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Rawtarian
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 20, 2015
Whenever I would hear that someone is a rawtarian, I assumed they were limited to eating carrots and celery sticks or other fruits and vegetables. I love the flavors of...
The debate
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 13, 2015
THESE DAYS, its agitating witnessing the debate over the Iran deal unfold. The conversation has reached some pretty low points, making the conversation about dual...
It’s a lion
Dennis PragerAug 06, 2015
The uproar over the killing of a lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe by an American dentist, Dr. Walter Palmer, is further proof that secular society inevitably produces moral...
Jews react to terrorism by Jews
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 06, 2015
Once Tisha b’Av departs, we as a people usually sigh a collective sigh of relief. Tu b’Av and Shabbat Nachamu follow, and we feel and experience the sense of a...
From the fat to the fanatic
Hillel GoldbergJul 30, 2015
The world seems to run in extremes. On the one hand are those who never exercise. Doctors admonitions and the examples of people whove thrown their health away ...
Too late
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 23, 2015
Political discussion can be so frustrating. Especially recently, it seems the conversation has become even more binary than usual. If the Supreme Court’s decision on...
Why the ‘streams’ are running dry
Hillel GoldbergJul 23, 2015
The other day I enjoyed a visit with Prof. Fred Greenspahn, who taught Jewish studies at DU, 1979-1994, and now holds an endowed chair at Florida Atlantic University in...
Racism without hate
Hillel GoldbergJul 16, 2015
WHAT RACE am I? You may not believe this, but my race is: I Prefer Not To Report. I am an oddball. This is not your typical race. I should […]
Peace in our time
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 16, 2015
Last Tuesday, we woke up to a different world. We woke up to the moment when history will most likely point an accusing finger at this date, the moment that […]
If a tree falls in the forest…?
Amy LedermanJul 09, 2015
When I was a little girl, I used to take long walks with my dad in our neighborhood. Sometimes he would tie pieces of candy to the branches of trees […]