VIP New Faces: Seth Reder
Larry HankinOct 14, 2021
Meet Seth Reder of CU Boulder Hillel, one of the Intermountain Jewish News' 15 Under 40 for 2021.
A university with the potential to change all of Israel
Larry HankinSep 02, 2021
Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, was a huge believer in the potential of the Negev Desert for the growth and stability of the Jewish state. In fact, he...
A school copes with a murder
Larry HankinAug 26, 2021
One often hears members of school communities, businesses and organizations refer to each other as “family.” A nice sentiment, but its meaning may not be truly...
Judi Marcus: ‘A teacher’s teacher’
Larry HankinAug 12, 2021
Marcus is one busy teacher. As in, busy for decades. This year, she teaches aleph-bet and prayerbook Hebrew to fourth and fifth graders at HEA. She also teaches Hebrew...
All hail the #grillmaster
Larry HankinJun 16, 2021
When Chayim and Jennie Gerson gave their dad Rabbi Bernard Gerson a charcoal barbecue grill for Father’s Day some 13 years ago, little did they know that it would...
Denver’s apartment boom — why?
Larry HankinMay 27, 2021
There’s a joke: “The Colorado state bird is the crane.”
As in construction crane. A reference to what seems to be the proliferation of new high- and...
Honoring the babies who never experienced life
Larry HankinMay 06, 2021
Sarah Leah Golombek, eight months pregnant with her second child, was sitting at her office desk when she realized she wasn’t feeling any movement of the baby she was...
Denverite devises app for learning Shabbat prayers
Larry HankinApr 29, 2021
Forty years ago, Adam Moskowitz became a Bar Mitzvah at B’rith Shalom in Houston. Like a typical Bar Mitzvah, he led parts of the Shabbat morning service and read from...
Aish taps into, adds to southeast’s continued growth
Larry HankinMar 11, 2021
A quarter of a century ago, the southeast Denver suburban neighborhoods, nestled between the Denver Tech Center and Cherry Creek State Park, were home to many Jewish...
Coaches for couples
Larry HankinFeb 25, 2021
and Jim Sharon have the street cred when it comes to successful couples’ relationships. They not only talk the talk, they walk the walk. The talk: Jim Sharon, EdD,...
