Air Force Academy’s new Jewish chaplain
Jill AltmanSep 17, 2020
Meet Captain Saul Rappeport, the newest addition to Colorado Springs’ Jewish clergy. Rabbi Rappeport is stationed at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He...
Temple Shalom gears up for golden anniversary
Jill AltmanJul 30, 2020
Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs has a golden anniversary coming up in 2021. In the mid-1960s, the two existing Jewish congregations in Colorado Springs — Reform...
Healthcare workers in Colorado Springs reflect on COVID-19
Jill AltmanJun 25, 2020
In this extraordinary time in which we are living, no set of people has been more affected by changes than medical professionals. Doctors, nurses, psychiatrists and...
Online worship ‘zooms’ into Colorado Springs
Jill AltmanMay 14, 2020
To use an already-hackneyed expression, we are living in an extraordinary time. Who knew that Judaism would be affected in this day and age by a virus? And yet, it...
Temple Shalom’s Jewish film series
Jill AltmanApr 17, 2020
In the fall of 2016, Joan Mullens received a call from Jane Neff, on behalf of the programming committee of Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs. Neff was interested in...
How to keep kosher in a small American city
Jill AltmanApr 02, 2020
If you live in a big city such as New York, Miami, Los Angeles or Denver, you will find it easy to keep kosher. Colorado Springs, on the other hand, […]
Mitzvah projects expand in scope
Jill AltmanFeb 27, 2020
The process of becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah has changed over the years regarding parties and celebrations, but in no way has it changed more than in the mitzvah projects...
Rabbi Iah Pillsbury is Temple Beit Torah’s new leader
Jill AltmanJan 16, 2020
Meet Rabbi Iah Pillsbury, the new rabbi of Temple Beit Torah in Colorado Springs. Rabbi Pillsbury was born and reared in California to a Jewish mother and an...
Life journey from Morocco to Colorado Springs
Jill AltmanDec 05, 2019
Yamna Maxwell will celebrate her 90th birthday in Colorado Springs on Dec. 31, 2019. At least, that is the date her employer chose for her when she needed papers in...
Meet Temple Shalom’s dedicated Torah readers
Jill AltmanNov 07, 2019
One of the challenges facing any operating synagogue is the issue of who will chant the scheduled portion from the Torah each week. In some synagogues, Torah reading is...
