ADL’s Shaver grapples with public meeting disruptions
Steve MarkFeb 22, 2024
The latest disruptions of public meetings by anti-Israel or pro-Palestinian groups have spiraled at an astounding rate. The Anti-Defamation League reports that since...
At State Capitol, apology from Speaker McCluskie for hostage slip-up
Steve MarkFeb 15, 2024
In a statement issued to the IJN, McCluskie denounced the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and apologized for poor communication around the hostages’ families’...
Denver City Council forced into recess; ceasefire proclamation fails
Steve MarkFeb 13, 2024
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters hijacked the Denver City Council, again. It was to no avail.The Council voted Feb. 12 not to adopt a proclamation that called...
Denverites rally for hostages; relatives speak
Steve MarkFeb 08, 2024
One by one, family members of Israeli hostages in Gaza and of those killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, made pleas to a crowd of a few hundred at Washington Park in...
BDS again a topic at the Legislature
Steve MarkFeb 07, 2024
Colorado State Rep. Elisabeth Epps created an uproar in Denver’s Jewish community after introducing a bill on Jan. 31 that, if passed, would reverse a measure enacted...
From CU to bobblehead
Steve MarkFeb 01, 2024
Since being “bobbleheaded” last August, Jason Brown, a 2014 bronze medalist at the Sochi Olympics at 19 years old, and 2015 US national champion, has come to realize...
Adding up the security dollars
Steve MarkJan 25, 2024
Properly securing synagogues and schools is a costly endeavor. The line item on budgets is commonly referred to as an “anti-Semitism tax,” which initially appeared...
The rabbi replies: Michael Shields
Steve MarkJan 18, 2024
The rabbi replies speaks with Rabbi Michael Shields of Temple Sinai: “Every congregation is a little different, even if they’re part of the same movement.”
In Fort Collins, Shabbat 200 is now 300
Steve MarkJan 04, 2024
Twenty years ago, Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik, a native of Australia who has been at the Chabad Jewish Center since 2005 and is also on the faculty at CSU, orchestrated...
The rabbi replies: Lynne Goldsmith
Steve MarkJan 04, 2024
The rabbi replies speaks with Lynne Goldsmith of Or Hadash in Fort Collins: “If you can talk to somebody who you disagree with violently and still see that image of...
