JNF’s Russell Robinson’s ‘new Israel’
Hillel GoldbergSep 12, 2013
WELCOME JEWISH NATIONAL FUND I imagine myself sitting in on the job interview of Russell Robinson for the position of CEO of Jewish National Fund. Quite simply, after...
Selective memory
Hillel GoldbergSep 12, 2013
Is there any person who would want everything he ever did or said in private to be remembered? Rabbi Ron Y. Eisenman THE additional (musaf) prayer of Rosh...
Shabbos: a story and a metaphor
Hillel GoldbergSep 08, 2013
ON Shabbos, I heard a wonderful story. One of our guests was Susan Lapin from Seattle. She said she had an aunt on the East Coast who was a longtime […]
The ways (and the opposite ways) of being good
Hillel GoldbergAug 29, 2013
START with this: Not only do we not know the name of the author of this book, we are not even certain in which century it was written. Anonymity is […]
What’s this rash of suicides?
Hillel GoldbergJul 25, 2013
Here is a statistic that I fervently hope is not outdated by the time this appears: In the last number of weeks, there have been four suicides in our community....
Our odd calendar this year ?
Hillel GoldbergJul 18, 2013
Are you feeling cheated out of the High Holidays this year, even before they begin? The Jewish calendar has a rhythm, and an essential ingredient in that rhythm is...
When there’s finally time to think, there isn’t
Hillel GoldbergJul 11, 2013
I suppose the most trite line out there is, “I don’t feel old.” But the line nonetheless points to a basic truth: Life is subjective. And while I find discussions...
Rapping with Rapp
Hillel GoldbergJul 04, 2013
If a woman converts to Judaism while pregnant, is her child born Jewish? Or does the child need a conversion of its own? Is it always permitted to perform surgery ...
STOP
Hillel GoldbergJun 27, 2013
AS anyone who has ever looked into a finely written Torah scroll knows, it is a work of art. It is impressive. A close look reveals more than even columns […]
IJN marks 100th anniversary with magazine
Hillel GoldbergJun 20, 2013
The Intermountain Jewish News marks its 100th anniversary next week with a 206-page, large-size commemorative magazine for all subscribers — and with the launch of an...