When the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia first got wind of a planned “boycott bike ride” of six Jewish- and Israeli-owned restaurants scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 8, its CEO wondered if the result would be “a small pebble” or “a big boulder.”

Last month, Canadian Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter and another group of 100 international rabbis filled the building of the Chofetz Chaim’s yeshiva in Belarus to inaugurate the reopened Radin Yeshiva, now fully restored to serve Torah students as a functioning school.

Stamps are a tangible symbol of epistolary words exchanged between two people, or two parties, that may have crossed oceans,closed a business deal, made a diplomatic breakthrough, or represented a relationship that coalesced into a commitment — maybe a marriage proposal. Who knows?

In a legal career that began in 1967, Denverite Len Chesler, by his accounting, has tried “hundreds and hundreds” of civil and criminal cases. He is a member of the exclusive, 200-member American Board of Criminal Lawyers.In the June, 2013, 100th anniversary magazine of the IJN, Chesler was characterized: “The mind of a defense attorney, the heart of humanity. Len Chesler walks into court. Immediately, the clerks, the judges, the opposing counsel relax. Len’s manners and mannerisms bespeak respect and fairness. Meanwhile, this legendary counselor wins very tough criminal cases.”

Submissions are now being accepted for the 40th annual Intermountain Jewish News Chanukah Coloring Contest. Chanukah begins the evening of Sunday, Dec. 4 and concludes Dec. 12.

By Steve Linde An exhibition bringing together contemporary Israeli art and ancient gold artifacts at Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum is launching a year-long cultural...