Lieber engages Jewish life at Jco

Julie Lieber, appointed JEWISHcolorado’s chief of Jewish life and engagement last February as signs heralded COVID-19’s arrival, her past was indeed prologue. Lieber is a Jew who balances the contemporary and religious worlds. Both realms co-exist and complement, which epitomizes Jco’s mission. The self-confessed recovering professor has always attached herself to Jewish education, groups, camps and causes — but she’s also felt the simultaneous pull of opposite poles. “I was always involved in the not-for-credit Jewish educational world, even while I was on a career path to become a professor,” she says. “I kind of lived between the academic and Jewish nonprofit worlds.” The bestraddle allusion pops up repeatedly. In fact, it’s a running theme in her life. At Jco, Lieber supervises a staff of […]