Explore, learn & connect!
Kavod on the Road offers engaging programs for active, older nonresidents living in the greater Denver community. Our team brings exciting events to various partner locations throughout the month. Join us in exploring new horizons, building connections and enjoying enriching experiences right in your community!
Registration required. Walk ins may be added in the order of arrival; admittance is not guaranteed without advanced registration.
August Programs
The Jews of Iran
Thursday, August 8 | 1:00 – 2:00pm
at BMH-BJ
Cost: $5
Join historian Van-Troi Perozo to explore the rich history of the Jews of Iran, also called Persian Jews. Together, we will learn about their origins, customs, struggles and current situation of these once vibrant communities.
Professor Perozo will share delicious and easy recipes and songs to help understand the family traditions, overall culture within the community and Israel.
Advanced registration & payment is required.
Reconnecting with Rhythm
Wednesday, August 14 | 11:00am – 12:00pm
at Temple Emanuel
The Colorado Ballet Dance Company offers this playful movement and experiential program that explores dance, rhythm and musicality while promoting social and emotional well being. This is an opportunity for you to move your body, engage your brain, and have fun in innovative ways to engage in both physical and social interactions with time for reflection. All levels of fitness welcome and no experience necessary.
Advanced registration and payment required.
A Special Screening of Kesher: The West Side Jewish Connection
Tuesday, August 20 | 1:00 – 3:00pm
at Hebrew Educational Alliance
No cost. Donations welcome
REGISTER HERE:
https://www.headenver.org/event/westside082024
Please join us and the Denver Office of Storytelling for a screening of Kesher and a panel discussion following the film.
Kesher: The West Side Jewish Connection recounts how some 150 years ago, Jews from Germany and then Russia built a community in Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood that has been compared to Brooklyn in the way that merchants, educators and neighbors came together, with a grocery store on every corner and businesses that not only provided, for example, kosher foods but also kept their ovens warm for Sabbath dinners. A former resident who grew up on “the street of little porches” called it a Brigadoon of miraculous blessings. But times change, beliefs and circumstances evolve, and people move on. With its chain restaurants, high-rises and high prices, not to mention a whole new population of people unaware of the neighborhood’s history, gentrification is the latest threat. The Office of Storytelling’s documentary team of three journalists spent about a month embedded in what remains a predominantly Orthodox community, visiting homes, schools and synagogues and working to gain the trust of a historian, rabbis, leaders, and residents past and present, gathering their personal stories and historical accounts on camera. The resulting documentary celebrates a small group with a significant legacy.
A dessert reception will be held in the lobby that is sponsored
by Eileen Naiman in honor of her family and their ever-loving
memories of the West Side.
Sleep Well - Understanding the Science of Sleep
Wednesday, August 21 | 1:00 -2:00pm
at the JCC Denver
This Sleep Well program focuses on understanding the science of sleep and the role sleep plays in our overall health and wellbeing. Together, we will review common sleep challenges. myths about sleep needs as we age, and share practical tips and tools to improve sleep habits, including a sleep diary.
Advanced registration and payment required
Register Here
Kavod on the Road Partners
