Opinion
Journalists in Washington, DC
Hillel GoldbergJul 03, 2008
Are things back to normal in New Orleans? If youre asking this, you obviously havent been to New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. So said Gail Chalew of New...
Everyone has a story to tell
Amy LedermanJul 03, 2008
Last year my mother turned 80, and we celebrated with a family trip to Montana. The gift she cherished most was not the picture frame we had engraved or even […]
God vs. man
Rocky Mountain JewJul 03, 2008
In his comment on our latest post, Ben M posited that without God, Judaism cannot survive. That is undoubtedly true. But are there various ways in which to reach God,...
Marsha Gardenswartz, 1953-2008
IJN Editorial StaffJun 26, 2008
The boundaries of birth and death allow no argument, only choices. Do we live as insubstantial shadows, or mountains rising high? Marsha Gardenswartz, so petite,...
‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and Aaron Aaronsohn: glorious triumph, bitter defeat
Hillel GoldbergJun 26, 2008
The perfectly hopeless vulgarity of the half-Europeanized Arab is appalling. Better a thousand times the Arab untouched. The foreigners come out here always to teach,...
The logic of an Israel-Syria peace agreement
IJN Editorial StaffJun 26, 2008
The last attempt at a peace deal between Israel and Syria was in the late 1990s. It fell apart only because Syrias leader, Hafez Assad, died. Israel was prepared to...
Haircut, challah, and preparing for Shabbat
Tehilla R. GoldbergJun 26, 2008
Have you ever had one of those days? One of those crazy, hectic, insane days, where you just dont function like your usual self and its on precisely such a
It’s funny ‘cuz it’s true
Rocky Mountain JewJun 25, 2008
In response to our first blog entry, Laibel ben Aaron raised the idea of Jewish comedy. We came across a short but clever joke, that lends a bit of humor […]
Soccer fever
Shana GoldbergJun 24, 2008
Although many Americans may be unaware of it, every four years the European football (soccer) championship takes place, and this year the tournament is being co-hosted...
The meaning of Judaism
Rocky Mountain JewJun 20, 2008
It’s a heavy topic, but what better way to launch our blog? So let’s get stuck right into it. In our annual Shavuous edition, we surveyed youth, asking how...
