Chris Leppek
IJN Assistant Editor | ijnews@aol.com
An Israeli community struggle to respond to a murder
Chris LeppekAug 15, 2019
His rabbi would like the world to know that Dvir Sorek was not just a name. The 19-year-old yeshiva student was not just a statistic, yet another casualty in the...
Social media and young minds
Chris LeppekAug 15, 2019
to gauge the impact of social media? A quantum leap in communications? A tectonic paradigm shift in human interaction? An unprecedented sea change in access to...
Goodstein’s latest: Denver Public Schools
Chris LeppekAug 15, 2019
One might think that after writing umpteen books on Denver history, Phil Goodstein might choose something simple or one-dimensional for his next project — and one...
Elder statesman speaks: Gov. Richard D. Lamm
Chris LeppekJul 25, 2019
As perhaps the leading figure in the last half century of Colorado politics, Richard D. Lamm has become an elder statesman. The IJN thought it opportune to get his...
In Frisco, Jews gather at Backcountry Bayit
Chris LeppekJul 03, 2019
snow season arrives in Summit County, the sights, sounds and scents are unmistakable â the gentle schuss of skiers and snowboarders zooming down the slopes, the...
Sistine Chapel up close — a traveling exhibition
Chris LeppekJun 13, 2019
whoâs coming to Colorado on the Fourth of July. How about Adam and Eve, Noah, Esther and Haman, a wide assortment of prophets â not to mention the Entity who...
Air Force Academy rabbi is chaplain to all
Chris LeppekMay 30, 2019
of the 400-some chaplains currently serving in the US Air Force, only six are Jewish. One of those precious few is Coloradoâs own Rabbi (Major) Michael Bram, one of...
Israel’s four teen emissaries — shinshinim — in Denver
Chris LeppekMay 09, 2019
the crow flies, the distance between Colorado and Israel is considerable â more than 6,000 miles from Jerusalem to Denver â but thereâs nothing like human...
For Araceli Velasquez, sanctuary means safety, but not happiness
Chris LeppekApr 18, 2019
PASSOVER 5779 SECTION A PAGE 8 house in which Araceli Velasquez and her family reside is a house of prayer. The attractive structure in Denverâs Park Hill...
Which of the Four Sons are you? Denverites reply
Chris LeppekApr 18, 2019
PASSOVER 5779 SECTION C PAGE 7 “Of the four sons mentioned in the Haggadah — the wicked son, the simple son, the wise son and the son who doesn’t know enough to...
