Reform halacha? Yes, says HUC veteran Washofsky
Larry HankinJan 18, 2018
a recent Shabbat morning, Temple Sinai congregants pondered the issues surrounding assisted suicide from a Jewish perspective. They read and discussed references to...
Denver’s Chanah Auerbach introduces ‘clean’ eating to Jerusalem
Larry HankinNov 30, 2017
FROM CHANUKAH FOOD Street, in the heart of Jerusalem, is a meat-lover’s paradise. The winding street, adjacent to the bustling Mahane Yehuda market, is lined with...
VIP: Susan Witkin
Larry HankinOct 26, 2017
scene: Susan Witkin is a guest at a Shabbat table with people she has not met before. When they realize that she is a veteran radio broadcaster, someone inevitably says,...
Kavod on the Road: Sara Shvartzman makes it happen
Larry HankinOct 26, 2017
Friday, October 20, was a big day for Sara Shvartzman. It was her three-year anniversary as director of Kavod on the Road (KOTR), an outreach program for seniors in the...
VIP New Faces: Jodie Rubenstein
Larry HankinOct 26, 2017
Rubenstein, 31, a newcomer to Denver, is the Mountain West regional director of J Street. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 2009 with a BA in psychology,...
VIP New Faces: Jessica Milstein
Larry HankinOct 26, 2017
the late 1970s, Alla and Vladimir Milstein fled the Soviet Union and settled in Denver so that they could live freely as Jews in a democracy. Their daughter, Jessica...
VIP New Faces: Gary Brandt
Larry HankinOct 26, 2017
the three years since Gary Brandt arrived on the scene in Boulder, he has made a big impact on the way Jewish youth there “do Jewish.” Brandt, 34, became the...
At HEA, shofar blowers are teens
Larry HankinSep 28, 2017
know the classic image of a white-bearded, slightly hunched old man blowing a shofar that appears on greeting cards and calendars? Well, that is so 5777, as worshippers...
Rabbi Black of Emanuel projects ‘portals of entry’
Larry HankinJul 27, 2017
Joseph R. Black has just started his eighth year as senior rabbi of Temple Emanuel. With a membership of 2,012 households, it is the largest synagogue in the Rocky...
Generations of Mitzvahs
Larry HankinJun 22, 2017
Bar and Bat Mitzvah of twins Lila and Noah Rubin was a nod to five generations of their family who have lived and practiced Judaism in Colorado. It was also a reflection...
