HEAding Into the Week at the Alliance - Hebrew Educational Alliance

HEAding into the Week at the Alliance: Hanukkah Classes and Events

11/30/2020 07:42:50 AM

Nov30

What's Happening at HEA

Your donation to HEA will help sustain our programs, provide Preschool and Religious School tuition assistance, fuel our chesed efforts and more! You'll be helping us to continue our holy work at a time when it's more important than ever. Click HERE.

___________________________________________________________

Register for these upcoming Zoom sessions with Rabbi Dollin and Cantor Arielle Green...

Rabbi Dollin - Making Light in a Dark Time
Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 p.m.
Using Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dollin will lead a three part series on what Judaism has to say about this time of tribulation and what we can do to bring light to our lives. Register HERE.

Cantor Green - Beyond “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”, the Music of Hanukkah
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 p.m.
Cantor Green will guide us through some of wonderful Hanukkah music beyond the old standards to bring light and cheer into this holiday season. Register HERE.

Zoom/Livestreaming information will be emailed to you after you have registered for the class.

___________________________________________________________

HEA Eight Miraculous Nights will connect the synagogue together during a time of social distancing with many opportunities to celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah.

Each night of Hanukkah, we will have a different activity or program focused on either a specific demographic or a community-wide activity. Prior to the event itself, we will light the Hanukkah candles. We will choose a different HEA family to light the candles with Cantor Green. The details for each night are listed below. Click HERE for more details.

Thursday, December 10, 6:30 p.m. (grade school-focused)
Night 1: The Great Dreidel Spin-Off
Every Jewish boy and girl is certain that they spin the dreidel best. Let's see your skills, tricks and tips. Join us for a short Hanukkah kick off complete with candle lighting and dreidel fun. This evening will be enjoyed by everyone kids of all ages, but mostly those in grades K-5.

Friday, December 11, 6:00 p.m. (community-focused)
Night 2: Azamra Hanukkah
A special Friday night Azamra service for Hanukkah lead by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green. We will have candles lit ahead of time for Shabbat.

Saturday, December 12, 7:00 p.m. (community-focused)
Night 3: Hanukkah Concert Experience with Eliana Light and Cantor Arielle Green Cantor Green will lead this family friendly but not family-focused concert with
accomplished singer/songwriter Eliana Light.

Sunday, December 13, 6:30 p.m. (adult-focused)
Night 4: Hanukkah Virtual Game Night We have partnered with www.virtualgamenight.live who will provide a hosted virtual game night experience complete with comedian host, Ollie Robinson.

Monday, December 14, 6:30 p.m. (family-focused)
Night 5: Menorah Competition
Families are tasked with building a menorah. On this night on Zoom, registered entries will have 30 seconds to explain their creation, and the clergy will use 1-10 score cards to judge their creations. The winner will get a prize.

Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 p.m. (adult-focused)
Night 6: Part 3 of Rabbi Dollin’s class, Making Light in a Dark Time
Using Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dollin will discuss what Judaism has to say about this time of tribulation and what we can do to bring light to our lives.

Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 p.m. (family-focused)
Night 7: Hanukkah Story Time with Sylvia Rouss
Famed author Sylvia Rouss of the Sammy the Spider series will host a story time and Q & A session. Sylvia will be reading two Hanukkah books: Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah and The Hanukkah Fable of Little Dreidel and Silver Menorah.

Thursday, December 17, 6:30 p.m. (adult-focused)
Night 8: Community L’Chaim and Candle Lighting Led by Rabbi Dollin who will give us a community L’Chaim.

___________________________________________________________

Join or Start an HEAConnect Group!

Registration is open for all eight HEAConnect small groups.Some HEAConnect Groups will connect around common interests and affinities. Other groups will gather to discuss topics of deep concern or importance to their lives. All will engage in meaningful conversations and learning through curriculum provided by HEA. Click HERE to see the full list of groups that you can register to join.

HEAConnect's new Tikkun Olam Group has been overwhelmed by the generosity of our community's food contributions to our efforts to help Denver's homeless population, and we want to thank everyone who has donated snack or hygiene items during these challenging times. Your donation has been greatly appreciated.

During winter, and especially during COVID, unhoused people are especially vulnerable. As we approach Hanukkah and the Festival of Lights, we wanted to reach out again to the congregation to ask for your help in providing a special gift to our friends who lack shelter. We are inviting all knitters and crocheters in the HEA community to make handmade scarves.

They will be added to holiday gift bags which will be distributed by the Interfaith Alliance to the homeless community. Our goal is to provide 100 scarves. As the number of Covid cases rise, we know how challenging it is to find impactful ways to help others and still stay safe and with that in mind we have designed this mitzvah project to be contact-free.

