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Wednesday's HEAdlines: Azamra, Adult Ed, Shabbat Services and More

06/16/2021 07:18:39 AM

Jun16

Featured Events & Programs

Azamra In-Person Musical Service & Dinner
Friday, June 18, 6:00 p.m.
Enjoy our Azamra musical service outside on the sukkah pad with newlywed Cantor Arielle (Green) Reisner, along with Rabbi Gruenwald. You can bring your own picnic or order a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. Register for the service and choose your dinner options HERE.The service will also be livestreamed.

PRIDE Shabbat aLIVE
Friday, June 25, Services 5:00 p.m.; Dinner 6:00 p.m.
Help kick off PRIDE weekend and bring in Shabbat with PRIDE Shabbat aLIVE in the JCC Denver Backyard with a beautiful and inclusive ceremony and a vegetarian Shabbat dinner. The service will also be livestreamed. Register HERE.

HEA Adult Education

Join Melanie Gruenwald for a three-week dive into The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Wednesday, June 16, 23 & 30, 9:00 a.m. on Zoom
This classic book on Jewish spirituality and our interactive conversations, will form a deeper awareness of our relationship to time and space, and how we live in it. It is suggested that students purchase the book and read in preparation for each class. Register HERE.

Introduction to Kabbalah with Melanie Gruenwald
Monday, June 28, 7:00 p.m. on Zoom

What does Kabbalah mean? What are some of the key principles of Kabbalah? This is a great opportunity to learn more about Kabbalah Experience and learn about future opportunities! Register HERE.

Adult Education Outdoors with Jon Gottsegen

Join us to experience deep connection to nature, learn about attitudes toward nature from our tradition and have fun in one of our beautiful natural surroundings. Jon Gottsegen will be leading three spirit hikes, each one geared toward a particular age range within our community.

Saturday, July 10, 2:30 p.m. for young children and families (Click HERE)
Sunday, July 11, 9:00 a.m. for young adults (Click HERE)
Sunday, July 25, 9:00 a.m.for older adults (Click HERE)

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.

Announcements

Gourmet 4th of July Picnic from Cohen’s Cuisine
Picnic for two:
Sparkling beverage with champagne glasses
Vegetable with hummus
Cheese platter with crackers
Fruit kebobs
Chocolate-covered strawberries

Cohen’s Cuisine will deliver the picnic basket, blanket, and food to your location! $250 for two ($30 for each additional person).10% of sales goes to HEA! Order HERE.

Calling All HEA Singers! NEW High Holiday Choir!
Inviting all HEA singers, ages 12-and-up to participate in the inaugural HEA High Holiday Choir under the musical direction of Leah Peer. Rehearsals will take place Tuesday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., July 6 – August 31 in the HEA Chapel.

Requirements:

Singers MUST be fully-vaccinated, and submit proof to Leah prior to the first rehearsal.
Singers should make every effort to attend ALL rehearsals (your fellow singers depend on you!)
No previous experience necessary, but singers should be able to sing in tune.

For more information and to sign up contact Leah Peer at leahpeer@gmail.com.

Follow the Alliance on Social Media

Get the most out of the HEA Website & App

Our website provides our members with more than just dates of events and service times.

Membership data system that gives every member access to their own member account
Secure and private way to view your transaction history, enter payment methods, set up recurring payments, and make donations
Member directory: lookup the addresses and phone numbers of your HEA friends in our private and secure database

But, in order to use all these amazing features, you need to be logged in. If you have not already signed into your account, please email James McKeon. He can send you a password link and help you get started. There is also a smartphone app available for Apple and Android smartphones—search the app stores for Hebrew Educational Alliance (not HEA). When installing the app, please allow it to send notifications. This way, we will be able to send messages related to events and programs that you have registered to attend.

Shop at Amazon Smile and Help HEA

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support HEA every time you shop, at no cost to you!

AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones.
How it works on your Amazon app:
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone
2. Select the main menu (the three vertical lines on the bottom right) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features (it's down the list, so you'll have to tap "See all")
3. Select "Congregation Hebrew Educational Alliance" as your charity
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app

Shabbat & Services

Updated Guidelines For Shabbat Services
We have lifted capacity restrictions in the Sanctuary. The 30-person capacity for services in the Social Hall will remain in effect. Please continue to reserve your spot for either service HERE by Thursday, so we can get an accurate count for Kiddush.

Shabbat Calls to Seniors
Please consider volunteering to make Shabbat calls to our Senior members. It is a wonderful mitzvah! Email our Hesed chairperson, Jill Levy for more information.

