Denver
HEA’s Cantor Martin Goldstein moves to BMH-BJ
Larry HankinApr 19, 2018
Martin Goldstein, cantor at HEA for 25 years, will become the cantor of BMH-BJ, effective Aug. 1, it was announced April 13 in emails to the members of both...
‘Papa Smurf’, aka Adam Sacks, cooks at the Olympics
Shana GoldbergMar 29, 2018
PASSOVER EDITION 5778 SECTION C PAGE 5 According to the USDA, the average moderately active man requires 2,600 calories per day. For athletes though, it’s a different...
Dubarry the dog comforts those in need
Andrea JacobsMar 22, 2018
Feldman Mortuary is waking up. The phones are silent. Staffers ply themselves with coffee and peruse emails until Jamie Sarché arrives with Dubarry, the mortuary’s...
Reform halacha? Yes, says HUC veteran Washofsky
Larry HankinJan 18, 2018
On a recent Shabbat morning, Temple Sinai congregants pondered the issues surrounding assisted suicide from a Jewish perspective. They read and discussed references to...
Hillel exec discusses BDS, Jerusalem, Hillel growth
Chris LeppekDec 14, 2017
As Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of Hillel International, wrapped up his interview with the Intermountain Jewish News last week, he placed the word “energy” in...
The Polotskys complete a full circle in the faraway city of Denver, and the distant year of 2017
Chris LeppekDec 07, 2017
CHANUKAH 5778 SECTION E PAGE 12 When one steps into the roomy Lowry house of the Family Polotsky, one is far from ignored. At least three of Hanah and Alex Polotsky’s...
Shalom-Salaam facilitates women-to-women interfaith dialogue
Andrea JacobsDec 07, 2017
CHANUKAH 5778 SECTION E PAGE 5 On the surface, Bobbi Furer and Gulsum Ciftci Katmer are worlds apart. Furer, 87, is Jewish. Katmer, 31, is Muslim. But they are joined at...
Bukharian Jewish community in Aurora thrives
Shana GoldbergSep 14, 2017
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5778 SECTION D PAGE 10 Driving east on Mississippi, just into Aurora, one would never know that behind the unassuming beige brick façade of 11100...
New avenues for Denver’s Spanish-speaking Jews
Andrea JacobsSep 14, 2017
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5778SECTION D PAGE 8 Two new groups in Denver — a Latin American chavurah and a Torah class for native Spanish-speakers — are augmenting social...
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...
