Tag: #coronavirus
Temple Emanuel reaches out to its elderly
Andrea JacobsApr 02, 2020
does Temple Emanuel, the oldest and largest temple in the Rocky Mountain region, ensure that vulnerable, elderly congregants are identified, fed and comforted during a...
The most meaningful Passover yet
Hillel GoldbergApr 02, 2020
A Colorado lawmaker recalled the Gestapo as he objected to the rules that have almost all of us confined to our homes. The comparison is ignorant. In 2020, unlike in...
Dying alone
Tehilla R. GoldbergApr 02, 2020
Ma Nishtana? How is this night different from all other nights? This year, the refrain might be, “How is this Passover different than all other Passovers?” In every...
Kudos: Honorees just the same
IJN Editorial StaffApr 02, 2020
Community Dinners Postponed — We Mark The Honorees Here The coronavirus outbreak and the resulting cancellation of, well, just about everything came just as the Denver...
Coronavirus: What will the seder be like?
Andrea JacobsMar 26, 2020
Passover, we are told to personally feel as though we escaped Egyptian bondage for freedom. On the evening of this coming April 8, when we open our Haggadahs, our...
When the Spanish flu arrived in the Holy Land
Rocky Mountain JewMar 26, 2020
Adapted from an article by Amit Naor, National Library of Israel “Avoid crowded gatherings in closed places; avoid contact with others as much as possible, don’t...
‘Don’t travel for Passover’
Shana GoldbergMar 26, 2020
Local infectious disease specialist Dr. Daniel Mogyoros stated to the Intermountain Jewish News the importance of staying put. “If at all possible, do not have family...
Passover is Passover
IJN Editorial StaffMar 26, 2020
Nothing is the same. The seders won’t be the same. Shopping for Passover is not the same. Some aspects of cleaning and preparing for Passover are not the same....
Suddenly, an illumination on Holocaust resistance
IJN Editorial StaffMar 26, 2020
The coronavirus is a teacher in unexpected ways, illuminating seemingly unrelated matters. Why did the Jews entrapped in the Holocaust not fight back against the Nazis?...
Where the coronavirus isn’t top priority
IJN Editorial StaffMar 26, 2020
Remember Iran? We would hardly be surprised if Iran is exploiting the worldwide diversion of attention from everything but the coronavirus to advance its pursuit of a...
