Tuesday, March 19, 2024 -
Print Edition
Avatar photo
Shana Goldberg

IJN Assistant Publisher | [email protected]

Santa Fe — Jewish vignettes

Vignettes of Jewish Santa Fe: Rabbi Berel Levertov, Prof. Ron Duncan Hart and Rabbi Jack Shlachter talk about Jewish life in northern New Mexico, including Los Alamos....

Lowest of the low — got lower

It is often a good thing in life to be humbled. And boy, have I been humbled. I wish it weren’t so. Not out of pride, but because my forced […]

A Stand in Solidarity with Israel gathering at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne, March 7, 2024.

For Israeli who faced violence in Berkeley, Wyoming is ‘friendly and polite’

Ran Bar-Yoshafat, who spoke at a Solidarity with Israel event today in Cheyenne outside of the Wyoming State Capitol, has had an eventful 10 days. The IDF soldier who is...

Coffee’s on me

Reading continues to be my mental escape five months into the war that began Oct. 7. Amid a plethora of psychological thrillers, I’m re-reading many childhood...

Avigail Olman, left, and Sagi Gabay, right, speak with, clockwise from bottom left, the IJN's Hillel Goldberg, Shana Goldberg and Steve Mark, March 6, 2024.

In Denver, Oct. 7 survivors bear witness

Nearly five months to the day after Oct. 7, Sagi Gabay and Avigail Olman are sat in the IJN conference room, recounting the hell they’ve lived through. This isn’t...

Nosh by Micah Siva

Time travel

One probably wouldn’t expect a book called Nosh to be a compilation of “Plant-Forward Recipes,” as the subhead begins. But there’s no false advertising here. The...

Lakewood City Council meeting targeted with hate speech

A Lakewood City Council meeting on Feb. 12 took an unexpected turn when hate speech was heard during one of the public comment portions of the evening. As the council...

Matisyahu Meow Wolf concert cancelled — because he is pro-Israel

New Mexican Jews were shocked last week when a sold-out Matisyahu concert at the city’s famed Meow Wolf art installation was abruptly cancelled.

Extraordinary confluence

“Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, Ruler of the Universe, who frees the captive.” In the space of less than 24 hours, I was privileged to witness this blessing...

Ilhan Omar shows her hand

Confession: I was excited when Ilhan Omar was elected to Congress. I knew I wasn’t necessarily aligned with her politically, but seeing a religious Muslim woman in...