Today’s Life
Helena synagogue returned to Jewish hands
Jackie Hajdenberg, JTASep 08, 2022
HELENA — The Jewish community in Montana closed a deal Aug. 25 to reacquire the state’s first synagogue, built in 1891, returning it to Jewish ownership for the...
The rabbi replies: Benjy Brackman
Steve MarkSep 01, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks with Rabbi Benjy Brackman of Chabad of NW Metro Denver. “There was no synagogue, or very few synagogues reaching out to this population, with...
The rabbi replies: Adam Morris
Steve MarkAug 25, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks with Rabbi Adam Morris of Temple Micah. “For me, religion is the spiritual technology that helps us at respond to the big questions, like why...
The rabbi replies: Aharon Sirota
Steve MarkAug 18, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks to Rabbi Aharon Sirota of Western Center for Russian Jewry and Tehilat Hashem. “My role is to educate, and to bring them closer to the...
The rabbi replies: Avraham Mintz
Steve MarkAug 11, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks with Rabbi Avraham Mintz of Chabad of South Metro Denver in Lone Tree. “We’re not there to step on each other. We’re there to grow...
Descendants of Dr. Charles Spivak gather for reunion
Steve MarkAug 10, 2022
Descendants of Charles Spivak, founder of the JCRS Sanitorium and the Intermountain Jewish News, gathered in Denver and Fairplay for a reunion.
The rabbi replies: Iah Pillsbury
Steve MarkAug 04, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks with Rabbi Iah Pillsbury of Temple Beit Torah in Colorado Springs. “Celebrating diversity is important to us as a community, which is part of...
‘It was a great run’: Reid Goodman reflects on 43 years as an OB-Gyn
Steve MarkJul 28, 2022
After most of the 7,500 babies Dr. Reid Goodman delivered over his 43-year career as an OB-GYN, there was great elation.
The rabbi replies: Shmuel Halpern
Steve MarkJul 28, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks with Rabbi Shmuel Halpern of DAT Minyan. “My main thing I was looking for, was somewhere I could be useful. That was the driving force.”...
The rabbi replies: Kim Harris
Steve MarkJul 21, 2022
The Rabbi Replies speaks with Rabbi Kim Harris of Congregation B’nai Chaim in Morrison. “I felt like G-d was basically hitting my head, as if to say, ‘What do I...