Today’s Life
Meet Temple Shalom’s dedicated Torah readers
Jill AltmanNov 07, 2019
One of the challenges facing any operating synagogue is the issue of who will chant the scheduled portion from the Torah each week. In some synagogues, Torah reading is...
Meet Jco’s 2019-2020’s shinshinim
IJN StaffOct 31, 2019
JEWISHcolorado, in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel, is hosting four Israeli teens, shinshinim, to take part in a community service gap year between high...
Mikvah of West Denver undergoes extensive renovation
Andrea JacobsOct 24, 2019
The Mikvah of West Denver, originally located behind the Historic Lake Steam Baths in the late 1800s until moving to Julian St., relocated to its current address at 1404...
Colorado Springs’ UJC has been active since 1948
Jill AltmanOct 03, 2019
The year 1948 was an important one in the history of the Jewish people: the birth year of the State of Israel. In Colorado Springs, that same year saw the creation of...
At Moving Traditions, a space for teens to confront today’s issues
Shana GoldbergSep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION D PAGE 5 At Moving Traditions, not all those leading the educational programs are professional Jewish educators. Rabbis, cantors and...
Nigerian Jewish youth connect, study
IJN StaffSep 12, 2019
More than 250 Nigerian youth and 20 adults gathered in late August in Onithsa for a national week-long Jewish leadership and learning seminar organized by Shavei Israel,...
Boulder’s Milk & Honey Farm: ‘Our local source of sweetness’
IJN StaffSep 12, 2019
By Jenny Rapp Milk and Honey Farm at the Boulder JCC may look like a normal farm, but it is actually full of agricultural connections to Judaism. There is a greenhouse...
Brothers bring Yiddishkeit to small town Colorado Jews
Jill AltmanSep 05, 2019
If you reside in a small town in southern Colorado, you may experience difficulty maintaining a Jewish lifestyle. Chabad of Southern Colorado is available to help. Every...
Rick Brody is new JFS Community Chaplain
Andrea JacobsAug 29, 2019
Rick Brody, JFS’ community chaplain for the Denver-Boulder area since December, 2018, felt the first conscious stirrings of the rabbinate when he was 14. While...
A history of Colorado Springs Jewry is underway
Jill AltmanAug 15, 2019
It’s amazing the things one can find in an attic. Dr. Perry Bach became interested in the history of Jews in Colorado Springs as a result of a query from his cousin in...
