Today’s Life
A history of Colorado Springs Jewry is underway
Jill AltmanAug 15, 2019
It’s amazing the things one can find in an attic. Dr. Perry Bach became interested in the history of Jews in Colorado Springs as a result of a query from his cousin in...
When your loved one is deployed
Jill AltmanAug 01, 2019
It’s a hard life living when you’re lonely It’s a long night sleeping alone It’s a hard time waiting for tomorrow It’s a long, long way home. —...
‘Seeing’ Israel for the first time — through touch, hearing, other senses
IJN StaffJul 25, 2019
By Jenny Rapp It wasn’t the typical first trip to Israel for Nechama Zakroff, 24, who went on a different sort of Birthright trip this summer. “YALLA,” an...
Keshet’s thrift store helps special needs employees
IJN StaffJun 20, 2019
By Sophie Pomeranz, IJN intern In 2001, Elly and Lola Zussman founded Keshet of the Rockies as a program inside of Hillel Academy that would support the learning needs...
Sons of Israel cemetery repairs, renovates, expands
Jill AltmanJun 13, 2019
Cemeteries need upkeep. A Jewish cemetery is one of the most important places in the religion, but one of the least talked about. When Lisa Benhammou-Osur began visiting...
Colorado Springs chevra kadisha perform mitzvah of caring the deceased
Jill AltmanMay 06, 2019
There comes a time in each person’s life when the way in which he or she is to be buried is of paramount importance. One of the first tasks of a newly founded Jewish...
‘In sickness and in health…’ A story of devotion
Jill AltmanApr 04, 2019
In sickness and in health . . . No one can predict what is fated to occur in a marriage. Ken and Laura Ginsburg were married at a Holiday Inn in Pasadena, Calif, Nov. 2,...
‘Seder Feud’ Passover game created by HEA members
Shana GoldbergMar 14, 2019
Did you take the survey? Abbie Hayutin, together with husband Sid, has developed a new game for Passover based on the classic TV game show Family Feud. A link to the...
Coloradans turning to Naale in Israel for high school
Shana GoldbergMar 07, 2019
and students gather in the MACC boardroom tucking into their pizza lunch. The kids have just completed the first half of a screening for acceptance to Naale, a network...
On Friday nights, Hillel at Colorado College is the place to hang out
Jill AltmanFeb 28, 2019
When a Jewish student leaves town to attend college, some parents may worry about a continuing connection to Judaism. At Colorado College in Colorado Springs, the Hillel...
