Opinion
Agreement with Iran is an illusion
IJN Editorial StaffOct 25, 2012
At their final presidential debate, Pres. Obama and Gov. Romney agreed to a large extent on their approach to Iran’s nuclear pursuit: Stop Iran, but stop it via...
Denver Jewish Community Reads: The Invisible Bridge
Rocky Mountain JewOct 24, 2012
Tomorrow night, as part of MACC’s annual JAAMM Festival, Julie Orringer will be in town. For some of you, these acronyms may be unfamiliar – as might...
Celebrating the EU’s Nobel prize
Shana GoldbergOct 19, 2012
As an American-born Jewish woman living in the center of Europe in 2012, every once in a while I think about how lucky I am. Life is a lottery, and […]
The Jewish vote: reliable or uncertain?
Rocky Mountain JewOct 18, 2012
In the opening line of his Fox News op-ed, Kenneth Bandler asserts that “American Jews are likely to stick to tradition on Election Day.” Tradition being...
Bar Mitzvah: When to push, when not to
Amy LedermanOct 18, 2012
I SAW the blinking light on my answering machine and listened to the frantic voice of my girlfriend, Debbie, as I put the groceries away. Heeeeeelp! Jason says he...
Autumn love
Tehilla R. GoldbergOct 18, 2012
The brilliant and vibrant autumn colors get me every time. One need not even mention the Colorado autumn traditions in the Rockies, such as the purple Maroon Bells or...
There are no ethics in Judaism
Hillel GoldbergOct 18, 2012
WHAT is spirituality? One might answer: prayer, fasting, contemplation, meditation, seeing natures beauty; that is, things that connect one to G-d. Is spirituality...
Turkey has global ambitions, Israel and hypocrisy be damned
IJN Editorial StaffOct 18, 2012
Remember the days when Turkey looked West? When Turkey fervently wished to join the European Union? When Turkey was a firm ally of Israel, and participated in joint...
Maybe the Arab world finally has its Rosa Parks
IJN Editorial StaffOct 18, 2012
Malala Yousafzai, 14, was shot in the head by the Taliban Oct. 10 at a school bus stop in Pakistan. Her crime? Advocating girls’ education in a hostile, repressive,...
Kudos to Rosenthal
IJN Editorial StaffOct 18, 2012
Hannah Rosenthal, the departing State Dept. anti-Semitism monitor, dutifully raised awareness of anti-Semitism in the usual places Ukraine, Arab countries, etc. But...