If you need additional information, help with a pattern, or if you would like some extra decorative yard to add to your scarf, please email Jamie Harris at jamieh58@hotmail.com. She can suggest some easy patterns and can show you digital images of the yarns we have available, and we will be happy to mail them to you. Finished scarfs can be dropped off at HEA, Jamie’s house or mailed to either location. Please email Jamie for her address. We would like to have them no later than Tuesday, December 15.

Todah rabah!

Shabbat & Services

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 619 758 363
Meeting Password: 5D9R7V

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, December 4, 4:17 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 514 869 768
Password: 5xdhC1

A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR SHABBAT...
Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra will be an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. In the time of pandemic, we cannot visit one another physically, but through the magic of technology we can come right into your living room or kitchen. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE. Want to see what Azamra is like? Check out the recording of our previous session HERE.

Shabbat Services
December 5, 9:30 a.m. (Parashat Vayishlach)

Services will be online as usual. If you would like to attend services in person to observe a yahrzeit or via the lottery, please contact Joyce Permutter at jperlmutter@HEAdenver.org by 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Find livestreaming instructions HERE.

Kiddush and Kibbitz - Parsha Study with Rabbi G
Saturday, 1:00 p.m., Zoom
Enjoy your Shabbat lunch and have a l’chaim with Rabbi Gruenwald while learning the coming week’s Torah portion. Through our discussion we will make Torah personal and relevant. Come every week, or drop in when you can. Click HERE for Zoom information.

Mahzorim Drop-Off
You can return your Mahzorim to a drop-off location just outside the main door entrance at the lower parking lot at any hour. Just put them in the box and add your name and the number of books you're returning to the list.

Events & Programs

HEAConnect & JWI Present: Creating Your Jewish Life
This new class facilitated by Tammy Dollin is for Jewish women in their 20s and 30s. Tammy brings valuable insight and years of Jewish learning to these interactive classes. She will guide thoughtful discussion among participants about their 'ownership' of Jewish life. Register for each session:
Two sessions remaining...
Sunday, December 6, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 4:00 p.m.

HEA's popular Shabbat program for kids is back and online. Join us via Zoom on Saturday, December 12 at 9:00 a.m. Click HERE.

Visit Cohen's Cuisine online and check out their menus for Shabbat. Order by Tuesday and pick up at the HEA upper-level traffic circle on Friday!

For many of us, Hanukkah just wouldn't taste the same without latkes from Cohen's Cuisine. Click HERE to order.

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class Forming
Rabbi Marlene Richter will be leading the class. If you have not had a bar/bat mitzvah, join Rabbi Marlene in the study of Bible. The class will run for one year with the same breaks as public school. We will begin using Zoom. The second part of the program will be individual study to prepare for your special day. The year of study will cost $300.00 per person. This class is also perfect for people who miss the Shabbat Musaf classes. Please let us know if prefer a morning class or an early evening class. Contact Rabbi Marlene Richter at 613marlene@gmail.com.

Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading
Judi Marcus will continue to offer students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, self-paced telephone tutorials. Instruction will average 30 minutes per session for 12 sessionsor until the student is confident of their reading ability. Cost: $95 plus a deposit for the beginner’s book. For further information, please contact Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

Talmud Class with David Richman
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Click HERE for Zoom information.

HEA Religious School (HEART) & Youth Programs

Classes Resume:
Hebrew School - Wednesday, December 2
Sunday School - December 6
More information and class links HERE.

Youth Pass, 8-12th grade:
Social Action/Tikkun Olam - Sunday, December 6, 2:00 p.m.
More information and RSVP HERE.

Click HERE for Religious School (HEART) and Mensch Academy (B'nai Mitzvah learning) enrollment instructions.

HEA Member Announcements

If you'd like to get a message out to fellow members or if you would like to place a free ad on our new HEA Community Want Ads page, please contact james@HEAdenver.org.

Toyota RAV4 for Sale

Click HERE for details.

Wedding Glass by BGOLD Glass: HEA member and local glass artist Bryan Goldfeder makes each glass with care and intention and sends it to the couple in a beautiful heavy-duty canvas bag. After smashing the glass under the chuppah, the shards are sent back to the artist to be remelted into a gift for the couple to enjoy. Click HERE.

Community Info & Giving Opportunities

The Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour (IST) is a lifetime of learning in just five-weeks. IST combines extraordinary adventure, exceptional leaders with years of experience, and a commitment to education and Jewish values. It’s the perfect opportunity for your teenager to become more independent, learn about themselves and Israel, and strengthen their Jewish identity. Click HERE for upcoming information sessions.
The Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour is turning 50!
If you are an alumnus or alumna of any Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour (or the parent of alumni), from the first in 1971 to the most recent in 2019, please fill out the form HERE so you can stay updated on all of the exciting events that have been planned for IST@50.

Virtual Mega Challah Bake
Sunday, December 6, 12:00 p.m.
With celebrity chef, Jamie Geller and instructor of Talmud and Jewish law, Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel. For woman and girls of all ages. $5 per attendee. Zoom information and recipe on registration HERE.

