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Teaching your kids about money

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

IT’S 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

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

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

WHAT is “spirituality”? One might answer: prayer, fasting, contemplation, meditation, seeing nature’s beauty; that is, things that connect one to G-d. Is spirituality...

Changing identities at ‘the Denver Synagogue’

“BMH-BJ unveils a new logo and identity,” reads a headline in this week’s IJN. BMH-BJ is now “the Denver Synagogue.” I have witnessed new identities at BMH and BJ...

Rest in peace, seeker of peace

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?

By Herbert Cohen Ferris Bueller’s 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

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

MENDEL Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children, is the finest children’s book I’ve ever read. Though it is expensive, I am sending it to each set of parents of my...