Service Opportunities Outside CBE
05/01/2020 10:20:47 AM
These are challenging times. Here is a small sampling of ways we can engage with the community during this global health crisis.
If you are a former or retired healthcare worker, Gov. Polis’ Help CO Now, a coordinated statewide effort to make sure no one falls...Read more...
Middah of the Month of Iyar: Equanimity
04/25/2020 09:43:12 AM
Judaism nurtures our purpose in life to make this world a better place. Central to the work of repairing the world (tikkun olam) is the individual cultivation & repair of soul traits (tikkun middot). The practice of Mussar is the work of refining, tuning and fine tuning...Read more...
Treasurer's Corner
04/12/2020 09:46:26 AM
Shalom. As you may know, I was elected as your new treasurer and started my first term in June. First, I want to take this opportunity to thank Steve Peckar for the great job he has done over the past two years serving as treasurer of Beth Evergreen, the leader of our Life...Read more...
A Message From the Rabbi
04/09/2020 09:49:49 AM
Upside Down But Not Alone
Like you, the order of my life has turned inside out. With three kids home from college, I’m frequently checking in on how everyone is doing physically, symptomatically and emotionally. And like...Read more...
Learning to Be Alone Together
04/01/2020 09:58:41 AM
This week’s state-wide stay-at-home order in the face of the spread of Covid-19 (novel corona virus) prescribes a self-imposed isolation of individuals and families. The dangers of isolation and loneliness, compounded, I am reminded of the themes raised at the onset of...Read more...
Meal Planning During a Pandemic
03/31/2020 10:02:14 AM
Wow, I never expected to write an article about food with that headline, but here we are. I have learned a lot about taste preferences of Americans during my quick and infrequent outings to the grocery store lately. If preventing COVID19 doesn’t raise our blood...Read more...
Mask Crafters Needed!
03/30/2020 10:04:29 AM
Hello!
My name is cade beck and my mom is Susan Marcus, a member of CBE. I am the Colorado and Utah coordinator for COVID Mask Crafters, an international collective of stitchers working on making home-sewn masks for healthcare workers to fill in the current massive...Read more...
Middah of the Month of Nisan: Seder
03/25/2020 10:05:58 AM
Judaism nurtures our purpose in life to make this world a better place. Central to the work of repairing the world (tikkun olam) is the individual cultivation & repair of soul traits (tikkun middot). The practice of Mussar is the work of refining, tuning and fine tuning...Read more...
Psalm 18: a new translation by Rabbi Jamie
03/24/2020 10:07:18 AM
In times of adversity, the Hebrew psalms have offered a vehicle for voicing and calming our fears, and restoring wonder and joy to our hearts. In that spirit, I offer to you this original translation of Psalm 18. It's a long one. I echo here the psalmists...Read more...
CBE Response to COVID-19
03/13/2020 10:14:11 AM
Dear CBE Family,
We are living in challenging times as our world faces the unprecedented threat of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Everyday life is being disrupted as our communities’ work to slow the spread of the disease and care for those suffering from it. In...Read more...