Boulder County offers a variety of programming and resources for teens in and around the area, including seasonal sessions and events at the Boulder JCC. Check out some of the provided resources and events to get involved in the community. For any questions, contact Nancy Lipsey, Senior Director of Programs.
Teen Resources
Boulder BBYO
By becoming a member of Rocky Mountain Region BBYO, teens are afforded the opportunity to experience local programming in their communities, regional programming such as dances, community service days, sports events, and weekend-long conventions, and international programming at large scale conferences and BBYO Summer Experiences. For questions, contact Emily Boskoff at eboskoff@bbyo.org
Boulder Temple Youth Corps
Boulder Temple Youth (BTY) offers high school students community and connection as they continue their unique Jewish journey. Open to all teens in the Boulder area, BTY is student-run, with a leadership board that plans and executes events throughout the year like the ‘Tube & Tub’ retreat, a Pearl St. Scavenger Hunt, Sushi in the Sukkah, and trips to go bowling or thrifting. BTY empowers teens to shape their own Jewish community, while offering support and camaraderie through the shared experiences and challenges of being a Jewish teen.
Jewish Student Connection in High Schools
For 10 years, Jewish Student Connection (JSC) has helped Colorado teens explore Jewish and Israeli culture, Jewish identity and community, and, perhaps most importantly, who they are and who they want to become. Guided by JSC professionals and led by students, JSC clubs celebrate the intersection between Jewish and American culture, tradition, and values and nurture understanding and allyship among Jewish and non-Jewish students alike.
Each week, at high schools across Boulder, teens meet to explore Jewish and Israeli culture. Some students are just beginning their Jewish journeys; others are continuing to explore what it means to be Jewish today. Together, those teens are building the kind of Jewish social networks that studies have shown are strongly related to future engagement in and leadership of Jewish communal life.
For more information about a Jewish Student Connection club in your area or to bring a Jewish cultural club to your school, please email JSC@JEWISHcolorado.org.
Youth Be Mitzvah
You may have heard of Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or even B’nai Mitzvah, the Jewish coming of age celebration for teens. At Judaism Your Way, they have our own unique take on this milestone, and we call it Be Mitzvah. For questions, contact Amy Kopkin Atkins at amy@judaismyourway.org