Our Vision:
We create meaning in our lives…through Jewish practice.
We celebrate together and lift each other when we have fallen.
We are inspired to realize our human potential.
We work to make the world more just.
Your support strengthens our community. In strength, we give back to the world.
Your Donations help support:
We're Sponsoring an Afghan Refugee Family.Congregation Har HaShem is proud to support Najeb and Maryam and their children and hope you will join us. Najeb, who worked as a truck driver and mechanic for the US Army in Afghanistan for 8 years, fled with his family as the Taliban took over Kabul earlier this year. An Army major who worked with Najeb in Afghanistan was instrumental in bringing the family to the United States. Najeb, Maryam, and their boys came to Boulder, Colorado in late November after spending some weeks living on a US military base in Indiana where they were fully vetted by the State Department. We are so excited to have them here with us!
Help Immigrants with Casa de Paz : Har HaShem partners with Casa de Paz to support immigrants recently released from the ICE Detention Center in Arvada. Help provide meals and supplies such as backpacks, water bottles, and adult clothing.
Learning enriches Jewish life and grows Jewish identity. Har HaShem, whether you seek more knowledge, a connection to community or spiritual growth, we believe that these opportunities should exist at every age. We offer both formal and informal learning opportunities for our young people and adults.
[We] would like to thank you again for thinking of us when you invited us to join with the congregation for virtual services during these challenging times we're all facing. Having the opportunity to participate in Shabbat services again and be a part of the Har HaShem family reminded us of how much we missed belonging to a Synagogue and being a part of the Temple family. Even though the distance kept us from regular participation, we knew we could always call upon the Temple if we ever needed support, as I did when my father passed away. So, we've decided we'd like to re-join Har HaShem, even it means we won't be able to participate as much once life returns to normal and the virtual services end.
-Congregational Member
Har HaShem has stepped up in extraordinary fashion during these challenging days. Several programs a day, Shabbat services, children's programs, opportunities to just talk with clergy and others about getting through the stay-at-home days, special prayer services for critically ill members, virtual memorial services, and all this by Zoom (with individual help from knowledgeable members for those who have trouble navigating the technology). Har HaShem is also providing financial support (as we are able) for members who have been walloped by the shutdown or by illness (or both). I have been a member for almost 50 years, but I have never, in all that time, been so grateful for my synagogue and what they are doing to keep our community connected, enriched, supported, and looked after.
-Sara-Jane Cohen, Member
We create meaning in our lives…through Jewish practice. We celebrate together and lift each other when we have fallen. We are inspired to realize our human potential. We work to make the world more just.
Established in 1965, Har HaShem is the oldest continually operating synagogue in Boulder, Colorado.
Over the years, Har HaShem has grown from its modest beginnings to be a major institution in the Boulder community and the Colorado Jewish community. Our religious school is one of the largest in the state. We are leaders in Social Action programs. We have expanded our learning programs for youth and families to include multiple entry points for Jewish engagement, including a popular Family School, expanded Sunday options that enable students to experience as well as learn about Judaism, and multiple choices for Hebrew learning. Our youth groups have grown from a small senior youth group to programs for 3rd-12th graders. Our Congregation consistently has among the largest groups attending NFTY-Missouri Valley regional events. Our young people view Har HaShem as their home. We are one of the pilot Congregations of the HUC-JIR/URJ's B'nai Mitzvah Revolution, for which we have received national press in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. A collaborative community-wide teen learning initiative is just now being launched. As our members age, we have more and more second and even third generation members who are committed to keeping Har HaShem strong and thriving.
Organization name
Congregation Har HaShem
other names
Congregation Har HaShem, HHS
1965
Tax id (EIN)
84-0580952
Category
Religion-Related
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
3950 Baseline RoadBoulder County, CO, US