Jewish students at the University of Denver gathered Friday evening to show solidarity and strength following multiple acts of antisemitism on campus this week.
Inspired by the Jewish ritual of Rosh Chodesh, we will be coming together to celebrate the new moon and welcome the Hebrew month of Adar on February 28, 2023 at the Boulder JCC.
For the fourth consecutive year, JEWISHcolorado is awarding $50,000 in Staenberg Family Foundation “Anything Grants,” to Jewish organizations statewide for numerous projects and programs, ranging from micro grants for Jewish teen programming to perennial gardens for seniors, and from capital projects to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Supported by the family foundation of business leader and philanthropist Michael Staenberg, these are one-time matching grants, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. They are designed to cover up to 50% of a project’s budget, with the incentive for the applying organization to raise the other half. The grants are facilitated by JEWISHcolorado. Similar “Anything Grant” programs operate in Omaha, NE and St. Louis, MO. Nearly 40 organizations applied to JEWISHcolorado from communities in Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Denver. An independent committee of five young adults active in JEWISHcolorado’s Young Adult Division along with members o