The mountain area’s newspaper since 1958
VOLUME 65 | ISSUE 44
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
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Beth Evergreen celebrates 50 years Jewish synagogue draws diverse group of believers and thinkers from the foothills and beyond BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Red Rocks’ 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb draws estimated 2,500 attendees P2 An American flag strung between two fire trucks flies over the crowd at the start of Red Rocks’ 9/11 Memorial Stair PHOTO BY JANE REUTER Climb.
VOICES: 10 | LIFE: 14 | SHERIFF’S CALLS: 17 | HAPPENINGS: 21
Members of the Beth Evergreen synagogue all speak of it in similar tones: With a mix of joy and reverence, and a touch of seeming awe that they have found and become part of such a place. “This is special,” said board member Mike Schneider. “It’s the vibe, the warmth and friendliness, the musical Shabbats.” “For me, there’s a freedom in the spiritual connection,” said Beth Evergreen’s director of operations Sarah Hess. “I feel like I can go directly to my relationship with God here in a way I’ve been searching for my whole life.” “I like the service, I love the rabbi, I love the whole thing,” said Joanne Greenberg, one of Beth Evergreen’s SEE BETH EVERGREEN, P4
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