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Wednesday's HEAdlines: Yom HaShoah & Yom HaAtzma'ut Programs

04/07/2021 07:19:00 AM

Apr7

Featured Events & Programs

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TONIGHT! Zikaron BaSalon - Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Wednesday, April 7, 6:30 p.m.

Join us for a moving presentation including testimony from HEA member Amir Kaufman sharing his father's story of survival from Romania to Israel during the Holocaust, Music from Cantor Green and Eitan Kantor followed by discussion. Click HERE.

Kavod & HEA present:

Seniorpower Boundaries & Self Defense Workshop
Tuesday, April 13, 1:00 p.m. via Zoom
In this dynamic and fun online Seniorpower program, we will learn and practice together how to take charge of our safety with people, both in-person and online. Boundary-setting, emotional safety, and positive communication skills can help us to have more fun and fewer problems in our relationships with others. Self-defense skills can help us to avoid and escape from someone who is acting dangerously. RSVP HERE.

Yom HaAtzma'ut: Denver is Celebrating Israel
Sunday, April 18, 4:00 p.m., Thomas Jefferson High School parking lot
Join HEA in partnership with Israeli American Council (IAC) for a drive-in experience in celebration of Israel’s independence day for an Israeli party with a DJ broadcasting Israel’s top performers from Jerusalem, fun activities for the entire family, food tracks with Israeli food, and much more! Click HERE.for tickets.

Shabbat & Services

We can’t wait to see you back at the HEA – safely!

We can now safely host up to 70 people in the sanctuary at our Traditional worship service and 30 people at our Shir Hadash service. To reserve your spot, please send a note to Joyce Perlmutter, by the end of Thursday to participate.

Safely Attending Shabbat Services
The clergy and staff are fully vaccinated (thanks to the Efshar Project), and all services will practice social distancing, frequent sanitation and mask wearing. Many vaccinated congregants are already attending services and enjoying the spiritual togetherness at Shabbat services. As you become eligible for the vaccine, we encourage you to take advantage of all the resources available to be safe.

Helpful Vaccine Resources
If you are finding it difficult to find a vaccine appointment, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a COVID-19 vaccine toll-free hotline (1-877-268-2926). Vaccine call center staff are trained to answer COVID-19 vaccine-related questions, provide information about vaccine providers across the state, and give general information about COVID-19. We tested it, and we were talking to a helpful rep in under a minute!

If you prefer to search for an appointment on your own, the CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment vaccine-finder website is available HERE. There's also a Facebook COVID-19 Information Center and a Facebook group— Colorado Vaccine Hunters.

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Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.

Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra is an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE for livestreaming information, resources, and recordings of previous sessions.

2nd Saturday Tot Shabbat
Saturday, April 10, 9:00 a.m.

Join us for a family-friendly Shabbat experience before services begin.Click HERE for the Zoom link.

Shabbat Services
Saturday, April 10, 9:30 a.m.

There will be a Traditional service and a Shir Hadash service online this Shabbat. Find livestreaming instructions for Shabbat services on our Livestream page.

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.

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

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Rabbi Dollin: Use a Bit of Seichel
Thursday, April 8, 6:30 p.m.
Seichel means wit, intelligence or common sense. The word appears in the Book of Proverbs 1:3 which reads "To receive the instruction of wisdom” (haskel). The Book of Proverbs is no less than fascinating. Here are a few you might recognize: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall," "A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger," "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised," "The tongue has the power of life and death." And many, many more. Click HERE to register.

Rabbi Gruenwald: Daily Rituals to Enhance your Life
Tuesday, April 13, 20, 27 & May 4, 6:30 p.m.
We all create rituals for our life. Have you stopped to think about how these rituals affect you positively or negatively. Our Sages, Rabbis and generations of Jews helped us create rituals for every aspect of our lives, from birth to death. How can you incorporate some of these rituals into your daily life, and make them your own to enhance your life? Click HERE to register.

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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. Click HERE to see the full list of groups that you can register to join.

