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Sabbath mode — hot-wired rest
Chris LeppekApr 04, 2019
Ottensoser knows a thing or two about appliances. A mostly retired mechanical engineer from Baltimore, he knows pretty much everything about how these increasingly...
Dynamic, theatrical seder leader
Andrea JacobsApr 04, 2019
Lipman, staff writer at the Jewish Week in New York, has led Passover seders in far-flung communities for Jews with minimal or no connection to Judaism since 2003....
Matt Buckstein: Denver’s Nashville-style star
Andrea JacobsFeb 28, 2019
Buckstein, one of Denver’s hottest country-western singers, arrives in jeans, a plaid shirt and low-slung cap. His baritone greeting ignites sweet fire in unsuspecting...
Off the grid: Life in the gates of Heaven
Chris LeppekFeb 28, 2019
the Great Divide, on the far side of the Rocky Mountains from Denver, lie the Gates of Heaven. More eloquently known by its Hebrew name, Shaare Shamayim, and more...
Security costs after Pittsburgh for local Jewish institutions
Andrea JacobsJan 24, 2019
for Jews is an enormous concern. People feel threatened not only by a spike in anti-Semitism but the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018. To assess...
When it comes to nonprofits, JNF is showing the way
Chris LeppekJan 24, 2019
it what you will — track record, performance rating, street cred — but when a business or non-profit does something right, people pay attention. The Denver-based...
Josh Goldin aiming to move up on the Buffs
Chris LeppekJan 03, 2019
Goldin’s moment of truth came on a sunny September afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska. Memorial Stadium was, as always, filled to capacity — 85,000-plus fans cheering...
Eve Ilsen of Jewish Renewal looks back, moves forward
Andrea JacobsJan 03, 2019
a choice, Eve Ilsen would focus exclusively on her late husband Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, unrivaled leader of the Jewish Renewal movement until his death in 2014....
VIP New Faces: Rebecca Saltzman
Larry HankinOct 18, 2018
March, 1986, this reporter interviewed Gary and Judy Saltzman who were presidents, respectively of B’nai B’rith Denver Lodge 171 and B’nai B’rith Women of Metro...
VIP New Faces: Jessica Zalkin
Chris LeppekOct 18, 2018
her group, recently affiliated with Denver’s eXp Realty, Jessica Zalkin is earning good reviews as a broker with a keen eye on the metro area’s ever-growing and...
