A Denver warrior against cancer
Andrea JacobsMay 17, 2012
WHEN Dr. Fred Hirsch was a young medical student in Copenhagen, his father-in-laws premature death from lung cancer compelled him to dedicate the rest of his life to...
Israel Inside
Rocky Mountain JewMay 17, 2012
In addition to giving people the world over tools for becoming happier people, Tal Ben-Shahar has also become something of an advocate for Israel. As we reported last...
Susan Ina Feingold
IJN StaffMay 17, 2012
Susan Ina Feingold, a mother and homemaker, passed away May 13, 2012, in Denver. Rabbi Bernard Gerson officiated at the May 15 graveside service at Mt. Nebo Cemetery....
Human rights abuses in China affect us all
Hillel GoldbergMay 17, 2012
FORCED sterilizations. Forced abortions. Imprisonment of people who ask the country to obey its own laws. Enrichment of officials who repress citizens. Violence...
The bird, not the bell
Tehilla R. GoldbergMay 17, 2012
To us Americans, the symbol of freedom is that of the Liberty Bell. In Philadelphia, inscribed on the bell are the words from this weeks Torah portion, Behar, in...
Vidal Sassoon, not just appearances
IJN Editorial StaffMay 17, 2012
When Vidal Sassoon passed away on May 5, the world mourned the revolutionary celebrity stylist who transformed the average woman with one deft swing of the scissors....
New government in Israel; new chance for peace?
IJN Editorial StaffMay 17, 2012
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government marginalizes Israeli political parties who oppose concessions to the Palestinians and welcomes Kadima, the largest...
Seven steps to happiness
Rocky Mountain JewMay 11, 2012
Did you know that achieving happiness can be accomplished in just seven steps? That’s what Tal Ben-Shahar, formerly of Harvard, now back in his native Israel...
Lag b’Omer comes to town
IJN StaffMay 10, 2012
It’s time to collect wood and buy meat for the barbecue – today is Lag b’Omer! Traditionally Lag b’Omer is an outdoors day, and it looks like the...