Special Sections
In Frisco, Jews gather at Backcountry Bayit
Chris LeppekJul 03, 2019
snow season arrives in Summit County, the sights, sounds and scents are unmistakable — the gentle schuss of skiers and snowboarders zooming down the slopes, the pines...
Rhythm & Ruach
Larry HankinJul 03, 2019
you ever seen a little kid start to move when he or she hears upbeat music or a rhythmic beat? Young children, including infants, just inherently move to music and...
Gifts of life
Andrea JacobsJul 03, 2019
December, 2017, Hannah Hepner performed with a special needs cheerleading team at the state high school cheerleading championship. Everything was fine — until it...
Denver’s hot housing market: Tips from the pros
Larry HankinMay 23, 2019
hot out there . . . and we’re not talking about the weather. After all, how many times has it been cold in Denver on Memorial Day? We’re talking about Denver’s...
Herzl’s postcards — en route to Palestine
Rocky Mountain JewMay 10, 2019
This piece comes to Rocky Mountain Jew and the IJN from Nati Gabby of the National Library of Israel. In 2019, the Library is hosting four special events marking the...
Israel’s four teen emissaries — shinshinim — in Denver
Chris LeppekMay 09, 2019
the crow flies, the distance between Colorado and Israel is considerable — more than 6,000 miles from Jerusalem to Denver — but there’s nothing like human contact...
Faith Bible Chapel’s Pastor King explains Christian support for Israel
Larry HankinMay 09, 2019
of Colorado’s biggest supporters of Israel never had a Bar Mitzvah, nor a b’ris. He does not attend synagogue. In fact, he’s not even Jewish. Jason King, the...
First time in Israel…Coloradans reflect
Andrea JacobsMay 09, 2019
to Paris, London or Madrid for the first time is breathtaking — the people, the culture, the food, majestic landmarks, scenery, you name it. It’s brand new, and...
Sabbath mode — hot-wired rest
Chris LeppekApr 04, 2019
Ottensoser knows a thing or two about appliances. A mostly retired mechanical engineer from Baltimore, he knows pretty much everything about how these increasingly...
Dynamic, theatrical seder leader
Andrea JacobsApr 04, 2019
Lipman, staff writer at the Jewish Week in New York, has led Passover seders in far-flung communities for Jews with minimal or no connection to Judaism since 2003....
