Opinion
Send homesickness packing this summer
Sharon Duke EstroffJun 04, 2009
ITS a situation as sticky as a freshly roasted marshmallow. Your child whos been looking forward to attending overnight camp since you signed her up this fall...
Israel and the environment
Martin WestermanMay 28, 2009
THE mountain near Ben Gurion Airport looks like the base of an Egyptian pyramid. But its neither ancient nor made of stone. Its Hiria landfill more than 560...
Shavuot links to the world
Rocky Mountain JewMay 28, 2009
We all know the most important feature of Shavuot – just read our earlier blog post, “Ode to a cheesecake.” But is eating rich, creamy food really all...
Alleged ex-Nazi John Demjanjuk’s trial should stop; the price in integrity is not worth it
IJN Editorial StaffMay 28, 2009
What could be less controversial than trying an alleged Nazi? In the case of John Demjanjuk, the case is not so simple. Needless to say, if he is a Nazi […]
The real items
Hillel GoldbergMay 28, 2009
How do you write about someone who had no connection to even the slightest gesture of fanfare? How do you capture humility? Survival? Love of G-d? The real item is,...
Kitchen alchemy
Tehilla R. GoldbergMay 28, 2009
Aside from the usual aspects of cooking the colors, textures and fragrances, like the aroma of herbs diffusing the kitchen when the clap of the knife meets the wooden...
Ode to a cheesecake
Rocky Mountain JewMay 26, 2009
Ah, the quest for the perfect cheesecake. The basic ingredients are obvious: cream cheese and sugar. But then comes the art of preparation, and the plaguing question of...
Before New Year’s eve, before the red eye…
IJN Editorial StaffMay 21, 2009
Before there was New Years Eve, before there was prom night, before there was the all nighter in advance of college exams, before there was the electricity that...
Why we list the veterans of American wars on Memorial Day
IJN Editorial StaffMay 21, 2009
This year, in what is already a longstanding tradition here at the Intermountain Jewish News, we feature the names of those Jewish veterans from Colorado who have passed...
How to measure the Obama-Netanyahu summit
IJN Editorial StaffMay 21, 2009
Obama says hes going to engage Iran, to use diplomacy to steer it from its nuclear ambitions. And if he doesnt? Netanyahu says hes going to pursue peace with the...
