Today’s Life
A plaque in Pueblo in memory of Pittsburgh
Shana GoldbergFeb 21, 2019
Michael F. Atlas-Acuna, president of Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, recently shared with the Intermountain Jewish News the congregation’s actions to support the Tree of...
BBYO international convention comes to Denver
IJN StaffFeb 07, 2019
At a moment in history when teens are revolutionizing how they are valued and seen as partners in building society and declaring that age isn’t the defining factor of...
Ben-Naim of Monument connects with Vic Lombardi
Shana GoldbergJan 31, 2019
Altitude Sports Radio and Altitude TV host Vic Lombardi recently exchanged numbers with Yariv Ben-Naim, 20, at a Special Olympics clinic hosted by the Denver Nuggets at...
JFS Food Pantry helps people affected by shutdown
Larry HankinJan 31, 2019
Thirteen households — encompassing 42 individuals — have availed themselves of the offer by Jewish Family Service to open its Weinberg Food Pantry to furloughed...
For Emanuel’s Rabbi Hyatt: holiness and pluralism
Chris LeppekDec 20, 2018
odds of a newly-minted rabbi — or any rabbi, for that matter — getting a pulpit position in his or her hometown must be staggeringly low. “I don’t think I even...
Rodef Shalom’s Rabbi Kobrin is thoughtful, joyful
Andrea JacobsDec 13, 2018
Rachel Kobrin speaks with such intensity that her body sways back and forth in the chair, as if she were davening. The observation both surprises and intrigues her....
Fanny Starr survived — and persisted
Shana GoldbergDec 13, 2018
There were tears, applause and awe last Thursday evening, Dec. 6, at the Tattered Cover book signing of local Holocaust survivor Fanny Starr. Freezing temperatures...
Meet the ‘Meir’ of south suburbs’ Jewish teens
Shana GoldbergNov 08, 2018
2015, Rabbi Meir Simon moved to Highlands Ranch to “step into the gap” left when Jewish teens complete Hebrew school. Together with his wife Sara, Simon, who is...
DAT’s high school building unified the school campus
Hillel GoldbergNov 01, 2018
The new 5,000 square foot high school building at DAT, to open in December, is more than a construction project. It is “transformative,” says DAT President Dr. Aryeh...
A century later, Sarah Cooper, age 4, has a headstone
Shana GoldbergOct 18, 2018
Sept. 28, 2018 a group of 13 people gathered for an unveiling ceremony at Rose Hill Cemetery in Commerce City. Unlike most unveilings, Sept. 28, 2018 was not the...