Meet Bunny, HEAConnect Tikkun Olam's new donation bin! She lives outside HEA (main entrance at lower parking lot) and is ready to accept donations that we distribute to the homeless in our monthly Bags of Hope.

Donations we are looking for include: individually wrapped bags of nuts or dried fruit, protein bars, tuna pouches, beef or turkey jerky, small packets of baby wipes or hand sanitizer, cases of bottled water. If you don't have any of that lying around or can't get to the bin, we invite you to visit our Amazon wish list link HERE and have these kinds of items delivered directly to us for our April distribution. Thanks for all you do to help us help others!

HEAConnect Habitat Group Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.

Please contact Naomi Kirshner if you plan on attending.

HEA Adult Education

NEW! sTORy Journeys: Torah, Haftarah and Our Lives returns!

Thursdays, 10:00-11:15 a.m.

The weekly Torah and haftarah class which combines study of the parasha, haftarah, stories and our lives will finally resume after a year’s hiatus.

Storyteller Educator Cherie Karo Schwartz has provided a guided study throughout pandemic time, and now we move the platform to Zoom. Click HERE for class information. For those for whom Zoom is not available, Cherie will still send out the weekly email. If you are not on the list, you may email her at schwartstory@earthlink.net.

Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading
Judi Marcus will continue to offer students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, self-paced telephone tutorials. Contact Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

Talmud Class with David Richman
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Weekly study and discussion of the Talmud--the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law and Jewish theology. Click HERE for access information.

HEA Preschool, Religious School (HEArt)

& Youth Programs

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Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
Phone: (303) 758-1462

Preschool Registration
Preschool registration is underway! Click HERE to complete online registration.

Summer Camp Registration

Register for HEA Summer Camp HERE.

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Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
Director of Lifelong Learning
Cell: (303) 434-4822

4th Grade Virtual Shabbat and Azamra Service
Friday, April 9, 6:00 p.m.
Click HERE for more information.

Hebrew School Grades 4-6
Wednesday, April 7 & 14, virtual
Click HERE for more information.

Sunday School Grades K-5, virtual
Sunday, April 11
Click HERE for more information.

NO Mensch Academy this Sunday.

Youth Activities:

Youth Pass Learn Grades 8-12
Thursday, April 8, 6:00 p.m.
Click HERE for more information.

Atid - Keshet Grades 3-5
Sunday, April 11, 4:30 p.m., virtual
Click HERE for more information.

HEA Community

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Are you a young, Jewish breast cancer survivor? Are you struggling with how you feel, how you look, and how to navigate the murky waters of self-care post breast cancer?

It doesn’t have to be so hard and you don’t have to do it alone. Check out Wings of Hope, a six-week class for survivors led by HEA member Regina Topelson, focused on nurturing, empowering, and strengthening your ability to transform your health - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Click HERE.

HEA member, Nhi Aronheim’s wrote her memoir, Soles of a Survivor, after several anthologies and a documentary that aired on PBS profiled her harrowing journey as a child refugee who escaped war-torn Vietnam. 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.

Contact HEA member, licensed insurance agent Lindsey Silverman at the Jennifer Matthews Allstate insurance agency for your home, renters, auto, life and commercial insurance needs (Click HERE).

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HEA Community Want Ads

Please contact james@HEAdenver.org if you would like to place a free ad on our HEA Community Want Ads page.

The QuickZip Sheet Company, a local woman-owned bedding company, has openings for proactive, hard-workers with absolute attention to detail to work in fulfillment and logistics (Click HERE).

BRC Multifamily Management Looking for an Admin (Click HERE).

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Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

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Join Kabbalah Experience for Spring Semester
Registration for Spring Semester classes at Kabbalah Experience is officially open!

With 15 course offerings available, Spring Semester at Kabbalah Experience is all about breaking free from the barriers that have held back our spiritual growth throughout this difficult time. It is a time for connecting with others through transformative conversations and personal growth. All classes are being offered online, with Zoom technology. Register HERE.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim Activities

From Tin Pan Alley to the Great White Way - Jewish Composers of the American Musical
Sunday May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Miryam Raizen presents the fourth program in her series.

