Today’s Life
Not your usual path to Jewish music — check out the kaleidoscopic Cantor Kaplan
Susan GlaironDec 30, 2010
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
Susan GlaironDec 23, 2010
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
IJN StaffNov 11, 2010
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
IJN StaffNov 04, 2010
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
Larry HankinOct 07, 2010
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
IJN StaffSep 27, 2010
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
Larry HankinSep 16, 2010
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
IJN StaffJul 22, 2010
Rabbi Joseph R. Black began serving as the Temple Emanuels 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
IJN StaffJul 15, 2010
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
IJN StaffJun 03, 2010
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...