Snapshot
Nativism
Shana GoldbergNov 28, 2019
Confession: I haven’t watched one minute of the impeachment proceedings. I’m old enough to remember the last impeachment and I figure I’ve given enough hours of my...
Billionaires’ ‘victimhood’
Shana GoldbergNov 21, 2019
Is there anything worse than billionaires crying victim? Local sports fans are probably well aware that it’s pretty hard to watch Nuggets and Avalanche games these...
Denver book treasure
Shana GoldbergNov 14, 2019
I can’t believe it. There is a children’s book series set in Denver, Colorado, but until a couple of weeks ago I’d never heard of it. Not only am I […]
Women for Israel
Shana GoldbergNov 07, 2019
“A nation that forgets its past has no future.” That’s the mantra that Siggy Flicker lives by. The matchmaker-turned-reality-TV-celebrity was the guest speaker at...
Nuts
Shana GoldbergOct 31, 2019
Many have the custom not to eat nuts on Rosh Hashanah. The source is that nuts can cause a dry, scratchy throat, and the rabbis wanted to avoid the possibility
Generation to generation
Shana GoldbergOct 24, 2019
L’dor v’Dor, “from generation to generation,” is a cornerstone of Judaism. The source is in the repetition of the Amida service, when we recite: “To all...
Disruption
Shana GoldbergOct 17, 2019
When I was in Kansas City this summer, I visited the National WW I Museum and Memorial. The complex is a stunning structure with a massive obelisk, “Liberty Tower,”...
The reading class
Shana GoldbergOct 10, 2019
Urban, check. White, check. Female, check. Educated, check. When it comes to the characteristics of the “reading class,” I seem to fit the pattern. A recent Atlantic...
Perfection
Shana GoldbergOct 03, 2019
Who said breaking records is a good thing? Or perfection, for that matter? Some years back, the Cleveland Browns finished their season with a 0-16 record. Used to being...
Cherishing survivors
Shana GoldbergSep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION A PAGE 2 Fred Englard. Morton Tessler. Riva Weissbrot. Joe Weissbrot. Joe Schwartz. Sara Schwartz. Magda Rosenthal. These are just...
