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JCC to open a south location on Arapahoe Road

JCC to open a south location on Arapahoe Road

The grand opening of the new JCC South Denver location is Sunday, March 18, 2-4 p.m.

The 4,200-sq. foot site is located at 9625 E. Arapahoe Rd., Suites L-N, Greenwood Village.

Children’s activities and refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon, and a brief dedication will take place at 3 p.m.

“The community open house will provide an opportunity for families to experience the new facility, connect with other Jewish and interfaith families and tell us what programs, classes and other events they would like to see at the new location,” said Dani Wynn, program coordinator and Camp Shai South director.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 March 2012 14:08 )

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Denver

Super Sunday fundraising phone-a-thon is coming up

Super Sunday fundraising phone-a-thon is coming upThe Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado will sponsor Super Sunday on Sunday, March 11, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at the Loup JCC, and on Monday, March 12, 5-8:30 p.m., at the federation, 300 S. Dahlia. Chairs are Rachel Allen, Melinda Blatt, Jesse Blum, Aaron Cohen, Elyana Feldman, Kenneth Gurrentz, Joanne Kleinstein, Bob and Robyn Loup, Yossi Manor, Esti Marcus, Lisa Mintz, Nikki Naiman, Jamie Sarche, Michele Roth Scharg, Melanie Siegel, Marc Spritzer, Susan Stern, Kelli Trotsky Pfaff, Hugo Weinberger, D...
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Denver

Schiff remains strong supporter of Hadassah

Schiff remains strong supporter of HadassahNews of a looming scandal at the top ranks of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, may have surprised and upset a veteran Denver member and leader of the organization, but not nearly enough to make her want to jump ship. Sandy Schiff, a member of Hadassah for over 50 years and a board member of the Denver chapter “for almost that long,” has also served as president of the Denver chapter’s Masada group. She admits that when she first read of allegations of misuse of fu...
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Denver

Rabbi Steinberg is spiritual leader of Zera Abraham

Rabbi Steinberg is spiritual leader of Zera AbrahamZera Abraham welcomed its new rabbi at a public gathering Jan. 4 at the synagogue. Rabbi Tzvi Steinberg will assume the full time spiritual leadership of Zera Abraham after Passover, and until then will commute between Denver and his current home in Lakewood, NJ. Rabbi Steinberg is an advanced rabbinic scholar at Beth Medrash Govoho (the “Lakewood yeshiva”) in New Jersey. For the last 11 years, he has headed a kollel of 35 people to study a four-year cycle of Jewish law required for rabbi...

Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 January 2012 12:42 )

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Denver

Zev Pomeranz is the new associate rabbi at Aish Denver

Zev Pomeranz is the new associate rabbi at Aish DenverRabbi Zev Pomeranz became the new associate rabbi at Aish Denver this fall. Rabbi Yaakov Meyer, Aish Denver founder and director, met Rabbi Pomeranz in Israel this past summer and was impressed by the rabbi's "gentle and kind disposition as well as his profound wisdom," he says. "I knew that he and his wonderful family would be a great fit for Aish Denver."
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Obama includes Israel-Palestinian peace in counterterror strategy

Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Obama said the United States was trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in part because it could help “reshape attitudes” that foster extremism... [Link]

Canada-bound Israeli haredi family sent back from Jordan

Marcy Oster A haredi Orthodox family who crossed into Jordan with plans to join an extremist cult in Canada was returned to Israel and held for questioning. ... [Link]

Op-Ed: What if the Nazis had tweeted?

mbrodsky For the Internet to sustain its openness, all responsible parties must commit to guarding against the use of online hate mongering, writes the director of anti-Semitism monitoring for Israel. ... [Link]

Israeli panel advances measure on haredi military service

Marcy Oster A Knesset committee advanced a bill requiring 18-year-old haredi Orthodox men and women to register for military service, with a deferral of up to three years. ... [Link]

Amnesty accuses Israel, Hamas of human rights violations

gshefler Israel and Hamas violated international humanitarian law during their round of violence in November, Amnesty International said in its annual report. ... [Link]

Jewish Organizations to deliver 20,000 pounds of food to Oklahoma

Joe Winkler Jewish organizations unite to send 20,000 pounds of food to victims of the tornado in Oklahoma. ... [Link]

French-Jewish singer Georges Moustaki dies at 79

Cnaan Liphshiz Georges Moustaki, a French singer and songwriter known as “The Wandering Jew,” has died. ... [Link]

After botched probe, Claims Conference chairman Julius Berman addresses accountability

Uriel Heilman Following the revelation that he oversaw a bungled 2001 probe of fraud allegations at the Claims Conference, chairman Julius Berman talked to JTA about whether he’ll resign, what role he played ... [Link]

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