N EW YORK — Israel and the United States were among a slim minority of countries that voted against a European Union-backed United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Also ...

The Jewish Lead & Whiskey Society (JLAWS) is one of the newer organizations to be woven into the fabric of the Denver Jewish community, but it’s far from your typical Jewish organization.

The three were laid to rest in Zohar, near the family’s home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. Shiri Bibas and her husband, Yarden, and sons Ariel and Kfir were abducted from their home on Kibbutz Nir Oz on the ...

Three millennial Denverites share their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and how the ceremonies impacted their Jewish identity.

Mardi Gras is the last day of carnival season. It’s also the last night of eating rich, fatty foods in preparation for fasting associated with Lent, which leads to Easter. “It’s not just one day; it’s ...

Like Svitlana and her mother, the Jewish girl, Larisa Stirman, was from Odessa, Ukraine. When her father was called up for duty in the Red Army, Larisa’s mother Ida tried to flee with her children to ...

“How to count to 500?” Maya Bajayo asks plaintively, rhetorically, to the crowd gathered at Washington Park last Sunday. It was day 506 since Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas murdered at least 1,200 people in ...

“Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, king of the universe, who has not made me a gentile.” These words, recited every morning as part of the Shacharit service, are troubling. Why must we pass judgement on ...

Following the Israelites’ crossing of the miraculously split Reed Sea and the Egyptians’ drowning therein, the Torah records: “Then Moses and the Children of ...

The idea is simple: that Jews should learn about and prepare for death long before it happens. Because of fears and taboos around death, people tend to learn about its Jewish rules and rituals only ...