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Barry Curtiss-Lusher, national chair of the ADL

TO the best of my memory, Denver Jewry has produced three heads of major national Jewish organizations: Bob Loup, head of UJA; Sheldon K. Beren, head of Torah Umesorah;...

The more things change . . .

Change a couple of names, and nothing has changed in 76 years. Preparing for the IJN’s 100th anniversary keepsake magazine (due out June 24, 2013), I ran across a front...

Not your grandfather’s Reform Judaism

The power of sharing Rabbi Daniel Freelander is a man with a mission to convince Reform Judaism to prepare for the coming, major changes in the movement. Reform Judaism...

It’s different from procrastination

DOES anyone else have this problem? I only get things done when I’m supposed to be doing something else. Not always, but complication seems to be congenial. Did this...

Too late to say thank you

TRUE enough, there is much — indeed, an overabundance — of happy moments to recall. Absurd moments. Fun. Craziness. Youthful hijinks. Also, deep discussions, and...

The small things can make a difference

If you’re going bankrupt, facing a terrible medical diagnosis, or have just come from a funeral, this might not be the best message for you. Then again, maybe it’s...

In our dark time

We live in a dark time — I hear this all around me. Shootings in Aurora and Newtown. Bone-chilling testimony in the Aurora case. Blood swishing in the bottom of...

The private language of crossword puzzles

THERE’S English and all the rest of the languages on this planet. Then there are the private languages. I refer not to the secret codes between married couples, the...

Mirrors from a traveler’s diary

I HAVE traveled and listened — traveled to the Holy Land and to New York and listened to deep and different stories. I traveled to a simcha in Israel and […]

I control the United States’ economy

I control the United States’ economy. This is not boasting. Not delusional. Not the ravings of an insane, messianic pretender. This is not rocket science. This is...