Sacred Cycles | Shabbat: A Sanctuary in Time
2025-07-01 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | Third Street Center, 520 S 3rd Street, Carbondale, CO, 81623, United States
Rabbinic Intern Jennifer Moses will guide us as we delve into the flow of the Jewish calendar and explore four holiday-related themes while enjoying coffee and light bites together. Come for one session or attend them all—everyone is welcome!
July 1, 9-10 am – Shabbat: A Sanctuary in Time
July 8, 9-10 am – Preparing for the High Holidays: Elul and the Journey of Transformation
July 22, 9-10 am – Sukkot and Simchat Torah: Finding Joy in Impermanence
July 29, 9-10 am – Passover to Shavuot: The Age of Anxiety
RSVPs requested, see below. To sign up for the entire series, email our office.

AJC at Carbondale First Friday
2025-07-04 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Main Street, 853-899 Main St, Carbondale, CO, 81623, United States
Bring your friends and family to AJC’s booth and share a fun Shabbat moment noshing on challah and schmoozing with Rabbi Sima.

Shabbat Evening Service
2025-07-04 18:00 | Aspen Chapel Garden, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Enjoy music-filled services surrounded by wildflowers and mountain views, then stay to connect with friends and community over refreshments.

AJC at the Aspen Saturday Market
2025-07-05 09:00 | Hopkins & Hunter, S Hunter St & E Hopkins Ave, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Stop by our booth at the Aspen Saturday Market to snack on some challah, pick up a little swag, and enjoy a few kids’ activities, all while connecting with Rabbi Shira and the AJC Crew.

Sacred Cycles | Preparing for the High Holidays: Elul and the Journey of Transformation
2025-07-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Aspen Chapel Gallery, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
June 30, 12-1 pm – Shabbat: A Sanctuary in Time
July 7, 12-1 pm – Preparing for the High Holidays: Elul and the Journey of Transformation
Jul 21, 12-1 pm – Sukkot & Simchat Torah: Finding Joy in Impermanence
July 28, 12-1 pm – Passover to Shavuot: The Age of Anxiety
RSVPs requested, see below. To sign up for the full series, email our office.

Sacred Cycles | Preparing for the High Holidays: Elul and the Journey of Transformation
2025-07-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Third Street Center, 520 S 3rd Street, Carbondale, CO, 81623, United States

An Evening with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
2025-07-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Paepcke Auditorium, 1000 N. Third St., Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
In advance of releasing her memoir, “Heart of a Stranger,” New York City Central Synagogue Senior Rabbi Angela Buchdahl will discuss her life and the Jewish moment we’re living in.
Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl serves as the Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City and is the first woman to lead Central’s Reform congregation in its 180-year history. Born in Korea to a Jewish American father and a Korean Buddhist mother, Rabbi Buchdahl is the first Asian American to be ordained as cantor or rabbi in North America. Rabbi Buchdahl has been nationally recognized for her innovations in leading worship, which draw large crowds both in the congregation’s historic Main Sanctuary and via live stream and cable broadcast to viewers in more than 100 countries. Rabbi Buchdahl has been listed in Newsweek’s “America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis.”
RSVPs required, see below.

Cocktails & Conversation with Rabbi Shira
2025-07-11 16:45 | Aspen Chapel Gallery, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
How big should I be? Finding strength without crowding others
Join us for food, drink, and a fun, substantive, and reflective rabbi-led conversation before Shabbat services.
In Judaism, middot are the inner traits — like patience, gratitude, and humility — that we all have, but that need practice to really shine. We’ll explore one middah a week, using timeless Jewish wisdom to help us live with more clarity, courage, and compassion.

Shabbat Evening Service
2025-07-11 18:00 | Aspen Chapel Garden, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Enjoy music-filled services surrounded by wildflowers and mountain views. This week we will be honoring outgoing board members including past-president, Craig Navias. This week will feature a catered reception including passed hor d’oeuvres and refreshments.

