‘G-d took me, a slave, out of Sudan’
Andrea JacobsMar 25, 2010
And it shall be when your son asks you in time to come, saying, What is this? then you shall say to him, With a powerful hand the L-rd brought […]
Ashkenazi Jews and breast cancer
Andrea JacobsMar 18, 2010
HAZEL (not her real name), a 58-year-old Ashkenazi Jewish woman, had a routine mammogram at an Invision Sally Jobe center in the Denver area in November, 2009. Prefacing...
Jewish culture and eating disorders
Andrea JacobsFeb 04, 2010
ISRAEL has one of the highest eating disorder rates in the world, according to Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical instructor in Harvard Medical Schools department...
On flight, NFTYites raise money for Haiti
Andrea JacobsJan 28, 2010
On a typical flight from Denver to St. Louis, passengers barely have enough time to digest the Wall Street Journal or finish perusing the latest copy of Vanity Fair. Add...
Roots of Rabbi Alysa Stanton’s journey in Colorado
Andrea JacobsJan 21, 2010
RABBI Alysa Stanton, fresh off the plane and running a bit late, walks inside Temple Emanuel, stops in her tracks and lets out a deep, disbelieving sigh. After a...
Jewish life at CU
Andrea JacobsDec 31, 2009
IN mid-December, as the rest of Colorado struggles for a scintilla of warmth, activity at CU Boulder reaches the boiling point. Cell phone plans max out as kids struggle...
Who was the woman behind Little Women?
Andrea JacobsDec 24, 2009
LOUISA May Alcott, celebrated author of Little Women, wrote shady thrillers unfit for the ladies, suffered wild mood swings and might be a descendant of Portuguese Jews...
Neshama Carlebach and gospel choir sing Shlomo’s songs
Andrea JacobsDec 10, 2009
NESHAMA Carlebach, the singer-songwriter and eldest daughter of the late Shlomo Carlebach, has soulfully interpreted her fathers vast repertoire since his death in...
Remembering Andrew Graham
Andrea JacobsNov 12, 2009
ANDREW Gelston Graham, 23, who was shot to death in the early morning hours of Friday, Nov. 6, somewhere between a light rail station and home, was remembered Tuesday at...
Moishe House! New York, Beijing, and now Denver
Andrea JacobsNov 12, 2009
IN the semi-darkness, there are no Stars of David or Shalom greeting mats distinguishing the basement apartment on Washington Parks western edge. A painted...
