Rocky Mountain Jew
In Denver, Oct. 7 survivors bear witness
Shana GoldbergMar 06, 2024
Nearly five months to the day after Oct. 7, Sagi Gabay and Avigail Olman are sat in the IJN conference room, recounting the hell they’ve lived through. This isn’t...
Is there anything Jewish about Leap Day?
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 29, 2024
Consideringus Jews have a whole leap month (that we’re currently in), it’s not surprising that Leap Day, Feb. 29, doesn’t have much significance in the Jewish...
From the Archives: Historical rhymes
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 08, 2024
Oct. 7 hasn’t left much headspace for meandering trips down memory lane. In fact, we haven’t published a From the Archives post since September. Current events...
From the archives: Yom Kippur War
Rocky Mountain JewSep 21, 2023
Fifty years ago next week war broke out in Israel. It was the holiest day in the Jewish calendar and the country was caught unawares.
9 Jewish things about pomegranates
Rocky Mountain JewAug 24, 2023
pomegranate has become synonymous with Rosh Hashanah. Images of the fruit are mainstays of Rosh Hashanah cards, Jewish jewelry and a range of Jewish ritual objects, and...
From the archives: Israel re-born
Rocky Mountain JewAug 17, 2023
One of the best things about a visit to the IJN archives is that you never know where you’ll end up. Example: Intending to write a post about this year’s summer...
From the archives: The Colorado Jewish Indian
Rocky Mountain JewAug 03, 2023
Have you heard of the Colorado Jewish Indian who fought in an 1868 battle near Wray? Neither had we! OK, he wasn’t actually an Indian, the headline in the July 26,...
From the Archives: Marking milestones
Rocky Mountain JewJun 29, 2023
Ahead of the publication of its 110th Anniversary Magazine, the Intermountain Jewish News peruses its archives to see how earlier anniversaries were marked, particularly...
What do kibbitz, babble, brouhaha have in common?
Rocky Mountain JewJun 22, 2023
When you kibbitz with your friends, does your babble ever lead to a big brouhaha? English words with Jewish linguistic origins.
From the archives: The original Denver Nuggets
IJN StaffJun 15, 2023
A search through the IJN archives on Parade Day celebrating the 2022-2023 Denver Nuggets NBA championships reveals a forgotten earlier iteration of the Denver Nuggets.