Information and registration for all Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim programs can be found HERE.

Giving Opportunities

#6millionsteps
Help us raise awareness to commemorate the Holocaust and to stand up against hate, by walking a total of 6 million steps in honor of 6 million Jewish lives lost.

Walk or run to take part in the international effort to preserve the memory of the holocaust and bring attention to the alarming resurgence of antisemitism. You can track and add your steps walked between March 21 and April 11 to the national count HERE.

Open Your Heart To Those In Need

Judi Marcus is collecting items for much needed hygiene bags for our homeless community--dramatically impacted by the Covid-19 virus. 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. Since April, 2020 Judi has delivered over 1,500 hygiene bags to Impact Locally.

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.

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

Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
Director of Lifelong Learning
(720) 390-4431 sherry@HEAdenver.org

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 909-8256 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
Finance Director
(720) 390-4428lmarcus@HEAdenver.org

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

Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
(303) 758-1462
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

HEA Happenings: Passover Concerts & Returning for Services

03/31/2021 07:12:40 AM

Mar31

Shabbat & Services

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The timing of this year’s Passover holiday couldn’t be more relevant. After enduring a year of loss and mourning throughout the pandemic, HEA is welcoming you back to heal.

We can now safely host up to 70 people in the sanctuary. To reserve your spot, please send a note to Joyce Perlmutter, by the end of Thursday to participate. Please include in your note which days you would like to attend
· Passover services, Saturday, April 3
· Passover services, Saturday, April 4 (Yizkor)

Safely Attending Shabbat Services
We can’t wait to see you back at the HEA – safely!
The clergy and staff are fully vaccinated (thanks to the Efshar Project), and all services will practice social distancing, frequent sanitation and mask wearing. Many vaccinated congregants are already attending services and enjoying the spiritual togetherness at Shabbat services. As you become eligible for the vaccine, we encourage you to take advantage of all the resources available to be safe.

Helpful Vaccine Resources
If you are finding it difficult to find a vaccine appointment, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a COVID-19 vaccine toll-free hotline (1-877-268-2926). Vaccine call center staff are trained to answer COVID-19 vaccine-related questions, provide information about vaccine providers across the state, and give general information about COVID-19. We tested it, and we were talking to a helpful rep in under a minute!

If you prefer to search for an appointment on your own, the CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment vaccine-finder website is available HERE. There's also a Facebook COVID-19 Information Center and a Facebook group— Colorado Vaccine Hunters.

Let’s do this together, HEA!

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Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.

Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra is an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE for livestreaming information, resources, and recordings of previous sessions.

Passover Services
Saturday and Sunday, April 3 and 4, 9:30 a.m.

There will be a Traditional service and a Shir Hadash service online this Shabbat. Find livestreaming instructions for Shabbat services on our Livestream page.

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.

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

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Events, Programs & Offerings

Passover Concert with Cantor Arielle Green & Dan Yolles:

Finding Your Freedom
Wednesday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.

HEA and Temple Sinai are excited to join together for a night of music. Join HEA’s Cantor, Arielle Green along with Temple Sinai’s Cantorial soloist, Dan Yolles for a fun evening of Passover songs, new and old, to fill your soul.

We will have a limited number of in person attendees for this program, which will also be livestreamed on the HEA Youtube channel. Register HERE for your free in-person reservation.

Mimouna:

A Celebration of Jewish Diversity
Sunday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate the end of Passover with a virtual private performance by Achinoam Nini and Gil Dor! Mimouna traditionally marks the end of Passover for North African Meghrebi Jews. To experience this incredible celebration of culture, purchase your ticket HERE .

Rabbi Dollin: Use a Bit of Seichel
Thursday, April 1, 8, 6:30 p.m.
Seichel means wit, intelligence or common sense. The word appears in the Book of Proverbs 1:3 which reads "To receive the instruction of wisdom” (haskel). The Book of Proverbs is no less than fascinating. Here are a few you might recognize: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall," "A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger," "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised," "The tongue has the power of life and death." And many, many more. Click HERE to register.

