Tag: fast day, judaism, yom kippur
Preparing for Yom Kippur
Rocky Mountain JewSep 13, 2010
This Shabbat we won’t be partaking in warm chicken soup or steaming hot cholent (as reported in the IJN’s Rosh Hashana edition). We’ll be doing all of...
Links to…Purim spoofs
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 26, 2010
It’s that time of year again – spoofs, gags, jokes, all kinds of mischief. At the IJN we’ve published this week our annual Purim spoof, written by our...
Destruction and rebirth in East Germany
Shana GoldbergOct 26, 2009
Memorial to the Great Synagogue of Leipzig, which was destroyed during Kristallnacht, 1938 Last week I conducted an extremely brief and therefore somewhat superficial...
The best ever DIY sukkah
Rocky Mountain JewSep 24, 2009
For those contemplating building their first-ever sukkah and feeling overwhelmed, keep the following in mind: As a first-timer, you’ll most likely begin with a...
‘Final cut’ Rosh Hashanah recipes
Rocky Mountain JewSep 17, 2009
After putting out an open call for recipes and tips — and also dabbling in the kitchen ourselves — we’ve come up with recipes and recommendations for some of...
Open call for High Holiday recipes
Rocky Mountain JewSep 11, 2009
With Rosh Hashanah fast approaching – only 1 week now! – we turn to that ever fundamental aspect of Jewish holidays: food. And we’re asking Rocky...
Tisha b’Av links to the…IJN
Rocky Mountain JewJul 31, 2009
This past Thursday marked Tisha b’Av, the day where we mourn the destruction of both the first and second temples. The Talmud in Yoma tells us that while the First...
Link to…Colorado
Rocky Mountain JewJun 26, 2009
It’s been a couple of weeks since Rocky Mountain Jew’s last “links to the world” post, but fear not! We’re still busy scouring media from...
Shabbat and civil disobedience
Rocky Mountain JewJun 12, 2009
Several months ago, an IJN editorial prompted discussion on how religious a state Israel should be. We all know it’s a “Jewish” state, but what does...
Links to the world
Rocky Mountain JewJun 05, 2009
This week, our “links to world” brings us right here to Colorado. Alysa Stanton, former Colorado resident and graduate of Colorado State University in Ft....
