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Steven Rosdal

The obituary notice for longtime Denver resident Steven Rosdal, published in the Intermountain Jewish News.

A view of the crowd that gathered on the West Steps of the Capitol on Oct. 15, 2023 in solidarity with Israel. (Blu Poetry ~ Creative Services)

$1.4 billion post-Oct. 7 donations to Israel

Organizations and individuals around the world have donated at least $1.4 billion toward Israel’s recovery from the attack of Oct. 7, according to a new report...

President Joe Biden meets with his top Cabinet and National Security officials to discuss Iran's attacks on Israel, at the White House, April 13, 2024. (White House)

In unprecedented attack, Iran targeted all of Israel

The Saturday night missile attack on Israel by Iran included surreal scenes, such as weapons fired by the Islamic Republic flying past the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa...

President Joe Biden meets with his top Cabinet and National Security officials to discuss Iran's attacks on Israel, at the White House, April 13, 2024. (White House)

Iran’s attack draws Israel, US closer after weeks of growing tension

When Iran attacked Israel on Saturday, it pulled Israel out of the isolation it was sinking into due to its war with Hamas. But if Israel chooses to strike Iran, it...

Iran launches hundreds of drones at Israel

Iran launched missiles and more than 200 drones at Israel late Saturday, in an attack that marks the first time that Israel’s most powerful enemy has directed weapons...

Cast-Iron Potato & Caramelized Onion Kugel (Micah Siva)

Vegetarian Passover? Don’t panic!

When you find out that one of your Shabbat or holiday guests is vegetarian — or worse, vegan — do you panic? Where among the shmaltz-laden potato kugel and roasted...

Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania have announced steps to fight anti-Semitism after weeks of turmoil on their campuses and others.(Wikimedia, David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images, Columbia University. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)

Oct. 7 has affected students’ college selection

An overwhelming majority of Jewish parents of high school juniors and seniors say the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and its aftermath have affected which college their child...

Is there famine in Gaza?

Among the many prisms of depression since Hamas invaded Israel six months ago have been the distortions and gaps in the press coverage. I find it disturbing to witness...

Simplify, simplify

The arrival of Purim is a telltale sign that Passover is only 30 days away, which means you better get moving on cleaning the house. My father taught me that big chores...

Torah pointer (yad) by Wendell Castle. Silver and stained walnut; hand: sign foam and acrylic paint; table: rosewood, maple wood. 8 in. high. (2004). Barr Foundation collection. (Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia)

Pointers — yads — for the University of Virginia

Clay Barr’s husband Jay D. A. Barr had been ill for “quite a long time” when she brought him home in early 1994. “There was no more to be done, and I’m pacing...