Rumi-nating on the Seasonal Harvest
05/02/2021 09:27:57 AM
Here’s a fragment from a poem by Rumi:
The wheat grain breaks open in the ground.
Then grows, then gets harvested. Then it cracks in the mill for flour
And baked. Then is crushed between teeth to become
Mind, Spirit and Understanding.
Lost in love, like the song the planters sing
After they sow the seeds.
These last two lines in particular read as a direct...Read more...
Midah of the Month of May: Shleymut
05/01/2021 08:46:43 PM
Help us enrich our collective soul growth. Share your thoughts in response to the midah practices below.
"The purpose of Mussar practice is to help individuals deepen their understanding of the ways of the soul, and to guide them in overcoming obstacles which keep them from attaining a sense of inner wholeness (shleymut)." - Alan Morinis
By learning about the soul and trying to understand its nature, we are...Read more...
Kate Olson's Obituary
04/13/2021 09:27:17 AM
Kate Olson has died. She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a pediatrician, a gardener, lover and mother of dogs, a beekeeper, a quilter, a needleworker, a master cook, and crossword puzzle completer.
She was also Rachel since her early 30's after her conversion to Judaism at Temple...Read more...
CBE Softball 2021
04/08/2021 09:37:40 PM
Put me in Coach! I’m ready to play some coed, CBE Softball! I don’t care if I’m a “Hebrew National” or a “Mensch Warmer,” I just want to get outside and hit a ball with my fellow tribe-members.
Now in our 10th year of fielding teams with Evergreen Parks and Recreation, CBE is...Read more...
Light at the End of the Tunnel!
04/04/2021 10:09:56 AM
Spring is in the air, snow is bringing much needed precipitation and very good skiing conditions, and light is at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel as vaccinations increase, case numbers decrease and restrictions ease. Our CBE staff and Board has been proactively adapting to keep CBE flourishing, ensure our firm financial footing and maintain social connections. I wanted to highlight a few initiatives we have been...Read more...
RE: Deadly events in Boulder yesterday
03/23/2021 04:03:39 PM
Dear friends:
Like you, we at Beth Evergreen are horrified by the news out of Boulder today. Yet another senseless and devastating attack on innocent lives. Last week, a shooting rampage in Atlanta. Yesterday, here in Boulder, Colorado, an act of terror that took a full minyan of 10 lives and left us all reeling.
We mourn with the families and friends of those who were killed yesterday: Tralona...Read more...
CBE Adopt-a-Highway
03/14/2021 10:14:59 AM
As part of our commitment to contribute to the larger Evergreen/Conifer community, CBE has chosen to participate in the Adopt-A-Highway project.
What is Adopt-A-Highway?
Roadside litter is an eye sore and costs millions of dollars annually to control. Often, it is impossible to keep up with the trash that thoughtless people have dumped on us. Colorado and our mountain community can use our help!!
Adopt-A-Highway is a roadside...Read more...
March Madness
03/07/2021 10:15:14 AM
Approaching a full year of living under the cloud of Covid-19 gives new meaning to the expression ‘March Madness.’ So much change, yet coming back full circle. I’ve been reflecting on the fact that the timing of this long, arduous march from March 2020 to March...Read more...
And the Beat Goes On
02/21/2021 10:23:02 AM
And the beat goes on. Just like my love everlasting. And the beat goes on. Still moving strong on and on…
From preschool to highschool, we persevere in...Read more...