Chris Leppek
IJN Assistant Editor | ijnews@aol.com
Hickenlooper throws his hat in the ring
Chris LeppekMar 07, 2019
Colorado Jewry hardly needs to be introduced to John Hickenlooper, the former state governor and Denver mayor who this week became the latest Democrat to join the field...
Off the grid: Life in the gates of Heaven
Chris LeppekFeb 28, 2019
the Great Divide, on the far side of the Rocky Mountains from Denver, lie the Gates of Heaven. More eloquently known by its Hebrew name, Shaare Shamayim, and more...
Alleged anti-Semitism in Conifer school headed to federal court
Chris LeppekFeb 07, 2019
long-running dispute over allegations of anti-Semitism at a Colorado middle school is headed for federal court. In December, the family of Isabella Grunspan, the girl...
ADL senior VP, Iran native, reflects on anti-Semitism today
Chris LeppekJan 24, 2019
The bad news first: Anti-Semitism throughout much of the world is not only alive and well, but growing. Then a touch of good news: It’s probably not as bad as it...
When it comes to nonprofits, JNF is showing the way
Chris LeppekJan 24, 2019
it what you will — track record, performance rating, street cred — but when a business or non-profit does something right, people pay attention. The Denver-based...
Josh Goldin aiming to move up on the Buffs
Chris LeppekJan 03, 2019
Goldin’s moment of truth came on a sunny September afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorial Stadium was, as always, filled to capacity — 85,000-plus fans cheering...
For Emanuel’s Rabbi Hyatt: holiness and pluralism
Chris LeppekDec 20, 2018
odds of a newly-minted rabbi — or any rabbi, for that matter — getting a pulpit position in his or her hometown must be staggeringly low. “I don’t think I even...
Where Denver day schools stand on vaccinations
Chris LeppekDec 06, 2018
It’s rare that Jewish organizations across the denominational spectrum in Denver — or anywhere else — find unanimity on anything, but on the subject of vaccination...
‘We Launch’ connects Israel and the American midwest
Chris LeppekNov 29, 2018
CHANUKAH 5779 and falafel and intifada. That — and maybe the Bible — are pretty much what the average American Midwesterner knows about Israel, says Baruch HaLevi....
Catholic Ladino-play contains hidden Crypto-Jewish messages
Chris LeppekNov 29, 2018
years ago, when Anthony Garcia opened a small, leather-bound notebook — a cuaderno, as it is called by Hispanic Americans — he got a glimpse into a long hidden past....
