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Hillel Goldberg

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MAQ: Most asked question

RABBI Joseph Caro compiled volume upon volume of Jewish law, but perhaps his most influential statement is a mere 22 Hebrew words, and it is a question. Perhaps the Most...

Watch out when history is on your side

HISTORY is on the side of Hamas, or so says Hamas. History is not on the side of Israel, or so say many long-term strategic thinkers. Hamas went to war […]

He gives ‘motivational lectures’ to the Israeli army

THERE was once a Rabbi Hammer in Denver, and shalom is always a good thing, so I was confused when I caught a smattering of a conversation, something about a […]

Body language of the Torah

CLASSIC Christian polemic against Judaism says that Judaism is just Law. Action without spirit. Detail without substance. Behavior without a relationship to G-d. In a...

Are there medical benefits to male circumcision?

SUPPOSE a vaccine were available that reduced HIV risk by 60%, genital herpes risk by 30%, and HR-HPV risk by 35%? Would such a vaccine be rejected, debated or embraced?...

Art in Judaism

WHAT do the following have in common? Surgery. Music. Dispute resolution. Art. Construction design. Leather crafts. Slaughter. Veterinary medicine. Knot-tying....

One convert’s story

A JEW today would have to be living on a different planet not to know converts to Judaism. Visit Temple Emanuel in Denver, visit the Satmar community in Monroe, NY,...

There are no ethics in Judaism

WHAT is “spirituality”? One might answer: prayer, fasting, contemplation, meditation, seeing nature’s beauty; that is, things that connect one to G-d. Is spirituality...

Changing identities at ‘the Denver Synagogue’

“BMH-BJ unveils a new logo and identity,” reads a headline in this week’s IJN. BMH-BJ is now “the Denver Synagogue.” I have witnessed new identities at BMH and BJ...

The finest children’s book I’ve ever read

MENDEL Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children, is the finest children’s book I’ve ever read. Though it is expensive, I am sending it to each set of parents of my...