Denver
Dubarry the dog comforts those in need
Andrea JacobsMar 22, 2018
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 comfort...
Reform halacha? Yes, says HUC veteran Washofsky
Larry HankinJan 18, 2018
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
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 his...
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 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 five...
Shalom-Salaam facilitates women-to-women interfaith dialogue
Andrea JacobsDec 07, 2017
CHANUKAH 5778 SECTION E PAGE 5 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 east on Mississippi, just into Aurora, one would never know that behind the unassuming beige brick façade of 11100 East is...
New avenues for Denver’s Spanish-speaking Jews
Andrea JacobsSep 14, 2017
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5778SECTION D PAGE 8 new groups in Denver — a Latin American chavurah and a Torah class for native Spanish-speakers — are augmenting social and...
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
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
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 past...