Items for the Homeless

Judi Marcus is collecting items for much needed hygiene bags for the homeless. Please click on the Amazon wish list and help her out with this important cause. You can send the items directly to her home by choosing her address during checkout.

Socks are the #1 clothing need of those experiencing homelessness. The Sock It To Em Sock Campaign aims to put new socks on the feet of men, women and children experiencing homelessness and/or are in need. Click HERE for more information.

One of the key tools to fight COVID-19 and slow its spread is right in your pocket. CO Exposure Notifications can quickly notify you if you’ve likely been exposed, allowing you to reduce risk for your loved ones, seek timely medical attention, and stay home. Click HERE for more information.

Register to receive CMP@Home Kits that contain projects geared to the following: animal welfare, women's dignity, frontline worker needs, food insecurity, social isolation, and homelessness. Click HERE.

Contact Us

If you have been ill or if you know of a congregant that has been ill or hospitalized, please contact Joyce Perlmutter so that the rabbis will be made aware.

Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Senior Rabbi
(720) 390-4431

cell: (303) 246-3411

rabbi@HEAdenver.org

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Associate Rabbi
(720) 390-4439

cell: (303) 999-5250

rabbiG@HEAdenver.org

Cantor Arielle Green
Cantor
(720) 390-4433

agreen@HEAdenver.org

Laura Intfen

CEO

Lynn Geller
Interim CEO
(720) 390-4424

lynn@HEAdenver.org

Sherry Grinsteiner
Rabbinic Intern & Director of Education
(720) 390-4431 sherry@HEAdenver.org

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 758-9400 x 209 cohenscuisine@hotmail.com

Teri Kenagy
Facilities Operations Coordinator
(720) 375-5166 tkenagy@HEAdenver.org

Jamie Lambert
Preschool Assistant Director
(303) 758-1462 jlambert@HEAdenver.org

Debbie LeBauer
Executive Assistant to the Rabbis & Cantor
(720) 390-4435 debbie@HEAdenver.org

Leah Marcus
Bookkeeper
(720) 390-4428lmarcus@HEAdenver.org

James McKeon
Communications Director
(720) 390-4421james@HEAdenver.org

Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
(303) 758-9400 x 217
rparadis@HEAdenver.org

Joyce Perlmutter
Executive Assistant to the CEO
(303) 758-9400 x 202 joyce@HEAdenver.org

Shira Teed
Director of Engagement
(720) 390-4426

shira@HEAdenver.org

Dani Wynn
Family Life and Judaic Coordinator
(303) 758-1462 dwynn@HEAdenver.org

Jennifer Zucker
Asst. Director of Education & B'nai Mitzvah Coordinator
(720) 390-4430

jenn@HEAdenver.org

Hebrew Educational Alliance
3600 South Ivanhoe Street
Denver, CO 80237

HEAding into the Week at the Alliance: Hanukkah Classes and Events

11/23/2020 07:19:45 AM

Nov23

Table of Contents
Clergy Classes
8 Miraculous Nights

HEAConnect
Shabbat & Services
Upcoming Events
Member Announcements & Want Ads
Community
Religious School
Contact Us

What's Happening at HEA

Your donation to HEA will help sustain our programs, provide Preschool and Religious School tuition assistance, fuel our chesed efforts and more! You'll be helping us to continue our holy work at a time when it's more important than ever. Click HERE.

___________________________________________________________

Register for these upcoming Zoom sessions with Rabbi Dollin, Rabbi Gruenwald, and Cantor Arielle Green...

Rabbi Gruenwald - Healing a Fractured Community: Lessons from the Story of Hanukkah
Tuesday, November 24, 6:30 p.m.
In this two-part series, we will be learning about a lesser known narrative in the Hanukkah Story, the division of the Jewish people, and how we can use the lessons in this story to repair divisions today. Register HERE.

Rabbi Dollin - Making Light in a Dark Time
Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 p.m.
Using Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dollin will lead a three part series on what Judaism has to say about this time of tribulation and what we can do to bring light to our lives. Register HERE.

Cantor Green - Beyond “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”, the Music of Hanukkah
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 p.m.
Cantor Green will guide us through some of wonderful Hanukkah music beyond the old standards to bring light and cheer into this holiday season. Register HERE.

Zoom/Livestreaming information will be emailed to you after you have registered for the class.

___________________________________________________________

HEA Eight Miraculous Nights will connect the synagogue together during a time of social distancing with many opportunities to celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah.

Each night of Hanukkah, we will have a different activity or program focused on either a specific demographic or a community-wide activity. Prior to the event itself, we will light the Hanukkah candles. We will choose a different HEA family to light the candles with Cantor Green. The details for each night are listed below. Click HERE for more details.