Mountaintop Shabbat & Jewish Bluegrass Concert
2025-07-12 10:30 | Aspen Mountain Concert Meadow, 601 East Dean Street, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
A summer highlight, this joyful, music-filled Shabbat morning at 11,212-ft. features Rabbi Shira and the incredible Jewish bluegrass band Jacob’s Ladder. A short service will be followed by lots of “get up and dance” music. Mountaintop Shabbat is community, celebration, and spirit – all set against a breathtaking backdrop. Please bring your friends and family, something to sit on, and a love of the mountains. Breakfast is on us! Underwritten by the Zilberman Family.
Jacob’s Ladder is an internationally touring band pushing the boundaries of contemporary Jewish music and traditional American Roots music through Jewish communal singing and prayer. In melding these two musical worlds, they tell their story through Eastern European Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewish traditions and their American heritage, which influences their unique musical style. Jacob’s Ladder has been performing coast to coast and continues to shed light on the conversation of identity, particularly regarding what it means to be an American Jew.

Shabbat Evening Celebrating Rabbi Shira
2025-07-18 18:00 | Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
6:00 PM | Shabbat service at Aspen Chapel
7:15 PM | Dinner at Highland Alehouse
Welcome Shabbat and celebrate Rabbi Shira’s installation, followed by dinner at the Alehouse.
RSVP requested for dinner, see below.

Sacred Cycles | Sukkot & Simchat Torah: Finding Joy in Impermanence
2025-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Aspen Chapel Gallery, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States

Sacred Cycles | Sukkot and Simchat Torah: Finding Joy in Impermanence
2025-07-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Third Street Center, 520 S 3rd Street, Carbondale, CO, 81623, United States

Cocktails & Conversation with Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
2025-07-25 16:45 | Aspen Chapel Gallery, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
The Mourner’s Kaddish, the most misunderstood Jewish prayer
Enjoy food, drink, and a fun, substantive, and reflective rabbi-led conversation before Shabbat services.
Join us as we explore the essence of the Mourner’s Kaddish, perhaps the most misunderstood prayer in Judaism. We will ask questions such as: Why is this prayer said by mourners, if it is not specifically related to death and mourning? What are the deeper theological claims of the prayer, and how might we relate to them today?
Our guest leader this week is Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, President and CEO of the Hadar Institute. Elie proudly serves on the board of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. He has previously worked as a journalist, banker, and corporate fraud investigator. A graduate of Harvard College, Elie completed his doctorate in liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was also ordained. A Wexner Graduate Fellow and Dorot Fellow, Elie is a co-founder of the independent minyan Kehilat Hadar and has been named multiple times to Newsweek’s list of the top 50 rabbis in America. He was selected as an inaugural AVI CHAI Fellow, and is the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities.

Shabbat Evening Service
2025-07-25 18:00, 2025-08-01 18:00, 2025-08-08 18:00 | Aspen Chapel Garden, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Enjoy music-filled services surrounded by wildflowers and mountain views, then stay to connect with friends and community over refreshments. If it rains, we’ll be inside the chapel.

Ajax Shabbat Morning Service
2025-07-26 10:30 | Aspen Mountain Concert Meadow, 601 East Dean Street, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Hike up Ajax or take the gondola for a short morning service and time with friends old and new. We’ll have a light breakfast for you and for Fido. BYO camp chair or blanket.

Sacred Cycles | Passover to Shavuot: The Age of Anxiety
2025-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Aspen Chapel Gallery, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States

Summer Fundraiser with Nefesh Mountain
2025-07-28 17:30 | Belly Up, 450 S Galena Street #202, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Join us for a memorable evening of community, cuisine, and incredible music featuring Nefesh Mountain, the acclaimed Jewish bluegrass band blending American folk traditions with spiritual roots. This special night supports AJC programming and brings us together in celebration and song.
Tickets required: Contact Jason Schnissel at director@aspenjewish.org or 970.925.8245 for ticket details and sponsorship opportunities.
The New York based Progressive Americana group Nefesh Mountain Band has been hailed as one of the formative boundary-pushing ensembles in roots music. The band’s creators and dynamic husband and wife team of Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff have created a world and sound all their own; blurring the lines between Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz, and Blues with a masterful hand as songwriters, instrumentalists, and composers. Nefesh Mountain has been proudly open and vocal about their background and heritage as Jewish Americans, and are among the first preeminent Americana / Bluegrass bands to infuse Jewish tradition and soul into the beautifully diverse tapestry of American roots music.

