Denver
Becker, Abramson found JTown to reach Jews in south suburbs
IJN StaffJul 27, 2017
JTown is a new organization focusing on Jews in the south suburbs who are looking for connections to other Jews and to expand their community. Co-Founders Cindy Abramson...
Rabbi Black of Emanuel projects ‘portals of entry’
Larry HankinJul 27, 2017
Rabbi Joseph R. Black has just started his eighth year as senior rabbi of Temple Emanuel. With a membership of 2,012 households, it is the largest synagogue in the Rocky...
Karmiel mayor looks to strengthen Sister City ties
Chris LeppekOct 20, 2016
Adi Eldar, the mayor of Karmiel, Israel, now has an additional reason to visit Denver, over and above the fact that the two municipalities are sister cities. For the...
Rose Hill Cemetery upholds sacred traditions
Larry HankinSep 29, 2016
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5777 SECTION D One does not necessarily associate innovation with cemeteries. After all they represent perpetuity. However, innovation is taking...
Kids’ Mega Challah Bake this Sunday
IJN StaffSep 23, 2016
Children from across Colorado are invited to the first Kids’ Mega Challah Bake, a pre-Rosh Hashanah program, Sunday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m.-noon, in the BMH-BJ social...
JEWISHcolorado and CAJE merge
IJN StaffJul 21, 2016
JEWISHcolorado (Jco) and CAJE have announced that the boards of both organizations unanimously voted to move forward with a formal merger. The two organizations, which...
Israeli couple helps PTSD patients through horses
Evan GrantJun 30, 2016
As many soldiers return home from war they face an increasingly diagnosed brain trauma, post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. PTSD can cause many war veterans...
Rabbi Sinai from Brooklyn directs Israel’s Muss high school for Diaspora kids
Larry HankinJun 09, 2016
THIS BELONGS in the “you-never-know-what-the-future-may-bring” department. Leor Sinai started out as a New York City nightclub promoter. Today, he is a rabbi and...
Reuven Hammer, a founder of Masorti, recalls early days at Rodef Shalom
Chris LeppekJun 02, 2016
Ironically, when Rabbi Reuven Hammer came back to Rodef Shalom, more than half a century after he became its spiritual leader, nostalgia was not among the emotions he...
Walk for Israel this Sunday
IJN StaffMay 19, 2016
JEWISHcolorado invites Israel supporters across the community to join together on a two-mile walk on Sunday, May 22, as part of an extended Yom Haatzmaut, Israel...
