All Rise for the Queens!
All Rise for the Queens! The long-awaited, much-anticipated Purim Drag Queen Bingo event is returning to the JCC on Saturday, March 4! In addition to winning unique prizes, attendees will have the chance to enter a costume contest – to be judged by the one and only Laura Menorah – and try their hand at […]
PRIDE All Around Us
PRIDE All Around Us “Pride Shabbat was fantastic! My family and I felt such a great sense of community and inclusion. When the Jewish community recognizes and identifies with your sexual orientation, you can be who you truly are without hiding.” – Pride weekend participant Pride weekend in Denver took place June 24 – 26. […]
Perfect Space. Perfect Place.
Perfect Space. Perfect Place. Over the last few months, we have seen our rentals program flourish with the revival of in-person parties, meetings, conferences, and special events. We recently hosted a birthday party for a 3-year-old in the Social Hall led by one of our art teachers. We also had our first ever Nerf […]
Join our LGBTQIA+ Committee
Join our LGBTQIA+ Committee We are looking for community members to join the JCC Denver LGBTQIA+ Committee to help drive LGBTQIA+ community programming. This committee will meet outside of business hours either at the JCC or virtually. What we are looking for in potential committee members: Ability and desire to commit to volunteering […]
PRIDE: Creating Community
Dear JCC Community, The JCC Engagement and Programming efforts for the summer months of 2021 are well under way and we are excited to have our community members back in our building. The social bonds that are created at community centers are vital in helping to build a strong, safe, and inclusive community and we […]
Worlds Collide: A Commemoration from the JCC LGBTQIA+ Community
Words from our very own, Graeme Schulz May 31st, I feel hollow. Last night I received a phone call from a friend who attended the LA protests and the sound of his voice keeps ringing in my ear. “But we were peaceful”, he said. Those words carved the picture of shock on his face, even […]
J Denver LGBTQIA+ Initiative
As many of you may have seen––we are actively promoting our LGBTQIA+ initiative at the J. Some of you have wondered why, and we figured what better way to share the story than interviewing the two women behind the initiative––Courtney Jacobson and Shana Jacobs! Whose idea was it to create the LGBTQIA+ initiative? Is it […]
Rafi Daugherty answers our Pride Month Qs
Rafi Daugherty is our Pride Community Liaison here at the JCC Denver. As a Jewish transgender man and father of two children, we believe Rafi is a priceless resource to our J community. Being at the forefront of the Queer Jewish community, we thought it’d be extremely beneficial to have him answer some common questions […]
Jewish Community Pride: LGBTQ Inclusion & Support
Judaism teaches that we are all made צֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים, tzelem elohim, in the image of g-d. We all deserve humanity and dignity. Why Showing Up Matters As a straight, cis-gendered ally, it’s important to me to demonstrate this belief by showing up. This was my sixth year marching with the Jewish Community Pride contingency. I […]
One Orlando Alliance: 49 Acts of Kindness
Article published by One Orlando Alliance One Orlando Alliance asked several parents, of the 49 taken at the Pulse Nightclub Shooting on June 12, 2016, to share how they would like to see love and kindness shown this year on June 12th and they would like to share 49 beautiful ways to honor their loved […]
