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Needed: Calmer, more rational political discourse

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...

Wanderin’

YOU know how every night, for a few brief moments in the dark before you fall asleep it’s just you and your pillow and your thoughts . . . and […]

Judaism and Rastafari

This week, we find the release of Matisyahu’s latest CD leading us to thoughts of Rastafari. For those who don’t know Matisyahu, the mention of a...

Kill ’em in Scotland, cheer ’em in Libya

Justice in Scotland means: Kill 270 people, then expect — and receive —compassion when you contract a terminal disease. Justice in Libya means: When one of your...

Memo to Madoff court trustee: Lay off Hadassah, others

Does the following sound cruel, not to mention illogical? The court-appointed trustee over the assets of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme has strongly hinted that he may...

Redeeming your clunkers

Nearly 700,000 Americans cashed in on the Cash for Clunkers program, resulting in great bargains on new cars for them and reduced inventories for auto dealers. The...

Elul in the Alps

As the full glow of the moon of Av wanes, it reappears new and just barely there: Elul. And so this week begins the journey of our inner work of […]

Life insurance

Dear Tzviling, Thank G-d I am enjoying good health as I celebrate my 60th birthday. I am scheduled for elective surgery shortly. I heard that according to Jewish...

100th anniversary of Rabbi Laderman’s birth

August 25, 2009, is the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of Denver’s most remembered rabbis, the late Rabbi Manuel Laderman. As the first full-time spiritual...

A wonder, Israel is still not the Messiah

The reestablishment of a corporate and sovereign Jewish community in the holy land of Israel is the greatest wonder of our time. The facets of this wonder astonish ever...