MAQ: Most asked question
Hillel GoldbergDec 06, 2012
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
Hillel GoldbergNov 29, 2012
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
Hillel GoldbergNov 21, 2012
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
Hillel GoldbergNov 15, 2012
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?
Hillel GoldbergNov 08, 2012
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
Hillel GoldbergNov 01, 2012
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
Hillel GoldbergOct 25, 2012
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
Hillel GoldbergOct 18, 2012
WHAT is spirituality? One might answer: prayer, fasting, contemplation, meditation, seeing natures beauty; that is, things that connect one to G-d. Is spirituality...
Changing identities at ‘the Denver Synagogue’
Hillel GoldbergOct 11, 2012
BMH-BJ unveils a new logo and identity, reads a headline in this weeks 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
Hillel GoldbergOct 04, 2012
MENDEL Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children, is the finest childrens book Ive ever read. Though it is expensive, I am sending it to each set of parents of my...