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HEAdlines: What's Happening at the Alliance

05/17/2022 01:19:49 PM

May17

Events

To schedule an appointment,

call (303) 363-2300 or visit https://donors.vitalant.org

and use drive code B108.

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Kavod at HEA: Jazz Solo Set with Sarah Mount
Thursday, May 19, 1:00 p.m.

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Woman to Woman 2022
Tuesday May 24, 7:00 p.m.
Join Kol Nashim and the Colorado Hebrew Chorale with Eitan Kantor at HEA for a musical program celebrating the strength of women and children through song. All proceeds are a donation benefitting the Jerusalem Shelter for Battered Women and are matched by an anonymous donor. Register at www.coloradohebrewchorale.org.

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Opportunities to connect over Jewish learning in mind, body and spirit experiences. Get the full list of classes with more information and links to registration HERE.

Cooking with Albert Cohen
Wednesday, May 25, 5:00 p.m.

Journey Through the Jewish Holidays with Rabbi Gruenwald
Tuesday, May 31, 7:00 p.m.

Weekly Classes:

T'filah Hebrew with Rabbi Grinsteiner: Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m.
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gruenwald: Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.
Torah Trope Spring Session with Mallory Bustow: Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
Beginning Hebrew with Rabbi Grinsteiner: Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.
Retirement & Aging Meaningfully with Rabbi Dollin & Shelley Lazear (class 4 of 7): Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
Learning during Musaf: Saturdays at ~11:15 a.m.
Talmud with David Richman: Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

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HEA Community-Led Education

Jewish classes and programs led by HEA members.

sTORy Journeys: Torah, Stories, and Our Life Stories
guided by Cherie Karo Schwartz: Storyteller, Author and Educator
Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. (Starting again June 16)
Cherie guides an exploration of the week's parashah connected with sacred, folk and personal Jewish stories, and life stories. There are no pre-requirements; just a love of wrestling with Torah and interactive learning. Please Email Cherie at schwartstory@earthlink.net for more information and for the Zoom link. Each class is just $15.

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 at fei31046@aol.com.

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Meet with Rabbi Gruenwald

Click HERE to schedule your coffee (or tea) date with Rabbi Gruenwald to share your thoughts and hear his thoughts on everything from Israel to the future of HEA.

Join Our Greeter/Safety Team!

Did you know that these Shabbat morning teams are here not only to keep you safe, but to be the warm and welcoming faces that you see when you come into our building? This team, along with staff member James McKeon and other volunteers need your help. Join us on Shabbat morning and you too can welcome new visitors, returning members and our Shabbat regulars. Contact James at james@headenver.org and say, “YES!” to HEA.

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Job Opportunities at HEA

Bookkeeper / Receptionist
Hebrew Educational Alliance (HEA) seeks a people-person to staff our front desk and prepare accounts payable and receivable materials for our accounting firm. Click HERE for the full job description.

Education Director
Hebrew Educational Alliance (HEA) is seeking an innovative, enthusiastic Jewish educator to serve as full-time director of our K-10th grade religious school, K-12th grade youth groups, young family outreach and engagement, Hebrew, and b’nai mitzvah programs. Click HERE for the full job description.

HEA Preschool seeks experienced, qualified ECE teachers to join our teaching team. Contact Rebecca Paradis.

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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.

SLAK (Social Life After Kids!)
This HEAConnect group is for parents who have recently become empty nesters and are looking to meet new people and connect with HEA in a new way. Click HERE.

HEAConnect Tikkun Olam
Join the Tikkun Olam HEA Connect Group and help pack snack and hygiene bags for Denver's unhoused community on Sunday, May 22.
Anything Helps for the Unhoused Community. Visit our Amazon Wish List or donate to the HEAConnect Tikkun Olam Fund to help our efforts. Get involved with Tikkun Olam and help “Repair the World”.

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HEA Community

Calling All HEA Singers! High Holiday Choir Is Back!
Inviting all HEA singers, ages 12-and-up to participate in the HEA High Holiday Choir under the musical direction of Leah Peer, with assistance from Eitan Kantor and Alice Fasman. The choir will sing at the traditional services on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur (Shacharit). Rehearsals will take place Sunday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., July 17 – September 18 in the HEA Chapel. (Rehearsal time may be adjusted depending on singers’ preferences). For more information and to sign up contact Leah Peer at leahpeer@gmail.com.