Join Our Shabbat Greeter/Safety Team
Now that more people are coming to in-person services, we need additional volunteers for our team. There are lots of ways that you can help! Contact James in the HEA office, (720) 390-4421.

After Kiddush Mah Jongg is back!
Get together in the Library after Kiddush is over. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your 2021 card if you have one.

__________________________________________

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 Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with music, candles and blessings. This service will be ilivestreamed. Click HERE for livestreaming information.

Shabbat Services

Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.

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.

Want to help out, but making or bringing food seems too much? Help HEAConnect's Tikkun Olam group fill our Bags of Hope for the homeless by purchasing supplies from our Amazon wish list HERE.
Does even the thought of buying supplies exhaust you? Donate directly to our effort by clicking HERE. We appreciate your help in any way, shape, or form! Thank you for making the world a better place.

HEA Preschool

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

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

HEA Community

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.

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).

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.

Are you or someone you know looking for office space? It’s about 10’x12’ in a shared office suite with our own common space (waiting room) and private kitchen, right off the building lobby for easy access, ample parking, central location off of I-25 & Colorado Blvd, very reasonable rent. Please contact Bonnie Davis at bonnie@huworkteam.com or 303-725-5865.

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).

Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

Leadville Cemetery Cleanup
Sunday, June 20, 9:00 a.m.
B’nai B’rith Colorado is excited to be back outdoors for our 24th annual Leadville Cemetery Cleanup, as we help clean up one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries west of the Mississippi River. Click HERE to register.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim Activities

On Monday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom, the second season of “L’Chaim: A Taste of Jewish Music from – Anywhere” continues with notable composer and song leader Nick Page presenting “from Abayudaya to Bosnia.”

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

Abby’s Impact: Realizing Resilience at Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS)
Abby’s Impact is a client-centered, integrated program for youth ages 18–26 that builds skills to increase resiliency and foster healthy minds.

Participants complete an evidence-based assessment to identify risk factors and partner with a resiliency coach to define goals and select their customized individual and group programs. Click HERE for more information.

Join Kabbalah Experience for Summer Classes: $25 off for friends of HEA. Please use discount code HEA25 at checkout.

New classes this summer include Dreams & Kabbalah, Masks of Shtisel, Aging and Sage-ing in the Four Worlds, and Deal Me In: The Kabbalistic Roots of Cards and Tarot Readings. We also continue to offer popular Level I Classes-Soul and Space. The semester begins Monday, July 12, and runs through Friday, September 3.Click HERE.

Giving Opportunities

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. If you do, please send Judi an email. 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.

COVID-19 Information

HEA member Ryan Kramer MD is scheduling adolescents aged 12-18 for Pfizer vaccines. He is also still providing Moderna vaccine for adults. Email the office at Kramercovid1370@gmail.com and a staff member will then send a link to register

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.

Helpful Vaccine Resources

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's COVID-19 vaccine toll-free hotline (1-877-268-2926), and their vaccine-finder website is available HERE. You may also check out the Facebook COVID-19 Information Center HERE and a Facebook group, Colorado Vaccine Hunters HERE.

Contact Us

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.

Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Senior Rabbi

(720) 390-4425

cell: (303) 246-3411

rabbi@HEAdenver.org

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Associate Rabbi
(720) 390-4439

cell: (303) 999-5250

rabbiG@HEAdenver.org

Cantor Arielle Reisner
Cantor
(720) 390-4433

agreen@HEAdenver.org

Laura Intfen

CEO

(720) 390-4424

laura@HEAdenver.org

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

Denise Daine
Front Office Administrator
(303) 758-9400 x 225
denise@headenver.org

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

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 909-8256

cohenscuisine@hotmail.com

Wednesday's HEAdlines: Sr. Rabbi Forums, Shabbat Services and More

06/09/2021 07:18:40 AM

Jun9

Featured Events & Programs

Senior Rabbi Forums
Wednesday, June 9, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, June 13, 11:00 a.m.
Join us either in person or on Zoom to hear directly from Rabbi Gruenwald about how he sees himself leading HEA into the future. We invite you to submit questions in advance that you would like Rabbi Gruenwald to respond to in these sessions. Please register in advance to join in-person or virtually. Click HERE for more information and to register.

Singers MUST be fully vaccinated, and submit proof to Leah prior to the first rehearsal.
Singers should make every effort to attend ALL rehearsals (your fellow singers depend on you!)
No previous experience necessary, but singers should be able to sing in tune.

For more information and to sign up contact Leah Peer at leahpeer@gmail.com.

2nd Saturday Tot Shabbat

Saturday, June 12, 10:00 a.m.