Thursday, December 10, 6:30 p.m. (community-focused)
Night 1: Community Dreidel Night Games will be broken up based on age group and we will include family dreidel, adult dreidel, and more!

Friday, December 11, 6:00 p.m. (community-focused)
Night 2: Azamra Hanukkah
A special Friday night Azamra service for Hanukkah lead by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green. We will have candles lit ahead of time for Shabbat.

Saturday, December 12, 7:00 p.m. (community-focused)
Night 3: Hanukkah Concert Experience with Eliana Light and Cantor Arielle Green Cantor Green will lead this family friendly but not family-focused concert with
accomplished singer/songwriter Eliana Light.

Sunday, December 13, 6:30 p.m. (adult-focused)
Night 4: Hanukkah Virtual Game Night We have partnered with www.virtualgamenight.live who will provide a hosted virtual game night experience complete with comedian host, Olly Robinson.

Monday, December 14, 6:30 p.m. (family-focused)
Night 5: Menorah Competition
Families are tasked with building a menorah. On this night on Zoom, registered entries will have 30 seconds to explain their creation, and the clergy will use 1-10 score cards to judge their creations. The winner will get a prize.

Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 p.m. (adult-focused)
Night 6: Part 3 of Rabbi Dollin’s class, Making Light in a Dark Time
Using Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dollin will discuss what Judaism has to say about this time of tribulation and what we can do to bring light to our lives.

Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 p.m. (family-focused)
Night 7: Hanukkah Story Time with Sylvia Rouss
Famed author Sylvia Rouss of the Sammy the Spider series will host a story time and Q & A session. Sylvia will be reading two Hanukkah books: Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah and The Hanukkah Fable of Little Dreidel and Silver Menorah. The first 50 families in attendance will receive a free copy of her book, The Littlest Tree.

Thursday, December 17, 6:30 p.m. (adult-focused)
Night 8: Community L’Chaim and Candle Lighting Led by Rabbi Dollin who will give us a community L’Chaim.

___________________________________________________________

Join or Start an HEAConnect Group!

Registration is open for all eight HEAConnect small groups.Some HEAConnect Groups will connect around common interests and affinities. Other groups will gather to discuss topics of deep concern or importance to their lives. All will engage in meaningful conversations and learning through curriculum provided by HEA. Click HERE to see the full list of groups that you can register to join.

Shabbat & Services

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 619 758 363
Meeting Password: 5D9R7V

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, November 27, 4:19 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 514 869 768
Password: 5xdhC1

A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR SHABBAT...
Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra will be an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. In the time of pandemic, we cannot visit one another physically, but through the magic of technology we can come right into your living room or kitchen. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE. Want to see what Azamra is like? Check out the recording of our previous session HERE.

Shabbat Services
November 28, 9:30 a.m. (Parashat Vayetzei)

Services will be online as usual. There will be no lottery for this Shabbat as we will be celebrating the bat mitzvah of Leila Wallen at Shir Hadash in the Sanctuary (which means the Traditional service will be on the Social Hall livestream). If you would like to attend services in person to observe a yahrzeit, please contact Joyce Permutter at jperlmutter@HEAdenver.org by 12:00 p.m. on the Wednesday. Find livestreaming instructions HERE.

Kiddush and Kibbitz - Parsha Study with Rabbi G
Saturday, 1:00 p.m., Zoom
Enjoy your Shabbat lunch and have a l’chaim with Rabbi Gruenwald while learning the coming week’s Torah portion. Through our discussion we will make Torah personal and relevant. Come every week, or drop in when you can. Click HERE for Zoom information.

Mahzorim Drop-Off
You can return your Mahzorim to a drop-off location just outside the main door entrance at the lower parking lot at any hour. Just put them in the box and add your name and the number of books you're returning to the list.

What's Happening

HEAConnect & JWI Present: Creating Your Jewish Life
This new class facilitated by Tammy Dollin is for Jewish women in their 20s and 30s. Tammy brings valuable insight and years of Jewish learning to these interactive classes. She will guide thoughtful discussion among participants about their 'ownership' of Jewish life. Register for each session:
Two sessions remaining...
Sunday, December 6, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 4:00 p.m.

HEA's popular Shabbat program for kids is back and online. Join us via Zoom on Saturday, December 12 at 9:00 a.m. Click HERE.

Visit Cohen's Cuisine online and check out their menus for Shabbat. Order by Tuesday and pick up at the HEA upper-level traffic circle on Friday!

Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading
Judi Marcus will continue to offer students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, self-paced telephone tutorials. Instruction will average 30 minutes per session for 12 sessionsor until the student is confident of their reading ability. Cost: $95 plus a deposit for the beginner’s book. For further information, please contact Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

Talmud Class with David Richman
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Click HERE for Zoom information.

