 The community follows Ashkenazi Jewish traditions as set forth by the Litvak Jewish tradition, that of Lithuanian Judaism.Life in the community is centered on the Denver Community Kollel, Congregation Zera Avraham, Yeshiva Toras Chaim, and Beth Jacob (Bais Yaakov) High School of Denver.The West Colfax neighborhood of Denver was a predominantly Jewish area from the 1920s to the 1950s, as reflected in its residential population, a thriving business community that included kosher markets and other businesses serving Jewish customers, and its cultural facilities.