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Craig Halper: lifelong learner
Steve MarkSep 22, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, marked the first day of school at Denver Jewish Day School. It also marked the first day of Craig Halper’s 35th year at the school.
Rabbi Bruce Dollin: 36 years in the rabbinate
Chris LeppekSep 22, 2022
In mid-August, on the final day of Rabbi Bruce Dollin’s tenure as spiritual leader of the Hebrew Educational Alliance, the weather in Denver was rare for this hot and...
Butte, Montana: Save our shul
Steve MarkSep 22, 2022
At the corner of Galena St. and Washington St. in downtown Butte, Montana, sits a three-story structure, one of the most historic places in the state.
College readiness, Jewish-style
Chris LeppekAug 11, 2022
As Jewish students head back to their university campus, or perhaps their first foray into the collegiate world, they might well enter an environment in which the very...
The rabbi replies: Avraham Mintz
Steve MarkAug 11, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks with Rabbi Avraham Mintz of Chabad of South Metro Denver in Lone Tree. “We’re not there to step on each other. We’re there to grow...
‘Sounds Jewish’ brings Jewish music to the airwaves
Larry HankinAug 11, 2022
“Sounds Jewish” is a nationally distributed radio show that offers a weekly dive into the variety of ways in which Jewish life, culture and religion are expressed...
‘Jews of the Wild West’ — how we got here
Chris LeppekJun 30, 2022
“Jews of the Wild West,” the story of the Jews who helped settle the American West, is the brainchild of director Amanda Kinsey.
Fentanyl: The killer among us
Steve MarkJun 30, 2022
At the age of 20, Hoover, a Thornton resident, had been an opioid addict for three years.
Trudy Strauss: survivor, centenarian, potter
Steve MarkJun 30, 2022
Generations, Boomer-Senior section Strauss gazes through the sliding glass door in her southeast Denver apartment, smiles and says “I like sunsets. I like watching...
The Kamlets — happy campers for 70+ years
Larry HankinJun 30, 2022
Stan Kamlet and Louan Hayutin met as kids in Jewish Denver, then 'clicked' later at Brandeis Camp as teens.
