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Join Early Learning & Parenting at the Boulder JCC for Little Yogis, a class tailor-made for busy toddlers and their caregivers. Tailored for kids ages 1.5-3.5, this class utilizes songs, creative movement, stories, and mindful breathing to introduce the littlest practitioners to yoga. Free exploration at the end of class allows for unstructured play and for kids and caregivers to connect and build a supportive community. 

You can sign up for Little Yogis with Instructor Stacey Martin from November 5 to December 3 (Skipping November 26) from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Please register for Little Yogis on the Boulder JCC website.

In this embodied and participatory evening, led by Eyal Rivlin and Michelle Wolf, Join the Boulder JCC on Thursday, November 7, to dive in as a community into the ecstatic wellspring of chanting. Backed by some of Boulder’s top musicians and using ancient Hebrew melodies and mantras, we will build a sonic temple using our voices. 

To register in advance, please visit the Boulder JCC website. Hebrew Kirtan—The New (and Ancient) Practice of Sacred Chanting will be held on Thursday, November 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. No prior experience is needed to participate fully. Join the post-program social from 8:30 to 9 p.m.

On Sunday, November 10, from 10:30 am - 12 pm, join author Danielle Sharkan and ADL facilitator Jerry Pinsker for a book reading of Sharing Shalom and a discussion on navigating antisemitism for young families. Sharing Shalom is a book about a little girl who is very proud of her Jewish identity, customs, and traditions until someone purposefully destroys her family’s synagogue in a hateful act of antisemitism.

Following the reading, Danielle Sharkan and Jerry Pinsker, a local ADL facilitator, will discuss tangible and accessible ways to help parents and teachers discuss antisemitism with children. Childcare will be provided for children 4 - 10 years of age, and the book will be available for purchase.

Join the Women of the J at the Boulder JCC on Monday, October 28, from 6 to 8:30 pm for a night of Health Education about the BRCA gene. Gynecologic oncologist Dr. Christine Walsh of CU Anschutz will present the science behind the gene and why everyone must know their status.

Health education for women is crucial to cancer prevention. Every person has a BRCA gene, but sometimes mutations prevent genes from doing the job correctly. We will discuss the barriers to testing and hear personal stories on how the test can save a life. Our speakers will address issues concerning life insurance, mental health support, and what happens next. Everyone who qualifies is eligible for a free screening test.

Women of the J present the program in partnership with Boulder Hadassah and Jewish Cancer Prevention. Women of the J Programs are Underwritten in Honor of Marc H. Monheimer by the Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation. 

In the largest room at the Boulder Jewish Community Center (JCC), more than 550 people gathered together to sing, pray, mourn, and connect on Monday night as they marked one year since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Community members held hands and passed Kleenex boxes down the packed aisles as they listened to songs and stories of loved ones who passed away last year.

 “I could easily have just been in mourning at home with my family, I could have lit a candle,” Yoav Lurie told CPR News. “But in a moment like this, it's critical to be together as a community with other people and have this concept of shared pain… And it's an opportunity to listen to other people's pain and their experience of it and to be here for them and to be here together.”

Join the Boulder JCC and the Milk and Honey Farm for Sukkot on the Farm on Sunday, October 20, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Bring all the generations of your family to Milk & Honey Farm to celebrate the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. Spend time in the sukkah, shake the lulav, feed the animals, taste our farm's bounty, and participate in other seasonal farm activities. Bring a picnic lunch and stay to eat in the sukkah after the program. This program is designed for children 0-10 and their siblings and families. Advance registration is required.

The Museum of Boulder and the Boulder JCC proudly collaborate to bring you this Thursday's speaker for the 12th season of Boulder Conversations with Extraordinary People with guest speaker Marion Kreith! This series highlights the innovative people whose connection to our city makes Boulder the remarkable place it is today. This season’s theme is Diversity and Partnership, and together, the Museum of Boulder and the Boulder JCC have chosen to collaborate with eight impactful Boulder organizations that have made immense contributions to the living history of our community. The community has requested to return this series, Boulder Conversations with Extraordinary People, for a 12th season after a COVID hiatus. It is a unique and wonderful experience to have someone welcome you into their life's journey. Sitting with someone's story can illuminate the moments that shaped people's values and led them on extraordinary paths.