It is a relief that Israel retrieved the hostages who were carried off from southern Israel after Hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 Israelis and others on Oct. 7, 2023. However, that leaves 21 more provisions to achieve peace between Israel and the people of Gaza.
Read More »Letter: Is Israel the Villain — Or Is Hamas?
I join with Bruce Ticker in hoping that people who don't approve of Israel's standing up to those who seek to destroy the nation-state of the Jews will not get away with physically attacking Jews (whether those Jews are Zionists or not). However, I believe that he could help matters by doing a better job of defending Israel's actions in his columns.
Read More »Sheerah Schmearah in the Sukkah – CHC’s Annual Sing-Along in the Sukkah
The Colorado Hebrew Chorale invites you to start you Sukkah-hopping day with singing, a “Schmear” and welcoming Ushpizin – special musical guests.
Read More »The Antisemitic Attempt to Change the Narrative of 10/7
Unfortunately, in my position as a University Research Fellow, I am constantly exposed to the results of this successful antisemitic campaign to change the narrative by changing the definition of "Nakba."
Read More »Column: Can We Prevent Future Manchesters?
We can hope that President Trump’s Gaza plan will end the war between Israel and Hamas, but who will end the war against the Jews in the rest of the world?
Read More »2 Colorado Delegates Elected to World Zionist Congress
The American Zionist Movement recently announced the certification of results in the election as well as the allocation of United States seats in the Congress — known as “the parliament of the Jewish people.” The Congress will convene in Jerusalem from October 28 to 30, 2025.
Read More »An Open Letter to Run For Their Lives – Boulder, Day #731
Bruce Shaffer expresses gratitude for community support during recovery from the June 1 attack, emphasizes the need for proactive Jewish engagement in Boulder, and hopes for the hostages' safe return.
Read More »Gun Safe Giveaway in Boulder Could Save Lives
The Gun Safe Giveaway will take place on Saturday, October 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the west parking lot of Boulder Community Health Foothills Hospital located at 4747 Arapahoe Ave.
Read More »Column: Insulting Us on Rosh Hashanah and at Two Holocaust Memorials
While most Jews spent the first day of Rosh Hashanah in solemn observance, delegates to the United Nations Security Council spent Rosh Hashanah’s first day urging a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and release of the hostages. The Israelis notified the U.N. that Sept. 23 was the start of the Jewish New Year, but U.N. went ahead with the debate, anyway.
Read More »Opinion: Two Years After October 7, We Cannot Look Away
Two years after the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas, Israel is still carrying wounds that in some ways have deepened and worsened after two years of war.
Read More »Israeli and Jewish Teens in Colorado Begin a Year of Community, Leadership, and Connection
Shevet Sheleg, Tzofim North America's new chapter, launched in Colorado with 80 participants, focusing on Jewish identity, leadership, and community amidst rising antisemitism.
Read More »Opinion: Abbas Is No “World Leader”
Mahmoud Abbas has led the Palestinian Authority without elections for over 20 years, yet is misrepresented as a "world leader" by journalism, ignoring his autocratic rule.
Read More »Column: Death Threats to Mamdani – As If We Don’t Have Enough Problems
In a hellzapoppin week, Jewish Texan Jeremy Fistel was charged partly for telling New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani that he should know how Jews in southern Israel felt on Oct. 7, 2023.
Read More »Letter: The Impact of Arab Decisions on 1948 Israeli History
Bruce Ticker is correct. Raja Abdulrahim's account of Abu Samara's family leaving Israel's territory for Gaza in 1948 was sorely lacking in context.
Read More »Celebrating Four Decades of the Boulder JCC / Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center
The Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center celebrated its 40th anniversary, honoring its founders and highlighting its profound impact on Boulder's Jewish community and education.
Read More »Column: A ‘Nakba’ in Times Reporting
Reporting about Israel often inflames Jews, but they must not worry only about what the media cover but also what they do not cover. Maybe more so.
Read More »Opinion: Hamas Is the Most Lethal Form of a Negative Palestinian Pathology
After fifty years of failure, one would assume that professional practitioners would scratch their heads, go back to the laboratory, and come up with radically new approaches.
Read More »83% Of Israeli Jews Support Freedom of Religion, Including 71% of ‘National Religious’ Jews
83% of Israel’s Jewish adult public support freedom of religion, and 73% see the ultra-Orthodox–secular divide as Israel’s deepest societal conflict. Majorities also back requiring ultra-Orthodox men to serve in the IDF (80%), punishing draft evaders (75%), prosecuting rabbis who incite against service (67%), and forming a coalition without ultra-Orthodox parties (68%). 57% agree that Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism should enjoy equal status in Israel.
Read More »Jewish Fertility Foundation Hosts Powerful Panel on Supporting Loved Ones Through Family Building Journeys
DENVER, CO – The Jewish Fertility Foundation (JFF), in partnership with Temple Sinai and Onto Fertility, hosted a meaningful panel, Supporting Loved Ones on a Family Building Journey on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The interactive panel, which took place at Temple Sinai, brought together 20+ community members, faith leaders, mental …
Read More »Opinion: Seinfeld Gets Serious — on Israel, Hamas & the KKK
Jerry Seinfeld is right about the similarities between “Free Palestine” protesters and the Ku Klux Klan. In fact, the points of comparison are stronger than he realizes.
Read More »Letter: Not So Bad If a Socialist Candidate Loses
Dear editor: I am saddened that Bruce Ticker doesn’t realize that socialism simply doesn’t work. (Column: The War Against Jewish New Yorkers boulderjewishnews.com 09/12/2025) Why socialism fails: Lessons from Bolivia If Mr. Mamdani fails in his bid to become New York’s mayor because of his antisemitism, that will be the …
Read More »Boulder Wildfire & Leadership Forum
Join community leaders and wildfire-aware citizens for an urgent conversation on one of Boulder’s most pressing environmental and public safety challenges: wildfire-driven urban conflagration.
Read More »Just Because 25% of the IAGS says Israel Committed Genocide, Is It True? – Part One
Just when you think the antisemitic propaganda against Israel that provides moral support for Hamas terrorism could not get any worse, it got worse.
Read More »Column: The War Against Jewish New Yorkers
Zohran Mamdani, the much-scorned mayoral candidate in New York City, all but declared war on the city’s 960,000 Jews over the weekend.
Read More »Letter: Examining Ed Kass’s Claims on Israel’s Leaders and Historical Parallels
Ed Kass claims modern Israelis are acting just as badly as ancient Israelites did, meaning that the modern State of Israel is sure to fall due to the malfeasance of its leaders. After all, Kass reminds us, Kohelet teaches "There is nothing new under the sun".
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