Today’s Life
Federation ‘Be There’ conference April 5
IJN StaffMar 24, 2011
YAD, a community program of the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado and The Young Adult Professionals Council, will present the annual Be There conference for Jewish...
At Rodef Shalom…Hamantaschen
Larry HankinMar 03, 2011
When Robert Lederman moved to Denver 20 years ago, he brought with him two things that say a great deal about the man: his distinctive Worcester, Massachusetts accent...
Winner of 2010 National Book Award to speak at CU
Susan GlaironMar 03, 2011
FROM 1987 to 1997, dozens of volunteers and members of the Boulder Action for Soviet Jewry advocated for Soviet Jews, who were being persecuted in the former Soviet...
Two Holocaust themed films at Boulder film festival
Susan GlaironFeb 17, 2011
FOR more than 50 years, Marian Kolodziej never spoke publicly of the suffering he witnessed as a teenager. His aging artists hand never expressed the painful emotions...
Boulder: Filled with ‘Jewish yoga’ classes; teachers say Judaism and yoga not mutually exclusive
Susan GlaironFeb 10, 2011
It wasnt until after Raj Seymour had practiced yoga for 10 years that the idea hit him. Why not infuse Jewish spirituality into his yoga practice? So two years...
Why was conversion movie, with Denver angle, cancelled?
Chris LeppekFeb 10, 2011
In a cinematic dispute, a New York Jewish filmmaker is squaring off against the director of the Denver Jewish Film Festival because his largely Denver-based film...
CU Chabad links students with special needs kids
Susan GlaironFeb 03, 2011
INSIDE the Zeids home a vanilla cake has just been pulled from the oven and a giraffe and baby doll are being served a thick helping. Theres excitement over...
Landau named BMH-BJ associate rabbi
IJN StaffJan 13, 2011
Rabbi Joel Landau is BMH-BJs new associate rabbi. In addition to working closely with Rabbi Selwyn Franklin and the BMH-BJ executive staff, Rabbi Landau will be...
Jewish urban farming has strong roots in Boulder
Susan GlaironJan 13, 2011
EACH spring Lisa Bates visits a produce stand piled high with locally grown organic vegetables and fills her cloth bags with the weeks bounty. Her weekly routine...
Brandon Shaffer: Sinai, Stanford, Navy, Senate President
Susan GlaironJan 06, 2011
EVERY evening before he heads home, Colorado Senate President Brandon Shaffer completely clears his office desk. Some papers get filed. Others he stacks in the to do...