___________________________________________________________

HEA Member Announcements

If you'd like to get a message out to fellow members or if you would like to place a free ad on our new HEA Community Want Ads page, please contact james@HEAdenver.org.

Toyota RAV4 for Sale

Click HERE for details.

Wedding Glass by BGOLD Glass: HEA member and local glass artist Bryan Goldfeder makes each glass with care and intention and sends it to the couple in a beautiful heavy-duty canvas bag. After smashing the glass under the chuppah, the shards are sent back to the artist to be remelted into a gift for the couple to enjoy. Click HERE.

___________________________________________________________

Community Info & Giving Opportunities

The Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour (IST) is a lifetime of learning in just five-weeks. IST combines extraordinary adventure, exceptional leaders with years of experience, and a commitment to education and Jewish values. It’s the perfect opportunity for your teenager to become more independent, learn about themselves and Israel, and strengthen their Jewish identity. Click HERE for upcoming information sessions.
The Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour is turning 50!
If you are an alumnus or alumna of any Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour (or the parent of alumni), from the first in 1971 to the most recent in 2019, please fill out the form HERE so you can stay updated on all of the exciting events that have been planned for IST@50.

Items for the Homeless

Judi Marcus is collecting items for much needed hygiene bags for the homeless. Please click on the Amazon wish list and help her out with this important cause. You can send the items directly to her home by choosing her address during checkout.

Socks are the #1 clothing need of those experiencing homelessness. The Sock It To Em Sock Campaign aims to put new socks on the feet of men, women and children experiencing homelessness and/or are in need. Click HERE for more information.

One of the key tools to fight COVID-19 and slow its spread is right in your pocket. CO Exposure Notifications can quickly notify you if you’ve likely been exposed, allowing you to reduce risk for your loved ones, seek timely medical attention, and stay home. Click HERE for more information.

Register to receive CMP@Home Kits that contain projects geared to the following: animal welfare, women's dignity, frontline worker needs, food insecurity, social isolation, and homelessness. Click HERE.

HEA Religious School (HEART) & Youth Programs

Click HERE for Religious School (HEART) and Mensch Academy (B'nai Mitzvah learning) enrollment instructions.

Contact Us

If you have been ill or if you know of a congregant that has been ill or hospitalized, please contact Joyce Perlmutter so that the rabbis will be made aware.

Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Senior Rabbi
(720) 390-4431

cell: (303) 246-3411

rabbi@HEAdenver.org

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Associate Rabbi
(720) 390-4439

cell: (303) 999-5250

rabbiG@HEAdenver.org

Cantor Arielle Green
Cantor
(720) 390-4433

agreen@HEAdenver.org

Laura Intfen

CEO

Lynn Geller
Interim CEO
(720) 390-4424

lynn@HEAdenver.org

Sherry Grinsteiner
Rabbinic Intern & Director of Education
(720) 390-4431 sherry@HEAdenver.org

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 758-9400 x 209 cohenscuisine@hotmail.com

Teri Kenagy
Facilities Operations Coordinator
(720) 375-5166 tkenagy@HEAdenver.org

Jamie Lambert
Preschool Assistant Director
(303) 758-1462 jlambert@HEAdenver.org

Debbie LeBauer
Executive Assistant to the Rabbis & Cantor
(720) 390-4435 debbie@HEAdenver.org

Leah Marcus
Bookkeeper
(720) 390-4428lmarcus@HEAdenver.org

James McKeon
Communications Director
(720) 390-4421james@HEAdenver.org

Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
(303) 758-9400 x 217
rparadis@HEAdenver.org

Joyce Perlmutter
Executive Assistant to the CEO
(303) 758-9400 x 202 joyce@HEAdenver.org

Shira Teed
Director of Engagement
(720) 390-4426

shira@HEAdenver.org

Dani Wynn
Family Life and Judaic Coordinator
(303) 758-1462 dwynn@HEAdenver.org

Jennifer Zucker
Asst. Director of Education & B'nai Mitzvah Coordinator
(720) 390-4430

jenn@HEAdenver.org

Hebrew Educational Alliance
3600 South Ivanhoe Street
Denver, CO 80237

HEAding into the Week at the Alliance: Clergy Classes and HEA's 2020 Appeal

11/16/2020 09:02:13 AM

Nov16

What's Happening at HEA

Your donation to HEA will help sustain our programs, provide Preschool and Religious School tuition assistance, fuel our chesed efforts and more! You'll be helping us to continue our holy work at a time when it's more important than ever. Click HERE.

Register for these upcoming Zoom sessions with Rabbi Dollin, Rabbi Gruenwald, and Cantor Arielle Green...

Rabbi Gruenwald - Healing a Fractured Community: Lessons from the Story of Hanukkah
Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 24, 6:30 p.m.
In this two-part series, we will be learning about a lesser known narrative in the Hanukkah Story, the division of the Jewish people, and how we can use the lessons in this story to repair divisions today. Register HERE.

