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VIP New Faces: Ben Sanders
Andrea JacobsOct 26, 2017
Sanders, 23, grew up in Denver, attended DAT for elementary and middle school and Denver Jewish Day School for high school. He earned a BA in Jewish studies at CU. A...
VIP New Faces: Meredith Levy
Andrea JacobsOct 26, 2017
Levy, 35, grew up in Philadelphia. She earned a BS in human services from George Washington University and an MA in community leadership and philanthropy studies at The...
Literature meets law
Chris LeppekAug 10, 2017
Nan Goodman has held for the past two years a very prestigious position in Jewish academia, as director of the Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado,...
A ‘forest kindergarten’ in Mitzpe Ramon
Andrew Tobin, JTAAug 10, 2017
MITZPE RAMON, Israel — It sounds like a Jewish mother’s nightmare: a preschool class held outdoors in the desert. But parents in this remote Israeli town drop off...
You’re 80? Meet Dr. Herzl Melmed
Chris LeppekJun 22, 2017
first question of the interview — “What is it with you and bicycles?” — makes Dr. Herzl Melmed laugh. Whippet-thin, agile and looking far more fit than his 80...
What a year for the Boulder JCC
IJN StaffJun 22, 2017
By Raphael Bein in the entryway of the new Boulder JCC is impressive. The modern building is as vast as it is pleasing to the eye, and it is clear that a great deal of...
Get off the couch — and into the wilderness
IJN StaffJun 22, 2017
By Raphael Bein Adventures seeks to bring Jews out of their home and into the wilderness, organizing camping and wilderness excursions that accommodate traditional laws...
Generations of Mitzvahs
Larry HankinJun 22, 2017
Bar and Bat Mitzvah of twins Lila and Noah Rubin was a nod to five generations of their family who have lived and practiced Judaism in Colorado. It was also a reflection...
The importance of genetic screening
Andrea JacobsJun 22, 2017
Senft, development director for Judaism Your Way, was born in Bogota, Colombia. He moved to Denver with his wife Daniela Loeble, a native Israeli from a Peruvian family,...
In Eisen home, personal touch in every room
Larry HankinMay 25, 2017
Eisen loves to entertain her large extended family on the holidays. It’s not unusual for 20 to 30 guests to gather around the Eisen table for Rosh Hashanah or...