Rabbi Gruenwald: Daily Rituals to Enhance your Life
Tuesday, April 6, 13, 20, 27 & May 4, 6:30 p.m.
We all create rituals for our life. Have you stopped to think about how these rituals affect you positively or negatively. Our Sages, Rabbis and generations of Jews helped us create rituals for every aspect of our lives, from birth to death. How can you incorporate some of these rituals into your daily life, and make them your own to enhance your life? Click HERE to register.

__________________________________________

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. Click HERE to see the full list of groups that you can register to join.

HEA Habitat Group Meeting
Thursday, April 1, 7:00 p.m.
Contact Naomi Kirshner at if you are interested in attending and have not attended a meeting before.

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Kavod & HEA present: Seniorpower Boundaries & Self Defense Workshop
Tuesday, April 13, 1:00 p.m. via Zoom
In this dynamic and fun online Seniorpower program, we will learn and practice together how to take charge of our safety with people, both in-person and online. Boundary-setting, emotional safety, and positive communication skills can help us to have more fun and fewer problems in our relationships with others. Self-defense skills can help us to avoid and escape from someone who is acting dangerously. RSVP HERE.

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Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading
Judi Marcus will continue to offer students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, self-paced telephone tutorials. Contact Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

Talmud Class with David Richman
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Weekly study and discussion of the Talmud--the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law and Jewish theology. Click HERE for access information.

__________________________________________

Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
Phone: (303) 758-1462

Preschool Registration
Preschool registration is underway! Click HERE to complete online registration.

Summer Camp Registration

Register for HEA Summer Camp HERE.

Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
Director of Lifelong Learning
Cell: (303) 434-4822

NO Sunday School or Mensch Academy this Sunday.
Happy Passover!

Hebrew School Grades 4-6 grade
Wednesday, March 31 and April 7, virtual
Click HERE for more information.

4th Grade Virtual Shabbat and Azamra Service

Friday, April 9, 6:00 p.m.

Click HERE for more information.

Youth Activities:

Youth Pass Grades 8-12th Passover Havdalah
Sunday, April 4, 6:30 p.m.

Click HERE for more information and to register.

Youth Pass Learn Grades 8-12

Thursday, April 8. 6:00 p.m.

Click HERE for more information.

Nitzanim - Ofek Grades 6-7

Tuesday, April 6, 5:30 p.m., virtual

Click HERE for more information.

HEA Community

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Are you a young, Jewish breast cancer survivor? Are you struggling with how you feel, how you look, and how to navigate the murky waters of self-care post breast cancer?

It doesn’t have to be so hard and you don’t have to do it alone. Check out Wings of Hope, a six-week class for survivors, focusing on nurturing, empowering, and strengthening your ability to transform your health - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Click HERE.

Our HEA member, Nhi Aronheim’s wrote her memoir, after several anthologies and a documentary that aired on PBS profiled her harrowing journey as a child refugee who escaped war-torn Vietnam. 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.

HEA Want Ads
Please contact james@HEAdenver.org if you would like to place a free ad on our HEA Community Want Ads page.

BRC Multifamily Management Looking for an Admin and Tech (Click HERE).

HEA member Lindsey Silverman joined the Jennifer Matthews agency as a Licensed Insurance Agent representing Allstate insurance for home, renters, auto, life and commercial insurance (Click HERE).

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Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

...

Join Kabbalah Experience for Spring Semester
Registration for Spring Semester classes at Kabbalah Experience is officially open!

With 15 course offerings available, Spring Semester at Kabbalah Experience is all about breaking free from the barriers that have held back our spiritual growth throughout this difficult time. It is a time for connecting with others through transformative conversations and personal growth. All classes are being offered online, with Zoom technology. Register HERE.