Sacred Cycles | Passover to Shavuot: The Age of Anxiety
2025-07-29 09:00 - 10:00 | Third Street Center, 520 S 3rd Street, Carbondale, CO, 81623, United States

Why Do Jewish Ideas Matter?
2025-07-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
The enduring power of Jewish wisdom
Panelists:
Rabbi Elka Abrahamson, President, Wexner Foundation
Sarah Hurwitz, Author and former White House speechwriter
Bret Stephens, New York Times op-ed columnist
Jewish ideas offer a framework for thinking deeply and living purposefully. But in a world flooded with content and opinion, what does Judaism offer that is distinctive and worth sustaining? This opening session explores what gives Jewish ideas their enduring relevance and why they’re worth learning from and living by today.
This event is part of the Aspen Jewish Conversations speaker series.
RSVPs required, see below.

Cocktails & Conversation with Rabbi Shira
2025-08-01 16:45 | Aspen Chapel Gallery, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Can I slow down without falling behind? The courage to trust the pace of real life
Join us for food, drink, and a fun, substantive, and reflective rabbi-led conversation before Shabbat services.
In Judaism, middot are the inner traits — like patience, gratitude, and humility — that we all have, but that need practice to really shine. We’ll explore one middah a week, using timeless Jewish wisdom to help us live with more clarity, courage, and compassion.

Camp Bashert Shabbat Hang & Havdalah
2025-08-02 15:30 - 19:30 | Camp Bashert, 1287 County Road 154, Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601, United States
Lawn games & pool time | 3:30 pm
Shabbat Sings & Adult Tisha B’av 101 | 4:30 pm
Dinner | 5: 30 pm
Bonfire, music & Havdalah | 7 pm
RSVPs requested, see below.
Come early for lawn games, pool time, Israeli dancing, and our tot-friendly Shabbat Sings. We’ll enjoy dinner together, then gather around the bonfire for Havdalah to close out a perfect evening.

Tisha B’Av Gathering
2025-08-03 10:00 | Location to be Announced
Why do we still mourn something that happened over 2,000 years ago? How is this relevant to us today? Please join us for conversation and reflection on Tisha B’Av, commemorating the destruction of the ancient Temples.

Film Screening: October 8th
2025-08-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Isis Theatre, CO, United States
Join us for a screening of October 8 which will be followed by conversation and a Q&A with the film’s director, Wendy Sachs.

What’s the Next Golden Age for American Jews?
2025-08-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Looking back with clarity and forward with purpose
Panelists:
Mijal Bitton, Spiritual Leader of the Downtown Minyan, Manhattan
Franklin Foer, staff writer at The Atlantic
Rabbi Ammil Hirsch, Senior Rabbi at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
Moderator: Rabbi Shira Stutman, Senior Rabbi, Aspen Jewish Congregation
For decades, American Jews enjoyed unprecedented safety, success, and cultural influence. But beneath that prosperity, many became disconnected from Jewish tradition and meaning. Was that truly a golden age, or just the foundation for what could come next? This session reckons with the story of Jewish life in America and asks what a deeper, more meaningful era might look like.
This event is part of the Aspen Jewish Conversations speaker series.
RSVPs required, see below. Please note that this session begins later than the rest of our series.

Cocktails & Conversation with Rabbi Shira
2025-08-08 16:45 | Aspen Chapel Gallery, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
How do I notice what’s good — even when it’s not perfect?
Join us for food, drink, and a fun, substantive, and reflective rabbi-led conversation before Shabbat services.
In Judaism, middot are the inner traits — like patience, gratitude, and humility — that we all have, but that need practice to really shine. We’ll explore one middah a week, using timeless Jewish wisdom to help us live with more clarity, courage, and compassion.

Singing Circle with Aden Fisher-Brown
2025-08-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen, CO, 81611, United States
Join our new High Holiday prayer leader, Aden Fisher-Brown, for a special opportunity to learn and sing beautiful melodies for the upcoming holiday season. This gathering is a warm and welcoming way to prepare for the High Holidays together through song and spirit. Light refreshments will be served — just bring your voice and an open heart.
