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‘Let my people go’ — a community’s passion
Shana GoldbergApr 18, 2024
“In light of Oct. 7 and the abduction of Israeli civilians who are still held hostage, what does the rallying cry, ‘Let My People Go!’ mean for you this...
Aurora shooting survivor and wife find ways to give back
Chris LeppekApr 18, 2024
Sara and Zack Golditch, 28 and 29 years old respectively, are still in the early stages of their lives, marriage and careers, but they have already woven empathy into...
A different Passover — two Denverites reflect
Steve MarkApr 18, 2024
The Passover Haggadah, full of the story of persecution, perseverance and deliverance, will no doubt take on a new relevance when the book opens on April 22.
Darth Vader, Groucho Marx among names in new Haggadahs
JTAApr 11, 2024
The creators of new Passover Haggadahs focused on Zionism and American patriotism were working on their projects long before Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel and...
A conversation with Penfield Tate III
Steve MarkMar 21, 2024
On the cusp of turning 68, Penfield Tate III has lived through and studied the numerous mutations of how we talk and relate with each other. As an aide to former Denver...
Purim in wartime
Steve MarkMar 21, 2024
We are, it seems, at an emotional crossroads. How do we celebrate the most joyful and raucous of Jewish holidays when there is a tragic scarcity of joy in our lives?
Brooklyn bakery cranks out hundreds of thousands of hamantaschen for Purim
JTAMar 21, 2024
In Borough Park, Brooklyn, a massive bakery thinks it has found the secret ingredient to baking hundreds of thousands of hamantaschen every Purim season.
Florida museum lands Wiesel trove
Special to the IJNMar 07, 2024
For about a year, officials at the Florida Holocaust Museum (FHM) in downtown St. Petersburg kept a closely guarded secret that the museum was seeking to become the...
‘Sleep influencer’ wakes people up to posture
Israel21cFeb 29, 2024
I’d never given a moment’s thought to my “sleep posture.” I’d never even heard the expression before I met James Leinhardt at Levitex Sleep, a company that has...
Spiritual defense — ‘Partners in Protection’
Steve LipmanFeb 22, 2024
Elad ben Batya is the Hebrew name of the soldier, likely serving in Gaza during the last few months, in whose merit Terri Moore, a third-generation Jewish resident of...
