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Parasha Study

Tora a la tambora: An evening of Colombian Dance and Torah Study

Join us in Denver on Wednesday, September 2nd at 6pm for a night of Colombian salsa, Jewish learning about the sacredness of movement, and a celebration of the beautiful intersections of our heritages.

Mindful Jewish Ritual for Our Times

When the world around us feels volatile, we can use mindful Jewish rituals to build moments of stability and rest, expanding our awareness and returning to a centered state. We invite Jews of Color to join us for a monthly opportunity to slow down together and practice ritual tools for spiritual nourishment.

This JOC-led space is one part inspiration, one part meditation, one part community connection! Co-led by Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife, IJS Core Faculty, and Rabbi Sass Brown, Program Director at Ammud: The Jews of Color Torah Academy, with guest JOC leaders.

Upcoming sessions: September 2 and October 14

Tashlich at Lollipop Lake | Denver, CO

Denver Ambassador, Rabbi Baruch Rosenberg, will lead a Tashlich ceremony centered on the experiences and perspectives of Jews of Color, with meaningful melodies and reflections.

Tashlich, performed during the Ten Days of Teshuvah, is an embodied ritual of casting away the past year's mistakes and injustices. To take care of our environment, we'll throw birdseed instead of bread, feeling what it's like to physically let go of the parts of the past year we're ready to be done with.

Ammud will provide a bag of birdseed for the ritual. You are invited to bring more for yourself and your guests. We'll also provide a light snack (including lollipops).

Kum Kra: 10 Minute Daily Study to Prepare for the High Holidays

Sign up for Ammud’s asynchronous study from Selichot texts to help you prepare for the High Holidays. Jewish tradition offers the whole month of Elul to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur - but it can be hard to figure out how to make time for spiritual introspection. We’ve prepared 10-minute daily study and reflection, which you can do at the best time for you each day. Before Rosh Hashanah, print your collected reflections to use as a personal spiritual resource wherever you choose to spend the holidays.

Join Rabbi Heather on Mondays and Rabbi Sass on Tuesdays for Parasha Study, a weekly drop-in space where JOCs can dive deep into learning the beauty of Torah, share their unique and inspiring takes on the week's Parasha (Torah portion), and build community.

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Siddur Skills: How to open the jewish Prayerbook and know what's going on

Join us for Ammud's four-part workshop on the structure of the Jewish prayerbook, with focus on the key daily prayers, and the differences for Shabbat and holidays. We'll study the arc of a service, and traditional understandings of the core tefilot (prayers). Come away with a better orientation to the siddur, so you can open the prayerbook in diverse congregations and have a sense of what's happening.

Please Note: We offered this curriculum for the first time in February, 2026. If you took this class previously, you are welcome to join again. The content will be similar.

Yonah Wants The Punitive G-d: A Study of One Prophet’s Theological Desire

At the end of the Book of Yonah, the protagonist and prophet seems to despair over G-d being too forgiving. We’ll consider how to relate this to theology, and what it may offer us on the afternoon of Yom Kippur, when it is read in many communities. Come away with a plan for relating to the book on the coming holiday.

JOC Joy in the Sukkah | Denver, CO

Sukkot is Zeman Simchateinu - the Time for Our Joy! For our second year in a row, join Ammud Ambassador Rabbi Bobbie Rosenbergfor a ritual focusing on the joy of connecting with our JOC spiritual ancestors. Using traditional words of invitation, we’ll share the spiritual, ancestral, and inspirational guests we’d love to have a meal with, and feel their presence in the Sukkah.

This program is an affinity space for adults who identify as Jews of Color.‍ ‍JOCs are invited to bring their partners and loved ones to Ammud holiday programming.