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Congregation Har HaShem
Congregation Har HaShem
3950 Baseline Road
Boulder, CO 80303
303-499-7077  |  info@harhashem.org
Weekly News for the Week of May 27, 2015
Boulder Jewish Inclusion Survey
We continue to strive to create a welcoming and inclusive community for individuals with disabilities, mental health challenges, or other special needs. We are pleased to partner with other synagogues and organizations working towards these same goals.  Together, we have created a Boulder Jewish inclusion survey.   

Click Here to take the survey.
Photo Membership Directory
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, Har HaShem will be producing a membership directory with color photographs of our members. Photography will be done at Har HaShem on June and July dates.  Please make your appointments quickly by CLICKING HERE  to have the best choice of day and time.

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Membership Renewal
Please take this opportunity to renew your membership for 2015-2016.

CLICK HERE for all membership renewal and payment forms.


Father's Day Rockies Game with Women of Har HaShem
Sunday, June 21
2:10 first pitch

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Keitanat Har HaShem Camp Registration is Open
One week sessions.
M-F 9:00am-3:00pm
Field trips and more!

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Farewell to Rabbi Glickman Shabbat Services and Special Oneg
Friday, June 26th at 6:00pm

This will be Rabbi Glickman's last Shabbat with us before he leaves for Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Shabbat Greeters
Greeters are needed to welcome guests at the front door and at the sanctuary door.

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Boulder Jewish Festival
Boulder Jewish Festival
Volunteers Needed!
Sunday, June 7th
1.5 hour shifts
Staff our booth and share your love of Har HaShem.

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Join the Membership Engagement Team
We're looking for people to help make our community strong by thinking about ways to engage members.

Contact Lisa Webber
Lifecycle Event Notification
We rely on you to let us know when a member has celebrated a simcha, endured a loss, or is ill. Please call Carol at 303-499-7077, ext. 13, or email c.maldonado@harhashem.org. It is not guaranteed that we will see it if you post it on Facebook. Thank you!
On the Colorado Jewish Calendar

Jews as Black Allies presents Will I Be Silent? Understanding the New Jim Crow, a panel discussion, on Thursday, May 28th from 7:00-9:00pm at Congregation Nevei Kodesh, 1925 Glenwood Ave. in Boulder.

 

Jewish Family Service is launching its 2015 Lunchbox Express program to provide lunches to low-income children all summer long. In addition to nourishing the bodies of the children, you can help nourish their minds by donating gently used children's books, suitable for children ages 3-13. Bring books to the JFS office inside the Boulder JCC before June 6th or to the JFS booth at the Boulder Jewish Festival on June 7th. For more information, contact Ingrid Swords iswords@jewishfamilyservice.org or 303-415-1025. 

 

Boulder Jewish Festival 2015

Save the date for the 21st annual Boulder Jewish Festival! Sunday, June 7, 2015 at the Boulder County Courthouse and Pearl Street Mall. Great food, fabulous music, Judaic art, kids activities and community organizations in the largest Jewish event in the West! To volunteer, sponsor, advertise or learn more about the event, visit http://boulderjewishfestival.org.

 

Kol Nashim, the Women's Choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale is proud to present "Woman to Woman," a benefit concert for the Jerusalem Shelter for Battered Women. Sunday, June 7th at 4:00pm in Morrison and Thursday, June 11 at 7:00pm in Denver. For more information and to RSVP, contact Leah Peer at leahpeer@gmail.com or 303-766-5324. 

 

Newish and Jewish. If you are 60 or older and have moved to the Boulder area in the past couple of years, or have recently experienced a change-of-life event, join us for a special brunch to meet new people and learn about area programs and services on Sunday, June 14 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Boulder Jewish Community Center. Please RSVP by June 9 to Jodi Ansell 303-415-1025 or jansell@jewishfamilyservice.org. Brought to you by Boulder Jewish Family Service, the 32 organizations that make up Jewish Together-Boulder, and Women of the J. Donations welcome. 

 

The Annual Jewish Leadville Event is coming up on June 27-28. Join for Shabbat services on Saturday in the historic Leadville Temple Israel and the annual Jewish Cemetery clean up day. Check out www.jewishleadville.org for more information.  

 

The Boulder JCC is hosting several Parenting Groups, including groups for parents of children with special needs, and an adoption group. Click here for more information.

 

Boulder Jewish Family Service is looking for compassionate, sensitive people to establish relationships with older adults. Visits can take place during the week or on weekends. We ask for a commitment of one or two hours a week, for a minimum of six months. Currently, we have people in Boulder, Louisville and Lafayette, who are waiting for such wonderful volunteers! www.jewishfamilyservice.org to complete an online application Ingrid Swords iswords@jewishfamilyservice.org 303-415-1025.

Jewish Together - Boulder, a collaboration between 30 Jewish organizations and synagogues in Boulder, including Har HaShem, has just launched two new life cycle compilation guides. One guide is for b'nai mitzvah resources in Boulder including tips on planning an environmentally responsible event, venues and a bit of learning. Our teen resource guide focuses on local opportunities to connect with other Jewish teens, national and international Jewish programs of interest, and information on local camps. If you have a pre-teen or teenager at home, these guides are for you! Click here for all life cycle resource guides. 

 

JEWISHcolorado is pleased to initiate a three-year pilot project to bring PJ Library back to the greater Denver/Boulder community. PJ Library mails free, high-quality Jewish children's literature and music to families across the continent on a monthly basis. There is funding for 1,500 families in the Boulder/Denver area for families with children ages 6 months to 5.5 years, so please register ASAP. A waiting list will be created for additional families. Click here to register.

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.
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