Intermountain
BBYO is the social address for Springs Jewish teens
Jill AltmanJan 21, 2021
In a large city such as Denver, there are many opportunities for Jewish teenagers to connect with other Jewish youth: JCC, Jewish day schools, many synagogues with teen...
Ski-aholic in Park City
IJN StaffDec 10, 2020
By Seth Feldman, Jew in the City When it comes to Jewish outreach, Jodi Berris will climb the highest mountain. Then she’ll ski down it. “I have a pretty serious...
Meet Colorado Springs’ diverse Jewish clergy
Jill AltmanNov 12, 2020
In some ways, the city of Colorado Springs is a small town. Traffic is not heavy, neighbors in various areas know each other, and you can meet people you know as you...
Sukkah tales of joy — and wildlife — from the Springs
Jill AltmanOct 15, 2020
“It’s still standing!” This was the daily joke in the Altman household during Sukkot. We had had our share of problems with the Colorado wind wreaking havoc on our...
Fort Collins’ Rabbi Gorelik sworn in as Army captain
IJN StaffOct 08, 2020
Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik, founder and director of Chabad of Northern Colorado and CSU in Fort Collins, was sworn-in as the first Jewish chaplain in the Colorado Army...
Meet the multiracial Bruks of Montana
Josefin Dolsten, JTAOct 01, 2020
BOZEMAN — In many ways, Chavie and Chaim Bruk are the archetype of Chabad emissaries. The couple live in Montana, one of only a handful of observant Jewish families in...
Air Force Academy’s new Jewish chaplain
Jill AltmanSep 17, 2020
Meet Captain Saul Rappeport, the newest addition to Colorado Springs’ Jewish clergy. Rabbi Rappeport is stationed at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He...
Temple Shalom gears up for golden anniversary
Jill AltmanJul 30, 2020
Temple Shalom in Colorado Springs has a golden anniversary coming up in 2021. In the mid-1960s, the two existing Jewish congregations in Colorado Springs — Reform...
Online worship ‘zooms’ into Colorado Springs
Jill AltmanMay 14, 2020
To use an already-hackneyed expression, we are living in an extraordinary time. Who knew that Judaism would be affected in this day and age by a virus? And yet, it...
How to keep kosher in a small American city
Jill AltmanApr 02, 2020
If you live in a big city such as New York, Miami, Los Angeles or Denver, you will find it easy to keep kosher. Colorado Springs, on the other hand, poses a challenge....