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.

Israeli Dance

Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., HEA
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.

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.

Ready to Heal Your Heart?
It is my “soul” purpose to help others with their loss/es. My life journey has brought me to do this work as I have walked this path. Please contact me if I can be of help through your journey. Click HERE.

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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.

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 McKeon for 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).

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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. Click HERE for instructions.

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Shabbat & Services

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. via Zoom (In-person as well as on Zoom on Thursday)

Join Zoom video conference HERE.

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

Shabbat Morning Traditional Services,
9:30 a.m.
Tot Shabbat, 10:00 a.m.
Bat Mitzvah of Zoe Hensley, 5:00 p.m.

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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Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

Join Kabbalah Experience for Summer Semester

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. You are invited to try out FREE Introductory classes, beginning the week of June 14. Friends of HEA are invited to apply discount code HEA25 for an additional $25 off, if you register before May 30.

Abby’s Impact
A client-centered, integrated program for youth ages 18–26 that builds skills to increase resiliency and foster healthy minds.Click HERE for more information.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale

Woman to Woman 2022
Tuesday May 24, 7:00 p.m.
Registration required for all event at www.coloradohebrewchorale.org.

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Giving Opportunities

Help Sisterhood continue its family and youth programming and youth scholarship programs!
Need to order scrip cards NOW? Well, there’s an app for that! The RaiseRight Mobile Gift Card App. Click HERE.

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.

Donations for Dignity
Donations for Dignity was created to ensure fundamental basic needs of every client are on the shelves at the JFS Weinberg Food Pantry. We hope you will participate in this special virtual campaign during the Jewish High Holidays, when some of us may not be able to attend in-person services. Click HERE.

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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

Laura Intfen

CEO

(720) 390-4424

laura@HEAdenver.org

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Associate Rabbi
(720) 390-4439

cell: (303) 999-5250

rabbiG@HEAdenver.org

Mallory Bustow
Ritual Coordinator

mallory@HEAdenver.org

Denise Daine
Front Office Administrator
(303) 317-3025
denise@headenver.org

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

Jamie Lambert
Preschool Assistant Director
(303) 758-1462 jlambert@HEAdenver.org

Mordechai Kadovitz
Community & Engagement Event Coordinator

(303) 758-9500
mordy@HEAdenver.org

Eitan Kantor

Music Director

eitan@HEAdenver.org

Teri Kenagy
Facilities Operations Coordinator
(720) 375-5166 tkenagy@HEAdenver.org

Debbie LeBauer
Executive Assistant to the Rabbis & Cantor
(720) 390-4435 debbie@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

Covid-19 Information

PROTOCOL FOR ENTERING THE BUILDING AT HEA. CLICK HERE.
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HEAdlines: What's Happening at the Alliance

05/10/2022 12:42:34 PM

May10

Events

Join us Sunday, May 15, 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary as we officially welcome HEA's Music Director Eitan Kantor to our community as we gather for HEA's Annual Meeting.

We will hear from our Board of Directors President and Vice Presidents about some highlights from last year, vote on the slate of the 2022-2023 Board of Directors, and then rejoice as a community as we collectively say, bruchim habaim to Eitan. The Welcome Celebration/Annual Meeting will last about an hour, and then it's time to schmooze and get to know Eitan at a reception that will be full of the community as well as cake and snacks.

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To schedule an appointment,

call (303) 363-2300 or visit https://donors.vitalant.org

and use drive code B108.

_______________________

Kavod at HEA: Jazz Solo Set with Sarah Mount
Thursday, May 19, 1:00 p.m.

_______________________

Woman to Woman 2022
Tuesday May 24, 7:00 p.m.
Join Kol Nashima and the Colorado Hebrew Chorale with Eitan Kantor at HEA for a musical program celebrating the strength of women and children through song. All proceeds are a donation benefitting the Jerusalem Shelter for Battered Women and are matched by an anonymous donor. Register at www.coloradohebrewchorale.org.

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FOND FAREWELLS

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Opportunities to connect over Jewish learning in mind, body and spirit experiences. Get the full list of classes with more information and links to registration HERE.

