Buck rides high on anti-Demo wave
Andrea JacobsOct 03, 2010
The Intermountain Jewish News prefers running opposing candidates responses next to one another. However, Sen. Bennet has not yet responded to IJN requests for an...
Wildfire encircles faith Synagogues; agencies and individuals open hearts, homes
Andrea JacobsSep 12, 2010
BOULDER Pam Sherman, evacuated from her Gold Hill home in the heart of the fiery maelstrom known as the Fourmile Canyon Fire, is caught between two antithetical...
HarHaShem rabbinic role reversal
Andrea JacobsSep 02, 2010
ITS virtually unheard of for a senior rabbi with no intention of retiring or moving away to willingly offer his or her position to the assistant rabbi. But thats...
King Tut’s afterlife…in Denver
Andrea JacobsAug 05, 2010
IMAGINE you are dead. Family and friends make condolence calls at your home, casually observing the artifacts of your life: books, photographs, clothes, dried cans of...
Two Denver boys help diabetics
Andrea JacobsJul 22, 2010
PETER Taenzer, who recently celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at Temple Sinai, believes in friendship, doing the right thing and a dog named Red. People acquainted with the...
Dutch hero saved 13 Jews— ‘but it was not enough’
Andrea JacobsJul 01, 2010
COR Suijk, who devotes his life to educating the world about the Holocaust, is haunted by regret. Suijk (pronounced Sowk) defied the status quo and hid Dutch Jews during...
A healthy high?
Andrea JacobsJun 25, 2010
ONE of the first things you notice at Ganja Gourmet on South Broadway is an iconic portrait hanging to the right of the bar. Its a faithful reproduction of Leonardo...
Rabbi Bock takes Ramah Outdoor Adventure climbing, rafting, hiking
Andrea JacobsMay 27, 2010
RABBI Eliav Bock, director of Ramah Outdoor Adventure camp, blows into the IJN like an uncorked genie about to grant his first wish. But instead of prestige or pots of...
A broken heart spreads its blessings
Andrea JacobsMay 20, 2010
SURROUNDED by mid-morning mayhem at Starbucks at Lowry, Sherri Mandells expressive stillness is instantly discernable. The sun shines like an umbrella on four previous...
Does J Street harm Israel? Sparks fly during IJN facilitated discussion
Andrea JacobsApr 16, 2010
PLACING Jews with opposing viewpoints of the Israeli-Palestinian situation in the same room is like venturing outside on an early spring evening. Dress for polite...