You can learn more about the Kabbalah Experience Haggadah and upcoming Passover programs HERE.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim Activities

From Tin Pan Alley to the Great White Way - Jewish Composers of the American Musical
Sunday May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Miryam Raizen presents the fourth program in her series.

Information and registration for all Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim programs can be found HERE.

Giving Opportunities

#6millionsteps
Help us raise awareness to commemorate the Holocaust and to stand up against hate, by walking a total of 6 million steps in honor of 6 million Jewish lives lost.

Walk or run to take part in the international effort to preserve the memory of the holocaust and bring attention to the alarming resurgence of antisemitism. You can track and add your steps walked between March 21 and April 11 to the national count HERE.

Open Your Heart To Those In Need

Judi Marcus is collecting items for much needed hygiene bags for our homeless community--dramatically impacted by the Covid-19 virus. 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. Since April, 2020 Judi has delivered over 1,500 hygiene bags to Impact Locally.

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.

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

Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
Director of Lifelong Learning
(720) 390-4431 sherry@HEAdenver.org

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 909-8256 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
Finance Director
(720) 390-4428lmarcus@HEAdenver.org

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

Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
(303) 758-1462
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

We Can’t Wait to See You Back at the HEA - Safely

03/24/2021 07:18:52 AM

Mar24

Shabbat & Services

The timing of this year’s Passover holiday couldn’t be more relevant. After enduring a year of loss and mourning throughout the pandemic, HEA is welcoming you back to heal.

On Saturday, HEA is open for services. The reopening committee met last week and agreed we can safely host up to 70 people in the sanctuary. To reserve your spot, please send a note to Joyce Perlmutter, by the end of Thursday to participate. Please include in your note which days you would like to attend
· Shabbat service on March 27
· First Day Passover on March 28
· Second Day Passover on March 29

Safely Attending Shabbat Services

We can’t wait to see you back at the HEA – safely!

The clergy and staff are fully vaccinated (thanks to the Efshar Project), and all services will practice social distancing, frequent sanitation and mask wearing. Many vaccinated congregants are already attending services and enjoying the spiritual togetherness at Shabbat services. As you become eligible for the vaccine, we encourage you to take advantage of all the resources available to be safe.

Helpful Vaccine Resources

If you are finding it difficult to find a vaccine appointment, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a COVID-19 vaccine toll-free hotline (1-877-268-2926). Vaccine call center staff are trained to answer COVID-19 vaccine-related questions, provide information about vaccine providers across the state, and give general information about COVID-19. We tested it, and we were talking to a helpful rep in under a minute!

If you prefer to search for an appointment on your own, the CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment vaccine-finder website is available HERE. There's also a Facebook COVID-19 Information Center and a Facebook group— Colorado Vaccine Hunters.

Let’s do this together, HEA!

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Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, March 12, 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.

Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra is an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE for livestreaming information, resources, and recordings of previous sessions.

Shabbat Services
March 20, 9:30 a.m.

There will be a Traditional service and a Shir Hadash service online this Shabbat. Find livestreaming instructions for Shabbat services on our Livestream page.

Click HERE for links to

Parashat Tzav 5781 / פרשת וַיִּקְרָא

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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Passover 2021 will begin in the evening of Saturday, March 27 and ends in the evening of Sunday, April 4. HEA is your partner to create a memorable Passover, even in these very unusual times. Click HERE for more information and to register for all our Pesach events.

Click HERE for our easy Authorization to Sell Hametz form.

Virtual Seders

Young Family Seder with Cantor Green
Saturday, March 27, 5:00 p.m.
Join us on the first night of Passover for a kid-friendly, abridged seder experience led by Cantor Green with Shira Teed and Dani Wynn.
Register HERE.

Virtual Community Seder with Rabbi Dollin
Saturday, March 27, 7:00 p.m.
Rabbi and Tammy Dollin are happy to invite you to their seder over Zoom. This seder is geared toward families without young children. Register HERE.

Virtual Community Seder with Rabbi Gruenwald
Sunday, March 28, 5:30 p.m.
Rabbi and Melanie Gruenwald will open their seder to the community virtually. Join in this community evening suited for families with grade-school children and adult families alike. Register HERE.

