Denver
Denver’s Debra Tuchman is national chair of CLAL
IJN StaffApr 22, 2011
Debra Tuchman of Denver is the new board chair of CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. She succeeds Larry Gellman. The director and secretary of...
Alter’s contract at DAT extended through 2015
IJN StaffApr 22, 2011
The DAT board of trustees has approved a contract for Rabbi Daniel Alter to remain as head of school through 2015. We are delighted to secure the continued leadership...
Federation ‘Be There’ conference April 5
IJN StaffMar 24, 2011
YAD, a community program of the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado and The Young Adult Professionals Council, will present the annual Be There conference for Jewish...
At Rodef Shalom…Hamantaschen
Larry HankinMar 03, 2011
When Robert Lederman moved to Denver 20 years ago, he brought with him two things that say a great deal about the man: his distinctive Worcester, Massachusetts accent...
Why was conversion movie, with Denver angle, cancelled?
Chris LeppekFeb 10, 2011
In a cinematic dispute, a New York Jewish filmmaker is squaring off against the director of the Denver Jewish Film Festival because his largely Denver-based film...
Landau named BMH-BJ associate rabbi
IJN StaffJan 13, 2011
Rabbi Joel Landau is BMH-BJs new associate rabbi. In addition to working closely with Rabbi Selwyn Franklin and the BMH-BJ executive staff, Rabbi Landau will be...
Ethiopian teen thrives: Children’s Hospital, school, Maleks
IJN StaffNov 11, 2010
FOURTEEN-year-old Akewak Behailu Wondimu came to the US from Ethiopia in May without any family, a life-threatening heart condition and barely speaking English. He left...
Two descendants of crypto-Jews visit local school on Columbus Day
IJN StaffNov 04, 2010
Fifth grade students at Denver Jewish Day School received a one-of-a-kind lesson on Columbus Day this year, thanks to their Judaic studies teacher, Rabbi Refoel Levitt....
‘Kosher soccer’ league plays Sundays
IJN StaffSep 27, 2010
IT all started at a Shabbat kiddush. Jonathan Fishman, a local gastroenterologist, and Marc Avner, a local pediatrician, were lamenting over the fact that all of the...
Senior Rabbi Black begins tenure at Temple Emanuel
IJN StaffJul 22, 2010
Rabbi Joseph R. Black began serving as the Temple Emanuels 14th senior rabbi on July 6. Rabbi Black moved from Albuquerque, where he was the senior rabbi at...
