Boulder Aish Kodesh

Intermountain Jewish News - Jan 9, 2006
Boulder's Aish Kodesh reports a year of growth
Aish Kodesh of Boulder has been blessed with both growth and activities," says President Gary Kornfeld. Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder has galvanized the Orthodox congregation to obtain its own building at 1805 Balsam, purchased a Torah scroll rescued from Europe, and commissioned a new ark designed by artist Drew Noll.

Spiritual leader Yehudis Fishman leads many classes for adults and children.

Rebbetzin Ketriellah Goldfeder is in charge of the Shabbat program for childten in grades pre-K-five.
The program includes participation in Adult services, junior congregation, Torah-based drama and games, and free play on the community-built play equipment.

Weekly Hebrew school classes are open to children of the community. Hebrew language skills, particlpation in holiday events, and hands-on activties to teach Jewish values are offered in kindergarten through Bar and Bat Mitzvah. The Hebrew school is directed by Meira Chmeil.

Aish Kodesh will honor Fishman at its second annual tribute dinner in March.

The roots of AishKodesh go back more than 10 years, when a group of Boulderites met in each other's homes or in rented spaces to study and have services. The members have hired teachers such as Rabbis Natan Greenberg, Sholom Brodt and Henoch-Dov Hoffman and Rebbetzins Neila Carlebach and Fishman through the years. The congregation hired Rabbi Goldfeder in 2003.

"Our community will have even more spark when our eruv project is complete, sometime in 2006," says Aish Kodesh founder Jonathan Bein.