Selah! - Joey Weisenberg & The Rising Song Ensemble Concert Sunday, Mar 30th 7:00p to 9:00p Let's welcome back Joey Weisenberg to Denver for a soulful and uplifting evening of song and community. Joey will be joined by fellow musicians from the Rising Song Ensemble: Dan Blacksberg, and Shawn Hennessey, along with featured musicians Yosef Goldman & Aly Halpert as well as our very own Eitan Kantor and, of course, YOU! Dessert reception following the concert.
Whiskey Tasting Wednesday, Feb 26th 7:00p to 9:00p HEA will be hosting a whiskey tasting with Ben Rosen, founder of Colorado Bourbon & Rye Collectors. We will be tasting single-barrel selections that are completely unique to CBRC. Appetizers will be served for the tasting, and, of course, some non-alcoholic drinks will be available.
Traditional Friday Evening Service & Dinner Friday, Feb 28th 6:00p to 9:00p Enjoy the melodies you love at our Traditional Kabbalat Shabbat services, followed by the kosher food you love at our congregational dinner, as we take part in Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM)-a unified effort among Jewish organizations worldwide to raise awareness and foster inclusion of people with disabilities and those who love them.
Hochmat Nashim: Women’s Torah Study Group Sunday, Mar 2nd 6:30p to 8:00p Join a vibrant group of Jewish women led by Rabbi Shulman and Gitit Kaufman for a meaningful evening of engagement with Torah and one another.
Monthly Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Shulman Wednesday, Mar 5th 12:00p to 1:00p A curriculum on Judaism and Jewish identity based on traditional sources and the teachings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Topics include Identity, Prayer, Study, Mitzvot, Tzedakah, Chesed, Faith, Israel, Kiddush Hashem, and the Jewish future.
Interfaith Iftar: Sharing Tables for Healing Thursday, March 6th, 5:15p to 7:00p Multicultural Mosaic Foundation (14232 E Evans Ave, Aurora, CO 80014) Join us at the Multicultural Mosaic Foundation for an evening of sharing, caring, and healing. We will look at healing texts in both traditions and share a vegetarian meal at the table. Our Mosaic friends will be providing salmon, rice, and potato dishes, and HEA members will bring salads, side dishes, and desserts.Please sign up to bring one of the requested items in the form. This is a family-friendly event!
Please CONTRIBUTE to The 2025 Kevin Bitz (z”l) Memorial Mishloach Manot Campaign on our Purim page. Delivery Drivers are still needed!
Purim Shpiel Sunday, Mar 9th 11:00a to 12:00p The Perpetually Perplexed Purim Players Purim Shpiel is returning to the HEA! Esther, Mordechai, Vashti, and Haman (and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce) invite you to this FREE family event! Cantor Saul Rosenthal is the Director, and Nili Abrahamson is the Musical Director. As always, the PPPP shpiel includes a live band and lots of singing.
Purim Carnival Sunday, Mar 9th 12:00p to 2:00p Following the Purim Shpiel, join all your friends in the Social Hall for our BIG Purim Carnival! Enjoy fun, games, rides, and food!
HEA Shalom Chaverim Purim Party Sunday, March 16th, 2:00p to 4:00p, GYC Masks, Mocktails and More! This Purim event is sponsored by HEA Shalom Chaverim, our HEA members group for ages 65 and over, dedicated to celebrating Jewish life together through learning, socializing and sharing life-cycle events. The cost is a modest $5 per person, payable at the door. RSVPs are required so that we can know how many to prepare for. If you plan to join the festivities.
Human Rights in the Passover Story with Shlomo Levin Shabbat, Mar 15th 12:30p to 1:30p Are human rights and Jewish values the same, or are they different? How do human rights come up in the Passover story? After Kiddush, Shlomo will show how we can add meaning and relevance to our seders by using these questions to lead a discussion, much like we might have on the holiday.
Coming up in April
Yossi Klein Halevei: The Future of Israel, American Jewry & Our Relationship Thursday, April 3rd, 7:00p to 9:00p A senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and author of Like Dreamers and Letters to My Palestinian Neighbors. Yossi writes for leading op-ed pages in the U.S., including the Times and the Wall Street Journal, and is a former contributing editor to the New Republic. This program is sponsored by The William and Lynn Geller Family in Memory of Gerry and Ly Japha.
Shabbat, March 1
9:30 a.m., Traditional Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m., Torah for Today Class with Cherie Karo Schwartz - Putting It All Together: Terumah 5:15 p.m., Mincha/Maariv services
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CONNECT FOUR Concert Sunday, March 2, 7:00 p.m., Swallow HIll Music (71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 80210) CONNECT FOUR is made up of Saul Rosenthal (Rocky Mountain Jewgrass), Ben Cohen (Sémplice, Hal Aqua and the Lost Tribe), Meghan Salton (Cleveland Philharmonic) and Kim Bird (J’s Ruckus, Kimandala with Art Lande and Amanda Williams). Join them for a folk/Americana musical journey. This show will be filled with songs they’ll be performing for the first time by the Eagles, Eric Clapton, the Turtles, Bruce Springsteen, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bonnie Tyler, Brewer & Shipley and more.
New Study Opportunities with Kabbalah Experience The study of Kabbalah enables us to discover what is hidden from our perception in plain sight. In this introduction to the basic teachings of the Kabbalah you learn to see beyond habituated and constricted thinking and become open to experiencing the connectivity of all of created reality—what is known in physics as Quantum Entanglement, in Depth Psychology as Synchronicity and in Kabbalah as Soul Connections.
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