New Building “Placemaking” -
We Need Your Ideas!
There are now two ways to contribute your ideas. Online or in-person at Bonai!
What is Placemaking? |
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The vision for the new building is more than a collection of spaces and rooms. It is of a building filled with moments, with features that make it a uniquely Jewish, uniquely Bonai Shalom space. It is of a building that itself acts as an opportunity for moments of inspiration, teaching, connection, and community-building. We call these moments “Placemaking”. These moments do not add square footage to the building, but rather soul and personality. They can be quotes, Judaica, art or sculptural pieces, furniture, stained glass windows, building materials that evoke a particular feeling, etc. Two examples to help you think about what Placemaking Ideas could be: |
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Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, in his commentary “From Despair to Hope”, in his book Covenant & Conversation states: |
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“To be a Jew is to seek to make a difference, to change lives for the better, to heal some of the scars of our fractured world.” |
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Imagine this quote displayed prominently on an exterior wall in the Entry Courtyard you pass through on your way into the new building. |
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What if, as a means to build community by sharing our Jewish journey stories, we were to have a museum type display case in the Community Court where members could take turns displaying family Judaica with the stories about the pieces and their origins or familial significance. |
Why is Placemaking Important? |
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Placemaking is what will help ensure that the new building is not just a collection of spaces and rooms; but, a soulful, joyful reflection of our community and our collective mission and purpose as a synagogue community. Placemaking Timeline:December-January: Placemaking Idea Generation February: Review & Prioritize Ideas as Community March-April: Integrate priority Placemaking Ideas into new building design What ideas do you have? Now is the time to share your ideas, so that the new building will be a soulful, joyful reflection of our community and our collective mission and purpose. |
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Please contribute your ideas online (click here) or in-person at Bonai Shalom. |
Current Project Status
See the most recent presentation from our New Building Team here: https://images.shulcloud.com/13796/10-16CongregationalMtg_fullpresentation.pdf
Historical Updates:
Watch the Community Meeting from 3/19 here
Watch our discussion with Congregation Har HaShem here
Community Update – August 2022
December 13, 2021 - Presentation of Concept Design and the Discussion of Next Steps were recorded and can be found here: Video Link of Architect Concept Meeting Dec. 13, 2021
Click Here for details about project status (updated Dec 6, 2021)
Click here to see the "Guiding Principles" from the Architects 8/20/2021
Watch the Video Recording from meeting on 8/24/2021
COMMUNICATION
Submit your input and suggestions (CLICK)
Or email Bruce Wildman (brwildman@gmail.com) or Jeff Gan Levy (jefflevy22@hotmail.com).
NOTE: We are keeping all the information for all the meetings lower on this page. For instance, we have the recording from the first meeting on July 7th and the summary slides from the Annual Board meeting held on June 6, 2021
NEW INFORMATION
COMMUNICATION
On July 13 and 14, we will have Architects from Finegold Alexander in Boulder to listen to our community and better understand our needs for a new synagogue building on the Boulder Jewish Commons.
Specific Meeting Opportunities
The Architects would like to have a conversation with you through various visioning sessions on July 13th. You can join in person in the sanctuary at Bonai Shalom or by Zoom by registering in advance here.
They have furnished the following questions to think about and consider before the meeting:
Thought Questions
1. How do you feel about your current synagogue building from a qualitative standpoint?
2. What do you like the best about your current building and site? What do you like the least?
3. How does your building express (or not) who you are as a community? What message would you like your new building/site to send?
4. Have you seen examples of other spaces or buildings (not necessarily religious) that speak to you, and if so, why?
5. Pick five words to describe how you want to feel in and about your new synagogue.
6. How would you like your building to relate to its site?
7. How would you like to engage with the outdoors in your new facility?
PAST MEETINGS
Community Meeting and Concept Design Presentation
Presentation of Concept Design and Discussion
of Next Steps | Register HERE - OR - Click HERE to Join
Monday, December 13th, 7pm MT | On Zoom Only
Meeting to last for 1.5 - 2hrs |
Please join the Bonai Shalom New Building Committee & our architectural team at Finegold Alexander Architects for a presentation of Concept Design Plan based on community input. Seeing professional project renderings and the Concept Plan will allow us as a community to better imagine the look, feel, and functionality of a new building and the transformative opportunities it could present for us and future generations. If questions, please visit New Building website or contact Bruce Wildman (brwildman@gmail.com) or Jeff Gan Levy (jefflevy22@hotmail.com).
PAST MEETINGS
New Building Project Community Meeting: Presentation of Initial Design Concepts.
Finegold Alexander Architects presented on August 24th, from 7:00 - 9:00 to the community meeting. Based on community meetings with us and written input from members, the Architects created initial design concepts that they presented for the new synagogue campus on the Boulder Jewish Commons.
Meetings with Architects-July 13
All meetings on July 13th are "hybrid" attendance, if you wish to participate via zoom please register at this link
- Young Family 10:00-10:50 AM
- Education Committee 11:00AM-12:00PM
- Ritual Committee 12:45-1:45 PM
- Shabbat, Minyan, Alternative Minyan and Adult Education 2:00-3:00 PM
- Kitchen & Programs with food 3:00-4:00 PM
- Board, Past Board, Legacy & Aliyah Members 5:15-6:45PM
- All Community Meeting 7:00-9:00 PM
Meetings with Architects-July 14
- Meetings with Rabbi, Executive Director & Staff
- Green Team (closed group) 12-12:50 PM
- Social Action 2-2:45 PM
- Additional meetings
OVERVIEW MEETING 7/7/2021 SUMMARY
To view the recorded session and introduction to the architectural firm please click here. You can hear the overview of the project we will be working on together to provide input to the concept design of a new synagogue building accross the street on the Boulder Jewish Commons.
The Architecture firm we selected will briefly introduce their firm (virtually via Zoom). The Architecture firm will be in person at Bonai Shalom for community listening meetings on July 13 and 14. There will be separate emails sent with details on the July 7 and July 13-14 meetings.
2021 Annual Meeting Status Summary
