Family Shabbat in the Park
Friday, July 22, 5:30 p.m., Westlands Park Pavillion C, Greenwood Village Bring your Shabbat picnic dinner to Westlands Park as we welcome Rabbi Sarah Shulman, her husband Nate Bankirer, and their daughters Meital and Lielle to our community. Open to all families with children ages 10 and younger. Please list the number of people in your party in the notes when you register HERE.
Kavod Program at HEA:
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Bat Mitzvah Tuesday, July 26, 1:00 p.m. Rabbi Sara Gilbert will give a historical context and facilitate a panel of West Side women as the reflect on their early bat mitzvah experiences, their challenges, triumphs and legacy. Click HERE.
Valley Beit Midrash Adult Learning Program
Shtisel’s Shas: A Talmudic Look at the Hit Israel T.V. Show
Thursday, July 28, 2:00 p.m. In this discussion, we take a close look at Shtisel, which turns out to be brimming with Jewish insight and Jewish learning. A virtual event presentation by Professor Shai Secunda. Click HERE for information and to register.
Volunteers 16 and older must sign up by July 3 for the July 17 build, and by August 6 for the August 21 build, and must commit to the whole day and arrive on time for the safety review. Questions or for more information contact Naomi: nkirshner62@gmail.com. Sign up HERE.
Your Role in Mental Health Conference
Sunday, August 28, 1:00 p.m., JCC Denver
A community-wide workshop. Keynote speech and Q&A with Colorado Attorney General, Phil Weiser. Register HERE.
Morning Minyan & Friday Evening Services Daily Morning services are now being held in-person in the HEA chapel at 7:30 a.m. Mon-Fri, and at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. Friday evening services will take place at 6:00 p.m. in the HEA chapel. You will still be able to attend daily and Friday evening services via Zoom, which will allow people to participate remotely in communal prayer, but only those gathered in person will be counted toward the quorum. Please see Rabbi Gruenwald's July 1, HEArtbeat article for more details.
Rabbi Dollin's Memory Book is Still Open Click HERE to visit Rabbi Dollin's retirement page. Check out the pictures from the celebration on June 24, and add a message without or without a photo to the memory journal. If you're not sure what to write, there are sample messages for you to look at.
High Holiday Choir Rehearsal Inviting all singers, ages 12-and-up to participate in the HEA High Holiday Choir. 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 afternoons from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., through September 18 in the HEA Chapel. Please contact Leah Peer at leahpeer@gmail.com.
Your West Side Stories We are gathering YOUR stories of growing up in this lively and wonderful community on the West Side. Please help us by submitting a story via email to Norman Chandler as soon as possible.
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 us on Shabbat morning and you too can welcome new visitors, returning members and our Shabbat regulars.We are also looking for Greeters and Ushers for High Holiday Services at HEA and Bethany. Contact James at james@headenver.org.
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.
Join or Start an HEAConnect Group!
Registration is open for all nine HEAConnect small groups. Some HEAConnect Groups will connect around common interests and affinities.Click HEREto see the full list of groups that you can register to join.
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-Led Education
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.
HEA Community Want Ads
ATDC is a Denver-based startup in the agrarian industry looking to fill a CFO/Director of Finance position. Click HERE to view the job description.
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 McKeonfor 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).
AmazonSmileis 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.
Shabbat Calls to Seniors Please consider volunteering to make Shabbat calls to our Senior members. Email our Hesed chairperson, Jill Levy for more information.
Programs & Classes from Jewish Partner Organizations
The Only Woman In The Room Symposium
Monday, August 1, 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m., Auraria Campus, Denver CO We invite you to gather with distinguished authors, renowned women's studies experts, prominent museum professionals, and some of Golda Meir's family and friends to explore Meir's life-defining moments. Featuring Keynote Speaker Pnina Lahav. Registration is required HERE.
Alzheimer's Community Forum
Tuesday, August 2, 11:00 a.m., The Jewish ExperienceKavod on the Road with the Alzheimer's Assn. and the Jewish Experience are hosting a community forum for individuals, families, friends and caregivers in the Jewish community who’d like to learn, identify gaps in Alzheimer’s and Dementia support and share experiences. Register HERE.
Register for classes at Kabbalah Experience
Kabbalah Experience’s summer session is upon us. Register HERE with discount code HEA25.
Colorado Hebrew Chorale
The choirs will not be meeting in July. The Colorado Hebrew Chorale and Kol Nashim are back performing and are looking for new talent to join! No knowledge of Hebrew is necessary. Open rehearsals for Colorado Hebrew Chorale will begin Monday, August 22 and 29, 7:30-9:30 pm. Open rehearsals for Kol Nashim will take place on Thursday, September 8 and 15, 6:00-8:15 p.m. All rehearsals will be at HEA. Proof of COVID vaccination is required. Information: info@coloradohebrewchorale.org, 303-355-0232. Registration required for all events at www.coloradohebrewchorale.org.
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.
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.
3600 S Ivanhoe St.
Denver, CO 80237
(303) 758-9400 info@HEAdenver.org https://HEAdenver.org
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.
