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No chopsticks on Christmas

I’ve come a long way, baby! Considering that I had never heard of Christmas or Santa Claus until I was 12, I too felt happy when on Monday evening the […]

Every family has a story to tell

SINCE the beginning of time, in every culture, across every continent, one thing connects us all: the deeply human need to convey what is important to us from one...

The gift of December 25

Once a year, the Jewish community is granted a “day off” in all the traditional senses of the word: no work, no school, no Shabbat or holiday preparations,...

My heart belongs to Newtown

IT is at tragic times such as this week, in the wake of the Newtown massacre, that a country as large as the United States of America seems to shrink […]

Sen. Daniel Inouye, 1924-2012

When Israel and the Jewish people lose a friend in the US congress due to the political process, it is unfortunate, but when such a friend is lost to death, […]

The creeping de-biblicization of society

It would be comforting, perhaps even hopeful, if it were really true that in order to fix the problem of mass shootings in this country, all we needed to do […]

The cliff

We’re a newspaper, obliged to create a product every seven days, like clockwork. So we know what a deadline is. We’ve been to Jerusalem – to Jewish and Arab...

Not your average latkes: Samosa latkes

Every year around Rosh Hashana, the IJN comes with a Jewish calendar sponsored by King Soopers/City Market. As in past years, each month features a recipe that fits with...

Cultivating gratitude

IT is early in the morning, traffic is terrible, and I am racing across town to make it to my 7:30 yoga class on time. As I run breathlessly into […]

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...