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Jewish Explorers in Stapleton and Highlands
Chris LeppekAug 15, 2014
EDUCATION & CULTURE “Give the people what they want,” goes the famous quote, variously attributed to Red Skelton or George Jessel, “and they’ll come out...
Virtuoso violinist
Andrea JacobsAug 15, 2014
EDUCATION & CULTURE ISABELLE Aboaf possesses a repertory and a reputation that would satisfy violinists twice her age. But this 15-year-old has no room for flashy...
Modern sports promotes bullying
Chris LeppekMay 29, 2014
Bullying as a social ill to be resisted largely came to the forefront of American consciousness after the Columbine massacre of 1999, when it was alleged and widely...
‘To you, G-d, silence is praise’
Andrea JacobsMay 29, 2014
I had never heard of the biblical verse, “To You, G-d, silence is praise” prior to this assignment — but it immediately appealed to me. I felt like I stumbled upon...
Washington Park: Oasis in the city
Andrea JacobsMay 22, 2014
ITS an unnaturally chilly May evening in Washington Park, heart of the humble, high-end neighborhood that bears its name. About 50 runners, including fathers wheeling...
Reconnecting the 500,000(!) Israelis living in America
Chris LeppekMay 01, 2014
It used to be that the enterprise known as Zionism was pretty much a one-way street — Jews from Europe, Asia, America and elsewhere packing up and heading off to...
Israel tops technological innovation — how do they do it?
Andrea JacobsMay 01, 2014
More than time separates Denver from Jerusalem. Unless your Israeli subject speaks excellent English or the American journalist’s Hebrew is impeccable (lo!), language...
Meet Yoni Alon, Israel shaliach at JCC
Andrea JacobsMay 01, 2014
WHEN Yoni Alon completed six-and-a-half years of service with the IDF in 2013, he planned to study for his bachelors degree. An astute epiphany stopped him in his...
Sensitivity session with local police concerning Sabbath and modesty practices
Andrea JacobsMar 27, 2014
A police officer asks an Orthodox man to sign papers on Shabbat. He refuses. An observant woman trips on the sidewalk and a passing policeman offers to help her. She...
Mountaineer Mintzes
Larry HankinMar 27, 2014
For a cheeseburger in paradise Makin the best of every virtue and vice. ASPEN The Jimmy Buffett song, though Anot exactly kosher, glorifies a cheeseburger in...