Cantor Green - Beyond “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”, the Music of Hanukkah
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 p.m.
Cantor Green will guide us through some of wonderful Hanukkah music beyond the old standards to bring light and cheer into this holiday season. Register HERE.

Rabbi Dollin - Making Light in a Dark Time
Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 p.m.
Using Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dollin will lead a three part series on what Judaism has to say about this time of tribulation and what we can do to bring light to our lives. Register HERE.

Zoom/Livestreaming information will be emailed to you after you have registered for the class.

HEAConnect Groups are Forming Now!

Registration is open for all eight HEAConnect small groups.Some HEAConnect Groups will connect around common interests and affinities. Other groups will gather to discuss topics of deep concern or importance to their lives. All will engage in meaningful conversations and learning through curriculum provided by HEA. Click HERE to see the full list of groups that you can register to join.

HEAConnect Tikkun Olam group is collecting donations for the homeless from the congregation. Please drop off the individually wrapped, non perishable, healthy snack foods to the HEA during office hours by Friday, November 20. To drop-off donations, there will be a blue bin at the main entry (lower level parking) during business hours (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Friday). Please email Shira Teed shira@HEAdenver.org with any questions.

Shabbat & Services

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 619 758 363
Meeting Password: 5D9R7V

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, November 20, 4:22 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 514 869 768
Password: 5xdhC1

A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR SHABBAT...
Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra will be an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. In the time of pandemic, we cannot visit one another physically, but through the magic of technology we can come right into your living room or kitchen. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE. Want to see what Azamra is like? Check out the recording of our previous session HERE.
What do you think of Azamra?
Whether you’ve participated in our new online Friday night service or not, we would like to hear your thoughts and opinions. Please spare a few minutes to take a brief survey to help us better serve the needs of our congregation.

Shabbat Services
November 21, 9:30 a.m. (Parashat Toldot)

Services will be online as usual. If you would like to attend services in person to observe a yahrzeit or via the lottery, please contact Joyce Permutter at jperlmutter@HEAdenver.org by 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Find livestreaming instructions HERE.

NEW TIME! Kiddush and Kibbitz - Parsha Study with Rabbi G
Saturday, 1:00 p.m., Zoom
Enjoy your Shabbat lunch and have a l’chaim with Rabbi Gruenwald while learning the coming week’s Torah portion. Through our discussion we will make Torah personal and relevant. Come every week, or drop in when you can. Click HERE for Zoom information.

Mahzorim Drop-Off
You can return your Mahzorim to a drop-off location just outside the main door entrance at the lower parking lot at any hour. Just put them in the box and add your name and the number of books you're returning to the list.

What's Happening

Jews of Cotopaxi with Phil Goodstein: a Kavod & HEA Program
Tuesday, November 17, 11:00 a.m.
The American West had a great mystique among the Jews of the Russian Empire. Some sought to escape the tyranny of the tsar by moving there. Particularly notable was an agricultural colony of Chasidim that settled in Cotopaxi, along the Arkansas River to the west of the Royal Gorge, in 1882. Its rise and fall had an immense impact on Jewish immigration patterns to the United States. Sign-up HERE.

Family Havdalah in your Jammies
Saturday, November 21, 5:30 p.m.
Put on your jammies, grab your favorite stuffed animal and get cozy for a short Havdalah service, songs and a craft! Click HERE.

HEAConnect & JWI Present: Creating Your Jewish Life
This new class facilitated by Tammy Dollin is for Jewish women in their 20s and 30s. Tammy brings valuable insight and years of Jewish learning to these interactive classes. She will guide thoughtful discussion among participants about their 'ownership' of Jewish life. Register for each session:
Two sessions remaining...
Sunday, December 6, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 4:00 p.m.

HEA's popular Shabbat program for kids is back and online. Join us via Zoom on Saturday, December 12 at 9:00 a.m. Click HERE.

Visit Cohen's Cuisine online and check out their menus for Shabbat. Order by Tuesday and pick up at the HEA upper-level traffic circle on Friday!

Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading
Judi Marcus will continue to offer students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, self-paced telephone tutorials. Instruction will average 30 minutes per session for 12 sessionsor until the student is confident of their reading ability. Cost: $95 plus a deposit for the beginner’s book. For further information, please contact Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

Talmud Class with David Richman
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Click HERE for Zoom information.

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HEA Member Announcements

If you'd like to get a message out to fellow members or if you would like to place a free ad on our new HEA Community Want Ads page, please contact james@HEAdenver.org.

Wedding Glass by BGOLD Glass: HEA member and local glass artist Bryan Goldfeder makes each glass with care and intention and sends it to the couple in a beautiful heavy-duty canvas bag. After smashing the glass under the chuppah, the shards are sent back to the artist to be remelted into a gift for the couple to enjoy. Click HERE.

