The whirlwind: Mother of six, PhD candidate, teacher, rebbetzin
Andrea JacobsNov 05, 2009
RIVKA Alter swoops through the front door and apologizes for a glitch in her tightly coordinated schedule. I have to take the kids to BMH-BJ but Ill be right back....
IJN healthcare roundtable: Five Denver Jews debate which way to go
Andrea JacobsOct 15, 2009
If the current healthcare debate in America could be measured in aggregate blood pressure readings, the results might put cardiac specialists on high alert. Reminiscent...
Waiting for return from Afghanistan: ‘The sukkah of peace’
Andrea JacobsOct 01, 2009
SUKKOT, the third pilgrimage festival in the Jewish calendar, commands all Jews to build temporary structures in commemoration of the Israelites 40-year sojourn in the...
HEA’s Salomon Gruenwald: anthropologist of the soul
Andrea JacobsSep 17, 2009
RABBI Salomon Gruenwald, the HEAs associate rabbi, wants to know before whom he stands or this case, sits. After posing a few questions to the IJN, the...
A cool cat from Los Angeles
Andrea JacobsAug 27, 2009
SHAHAR Azanis job title consul for culture, media and public affairs for the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles is an official mouthful. After five...
Our best kept secret: Denver’s Kirkland Museum — stunning
Andrea JacobsAug 21, 2009
FIRST-TIME visitors to the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art at 1311 Pearl Street must ring a bell in order to obtain admittance. Once inside, its a bit...
When life is ending: Jewish hospice
Andrea JacobsJul 15, 2009
HOSPICE has revolutionized the way human beings die. Surrounded by family, tended by a compassionate staff and chaplain, the dying person can leave this world with...
Jews who fly
Andrea JacobsJul 09, 2009
WHEN Mike Greenstein began flying, his uncle in New York called to ask why his nephew wanted to become a fly boy. I dont think he considered it a very […]
DU’s Farer to step down in 2010
Andrea JacobsJun 12, 2009
The controversial dean of DUs Graduate School of International Studies, who angered local Jews for his condemnation of Israels policies toward the Palestinians, will...
Aron, Feld awarded
Andrea JacobsMay 28, 2009
Shana Feld and Dylan Aron, graduating seniors at Herzl-RMHA, are recipients of the Rose Medical Center Outstanding Student Athlete Award for achievement in scholarship,...