th at 6:30 pm to check it out. Contact Molly Goldsmith for information at [email protected].

 

THE TIKKUN OLAM COMMITTEE MEETS MONTHLY on the SECOND MONDAY FROM 7-8:15 PM. Volunteers are always needed to organize programs and projects. Come to the next meeting on Monday, June 10th at 7 pm to check it out. Contact Roxanne Bailin for information at [email protected].

 

2-3 VOLUNTEERS on THURSDAY NIGHTS (6-8 PM) or FRIDAY MORNINGS (6-7:30 AM) FOR HOMELESS SHELTER AT HHS: Help set up blankets and welcome/check-in the guests on Thursdays. Fold blankets and light cleanup on Fridays. If you can be part of the volunteer list (you are not committing to work every week) please contact Sara-Jane Cohen, at [email protected] or (303) 444-0962.
 
HELP SERVE FOOD WITH HHS on SUNDAY MORNINGS at HOMELESS SHELTERHar HaShem provides volunteers at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless  on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays by cooking and serving a hot breakfast to the residents at the shelter. This is a great volunteer opportunity for parents of Sunday School students as you can fit it in before the kids are even up for Sunday School. Contact Valerie Finberg at (303) 588 9392 or [email protected].  
 
DRIVE SENIORS to HHS: If 21 or older and you would like to volunteer to drive seniors to services and activities at Har HaShem, fill out a short  form and provide copies of your driver's license and insurance card in advance. Contact Robert at [email protected] or (303) 499-7077, ext. 13.

On The Colorado Jewish Community Calendar

The Boulder JCC needs artists to display their work. Contact Director of Menorah: Arts, Education and Culture, Kathryn Bernheimer at [email protected] or (303) 998-1021. 

 

New shifts are available in Boulder's Jewish Goat Co-op. They don't come around often, so if you were thinking how fun it would be to join the co-op, care for the goats, and enjoy fresh milk and cheese, now is the time! The current and upcoming openings are for late afternoon and evening shifts. Concerned you have no experience milking? Not to worry. We train you! Har HaShem members Rabbi Ruthie Gelfarb and Yael Cohen are both members of the co-op and would love for more congregants to participate. Contact Yael at (303) 884-3806 or [email protected].    

 

The Boulder JCC's Maimonides Wellness Center and Hazon will present "Bean of Affliction: Chocolate, Child Labor and Fair Trade" with Ilana Schatz on Tuesday, June 11th at 7 pm at the Boulder JCC. Tickets are $10 in advance at www.boulderjcc.org<http://www.boulderjcc.org; $12 at the door. "The Dark Side of Chocolate" depicts the abuse of child labor in the African cocoa fields. The evening includes a screening of this 45-minute documentary, discussion, Jewish text study and chocolate tasting with Ilana Schatz, the founding director of Fair Trade Judaica. Fair-trade chocolate will also be available for purchase.

 

The LGBT Pride Parade will be held on Sunday, June 16th. Congregation Har HaShem is a part of the Jewish Community Pride contingent. Join us as we support our LGBT friends by marching in the Pride Parade under the banner, "Jewish Community Pride". Line up in Cheesman Park at 8 AM. A free bagel breakfast and free Keshet T-shirts will be provided to those marching. Bring water and sunscreen. The parade goes from Cheesman down Colfax to Civic Center Park ending at Pridefest - a large LGBT festival with booths, food, activities, and more. For more information and to register, visit 

http://www.keshetonline.org/event/jewish-community-pride-march-with-bagel-breakfast/.

 

Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI), is the camp operated by the Union for Reform Judaism in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Upcoming programs for families and adults include Lehrhaus weekend mini courses in July; and Tzofim Dalet August 15-18thFor more information on any of these programs, visit www.osrui.orgemail [email protected] or call (847) 239-6984.     

 

In support of its commitment to "Health for Children Everywhere", Hadassah is sponsoring a Family Fun, Food and Fitness Festival at the Boulder JCC on Sunday, August 25th from 9 AM to 1 PM for families with children between the ages of 2-12. Join your children in a variety of activities, such as playing games, climbing a rock wall, participating in Zumba and hula hoop classes and more! This is a great opportunity to learn more about healthy eating and fitness for your family. To register for this event and/or to participate on the planning committee, please contact Sandy Friedman at [email protected].

 
Har HaShem religious school teacher and native Hebrew speaker Orly Yadid will privately open two new Hebrew classes for children; the first is a Hebrew class for preschoolers (age 3-5 yrs) that will teach basic Modern Hebrew through games. This class will be before noon time. A second class will teach modern conversational Hebrew class for children (elementary school) based on conversations and games. The cost will be $20 per child for each class. For information, contact Orly at (720) 209-1799 or by email at [email protected]    

  

The Jewish Community Career Network (JCCN) is a group in Boulder County for job seekers, job changers and career explorers run by experts with considerable professional career development experience. Free and open to all, meetings are held once a month. For information, contact [email protected] or www.jccnboulder.org.    

  

Visit MazelTot at www.mazeltot.org to sign up for discounts on Jewish programming for families with kids under age 5. Find Congregation Har HaShem listed on the MazelTot organization page for a list of activities you can apply your Mazeltot discounts to.