Ignite Chanukah is tonight! There are still a few tickets left and you can try to buy tickets at the door (although we had to turn people away last year as we sold out!). You can purchase your tickets HERE! See you tonight at 5:30 at Rembrandt Yard! And Happy Chanukah to all!
December 10th, 2012
Thank you to our sponsors!
We want to thank all of the sponsors who generously gave to Ignite Chanukah this year. Without your support, we would not be able to have such a fantastic event!
December 4th, 2012
Speakers announced!
The speakers for this year’s Ignite Chanukah have been announced. Looks like another year of laughs, amazing personal journeys, and interesting topics. Here is a list of who is speaking this year:
Corey Litwin – Jewish Guilt for Dummies
M’ris Berlin – The Last Spark You Will Ever Hear: Do Jews Believe in the End of Days?
Greg Sklar – Mustangs and Manischevitz
Sara Zessar – Jews and Education
Moshe Rhodes – Jews in Space
Yoni Ashar – Your Brain on God: The Neuroscience of Spiritual Practice and Mystical Experience
Eve Gasarch – Ecology and Judaism
Anne Davidson – Services? I Feel More Jewish at the Farmer’s Market
Rafi Daugherty – Transgender 101
Paul Berliner – Can Summer Camp Fix Unemployment?
Diana Blau – Israel through my Eyes: A trip to the Palestinian territories
Tickets are selling out fast. If you haven’t bought them yet, you can still purchase them HERE. See you next Wednesday, December 12th at 5:30pm at Rembrandt Yard!
October 24th, 2012
Submissions for Ignite 2012 now OPEN!
Submissions are now open for Ignite Chanukah 2012! Have you been itching to talk to over 200 young adult Jews about your passion? Here is your chance. Talk about something Jewish or put a Jew-ish twist on a topic you’re interested in. Not sure what to talk about? Why not contribute to our regular topics: sex, drugs, and rock n roll.
Never heard of Ignite? Not sure if this is for you? What is an Ignite spark? A spark is a 5 minute presentation about just about anything you want, accompanied by 20 powerpoint slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds while you’re talking.
Not so scary, right? Trust us, this is a chance to have a lot of fun with some great people while talking about something you truly love. Submit your idea here and tell us about your passion.
Also, if you want to purchase tickets for this year’s Ignite, they are now available here!
January 10th, 2012
Videos – Finally!
Huge thanks to Brandon Mikulka of The Next Step Video for the Ignite Chanukah 2011 video work! Check out the playlist below to watch them all, or click through to YouTube for the individual videos. Enjoy!
December 4th, 2011
The Words of the People
And we have our speakers! The following presenters are furiously designing slides and fine tuning tuchas jokes for our show:
Tamee Albrecht – Channeling YOur Chanukah Chakra
Donny Basch – “It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and I Feel Fine”… Or Do I?
M’ris Berlin – Jews Don’t Play Derby! …And Other Stereotypes That Can Bite My Shiny Metallic Ass
Yadidya Greenberg – From Live Chicken to Meat: A Photographic Journey
Chaviva Galatz – Conversion: It’s Not Just for Marriage Anymore
Daniel Leibowitz – Mensch Up!
Pam Moore – What’s the Point of All This Mishagas: An Explanation of the Meaning of Life
Becky O’Brien – That’s Right, You Heard Me, I’m Not on Facebook
Ben Roberts – Just the Tip: A Thorough Examination of Circumcision
Eric Rosenberg – Flashing Jewish People
Jenni Skyler – Jewish Sex: Why Jews Have the Hottest Sex Lives
Naomi Tepper – How I Walked the Tree of Life and Made a Fortune in Erotica
Are you ready? Make sure to get your tickets now, they’re going quick!
November 30th, 2011
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Many thanks to the cosponsoring organizations and local businesses who support this event!
November 23rd, 2011
Ignite Chanukah with Vodka Latke Party
Wednesday, December 14, 2011. At Rembrandt Yard, Boulder.
It’s an Ignite with a Jewish twist. Plus a Vodka Latke Party. Plus an after-party. It’s the biggest young adult Chanukah party in Colorado. Tickets are required. Must be 21 to attend.
November 16th, 2011
Now We Need to Hear From YOU.
Submissions are submitted, and we’re ready to hear from YOU about what your favourite topics are! This year’s Ignite Chanukah is being community sourced – which means that you submitted the topics, and you’ll pick your favourites to hear speak. So if you plan on attending this year’s most fantabulous young adult Chanukah party, speak up! We have submissions about everything from circumcision to yoga, jews in roller derby to kosher chicken slaughter. Vote for your favourites and hear them all this December 14!
November 1st, 2011
Submissions Now Open!
Submissions are now open for Ignite Chanukah 2011! If you’ve got the chutzpah to talk about something Jewish (or even something Jew-ish) at this year’s best Chanukah shindig, now’s the time to let us know!
Not sure if speaking at Ignite Chanukah is right for you? It is, we promise! Sparks are 5 minute long presentations about anything you darn well please, accompanied by 20 powerpoint slides that will automatically advance one at a time, every 15 seconds during your speech. Can you keep up? Can the audience?? Finding out is half the fun! (The other half is learning cool new things from cool new people.)
Sound like a thing you can do? Of course it does! Submit your idea here, and tell Ignite Chanukah about your passion!