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Nevei Kodesh Board of Directors

Ian McPherson, President

Ian has been volunteering regularly at Nevei Kodesh since moving to Boulder in 2015. Though a Colorado native, he first encountered Renewal Judaism at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, CA when his wife, Thea, brought him to a brilliant kabbalat shabbat service. They both sought out Jewish Renewal community when deciding to move to Colorado, and were delighted to find a heart-centered, joyful place of practice at Nevei Kodesh.

Ian is a classically trained vocalist and multi-instrumentalist and is active as a lay-leader in the congregation. He regularly leads services with Rav Bracha and lends musical support to other lay leadership.

You are welcome to contact Ian personally at ian@imcpherson.com.

David Brode, Treasurer

David Brode is the Treasurer of Nevei Kodesh, has been on the board since 2018, and has been a member since 1997. He lives in Boulder with his wife Eleanor. Fun fact: with their large blended family, they have put five kids through the b'nai mitzvah program, with one more to go.

Cassie Goldfine

I moved, along with my husband and children, from Chicago in February of 2018. My husband and I had both spent a fair amount of time in mountain towns and were excited to have the opportunity to move to Colorado when the opportunity arose. We both transferred for work, I in re-insurance and my husband works for an environmental firm.

We enjoy traveling both near and far. We spend time in the mountains and we have family in the Chicagoland area and Wisconsin, so we get to spend a lot of time there over the summer. Summer 2020, Stella and Ryder will spend their first week at sleepaway camp – they are so excited! The kids attend Three Creeks K-8 in West Arvada and are enjoying learning to ski and spend time on the weekends skating, playing soccer, rock climbing gyms...really anything.

We started attending Nevei Kodesh after checking out a few temples in the area. We liked the sense of community and warmth we encountered and soon signed our kids up for the religious program and have not been disappointed! So much so that when I was approached to help, I was happy to do so.

Lisa Effress

Despite not having lived there since 2005, Lisa has always felt a draw to her home state of Minnesota and the Jewish community there. But, upon arriving in Boulder, Lisa knew Boulder would become her permanent home. Originally, she migrated here for a career opportunity in Advertising, but she met and married the love of her life, Tim Roper, and had her daughter Eva.

As soon as Eva could walk, Lisa knew she wanted to find a Jewish community in Boulder where she could instill in her daughter the same Jewish values that she had as a child.

Nevei Kodesh ranked high on the list of suitable synagogue affiliations, and before long, Eva was enrolled in Religious School at NK and the family was enjoying High Holiday services together, among the many other things NK has to offer.

Lisa finds joy and meaning in being on the Board of Nevei Kodesh. Her parents were board members of the JCC and her hometown synagogue. Lisa was always inspired by their dedication and effortless giving to the community. True to her upbringing and the values of her parents, Lisa has chosen a life of volunteering, giving, and has dedicated herself to the Jewish community in Boulder and beyond.

Wendy Miller

Wendy Miller was born and raised in Los Angeles. She came to Boulder in 2012 to raise her son Jackson in a sane and peaceful place. Wendy joined Nevei Kodesh 6 years ago. She immediately organized the Hannukkah Party, and from there she created (with her friend David Spiro) Jewish Broadway, the annual fundraiser for Nevei Kodesh. She has been in the show and chaired the event the past several years. Wendy has also been on the board of directors for the past 5 years. She is also on the Fundraising Committee and has helped raise thousands of dollars for Nevei Kodesh. Wendy has also performed in the Broadway Boomers the past 5 years and is currently in a spring show. Finally, Wendy has written a one woman show and will be performing her show in May. She's a huge theater and musical theater fan, spending most of her life listening to Broadway tunes.

Michael Mittleman

Fri, February 28 2020
3 Adar 5780

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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 3 , 2020

The World of Dreams Series
Tuesday, Mar 3rd 7:00p to 8:30p
The World of Dreams In Hebrew, we speak of “opening” a dream, which our sages likened to an unopened letter. In this series of classes, we will examine our dreams in the tradition of my teacher, Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat, who inherited this practice from her family and developed it in advanced study. She not only taught us ways to “open” our dreams, but also ways to “repair” dreams that require tikkun, by a practice called “waking dream”. In preparation for this class, I suggest the following: Put a new unlined notebook and pen or pencil by your bed. Before going to sleep, write the following day’s date at the top of the page. Reach for it the next morning as soon as you waken, and write or draw whatever you remember. Full sentences are not required. Eve Ilsen is a psychotherapist and rabbinic pastor. She has lived, worked and learned in New York, Philadelphia, California, Alaska and Israel. She learned to work with imagery and waking dream daily with Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat in Jerusalem for four years. Returning to the States, she spearheaded the Wisdom School with her late husband, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and taught in tandem with him as well as her own classes.
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Thursday ,
MarMarch 5 , 2020

Psalms Brown Bag Series with Rabbi Diane Tiferet Lakein
Thursday, Mar 5th 12:00p to 1:00p
Ivdu et Hashem b’Simcha – Let us serve YHVH with joy! (Psalm 100: 2) Psalms Brown Bag Series with Rabbi Diane Tiferet Lakein: Nevei Kodesh, Thursdays 12 – 1pm February 13, 20, 27, March 5 $10 Nevei Kodesh members/$12 guests This lunchtime brown bag series will explore four different psalms as a way into both a richer understanding of the Jewish traditional texts and a deeper appreciation of our own souls’ yearnings.* Over the centuries, the redactors of our prayer books (siddurim) have chosen particular psalms as part of the standardized liturgy, and contemporary communities have highlighted and elevated others through chants and songs. And yet there is so much more to uncover! My hope is that we will come to build a sense of community through our sustained exploration of different psalms together over time. I also pray that our engagement with a variety of psalms will offer a window into the tremendous richness to be found in these traditional texts of prayer. *No Hebrew is required. The texts will be provided both in Hebrew and in traditional and alternative English translations, including those of Rebbe Zalman himself. Drop-ins are welcome.
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Friday ,
MarMarch 6 , 2020