A spirited and song-filled Shabbat celebration for families with children under 6. Click HERE to register.

Get the most out of the HEA Website & App

Our website provides our members with more than just dates of events and service times.

Membership data system that gives every member access to their own member account
Secure and private way to view your transaction history, enter payment methods, set up recurring payments, and make donations
Member directory: lookup the addresses and phone numbers of your HEA friends in our private and secure database

Shop at Amazon Smile and Help HEA

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support HEA every time you shop, at no cost to you!

Shabbat & Services

Sign Up Easily For Shabbat Services
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 for either service, please sign-up for either the Traditional Service or Shir Hadash HERE by Thursday to participate.

Shabbat Calls to Seniors
Please consider volunteering to make Shabbat calls to our Senior members. It is a wonderful mitzvah! Email our Hesed chairperson, Jill Levy for more information.

After Kiddush Mah Jongg is back!
Get together in the Library after Kiddush is over. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your 2021 card if you have one.

__________________________________________

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 Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with music, candles and blessings. This service will be in-person with a dinner option in addition to the livestream. Register for the in-person service and dinner HERE. Click HERE for livestreaming information.

Shabbat Services

Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.

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

HEA Adult Education

Join Melanie Gruenwald for a three-week dive into The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Wednesday, June 16, 23 & 30, 9:00 a.m. on Zoom

This classic book on Jewish spirituality and our interactive conversations, will form a deeper awareness of our relationship to time and space, and how we live in it. It is suggested that students purchase the book and read in preparation for each class. Register HERE.

Introduction to Kabbalah with Melanie Gruenwald
Monday, June 28, 7:00 p.m. on Zoom

What does Kabbalah mean? What are some of the key principles of Kabbalah? This is a great opportunity to learn more about Kabbalah Experience and learn about future opportunities! Register HERE.

Adult Education Outdoors with Jon Gottsegen

Saturday, July 10, 2:30 p.m. for young children and families (Click HERE)
Sunday, July 11, 9:00 a.m. for young adults (Click HERE)
Sunday, July 25, 9:00 a.m.for older adults (Click HERE)

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.

Join or Start an HEAConnect Group!

HEA Preschool

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

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

HEA Community

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?

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).

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).

Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

Leadville Cemetery Cleanup
Sunday, June 20, 9:00 a.m.
B’nai B’rith Colorado is excited to be back outdoors for our 24th annual Leadville Cemetery Cleanup, as we help clean up one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries east of the Mississippi River. Click HERE to register.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim Activities

Join Kabbalah Experience for Summer Classes
Click HERE for live and self-study classes, and special events.

Giving Opportunities

Open Your Heart To Those In Need

COVID-19 Information

Contact Us

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.

Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Senior Rabbi

(720) 390-4425

cell: (303) 246-3411

rabbi@HEAdenver.org

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Associate Rabbi
(720) 390-4439

cell: (303) 999-5250

rabbiG@HEAdenver.org

Cantor Arielle Reisner
Cantor
(720) 390-4433

agreen@HEAdenver.org

Laura Intfen

CEO

(720) 390-4424

laura@HEAdenver.org

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

Denise Daine
Front Office Administrator
(303) 758-9400 x 225
denise@headenver.org

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

Albert Cohen
Mashgiach and Kitchen Manager
(303) 909-8256

cohenscuisine@hotmail.com

Wednesday's HEAdlines: Shabbat Services and More

06/02/2021 07:31:37 AM

Jun2

Featured Events & Programs

Shabbat in the Park
Friday, June 4, 5:30 p.m.

DeKoevend Park

6301 S University Blvd SHELTER A, Centennial, 80121
Join HEA Family Connection for our first Shabbat in the Park of the summer! Click HERE.

2nd Saturday Tot Shabbat

Saturday, June 12, 10:00 a.m.

A spirited and song-filled Shabbat celebration for families with children under 6. Click HERE to register.

Get the most out of the HEA Website & App

Our website provides our members with more than just dates of events and service times.

Membership data system that gives every member access to their own member account
Secure and private way to view your transaction history, enter payment methods, set up recurring payments, and make donations
Member directory: lookup the addresses and phone numbers of your HEA friends in our private and secure database

Shop at Amazon Smile and Help HEA

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support HEA every time you shop, at no cost to you!

Shabbat & Services

Shabbat Calls to Seniors
Please consider volunteering to make Shabbat calls to our Senior members. It is a wonderful mitzvah! Email our Hesed chairperson, Jill Levy for more information.

After Kiddush Mah Jongg is back!
Get together in the Library after Kiddush is over. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your 2021 card if you have one.