Passover Concert with Cantor Arielle Green & Dan Yolles
Wednesday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.

HEA and Temple Sinai are excited to join together for a night of music. Join HEA’s Cantor, Arielle Green along with Temple Sinai’s Cantorial soloist, Dan Yolles for a fun evening of Passover songs, new and old, to fill your soul.

We will have a limited number of in person attendees for this program, which will also be livestreamed on the HEA Youtube channel. Register HERE for your free in-person reservation.

Events, Programs & Offerings

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Rabbi Dollin: Use a Bit of Seichel
Thursday, March 25 & April 1, 8, 6:30 p.m.
Seichel means wit, intelligence or common sense. The word appears in the Book of Proverbs 1:3 which reads "To receive the instruction of wisdom” (haskel). The Book of Proverbs is no less than fascinating. Here are a few you might recognize: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall," "A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger," "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised," "The tongue has the power of life and death." And many, many more. Click HERE to register.

Rabbi Gruenwald: Daily Rituals to Enhance your Life
Tuesday, April 6, 13, 20, 27 & May 4, 6:30 p.m.
We all create rituals for our life. Have you stopped to think about how these rituals affect you positively or negatively. Our Sages, Rabbis and generations of Jews helped us create rituals for every aspect of our lives, from birth to death. How can you incorporate some of these rituals into your daily life, and make them your own to enhance your life? Click HERE to register.

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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. Click HERE to see the full list of groups that you can register to join.

New Tikkun Olam Speakers Series
Wednesday, March 24, 7:00 p.m.
Have you ever wondered what HEAConnect's Tikkun Olam Group DOES with all those snacks and supplies you donate? Want to learn more about Colorado's growing homeless crisis? Join us for our first Tikkun Olam speaker, Dr. Kathleen Van Voorhis, Director of Housing Justice at Interfaith Alliance of Colorado. Dr. Van Voorhis will speak about Coloroa's housing challenges and highlight Denver's new Safe Outdoor Spaces Initiative. Click HERE for Zoom information.

HEA Habitat Group Meeting
Thursday, April 1, 7:00 p.m.
Contact Naomi Kirshner at if you are interested in attending and have not attended a meeting before.

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Kavod & HEA present: Seniorpower Boundaries & Self Defense Workshop
Tuesday, April 13, 1:00 p.m. via Zoom
In this dynamic and fun online Seniorpower program, we will learn and practice together how to take charge of our safety with people, both in-person and online. Boundary-setting, emotional safety, and positive communication skills can help us to have more fun and fewer problems in our relationships with others. Self-defense skills can help us to avoid and escape from someone who is acting dangerously. RSVP HERE.

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Individual Instruction in Hebrew Reading
Judi Marcus will continue to offer students wishing to learn to read Hebrew flexible, self-paced telephone tutorials. Contact Judi at fei31046@aol.com.

Talmud Class with David Richman
Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Weekly study and discussion of the Talmud--the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law and Jewish theology. Click HERE for access information.

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Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
Phone: (303) 758-1462

Preschool Registration
Preschool registration is underway! Click HERE to complete online registration.

Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
Director of Lifelong Learning
Cell: (303) 434-4822

Hebrew School Grades 4-6 grade
Wednesday, March 24 & 31, virtual
Click HERE for more information.

NO CLASSES for Sunday School, Hebrew School, and Mensch Academy. Happy Passover!

Grades 8-12 Youth Pass Celebrate Passover with Friends
Sunday, March 28, 2:00 p.m.
Click HERE for more information.

HEA Community

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Our HEA member, Nhi Aronheim’s wrote her memoir, after several anthologies and a documentary that aired on PBS profiled her harrowing journey as a child refugee who escaped war-torn Vietnam. Click HERE for details.

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!

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.

Join Kabbalah Experience for Spring Semester
Registration for Spring Semester classes at Kabbalah Experience is officially open!

