President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, said that the US would halt billions of dollars in annual aid to Israel by the end of 2026, potentially ending decades of military funding for one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East.

I have published three books about rabbis who were the Torah leaders in our generation, yet I always hesitated to write about the local Torah leader in Denver, a giant of our generation, the late Rabbi Israel Kagan.

Say that President Trump’s announcement of the end of military aid to Israel sticks. All manner of congresspeople will wonder over time where many jobs in their districts went. Most of this American “aid to Israel” is spent in the US, boosting the economy via arms production throughout the US. When that aid is ended, look who will suffer.

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.”

Aish of the Rockies Rabbi Yaakov Meyer new book collects the Jewish prayers for all kind of occasions, from known to the obscure, including a Prayer for Loneliness, which he jokes could be applied to Broncos fans depending on the season.

Among the Jewish and Israeli players to watch in the NBA this season are Deni Avdija, the Portland Trail Blazers forward, fresh off his first career All-Star selection, and Domantas Sabonis, the Sacramento King.