Shmitta: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives with Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein

Wednesday, May 11, 10:00 a.m.

Messianism, Zionism, and Religious Radicalism: Four Spiritualties in Israel (Cosponsored by the Valley Beit Midrash) Thursday, May 12, 2:00 p.m.
Select: "MY SYNAGOGUE IS HOSTING THIS EVENT WITH VBM"

Weekly Classes:

T'filah Hebrew with Rabbi Grinsteiner: Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m.
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gruenwald: Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.
Torah Trope Spring Session with Mallory Bustow: Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
Beginning Hebrew with Rabbi Grinsteiner: Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.
Retirement & Aging Meaningfully with Rabbi Dollin & Shelley Lazear (class 3 of 7): Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
Learning during Musaf: Saturdays at ~11:15 a.m.
Talmud with David Richman: Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

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HEA Community-Led Education

Jewish classes and programs led by HEA members.

B'nai Mitzvah & Judaica Tutoring with Rabbi Marlene Richter

Rabbi Marlene Richter, Religious School and Hebrew School teacher, has openings available to tutor b’nai mitzvah students. She has been teaching school and tutoring b’nai mitzvah for the past 15 years at HEA. She also teaches adults and children all things Judaica! Zoom and/or in-person classes options available. Contact Rabbi Marlene at 613marlene@gmail.com or 303-353-9525.

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Meet with Rabbi Gruenwald

Click HERE to schedule your coffee (or tea) date with Rabbi Gruenwald to share your thoughts and hear his thoughts on everything from Israel to the future of HEA.

Join Our Greeter/Safety Team!

Job Opportunities at HEA

HEA Preschool seeks experienced, qualified ECE teachers to join our teaching team. Contact Rebecca Paradis.

(back to top)

Join or Start an HEAConnect Group!

SLAK (Social Life After Kids!)
This HEAConnect group is for parents who have recently become empty nesters and are looking to meet new people and connect with HEA in a new way. Click HERE.

HEAConnect Tikkun Olam
Anything Helps for the Unhoused Community. Visit our Amazon Wish List or donate to the HEAConnect Tikkun Olam Fund to help our efforts. Get involved with Tikkun Olam and help “Repair the World”.

(back to top)

HEA Community

Israeli Dance

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.

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.

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

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

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. via Zoom (In-person as well as on Zoom on Thursday)

Join Zoom video conference HERE.

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

Shabbat Morning Traditional Services & Shir Hadash Bat Mitzvah of Talia Wohl in the Social Hall, BOTH SERVICES START AT 9:30 a.m.

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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Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

Community Passover Program this Spring from Jewish Family Service of Colorado
The program is designed to help struggling families enjoy a meaningful and plentiful Seder. Registration and more information HERE.

Register for classes at Kabbalah Experience

Kabbalah Experience’s Spring session is underway! Register HERE with discount code HEA25. Click HERE.

Abby’s Impact
A client-centered, integrated program for youth ages 18–26 that builds skills to increase resiliency and foster healthy minds.Click HERE for more information.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale

Registration required for all event at www.coloradohebrewchorale.org.

(back to top)

Giving Opportunities

Open Your Heart To Those In Need

(back to top)

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

Laura Intfen

CEO

(720) 390-4424

laura@HEAdenver.org

Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald
Associate Rabbi
(720) 390-4439

cell: (303) 999-5250

rabbiG@HEAdenver.org

Mallory Bustow
Ritual Coordinator

mallory@HEAdenver.org

Denise Daine
Front Office Administrator
(303) 317-3025
denise@headenver.org

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

Jamie Lambert
Preschool Assistant Director
(303) 758-1462 jlambert@HEAdenver.org

Mordechai Kadovitz
Community & Engagement Event Coordinator

(303) 758-9500
mordy@HEAdenver.org

Eitan Kantor

Music Director

eitan@HEAdenver.org

Teri Kenagy
Facilities Operations Coordinator
(720) 375-5166 tkenagy@HEAdenver.org

Debbie LeBauer
Executive Assistant to the Rabbis & Cantor
(720) 390-4435 debbie@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

Covid-19 Information

PROTOCOL FOR ENTERING THE BUILDING AT HEA. CLICK HERE.

