Our Mission
To provide a warm, inclusive Jewish home in the southwest metro Denver area.
Upcoming Events
Congregation B'nai Chaim takes the pandemic seriously. Please see this statement regarding our COVID-19 Policy.
Congregation B'nai Chaim will celebrate the High Holy Days with these services. All events are on Zoom unless otherwise noted. See flyer. For those who wish to leave memorials or greetings, please see the instructions. Non-members are welcome to register and attend. Donations are welcome by clicking here.
- Selichot -- Saturday, August 28, 10:00 pm
- Rosh Hashanah Evening -- Monday, September 6, 7:00 pm
- Rosh Hashanah Morning -- Tuesday, September 7, 10:00 am
- Tashlich -- Tuesday, September 7, 2:30 pm at Blue Heron Park
- Rosh Hashanah Family Service -- Tuesday, September 7, 4:00 pm
- Rosh Hashanah Second Day-- Wednesday, September 8, 10:00 am at Lair o' the Bear Park
- Shabbat Shuvah -- Friday, September 10, 7:00 pm
- Yom Kippur Evening, Kol Nidre -- Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 pm
- Yom Kippur Morning -- Thurday, September 16, 10:00 am
- Yom Kippur Yoga OR Exploring Jewish Themes OR LGBTQIA Meet and Greet -- Thursday, September 16, 3:00 pm
- Yom Kippur Family Service -- Thursday, September 16, 4:00 pm
- Healing Service -- Thursday, September 16th, 5:00 pm
- Yom Kippur Yizkor and N'ilah -- Thursday, September 16, 5:45 pm
- Sukkah Decorating -- Sunday, September 19, 10:00 am
- Pizza in the Hut / Fun in the Sukkah with S’mores -- Sunday, September 19, 6:00 pm
- Sippin’ in the Sukkah -- Saturday, September 25, 5:30 pm
- Simchat Torah Celebration -- Sunday, September 26, 9:30 am
- Simchat Torah BYO Brunch -- Sunday, September 26, 10:45 am
- In person High Holy Day Services this year will be limited to 50 people in the Sanctuary.
- Masks will be required.
- Zoom will also be available for all Sanctuary scheduled services.
- There is a selection of outdoor events which can be found on the flyer.
- Please email the congregation at bnaichaim@gmail.com if you will be attending in person services and how many in your family will be attending.
- We will, of course, give seating preference to our members and we will let congregants know as we approach 50 attendees, so that guest seating can be determined.
- We would ask that you sit with your family, leaving room between groups for social distancing.
Come on out to help your friends clean our stretch of Bowles Ave. Sunday, October 24, 2021. Meet on the east side of Columbine Library
The trip to the Land of Israel led by Rabbi Harris will be rescheduled for a later date.
Sometimes we venture away from our synagogue to celebrate Shabbat out in the community. Besides being new and interesting, this gives the opportunity to participate to those who might otherwise not be able to attend. We hope you can join us for Shabbat Out and About. Stay tuned for details about the next event.
"Children of Life"
Our small, vibrant, and growing congregation serves the Reform Jewish communities of southwest Denver, Littleton, Lakewood, Highlands Ranch, the Ken Caryl area and the nearby foothills.
Our synagogue offers a warm and caring place for study, worship, and community under the leadership of Rabbi Kim Harris.
Our membership includes young families, single parent families, single and married adults, empty nesters, retirees, Jews by birth, Jews by choice, parents raising Jewish children, Jews of the LGBT community, secular Jews, multicultural families, and those who are rediscovering their Jewish identities.
Please browse our website to learn more about us: Worship Services, Religious School, Youth Group, calendar, and directions and contact info.
And join us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bnaichaim
B'nai Chaim offers several adult Hebrew classes:
Beginner and One Level Up from Aleph Bet -- Taught by Sandy at the Temple on Sundays from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM and/or Wednesday. The books used are the "Aleph Isn't Tough" series (1-5) by Linda Motzkin. It is available on Amazon. The class usually follows the Religious School schedule, but different arrangements are occasionally made, so please stay in touch with Sandy.
Please note: A $36 contribution to Religious School is requested as tuition, and students need to buy their own books.
Who among us is so busy that he or she cannot spend 10 minutes a day in the study of a Jewish text? Just 10 minutes? Such a commitment would enable us to meet our Jewish obligation to make Jewish study a fixed occurrence. We make time to answer our cell phones a dozen times a day and to check our email five times an hour...