Mt. Nebo Cemetery testing drought-resistant sod
Larry HankinApr 04, 2024
You think your water bill gets too high in the summertime? Just think how it is to operate Mount Nebo Cemetery, where the water bill can be as much as $40,000 a month.
A kosher transformation
Larry HankinApr 04, 2024
2011, insurance agent Adam Moskowitz took a trip to Israel with The Jewish Experience and came home inspired to become more observant in his Judaism. Starting Jan. 1,...
In Israel’s south, Palestinians, Israelis work on environment
Larry HankinFeb 22, 2024
A motto of Israel’s Arava Institute for Environmental Studies: “Nature knows no political borders.” The 176-year-old American Assn. for the Advancement of Science...
The surprising origins of KOA radio host Ross Kaminsky
Larry HankinDec 07, 2023
KOA radio host Ross Kaminsky informs, entertains and challenges listeners weekdays, 10 a.m. to noon. While the pre-med student Kaminsky didn’t become a physician, he...
Beautifying a necessary evil
Larry HankinDec 07, 2023
In 2014, Elyasaf Miara, a teacher and education advisor living in Shokeda, a remote moshav in the Gaza Envelope, noticed how ugly those concrete boxes were, making them...
Gilad Erdan’s toxic work environment
Larry HankinDec 06, 2023
Some people quit their jobs over a “toxic work environment.” Not Gilad Erdan. He is Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Talk about a toxic...
Gov. Polis welcomes 2,500 at JNF Global Conference
Larry HankinDec 06, 2023
Jared Polis addressed the opening plenary of the JNF-USA Global Conference for Israel on Nov. 30 as the governor of Colorado, as a Jew and a supporter of Israel.
JNF Mountain States director Rachael Solomon shares her journey
Larry HankinNov 09, 2023
When Rachael Solomon assumed the position of Mountain States regional executive director of Jewish National Fund-USA in October, 2022, the world had just come off the...
Two Denverites: ‘How Oct. 7 changed my life’
Larry HankinNov 02, 2023
What are you doing differently as a result of Israel’s war against Hamas? Two Denverites respond.
VIP New Faces: Rachel Silvestain
Larry HankinNov 02, 2023
Meet Rachel Silvestain, operations analyst for Chevron, one of the Intermountain Jewish News' 15 Under 40 for 2023.
