10 ways to celebrate Israel in the Diaspora
Rocky Mountain JewApr 19, 2018
Israel is celebrating 70 years of statehood! If you’re living in the Diaspora and are feeling left out — don’t! There are plenty of local events happening in the...
Favorite seder questions
Rocky Mountain JewMar 29, 2018
Have you ever noticed that the same questions pop up every year at the seder? We got to wondering about this. Is it because there are no satisfactory answers? Is it...
Patrón goes kosher for Passover
Rocky Mountain JewMar 22, 2018
From IJN Passover Foods; By Aly Walansky, The Nosher While we love our families, any long and drawn out holiday dinner with them often requires a lot of alcohol kept...
Jewish cookies ranked
Rocky Mountain JewMar 15, 2018
Come two weeks, and most cookies will be off the menu. So now is the perfect time to indulge! And what better way than working yourself through the Nosher’s ranking of...
Another first: Prince William to visit Israel
Rocky Mountain JewMar 08, 2018
This year is beefing up to have a lot of firsts for Israel. In May, the Giro d’Italia will have its “Big Start” in Israel, the first time a major cycling race has...
Just what is Shushan Purim?
Rocky Mountain JewMar 01, 2018
Today, Jews across the world are celebrating Purim — with one very notable exception: Jerusalem. In that most Jewish of cities, Purim will only be celebrated tomorrow,...
Marshmallow, pretzel, guava: Are these saying hamantaschen to you?
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 22, 2018
Back in December, IJN columnist Tehilla Goldberg bemoaned the lack of traditional potato latkes. She was surrounded by all sorts of latkes — butternut squash,...
The ultimate chutzpah: A Nazi claiming his ‘right to life’
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 15, 2018
The utter chutzpah! A man who participated in the mass murder of hundreds of thousands of Jews dares to argue that having to serve a prison sentence violates his...
Denver Jewish Film Festival: Our picks
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 01, 2018
As cinephiles, we are very excited about this year’s line-up at the Denver Jewish Film Festival, which is opening unofficially this Saturday, with “Foxtrot” at the...
A Tu b’Shevat seder primer
Rocky Mountain JewJan 25, 2018
This post is adapted from an excellent guide to Tu b’Shevat by PJ Library. At sundown on Tuesday, Jan. 30, the holiday of Tu b’Shevat — the New Year of Trees —...
