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Not your usual path to Jewish music — check out the kaleidoscopic Cantor Kaplan

When Richard Kaplan thinks back to his childhood, he remembers wonderful musical gatherings where his family sang Yiddish and Hebrew songs, musical theater tunes, jazz...

One out of 87,000: Rachel Greig needs a kidney

LONGMONT — When the time came, and she could wait no longer, Rachel Greig asked close friends and family for help. Now the Longmont resident has broadened her appeal to...

Ethiopian teen thrives: Children’s Hospital, school, Maleks

FOURTEEN-year-old Akewak Behailu Wondimu came to the US from Ethiopia in May without any family, a life-threatening heart condition and barely speaking English. He left...

Two descendants of crypto-Jews visit local school on Columbus Day

Fifth grade students at Denver Jewish Day School received a one-of-a-kind lesson on Columbus Day this year, thanks to their Judaic studies teacher, Rabbi Refoel Levitt....

IJN kicks off annual Chanukah Coloring Contest

Chanukah comes early this year — beginning the evening of Dec. 1. To get ready, the Intermountain Jewish News is kicking off the 24th annual IJN Doris Sky Chanukah...

‘Kosher soccer’ league plays Sundays

IT all started at a Shabbat kiddush. Jonathan Fishman, a local gastroenterologist, and Marc Avner, a local pediatrician, were lamenting over the fact that all of the...

Praying, fasting, kicking on Yom Kippur

When CU starting place kicker Aric Goodman realized that the Buffs’ game against Hawaii was scheduled for Yom Kippur, he was torn between fulfilling his religious...

Senior Rabbi Black begins tenure at Temple Emanuel

Rabbi Joseph R. Black began serving as the Temple Emanuel’s 14th senior rabbi on July 6. Rabbi Black moved from Albuquerque, where he was the senior rabbi at...

Bar Mitzvah at Ramah in the Rockies

WHEN 12-year-old Josh Eakman entered camp at Ramah Outdoor Adventure at Ramah in the Rockies last month, he expected to be immersed in outdoor and wilderness exploration...

Ramah in the Rockies grand opening is Sunday, June 13

Ramah in the Rockies’ grand opening will be Sunday, June 13, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the camp site near Deckers, Colo. Guests will experience a “taste of Ramah” as...