Today’s Life
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...
Jewish life on the border: Beth-El in Las Cruces
IJN StaffAug 10, 2017
By Raphael Bein, IJN intern How does being 20 minutes from the Mexican border affect a congregation? Rabbi Lawrence Karol, spiritual leader of Temple Beth-El in Las...
Rabbi Arnold’s ‘mountain minhag’ at Beth Evergreen
IJN StaffAug 03, 2017
By Raphael Bein, IJN intern Rabbi Jamie Arnold has been with Beth Evergreen since 2005. The congregation has dramatically transformed since then. Rabbi Arnold sat down...
Nefesh b’Nefesh facilitates successful aliyahs
IJN StaffAug 03, 2017
By Raphael Bein, IJN intern “Nefesh b’Nefesh has revolutionized aliyah from North America and the UK to Israel,” says Doreet Freedman. “Before 2002, 1,700 to...
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...
Educator Jeff Ader is new Beit Torah president
Julie Greenberg-RichmanJul 27, 2017
“At the synagogue, I want to experience a strong feeling of joy and community. Too often, we view the building, the pews, and the prayer books as the temple, however,...
North Dakota cemetery on National Register
IJN StaffJul 06, 2017
The oldest Jewish pioneer cemetery in North Dakota has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The recognition, which officially came on June 5, adds...
Meet Har HaShem’s Rabbi Greene
Chris LeppekJun 22, 2017
The first full week of June was a busy one for Rabbi Fred Greene and the congregation he leads, Boulder’s Har HaShem. He called for congregants to join him for a vigil...
