View from Denver
How not to get fat over the holidays
Hillel GoldbergSep 24, 2009
THEY say that half the childrens books are written for adults. When people say that kids will love this book, they (the adults) mean that they love it. Understanding...
The archaeology of our lives on Rosh Hashanah
Hillel GoldbergSep 17, 2009
OUR memory plays tricks on us. We remember things one way, but they really werent that way.? We rarely see this clearly because the evidence is rarely available on...
Steve Farber was ‘on the list’
Hillel GoldbergSep 10, 2009
On the List is a memoir of a kidney transplant and an analysis of the technological and policy issues in organ transplantation. The story is about Steve Farber and...
Needed: Calmer, more rational political discourse
Hillel GoldbergSep 03, 2009
OUR politics have become extreme.? The language we use about our opponents is disrespectful. The left-wing nut jobs who want to destroy the country, and the...
The president, the judge and the Torah student
Hillel GoldbergJul 30, 2009
A PRESIDENT of the US, we should reasonably assume, has a lot of friends. It should also be assumed that they receive no better or worse treatment from the government...
Is your prayer better than mine?
Hillel GoldbergJul 23, 2009
THE shoe imprint in the rug below.? Ones synagogue has a rug. Ones praying of the Amidah (Silent Prayer) has been deeply focused. As one backs away three steps upon...
Sen. Jim Demint offers blunt words on Iran
Hillel GoldbergJul 16, 2009
I HAVE yet to hear an American lawmaker who gets it on Iran more than Sen. Jim Demint of South Carolina. He was in Colorado for 28 hours earlier in […]
Why I don’t need to go to Rome
Hillel GoldbergJul 09, 2009
I CAN dream. In theory, someday Ill visit the Arch of Titus in Rome to see a depiction of Roman soldiers carrying looted artifacts from the Jerusalem Temple; Ill...
Insiders’ debate: Is Obama good or bad for Israel?
Hillel GoldbergJul 02, 2009
CHICAGO A debate on Israel at the annual meeting of the American Jewish Press Association featured a very informed and influential face-off. On one side was Alan...
Goldberg’s guide to good packing (a summer spur)
Hillel GoldbergJun 26, 2009
I dont know. It seems Im always packing or unpacking, either my suitcase or one of my kids. Weve got a big family and no one lives in Denver anymore […]
