Would You Like An Aliyah on Shabbat? Taking an aliyah at the Torah service is a wonderful way to honor a loved one's yahrzeit, celebrate a birthday or anniversary, or perform a service for our community. Call the office at (303) 758-9400, or reply to this email, and Joyce will give you an aliyah at an upcoming Shabbat morning service. And if you are a Kohen or a Levi, or if who would like to read Torah at Shabbat services or Morning Minyan, please let us know.
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Giving Opportunities
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Open Your Heart To Those In Need
Help HEA member Judi Marcus supply much needed hygiene bags for our local homeless community. Please click on the Amazon wish list. You can send the items directly to her home by choosing her address during checkout. If you do, please send her an email. Judy is also collecting whole decks of playing cards to put into this year's holiday bags for the needy. Drop them off in the Tikkun Olam barrel by the door downstairs.
HEAConnect Groups & HEA Community
Registration is open for all of our HEAConnect small groups. Some HEAConnect Groups will connect around common interests and affinities.Click HEREto see the full list of groups that you can register to join.
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Shabbat Calls to Seniors Please consider volunteering to make Shabbat calls to our Senior members. Email our Hesed chairperson, Jill Levy for more information.
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Check out the HEA Book Club If you’re up for invigorating, enlightening conversation about books and short stories by Jewish authors, please join us. We Zoom every Wednesday from 12:00-12:40 p.m. Contact RosalynZigmond@yahoo.com.
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Israeli Dance
Thursdays, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Have fun while you learn and practice Israeli dance with Joan Saliman, Bev Michaels, and the lively crew who get together each week. No registration is required, but there is a small fee. For more information, contact Joan, 303-912-4322.
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HEA Community Listings
HEROES WITH NO NAMES A World War II Jewish Resistance Novel Written by HEA member Bernard Fleischer.
This compelling must-read is set at the time of the Holocaust. The story is not centered on the horror of this period, but on those who came together to destroy the Nazi plan and save the victims. Click HERE.
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Escape To The Tatras: A Boy, A War and A Life Interrupted
Written by HEA member Oscar "Osi" Sladek.
A coming-of-age story set against the collapse of Slovakia and the conquest of the Allied Forces over Germany, learn how one child’s remarkable journey to safety and adolescence encompasses the essence of Jewish life before the war and the overwhelming tragedy of a genocide whose effects are still being felt around the world. Written with the precision of unfailing memory and the pain of personal experience, Oscar (Osi) Sladek tells an unforgettable story of resilience and personal triumph. Click HERE.
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Looking for a Hebrew Tutor in Boulder Are you a CU Boulder student interested in teaching Hebrew/Jewish life to 2-3 kids in Boulder during the coming academic year for a couple of hours a week? The most important thing is for the person to relate well to kids and be fun. Contact Gary Jacobs at 720-273-4631.
Experienced Art Teacher Are you looking for an art teacher for your children? We have a highly-recommended art teacher who is looking for students ages eight and up. Contact Helen Buznedo at (303) 758-4572.
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Learn Hebrew with Judi Marcus: Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading Judi Marcus offers students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, and individual self-paced tutorials over the phone. Contact Judi atfei31046@aol.com.
Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations
JFS Volunteer Opportunities JFS is looking for volunteers to help support the Resettlement Services program by ensuring that refugees' homes are set up and ready to welcome them upon arrival. Please visit jewishfamilyservice.org/volunteer. The JFS Mobile Food Pantry helps distribute food to families and individuals in neighborhoods with limited access to these resources. This vital program depends on volunteers to help distribute the food, and we need your help! As a volunteer in this position, you’ll have the satisfaction of helping people facing hunger and leave knowing you made the greatest impact for the greater good. Mondays through Fridays, weekdays. Sign up today: jewishfamilyservice.org/volunteer-mobile-pantry
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Colorado Hebrew Chorale & Kol Nashim Women's Choir L’Chaim: A Taste of Jewish Music from – Anywhere! Thursday , August 10, 7:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom Dr. Elizabeth Schauer, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Arizona will present a special Zoom program featuring Salamone Rossi’s music (and some vino). The program is free and open to the public. Register HERE. Summer Sight-Singing Romp Thursday, August 17, 7:00 p.m., at HEA The program will feature the music of Salamone Rossi (1570-1630) and other influencers. Guest conductors include Christina Jacoby, David McNeil, Sheila Melendez, Valerie Montano, and Daryl Walker. Cost: $5 for the use of music scores and refreshments. Free to choristers who register by Aug. 1.
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Interested in learning more about Kabbalah Experience? Everyone is welcome to join KE classes, and we work to ensure that your journey is your own. New students are invited to apply discount code WELCOME25 for an additional $25 off.
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Get the most out of the HEA Website & Social Media
Our website provides our members with more than just dates of events and service times.
Access to your own member account: update yahrzeits, manage your family, streamline event and program registrations...
View your transaction history, enter payment methods, set up recurring payments, and make donations and payments with your credit card on file...
Access to the HEA Member directory
Log in to use these amazing features. Please email James McKeonfor help with signing in.There is also a smartphone app available for Apple and Android smartphones—search the app stores for Hebrew Educational Alliance (not HEA).
Contact Us
Hebrew Educational Alliance
3600 S Ivanhoe St. Denver, CO 80237 (303) 758-9400 info@HEAdenver.org https://HEAdenver.org If you have been ill or if you know of a congregant that has been ill or hospitalized, please contact Debbie LeBauer so that the rabbis will be made aware.
