Tikkun Olam Chavurah
02/07/2021 10:41:25 AM
The new year is upon us and the CBE Tikkun Olam Chavurah has been actively researching and planning activities for 2021. We are also looking to build long-term, in-depth relationships with several organizations. The Chavurah has identified what we are calling...Read more...
Effecting Change with Education
01/31/2021 10:39:44 AM
In the few months since the last Shofar was issued, there has been some big news in our world. The Colorado wildfires have been contained. A new US president and a first female VP were elected – soon to be inaugurated. ...Read more...
Bye Bye 2020(and Good Riddance!!)
01/17/2021 12:29:23 PM
When I took over as your treasurer in July of 2019, CBE had a solid financial foundation and was sailing along smoothly. Little did I know what was to transpire in 2020. To say the least, this past year has been a challenge for everyone in many aspects of our lives. We have had...Read more...
Jewish Drash on a Secular New Year
01/01/2021 09:39:44 AM
January 1, 2021, may not be a Jewish New Year, but turning to annual markers in time as measures of change is certainly a Jewish practice. There are, after all, at least four New Years in the Jewish calendar: one for the lunar...Read more...
End-of-Year Appeal
12/11/2020 12:20:01 PM
Dear Friends,
It’s Hanukkah! A celebration of courage and perseverance, gratitude and generosity. So we kindle lights (one at a time) to dispel the looming darkness, to spread warmth and kindness (one soul to another) to ease the winter chill, and...Read more...
Noticing Anew
11/29/2020 12:45:39 PM
Remember when your kids asked that question that made you stop and think, “Oh yeah, I wonder why that is…?” We lose a little curiosity as we age or maybe we just stop noticing. Recently while looking for songs to incorporate in the “Blues” Shabbat...Read more...
The New Year Ahead
11/15/2020 11:38:46 AM
Shana Tova! Although we couldn’t all get together in person, it was beautiful celebrating the holidays with the CBE community and so nice to see so many members and guests. Todah rabah to Rabbi Jamie, our service leaders, our staff, our talented volunteers, musicians, and...Read more...
Out of the Fire and into the….Election?
11/01/2020 11:54:04 AM
As many of you know, Marti and I were recently evacuated along with thousands of Grand County residents from our home near Granby. Those of you who have experienced such an evacuation (such as the one that effected south Evergreen this past summer) know the experience...Read more...
Yom Kippur 2020
09/29/2020 12:35:05 PM
Our father, Jacob, had a wonderful moment of honesty and clarity when he woke from a dream – Jacob’s ladder – you remember. He looked around and said, “God was in this place and I didn’t know it.”
Great moments come, but I am...Read more...
Yita Ruchel bat Tzirel ** Ruth Bader Ginsburg
09/23/2020 12:38:27 PM
WHY? We all collectively screamed! Why couldn’t she live just a little longer? …. at least a few more months. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Was it?
Why erev Rosh Hashana?
It...Read more...