Columns
Teaching your kids about money
Sharon Duke EstroffOct 25, 2012
WHEN my son was in first grade, he told me he wanted a Wii game console for his birthday. Jake, I replied, intent on giving my son perspective on how […]
Soup’s on
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 25, 2012
ITS that time of year again of copper leaves and a smoky fragrance in the air where swirling colors of streaky red, orange and yellow feels like you are enveloped...
Bar Mitzvah: When to push, when not to
Amy LedermanOct 18, 2012
I SAW the blinking light on my answering machine and listened to the frantic voice of my girlfriend, Debbie, as I put the groceries away. Heeeeeelp! Jason says he...
Autumn love
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 18, 2012
The brilliant and vibrant autumn colors get me every time. One need not even mention the Colorado autumn traditions in the Rockies, such as the purple Maroon Bells or...
There are no ethics in Judaism
Hillel GoldbergOct 18, 2012
WHAT is spirituality? One might answer: prayer, fasting, contemplation, meditation, seeing natures beauty; that is, things that connect one to G-d. Is spirituality...
Changing identities at ‘the Denver Synagogue’
Hillel GoldbergOct 11, 2012
BMH-BJ unveils a new logo and identity, reads a headline in this weeks IJN. BMH-BJ is now the Denver Synagogue. I have witnessed new identities at BMH and BJ...
Rest in peace, seeker of peace
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 11, 2012
I MET Azriel Cohen when I was a freshman in college. He was the older cousin of one of my college roommates, Miriam. Back then, he was a clean cut […]
Do you remember VCRs?
IJN StaffOct 04, 2012
By Herbert Cohen Ferris Buellers Day Off 1986, directed by John Hughes I remember the meeting well. A teacher discovered a student who had plagiarized a paper and gave...
It’s all in the timing
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 04, 2012
I have always loved the rain. At night, the music of the soothing rhythmic tap tap of the rain it is the loveliest, gentlest lullaby there can be. Even […]
The finest children’s book I’ve ever read
Hillel GoldbergOct 04, 2012
MENDEL Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children, is the finest childrens book Ive ever read. Though it is expensive, I am sending it to each set of parents of my...