Keeping Your Brain Young
An interactive and informative evening for all ages
Join our panel of experts and explore a variety of preventative, pro-active approaches to brain
 health and performance.
Thursday, February 9
7 pm
At the Boulder JCC
$8 at the door
co-sponsored by Hadassah, Boulder JCC’s Maimonides Wellness Center and Jewish Family Service
Who really influences Middle East policy?
"The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America's Interests in the Middle East"
With author Mitchell Bard in person
Does Israel have a stranglehold on Washington, corrupting America’s national interests? Quite the
 contrary, argues Mitchell Bard, one of the nation’s leading authorities on U.S.-Israel relations. An insidious Arab lobby composed of big oil companies, weapons firms, and Middle Eastern despots is secretly conspiring to undermine decision making in the U.S. capital.
Mitchell Bard is currently the head of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, a nonprofit advocate for Israel; the director of the Jewish Virtual Library, the world’s most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture; and the author of “Will Israel Survive?” and “The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict.”
“The point of this study is to highlight how the debate may be distorted because of the vast financial resources of the Arab lobby, and to expose some of its efforts to manipulate public opinion and foreign policy, often beyond public view, in ways that have gone largely unnoticed and demand greater scrutiny.” – Mitchell Bard
Sunday, February 12
7 pm
Boulder JCC
$10 at the door
"Mifgash: Encountering Jewish Identity in the 21st Century"
with director Seth Kroll in person
Since it launched in December 1999, Taglit-Birthright Israel has taken more than 300,000
 participants on a free ten-day tour of Israel. It is one of the most recognized and ambitious programs in the Jewish world, yet there are still many questions and misconceptions about it. “Mifgash” tells the story of Bus 740 on its Birthright trip and highlights the challenging, enlightening, and ultimately life-changing moments as participants question, reflect, and grapple with their own Jewish identity. Both an enlightening documentary about the most radical philanthropic venture in Jewish life today and a testament to its transformative impact, “Mifgash” offers a heartening experience to audiences of all ages.
Tuesday, February 21
7 pm
Boulder JCC
$10 at the door
Two Programs with Rabbi Ori Har DeGennaro
Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Sageing ® - Acquiring a Heart of Wisdom
This intergenerational class entwines journal writing exercises, text study, interactive and individual meditations, and group sharing. The Sage-ing journey teaches skills which empower us to harvest the wisdom of our life experience to enrich the present moment; face our mortality and learn from it; mature in our relationships and in our communities; develop a regenerative spirit; and take active leadership roles in society.
Seven Sundays, January 29 - March 11
4:30 – 6:30 pm
At the FAM Center, 3000 Center Green Drive, Suite 130, Boulder
$140 (scholarships are available)
Co-sponsored by Center for Spiritual Friendship, Haver Rabbinical Council, Boulder JCC’s Maimonides Wellness Center and FAM - A Holistic Wellness Center.
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