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Giving Opportunities & Community Info

Travel-Size Items for the Homeless

Since April, HEA member Judi Marcus has partnered with Impact Locally, providing hygiene bags (aka "blessing bags") that they pass out to their homeless clientele. And they are greatly in need of many products. If you think you may have travel-size items or other things that would be helpful, please email Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

Socks are the #1 clothing need of those experiencing homelessness. The Sock It To Em Sock Campaign aims to put new socks on the feet of men, women and children experiencing homelessness and/or are in need. Anyone in any location can participate by becoming a Sock Ambassador, getting others to donate new socks, or just sharing information about The Sock It To Em Sock Campaign on social media and through your spheres of influence. Click HERE for more information.

One of the key tools to fight COVID-19 and slow its spread is right in your pocket. CO Exposure Notifications can quickly notify you if you’ve likely been exposed, allowing you to reduce risk for your loved ones, seek timely medical attention, and stay home. Click HERE for more information.

HEA Religious School (HEART) & Youth Programs

Click HERE for Religious School (HEART) and Mensch Academy (B'nai Mitzvah learning) enrollment instructions.

Contact Us

If you have been ill or if you know of a congregant that has been ill or hospitalized, please contact Joyce Perlmutter so that the rabbis will be made aware.

Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Senior Rabbi
(720) 390-4431

cell: (303) 246-3411

rabbi@HEAdenver.org

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Associate Rabbi
(720) 390-4439

cell: (303) 999-5250

rabbiG@HEAdenver.org

Cantor Arielle Green
Cantor
(720) 390-4433

agreen@HEAdenver.org

Laura Intfen

CEO

Lynn Geller
Interim CEO
(720) 390-4424

lynn@HEAdenver.org

Sherry Grinsteiner
Rabbinic Intern & Director of Education
(720) 390-4431 sherry@HEAdenver.org

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 758-9400 x 209 cohenscuisine@hotmail.com

Teri Kenagy
Facilities Operations Coordinator
(720) 375-5166 tkenagy@HEAdenver.org

Jamie Lambert
Preschool Assistant Director
(303) 758-1462 jlambert@HEAdenver.org

Debbie LeBauer
Executive Assistant to the Rabbis & Cantor
(720) 390-4435 debbie@HEAdenver.org

Leah Marcus
Bookkeeper
(720) 390-4428lmarcus@HEAdenver.org

James McKeon
Communications Director
(720) 390-4421james@HEAdenver.org

Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
(303) 758-9400 x 217
rparadis@HEAdenver.org

Joyce Perlmutter
Executive Assistant to the CEO
(303) 758-9400 x 202 joyce@HEAdenver.org

Shira Teed
Director of Engagement
(720) 390-4426

shira@HEAdenver.org

Dani Wynn
Family Life and Judaic Coordinator
(303) 758-1462 dwynn@HEAdenver.org

Jennifer Zucker
Asst. Director of Education & B'nai Mitzvah Coordinator
(720) 390-4430

jenn@HEAdenver.org

Hebrew Educational Alliance
3600 South Ivanhoe Street
Denver, CO 80237

HEAding into the Week at the Alliance: HEA's 2020 Appeal and more

11/09/2020 08:57:55 AM

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What's Happening at HEA

Your donation to HEA will help sustain our programs, provide Preschool and Religious School tuition assistance, fuel our chesed efforts and more! You'll be helping us to continue our holy work at a time when it's more important than ever. Click HERE.

HEAConnect Groups are Forming Now!

Registration is open for all eight HEAConnect small groups.This week we highlight two groups who are led by Rob Novick and Naomi Kirshner.

Rob Novick is a married father of two young adults, an HEA member and board member who is passionate about animals and the environment. He is looking forward to partnering with others who share this passion to work on projects that will make a difference in the lives of animals and the planet, and learn about what Judaism has to say about taking care of the Earth and everything on it. If this topic speaks to you, join HERE and get started virtually.

Naomi Kirshner has been working with the Interfaith Alliance on an annual habitat build for many years. This group is made up of many area synagogues and churches and plans fundraisers for the build as well as recruits members of their respective communities for large “build days” where everyone comes together to work to help build a safe home for a family whom a new home would be out of reach. This group does a huge mitzvah, and we hope that you will be a part of the good work! Register HERE.

Some HEAConnect Groups will connect around common interests and affinities. Other groups will gather to discuss topics of deep concern or importance to their lives. All will engage in meaningful conversations and learning through curriculum provided by HEA. Click HERE to see the full list of groups that you can register to join.

HEAConnect Tikkun Olam group is once again collecting donations for the homeless from the congregation. Please drop off the individually wrapped, non perishable, healthy snack foods to the HEA during office hours by Friday, November 20. To drop-off donations, there will be a blue bin at the main entry (lower level parking) during business hours (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Friday). Please email Shira Teed shira@HEAdenver.org with any questions.

