Today’s Life
Volunteer-driven Temple Beit Torah perseveres, thrives
Julie Greenberg-RichmanMar 13, 2014
WE were wandering Jews from our founding in 1992, renting space for many years, until the Temple Beit Torah congregation purchased its own home, in 2004, according...
Dr. Sarah Grope: Denver’s first and only mohelet
Andrea JacobsMar 13, 2014
Placing an eight-day-old male into a stranger’s arms for a brit milah, the ritual of circumcision that binds men to the Jewish covenant, can be a tremulous act of...
Boulder Chabad to open shul, educational center
Lisa DicksteenFeb 27, 2014
”If we do not help a man in trouble, it is as if we caused the trouble.” Although this was said first in the late 1700s by Rabbi Nachman of […]
Interfaith network engages to mitigate homelessness
Julie Greenberg-RichmanFeb 20, 2014
“When I went into the Interfaith Hospitality Network Program, I was broken and discouraged. The people there saw things in me that I didn’t see. The program saved my...
At least somebody benefited from Broncos loss…
Chris LeppekFeb 06, 2014
As the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks faced off last Sunday in the Super Bowl, two rabbis from those cities organized their own face-off, although their...
Young Jewish professionals connect in the Springs
Julie Greenberg-RichmanFeb 06, 2014
COLORADO SPRINGS Living in Colorado Springs as a Jewish adult in ones 20s or 30s can be challenging, socially and culturally, according to Walter Shedroff, 30,...
Is Kehilath Aish Kodesh closing its doors?
Andrea JacobsJan 23, 2014
Kehilath Aish Kodesh, founded 14 years ago in Boulder to spark the holy fire of Orthodox Judaism, is seriously considering shutting the doors. A Jan. 10 email sent...
Young adults learn about philanthropy
IJN StaffJan 16, 2014
JEWISHcolorado and Judaism Your Way embarked on a social and educational initiative for young Jewish adults this year. The Jewish Philanthropic Educational Group (JPEG)...
UJC is Colorado Springs Jewry’s link to Israel
Julie Greenberg-RichmanJan 16, 2014
FOR many years, Colorado Springs has actively supported the United Jewish Communities effort through events and fundraising in the local community. This endeavor is part...
Hillel Academy proud of new principal, classrooms
IJN StaffJan 09, 2014
Hillel Academys 62nd anniversary dinner, Wednesday, Jan. 22, will celebrate an eventful year for the school, one that has seen the hiring of a new general studies...