__________________________________________

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 Musical Service
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
Come sing with us and start your Shabbat at home with music, candles and blessings. This service will be livestream-only. Click HERE for livestreaming information.

Shabbat Services

Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.

We will be celebrated the bar mitzvah of Russell Greenstein at a special Shir Hadash service in the Sanctuary. There are no spots remaining for this service, but there is plenty of room in the Traditional service in the Social Hall. Register for in-person services HERE, or find livestreaming instructions on our Livestream page.

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

Open Positions at HEA

HEA Community Engagement and Event Coordinator
HEA seeks an excellent Community Engagement Coordinator who is responsible for all aspects of congregational program engagement, including program development, participant recruitment and follow-up to ensure sustained engagement. The Community Engagement and Event Coordinator reports to Shira Teed, Director of Engagement. Click HERE to for more information and to apply.

HEAConnect

Join or Start an HEAConnect Group!

HEAConnect's Tikkun Olam group is branching out, and we'd love your help! We're launching a new program we're calling Tikkun O'Yum! We're inviting any member of the congregation (meaning you!) to sign up to provide a home-cooked dinner on Sunday, June 6, for The Delores Project, a Denver shelter for unhoused women. You can indicate your interest or find out more information HERE.

Want to help out, but making or bringing food seems too much? Help us fill our Bags of Hope for the homeless by purchasing supplies from our Amazon wish list HERE.

Does even the thought of buying supplies exhaust you? Donate directly to our effort by clicking HERE.

We appreciate your help in any way, shape, or form! Thank you for making the world a better place.

HEA Habitat Group Home Repair Day
Thursday, June 3, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2901 W Harvard Ave, Denver, CO 80219
You must sign up by Friday. Only 3 slots left! Sign up HERE.
Home repair (as opposed to home build) involves repairs to the exteriors of homes to maintain the quality of life for resident owners and the value of their homes. You must commit to the whole day and be there at 8:00 a.m. for the safety training. Kids 16 & 17 can build with parental/guardian consent (parents/guardians do not need to be present). Consent forms available online. No experience needed. Community service hours imposed by the legal system can only be fulfilled at Habitat ReStores. Questions? Call or text Naomi 720-280-7368 or nkirshner62@gmail.com.

The HEAConnect Environmentalism and Animal Welfare Group will be engaging in its first group activity, a clean-up of James A. Bible Park on Sunday morning, June 13, 10:00 a.m. to noon. We'll meet at the parking lot of the park. Since we're such a fun-loving group, this should be a fun activity and will help beautify the community around HEA. Even if you haven't been part of the group to this point, we welcome anyone who would like to chip in. The city parks department will be providing some supplies, so if you join in, please let us know by Monday, June 7, via email to Jon Gottsegen. Plan to bring your own gloves, and masks and the signed waiver. The city will provide other implements. We expect to have similar activities in the future.

HEA Adult Education

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.

HEA Preschool, Religious School (HEArt)

& Youth Programs

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

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

COVID-19 Information

Click HERE for community vaccine clinics open for adults 16+
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's COVID-19 vaccine toll-free hotline (1-877-268-2926), and their vaccine-finder website is available HERE. You may also check out the Facebook COVID-19 Information Center HERE and a Facebook group, Colorado Vaccine Hunters HERE.

HEA Community

HEA member Lindsay List would like to thank everyone who contributed to her Mitzvah Project, Lindsay’s Library. Lindsay won the Prudential Spirit Community Service Award for the State of Colorado for the Middle School Age Group. She could not have done it without your support.

Lindsay is continuing her community service project to collect children’s age books that will be going to children in need. If anyone has any new or gently used books that they are willing to donate, please contact her at Lindsayslibrary@comcast.net. Click HERE to learn more about her project.
You can also click on the article below to hear more about her project.

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?

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).

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).

Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim Activities

On Sunday, June 6, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom, Mimi Raizen will continue her presentation of “From Tin Pan Alley to the Great White Way: Jewish Composers of the American Musical.”

On Monday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom, the second season of “L’Chaim: A Taste of Jewish Music from – Anywhere” continues with notable composer and song leader Nick Page presenting “from Abayudaya to Bosnia.”

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

MAAC at the J

Summer 2021 Wolf Theatre Academy
Music Audition Class: June 7 - 18
Dance Intensive: June 21 - July 2
Acting Audition Class: July 6 - 9
Musical Theatre Class: July 12 - 25
Click HERE for more information.

Giving Opportunities

Open Your Heart To Those In Need

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.

Contact Us

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.

Rabbi Bruce Dollin
Senior Rabbi

(720) 390-4425

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

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