A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR SHABBAT...
Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra will be an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. In the time of pandemic, we cannot visit one another physically, but through the magic of technology we can come right into your living room or kitchen. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE.
Want to see what Azamra is like, check out the recording of our previous session HERE.

Shabbat & Services

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 619 758 363
Meeting Password: 5D9R7V

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, November 6, 4:27 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.
Meeting ID: 514 869 768
Password: 5xdhC1

Shabbat Services
November 14, 9:30 a.m. (Parashat Chayei Sara - Shabbat Mevarchim)

Services will be online as usual. If you would like to attend services in person to observe a yahrzeit or attend via the lottery, please contact Joyce Permutter at jperlmutter@headenver.org by Thursday at 1:00 p.m.

NEW TIME! Kiddush and Kibbitz - Parsha Study with Rabbi G
Saturday, 1:00 p.m., Zoom
Enjoy your Shabbat lunch and have a l’chaim with Rabbi Gruenwald while learning the coming week’s Torah portion. Through our discussion we will make Torah personal and relevant. Come every week, or drop in when you can. Click HERE for Zoom information.

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Mahzorim Drop-Off
You can return your Mahzorim to a drop-off location just outside the main door entrance at the lower parking lot at any hour. Just put them in the box and add your name and the number of books you're returning to the list.

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Register for these upcoming Zoom sessions with Rabbi Dollin, Rabbi Gruenwald, and Cantor Arielle Green...

Rabbi Gruenwald - Healing a Fractured Community: Lessons from the Story of Hanukkah
Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 24, 6:30 p.m.
In this two-part series, we will be learning about a lesser known narrative in the Hanukkah Story, the division of the Jewish people, and how we can use the lessons in this story to repair divisions today.

Cantor Green - Beyond “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel”, the Music of Hanukkah
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 p.m.
Cantor Green will guide us through some of wonderful Hanukkah music beyond the old standards to bring light and cheer into this holiday season.

Rabbi Dollin - Making Light in a Dark Time
Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 p.m.
Using Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dollin will lead a three part series on what Judaism has to say about this time of tribulation and what we can do to bring light to our lives. Register HERE.

Zoom/Livestreaming information will be emailed to you after you have registered for the class.

What's Happening

Clean Speech Colorado is a community-wide initiative, bringing the Colorado Jewish community together for a month-long initiative to educate, inform, and raise awareness around the Jewish ideal that our words have power to foster community growth. HEA's past President, Lynn Geller, was featured yesterday with the video lesson "A Tale of Two Tapestries." See it HERE. Join Clean Speech Colorado's month of mindful speech and get daily clean speech lessons in your inbox.

HEAting Up In The Kitchen

Wednesday, November 11, 5:00 p.m.
Join Albert Cohen of Cohen's Cuisine as he makes his delicious Salmon in phyllo. Click HERE for Zoom information.

HEA's popular Shabbat program for kids is back and online. Join us via Zoom on Saturday, November 14 and December 12 at 9:00 a.m. Click HERE.

Virtual Book Fair Fundraiser for the Preschool!
Looking for Hanukkah gifts for your child/ren or grandchildren? Carve out time to shop our fall eBook Fair with Usborne Books & More. Visit the Usborne Books & More Virtual Book Fair online HERE to shop November 9 - 13. Shopping is convenient and simple, and books will ship directly to your home.

Family Havdalah in your Jammies
Saturday, November 21, 5:30 p.m.
Put on your jammies, grab your favorite stuffed animal and get cozy for a short Havdalah service, songs and a craft! Click HERE.

HEAConnect & JWI Present: Creating Your Jewish Life
This new class facilitated by Tammy Dollin is for Jewish women in their 20s and 30s. Tammy brings valuable insight and years of Jewish learning to these interactive classes. She will guide thoughtful discussion among participants about their 'ownership' of Jewish life. Register for each session:
Two sessions remaining...
Sunday, December 6, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 4:00 p.m.

Jews of Cotopaxi with Phil Goodstein: a Kavod & HEA Program
Tuesday, November 17, 11:00 a.m.
The American West had a great mystique among the Jews of the Russian Empire. Some sought to escape the tyranny of the tsar by moving there. Particularly notable was an agricultural colony of Chasidim that settled in Cotopaxi, along the Arkansas River to the west of the Royal Gorge, in 1882. Its rise and fall had an immense impact on Jewish immigration patterns to the United States. Sign-up HERE.

Visit Cohen's Cuisine online and check out their menus for Shabbat. Order by Tuesday and pick up at the HEA upper-level traffic circle on Friday!

Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading
Judi Marcus will continue to offer students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, self-paced telephone tutorials. Instruction will average 30 minutes per session for 12 sessionsor until the student is confident of their reading ability. Cost: $95 plus a deposit for the beginner’s book. For further information, please contact Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

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