Opinion
Northern Ireland’s proxy war (photo series)
Shana GoldbergAug 21, 2014
In Northern Ireland, where despite far reaching peace agreements conflict remains, Israel and Palestine have become a new outlet in a centuries-long war between...
Humanism and the fear of G-d
Hillel GoldbergAug 21, 2014
SAY the word G-d and one tends to think of the beyond. To the Rabbi Israel Salanter and his Musar disciples, say the word G-d and one should think of […]
Mazel tov on 10 years of Judaism in Douglas County
IJN Editorial StaffAug 21, 2014
When the northern Douglas County suburb of Highlands Ranch was established just over three decades ago, it grew like wildfire. Before we knew it, this masterplan...
Todd Helton, a worthy role model
IJN Editorial StaffAug 21, 2014
We’ll just have to forget for the moment that the Colorado Rockies have become the laughingstock of the Major Leagues, what with their league-wide worst record and...
It used to be Christian children at Passover; now it’s Muslim children in Gaza
IJN Editorial StaffAug 21, 2014
The religion that taught the world to prohibit murder was absurdly accused of cold-blooded murder during the Middle Ages. Same holds true today. The most astonishing...
Unsuccessful escape
Shana GoldbergAug 15, 2014
Sometimes, as hard as you try, you just can’t escape. I don’t know about you, but one of the reasons I take vacations is to ‘get away from it all.’ […]
The Jewish claim to the land of Israel
Hillel GoldbergAug 14, 2014
There is blatant anti-Semitism out there. Check this: At this point, if Netanyahu appeared on TV with a necklace made from the teeth of Palestinian children, would...
Robin Williams, the honorary Jew
IJN Editorial StaffAug 14, 2014
We’re still learning more about the extraordinary comic and brilliant actor Robin Williams, who, alas, killed himself at age 63. Recently, many of us discovered that...
Yazidi. Let it not be another genocide.
IJN Editorial StaffAug 14, 2014
The US is doing the right thing in trying to stop the brutal mass murder of the Yazidi by ISIL. The take-home message is that ISIL is far from alone. The past...
Juking the job stats
David SirotaAug 14, 2014
A DECADE ago, as the US hemorrhaged manufacturing jobs, the federal government considered reclassifying fast food as a manufacturing industry. Sounds ludicrous? Today,...