Blogs
Wes Anderson meets Agatha Christie in ‘Knives Out’
Rocky Mountain JewNov 01, 2019
If Denver film festival’s opening night movie is anything to go by, area cinephiles are in for plenty of treats during the next 10 days. “Knives Out” is a Wes...
Perverse: Slave state sits on UN’s Human Rights Council
Rocky Mountain JewOct 17, 2019
It appears there’s always a new low to be achieved by the UN. One may have thought that slavery would be a red line for the international organization. But apparently...
The Jewish Cookbook tested: Black-Eyed Pea Stew
Shana GoldbergOct 03, 2019
The cold weather came just in time. For about a month now — since Leah Koenig’s The Jewish Cookbook landed on my desk — I’d been planning on trying a new recipe...
Elections belie Israel’s ‘apartheid’ state
Rocky Mountain JewSep 18, 2019
Anti-Israel — excuse me, pro-Palestinian — activists may find themselves in a bind following yesterday’s elections in Israel. One of the anti-Israel movement’s...
Your Rosh Hashana greeting in the IJN
Rocky Mountain JewSep 05, 2019
Wish your friends and family a Happy New Year, with your own personal message in the IJN’s special Rosh Hashanah edition published September 18, 2020 before the...
Another Holocaust T-shirt
Rocky Mountain JewAug 29, 2019
Here’s a suggestion: Stay away from printing shirt with slogans or images that are Holocaust related. Here’s the story from JNS: “Amazon in the United Kingdom has...
‘My enemy’s enemy is my friend’
Rocky Mountain JewAug 22, 2019
There’s an adage often cited when it comes to defending the policy of realpolitik: “My enemy’s enemy is my friend.” Okay, not perhaps a lifelong friend, but, as...
How the world’s happiest people can also be refugees
Rocky Mountain JewAug 08, 2019
Bhutan, a small kingdom in Central Asia, claims it has the world’s happiest people. In fact its king has gone so far as to define a Gross National Happiness Index, by...
Cultural appropriation
Rocky Mountain JewJul 18, 2019
Talk about cultural appropriation. We’re sure you’ve heard this one before: “Jesus was a Palestinian.” Never mind that a Palestinian national identity didn’t...
‘Antiques Roadshow’ — the Mainz episode
Rocky Mountain JewJul 11, 2019
Hidden treasures. Television shows like ‘Antiques Roadshow’ are popular because we’d all like to think that among the bric-a-brac in our basements may be hidden a...
