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.
Upcoming Events & Programs
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!
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!
SLAK Purim Potluck Sunday, Mar 9th 6:30p to 8:30p Costumes are not required! Please RSVP to let us know that you can join the festivities and what dish you would like to bring. Email Leslie Levine at teachbeach@yahoo.com.
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.
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.
PTSD in the IDF with Omri Barkin Wednesday, Mar 19th 7:00p to 8:30p Omri Barkin, originally from Modi’in, Israel, spent his formative years in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1999–2003) before settling in Tel Aviv. He served in the IDF special forces from 2013-2016 and now runs a nonprofit organization dedicated to IDF veterans with a specific focus on the challenges of PTSD effects and opportunities for implementing nature-based therapeutic programs to help overcome the psychological challenges of combat.
New Baby Shabbat Shabbat, Mar 29th 10:45a to 12:30p Celebrate your newborn child or grandchild at a special Shabbat service!
Yossi Klein Halevi: 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 8
9:30 a.m., Traditional Shabbat Services 10:00 a.m., Shir Hadash, GYC 10:30 a.m., Torah for Today Class with Rabbi Mordecai Magencey, Ph.D. - Pesach: Questioning what you think you know, part 2, Library 5:15 p.m., Mincha/Maariv services
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In the Community
If you know of any congregants or community members that identify as a woman and are hoping to further their education after high school, or, might be an older, returning student later in life, the National Council of Jewish Women, Colorado Section will be awarding a number of scholarships to Jewish women in need of assistance with their tuition to college or technical school attendance fall 2025. Our scholarships are need-based, with merit and community service taken into account. If you know of someone who meets the criteria, we invite them to apply for a National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Colorado Section Scholarship. The completed application due date is April 6, 2025. For questions, please reach out to Shelley Tuteur at shelley.tuteur72996@gmail.com. The scholarship information can be found at www.NCJWColorado.org.
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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