Opinion
One season wonder
Rocky Mountain JewApr 27, 2012
The Broncos’ 2011/2012 season will go down in the books. Not because the Broncos won the Super Bowl (they didn’t) or even made it far in the playoffs (they...
Stormy skies don’t dampen stellar spirits for Israel Independence
IJN Editorial StaffApr 26, 2012
Should one celebrate birthdays when storms loom on the horizon? We contemplated this as Israel celebrated its 64th anniversary of modern existence this week, for it...
Bizarre
IJN Editorial StaffApr 26, 2012
We had to blink twice. At first we thought we were seeing one of those over-the-top metaphors. But we weren’t. One Murray Koppelman, whom the JTA dubs a “well known...
Anita Stieglitz, 1949-2012
IJN Editorial StaffApr 26, 2012
When we think of Anita Stieglitz, we think of passion. We think of the way she approached her teaching, her music and her causes with zeal and depth. Not for […]
My Shoshana
Hillel GoldbergApr 26, 2012
ITS a good thing this book is small. You know, one of those books that looks like an excuse for a book, a couple of inches high, a few pages […]
After 300 repetitive years, things can get boring
Martin WestermanApr 26, 2012
SABERS have been rattling in Persia for nearly 3000 years, so this latest Iran flare-up looks boringly repetitive. Jews have spent most of their existence around warring...
Yom Ha’atzmaut
Tehilla R. GoldbergApr 26, 2012
IN the US, many Americans raise the American flag on the front porch of their home for July 4. But many do not. For those who dont, it is not […]
Healthy Passover – an oxymoron?
Shana GoldbergApr 20, 2012
Is it possible to end Passover feeling like anything other than a round matzah ball? I was amazed this year to hear how many eggs people were ordering (up to […]
A journey in many languages: Passover in Israel and Switzerland
Hillel GoldbergApr 19, 2012
CUSTOMARILY, Denvers Rabbi Shlomo Twerski of blessed memory attracted to his Shabbos table a wide variety of seekers and guests. The seekers in the 1960s were varied...
‘Lefties’ in baseball . . . and politics
Dennis PragerApr 19, 2012
AS all baseball fans and many other Americans know, the manager of the Miami Marlins, Ozzie Guillen, told Time magazine that he loves Fidel Castro. The news focus has...