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HEAdlines: What's Happening at the Alliance

05/03/2022 12:43:19 PM

May3

We regret that there were a couple of typos in the list of Board members that was sent out yesterday. Click HERE for the corrected roster of the Board. The vote in May 15 will be on the addition of Ilene Fischer to that roster.

Events

"Sing, O heaven, be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains!" ~~ Isaiah (49:13)
Join us Sunday, May 15, 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary as we officially welcome HEA's Music Director Eitan Kantor to our community as we gather for HEA's Annual Meeting.

We will hear from our Board of Directors President and Vice Presidents about some highlights from last year, vote on the slate of the 2022-2023 Board of Directors, and then rejoice as a community as we collectively say: bruchim habaim to Eitan. The Welcome Celebration/Annual Meeting will last about an hour, and then it's time to schmooze and get to know Eitan at a reception that will be full of the community as well as cake and snacks.

Shabbat Club Kickoff Dinner
Friday, May 6, 6:00 p.m.
Register HERE.

To schedule an appointment,

call (303) 363-2300 or visit https://donors.vitalant.org

and use drive code B108.

Kavod at HEA: Jazz Solo Set with Sarah Mount
Thursday, May 19, 1:00 p.m.

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Opportunities to connect over Jewish learning in mind, body and spirit experiences. Get the full list of classes with more information and links to registration HERE.

Shmitta: From Biblical Narratives to Contemporary Perspectives with Dr. Rabbi Avital Hochstein

T'filah Hebrew with Rabbi Grinsteiner: Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m.
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gruenwald: Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m.
Torah Trope Spring Session with Mallory Bustow: Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
Beginning Hebrew with Rabbi Grinsteiner: Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.
Retirement & Aging Meaningfully with Rabbi Dollin & Shelley Lazear (class 2 of 7): Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
Learning during Musaf: Saturdays at ~11:15 a.m.
Talmud with David Richman: Sundays at 9:00 a.m.

_______________________

HEA Community-Led Education

Jewish classes and programs led by HEA members.

Storying Your Life: The Stories that Sustain Us with Cherie Karo Schwartz
Wednesdays, through May 11, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., JCC, Mizel Reception Room

Come enter the world of Storying Your Life, guided by Master Storyteller Cherie Karo Schwartz. This six-part series, supported by JEWISHColorado, is for anyone who wants to learn new storytelling skills, listen to other people’s stories and step outside your comfort zone. Your stories are important and we invite you to express your creative selves in this storytelling space. Register HERE.

B'nai Mitzvah & Judaica Tutoring with Rabbi Marlene Richter

Meet with Rabbi Gruenwald

Click HERE to schedule your coffee (or tea) date with Rabbi Gruenwald to share your thoughts and hear his thoughts on everything from Israel to the future of HEA.

(back...)

Join Our Greeter/Safety Team!

Job Opportunities at HEA

HEA Preschool seeks experienced, qualified ECE teachers to join our teaching team. Contact Rebecca Paradis.

(back...)

Join or Start an HEAConnect Group!

SLAK (Social Life After Kids!)
This HEAConnect group is for parents who have recently become empty nesters and are looking to meet new people and connect with HEA in a new way. Click HERE.

HEA Community

Israeli Dance

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.

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.

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

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. Click HERE for instructions.

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Shabbat & Services

Morning Services
Sunday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. via Zoom

Join Zoom video conference HERE. In-person as well as on Zoom on Thursday

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

Shabbat Morning Traditional Services & Bat Mitzvah of Aviva Davis, 9:30 a.m.

Shabbat Calls to Seniors
Please consider volunteering to make Shabbat calls to our Senior members. Email our Hesed chairperson, Jill Levy for more information.

(back...)

Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations

Register for classes at Kabbalah Experience

Kabbalah Experience’s Spring session is underway! Register HERE with discount code HEA25. Click HERE.

Abby’s Impact
A client-centered, integrated program for youth ages 18–26 that builds skills to increase resiliency and foster healthy minds.Click HERE for more information.

Colorado Hebrew Chorale: Upcoming Events

Giving Opportunities

Open Your Heart To Those In Need

Covid-19 Information

PROTOCOL FOR ENTERING THE BUILDING AT HEA. CLICK 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.

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