Opinion
Two Pestos’ cousin
Tehilla R. GoldbergAug 06, 2009
HAVE I got a sandwich for you ?. . . It all began long ago in a galaxy far far away in King Soopers marketplace in Denver, Colorado. That is […]
Painful follow up
Rocky Mountain JewAug 06, 2009
Has Tisha b’Av taught us nothing? Last week, in Tel Aviv, two people were killed in an attack on a gay community center. The homicide suspect: probably Jewish. On...
Tisha b’Av links to the…IJN
Rocky Mountain JewJul 31, 2009
This past Thursday marked Tisha b’Av, the day where we mourn the destruction of both the first and second temples. The Talmud in Yoma tells us that while the First...
The president, the judge and the Torah student
Hillel GoldbergJul 30, 2009
A PRESIDENT of the US, we should reasonably assume, has a lot of friends. It should also be assumed that they receive no better or worse treatment from the government...
The larger scandal: thousands needlessly die because it’s illegal to buy and sell kidneys
IJN Editorial StaffJul 30, 2009
Yes, we can think of several major, indeed severe, transgressions that are not the main issue in allegations out of the recent arrests in New Jersey: extorting a...
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Yisroel & Shloime EngelJul 30, 2009
Dear Tzviling, Theres something on my mind and Im hoping you can help me. I imagine Im not the only one in the same situation. I have a great job and […]
The broken shards
Tehilla R. GoldbergJul 30, 2009
Many know the tale of what caused the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem since they were children. The destruction of the Temple came through Kamza and Bar Kamza in...
Riots in Jerusalem
IJN Editorial StaffJul 23, 2009
The thought, and the sight, of Jews rioting in Jerusalem not against Arabs, but against other Jews hardly calms the mind. Whatever the cause, whatever the...
Gnominally speaking
IJN Editorial StaffJul 23, 2009
A story that came our way this week Nazi-saluting gnomes being probed conjured images far stranger than we cared to contemplate, yet we felt compelled to do...
Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
IJN Editorial StaffJul 23, 2009
One day when Walter Cronkite was six years old, he tore down the bucolic streets of St. Joseph, Mo., clutching a copy of The Kansas City Star. The banner headline...