With 15 course offerings available, Spring Semester at Kabbalah Experience is all about breaking free from the barriers that have held back our spiritual growth throughout this difficult time. It is a time for connecting with others through transformative conversations and personal growth. All classes are being offered online, with Zoom technology. Register HERE. Use the discount code EARLY25 if you register before March 21. Friends of HEA are invited to apply discount code HEA25.

You can learn more about the Kabbalah Experience Haggadah and upcoming Passover programs HERE.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim Activities

L’Chaim! A Taste of Jewish Music from Argentina!
Monday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.
Cantor Sheila Nesis, formerly of Temple Sinai and now of Portland, ME will share Jewish music and traditions from Argentina.

From Tin Pan Alley to the Great White Way - Jewish Composers of the American Musical
Sunday May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Miryam Raizen presents the fourth program in her series.

Information and registration for all Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim programs can be found HERE.

HEA Want Ads
Please contact james@HEAdenver.org if you would like to place a free ad on our HEA Community Want Ads page.

BRC Multifamily Management Looking for an Admin and Tech (Click HERE).

HEA member Lindsey Silverman joined the Jennifer Matthews agency as a Licensed Insurance Agent representing Allstate insurance for home, renters, auto, life and commercial insurance (Click HERE).

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Community Info & Giving Opportunities

#6millionsteps
Help us raise awareness to commemorate the Holocaust and to stand up against hate, by walking a total of 6 million steps in honor of 6 million Jewish lives lost.

Walk or run to take part in the international effort to preserve the memory of the holocaust and bring attention to the alarming resurgence of antisemitism. You can track and add your steps walked between March 21 and April 11 to the national count HERE.

Open Your Heart To Those In Need

Judi Marcus is collecting items for much needed hygiene bags for our homeless community--dramatically impacted by the Covid-19 virus. 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. Since April, 2020 Judi has delivered over 1,500 hygiene bags to Impact Locally.

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.

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

Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
Director of Lifelong Learning
(720) 390-4431 sherry@HEAdenver.org

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 909-8256 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
Finance Director
(720) 390-4428lmarcus@HEAdenver.org

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

Rebecca Paradis
Preschool Director
(303) 758-1462
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

Wednesday's HEAdlines: News from the HEA

03/17/2021 07:24:04 AM

Mar17

Shabbat & Services

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Join Zoom video conference HERE.

Friday Evening Traditional Minyan, March 12, 6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Dollin via Zoom video conference HERE.

Azamra Friday Night Remote Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Led by Rabbi Gruenwald and Cantor Green playing guitar, Azamra is an engaging and intimate 30-40 minute spirited service designed for all ages. Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with song, candles and blessings. Click HERE for livestreaming information, resources, and recordings of previous sessions.

2nd Saturday Tot Shabbat Passover Edition
Saturday, March 20, 9:00 a.m.
Join us for a meaningful Shabbat experience with a Passover story and songs! Click HERE for information and to RSVP.

Shabbat Services
March 20, 9:30 a.m.

There will be a Traditional service and a Shir Hadash service online this Shabbat. Find livestreaming instructions for Shabbat services on our Livestream page.

Guidelines for Attending Shabbat Services:
35 people in the Main Sanctuary, including mourners and those observing a yahrzeit and clergy. 15 people for Shir Hadash plus Davening team. Shir Hadash is having congregants and the davening team attend every other week (March 20). Send in your email request to Joyce Perlmutter by the end of Thursday each week to participate in the lottery.

Click HERE for links to

Parashat Vayikra 5781 / פרשת וַיִּקְרָא

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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Passover 2021 will begin in the evening of Saturday, March 27 and ends in the evening of Sunday, April 4. HEA is your partner to create a memorable Passover, even in these very unusual times.

Join us for virtual seders, and livestreamed services. Plus, Passover Prep Happy Hours, a March Madness Matzah Making event, Bedikat Hametz, a Passover concert with Cantor Green, and a Mimouna performance to end Pesach! Click HERE for more information and to register for all our Pesach events.

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