'Nava Tehila' Style Services, led by Rav Bracha and Yoel Sykes
Friday, Mar 6th 7:00p to 9:00p
Led by Yoelle Sykes and Rav Bracha: Come as you are and join a musical Kabbalat Shabbat journey that will invite us to travel into the landscape of holiness and joy. Through chanting Psalms and Shabbat prayers with original melodies and guided intentions, we will connect to the spirit and allow it to fill our hearts, uplift our souls and welcome the Shabbat. This Shabbat we are joined by amazing levitical musicians such as Kendall Perry, Sandra Wong, and Sheldon Sands, among others. Families are welcome* - with childcare also available in the building - and we conclude by 8:45 with light oneg refreshments and home-baked challah. **childcare for the duration of the service is provided free of charge.
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Monday ,
MarMarch 9 , 2020

A Mad (Hatter) Purim Celebration
Monday, Mar 9th 7:00p to 11:00p
Maariv (evening service) Followed by a theatrical and full Megilla reading (there may or may not be puppets) followed by break fast nosh and drink and a DJ-spinning ALICE IN WONDERLAND THEMED dance party! Elaborate costumes encouraged. This event is open to people of all ages. BYOB
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 10 , 2020

The World of Dreams Series
Tuesday, Mar 10th 7:00p to 8:30p
The World of Dreams In Hebrew, we speak of “opening” a dream, which our sages likened to an unopened letter. In this series of classes, we will examine our dreams in the tradition of my teacher, Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat, who inherited this practice from her family and developed it in advanced study. She not only taught us ways to “open” our dreams, but also ways to “repair” dreams that require tikkun, by a practice called “waking dream”. In preparation for this class, I suggest the following: Put a new unlined notebook and pen or pencil by your bed. Before going to sleep, write the following day’s date at the top of the page. Reach for it the next morning as soon as you waken, and write or draw whatever you remember. Full sentences are not required. Eve Ilsen is a psychotherapist and rabbinic pastor. She has lived, worked and learned in New York, Philadelphia, California, Alaska and Israel. She learned to work with imagery and waking dream daily with Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat in Jerusalem for four years. Returning to the States, she spearheaded the Wisdom School with her late husband, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and taught in tandem with him as well as her own classes.
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 14 , 2020

CTR 2 Shabbaton
Shabbat, Mar 14th 10:00a to 5:30p
10am - attend services 12pm - lunch 1pm - 4pm - electives 4pm - attend Torah study with parents
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 17 , 2020

Hebrew and a Taste of the World to Come: An Interactive Journey Through Gender, Music and Mysticism with Eyal Rivlin
Tuesday, Mar 17th 7:30p to 9:00p

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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 24 , 2020

The World of Dreams Series
Tuesday, Mar 24th 7:00p to 8:30p
The World of Dreams In Hebrew, we speak of “opening” a dream, which our sages likened to an unopened letter. In this series of classes, we will examine our dreams in the tradition of my teacher, Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat, who inherited this practice from her family and developed it in advanced study. She not only taught us ways to “open” our dreams, but also ways to “repair” dreams that require tikkun, by a practice called “waking dream”. In preparation for this class, I suggest the following: Put a new unlined notebook and pen or pencil by your bed. Before going to sleep, write the following day’s date at the top of the page. Reach for it the next morning as soon as you waken, and write or draw whatever you remember. Full sentences are not required. Eve Ilsen is a psychotherapist and rabbinic pastor. She has lived, worked and learned in New York, Philadelphia, California, Alaska and Israel. She learned to work with imagery and waking dream daily with Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat in Jerusalem for four years. Returning to the States, she spearheaded the Wisdom School with her late husband, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and taught in tandem with him as well as her own classes.
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Saturday ,
MarMarch 28 , 2020

4 Worlds Meditation and Gentle Movement for anyBODY- with Tracy Patch
Shabbat, Mar 28th 10:30a to 12:00p
Please join me for a relaxing and rejuvenating Four Worlds Shabbat. We will use a combination of breathing, Jewish meditation, gentle movement for anyBODY. Please arrive at 10:20.
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 31 , 2020

The World of Dreams Series
Tuesday, Mar 31st 7:00p to 8:30p
The World of Dreams In Hebrew, we speak of “opening” a dream, which our sages likened to an unopened letter. In this series of classes, we will examine our dreams in the tradition of my teacher, Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat, who inherited this practice from her family and developed it in advanced study. She not only taught us ways to “open” our dreams, but also ways to “repair” dreams that require tikkun, by a practice called “waking dream”. In preparation for this class, I suggest the following: Put a new unlined notebook and pen or pencil by your bed. Before going to sleep, write the following day’s date at the top of the page. Reach for it the next morning as soon as you waken, and write or draw whatever you remember. Full sentences are not required. Eve Ilsen is a psychotherapist and rabbinic pastor. She has lived, worked and learned in New York, Philadelphia, California, Alaska and Israel. She learned to work with imagery and waking dream daily with Mme. Colette Aboulker-Muscat in Jerusalem for four years. Returning to the States, she spearheaded the Wisdom School with her late husband, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and taught in tandem with him as well as her own classes.
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