The grandson of two Holocaust survivors, Michael Zoosman grew up thinking capital punishment was justified. But thanks to a spiritual evolution that began when he was a student at Brandeis University and accelerated during a stint as a prison chaplain, Zoosman changed his mind.
Read More »Column: Road to the Jewish White House
Jared Polis, Joshua Shapiro and Lee Zeldin ended the day, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, able to claim vast political accomplishments. All three can be credited with consolidating or augmenting power in their states for their respective political parties.
Read More »Column: Josh Shapiro’s Jewish ‘Privilege’ at Issue in PA Governor’s Race
It is no wonder that Doug Mastriano assailed a prominent Jewish day school attended by his rival for the Pennsylvania governor’s office. How else can he possibly woo antisemitic voters?
Read More »Letter: “Jewish Guide to US Politics”
Sara-Jane Cohen responds to the American Jewish Congress about their "Jewish Guide to US Politics".
Read More »AJC Launches the First “Jewish Guide to U.S. Politics”
The American Jewish Congress has launched a one-of-a-kind Jewish Guide to U.S. Politics, a platform which summarizes the positions and voting records of the 2020 Presidential candidates and all U.S. Senators, on relevant facts that American Jews and pro-Israel voters should know about.
Read More »Teens: Politics and Race in America 1.2
The second session of Politics and Race in America will empower participants with “Call to Action” methods that can be used on a local level.
Read More »Teens: Politics and Race in America 1.1
Our Offbeat Exploration series for Spring 2016 focuses on the personal journey, “Who am I and where do I fit in?”
Read More »2014 JCRC Candidates’ Forum Is This Week
The Jewish Community Relations Council is sponsoring the 2014 Candidates Forum at the BMH-BJ synagogue in Denver on Tuesday, October 7th. Carpooling available from Boulder.
Read More »How Have Jewish Values Influenced Politics?
A panel of Boulder/Denver Jewish politicians speaks at Bonai Shalom this Friday. Details inside!
Read More »How Should Jews Vote? – A Conversation
Join SoulFood Thursday night for a conversation about Jews and politics this year.
Read More »2012 Candidates Forum Coming In October
This year's non-partisan event is being hosted at Temple Sinai by the National Council of Jewish Women, Colorado Section and the Jewish Community Relations Council.
Read More »Counterbalancing the Israel Lobby Libel
Middle East expert Mitchell Bard comes to the Boulder JCC Feb 12 to discuss his new book, “The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America’s Interests in the Middle East.”
Read More »On President Obama’s Jobs Plan
Stan Kreis analyzes President Obama's plan behind his job plan.
Read More »Election Wrap-Up, Jewish Style
BJN offers up some links from JTA and around the web about how Jews fared in this year's mid-terms, as well as Jewish perspective on where we go from here.
Read More »A Lesson From Chile
Stan Kreis: Politicians are ready to attack where capitalists become vulnerable, and when the stick is handy, but few words of thanks for the strong points of capitalism....and capitalists.
Read More »Who Will Be at Candidates Forum Monday
Check out the list of candidates and ballot initiatives at HHS on Monday night.
Read More »The Verdict Is In On the Economic Stimulus Bill
Stan's verdict: The recovery is underway, but the Stimulus Act had no role in making it happen.
Read More »5 Reasons Milton Friedman Matters
Top five reasons to come hear about Milton Friedman on Tuesday. Find out more.
Read More »Attend the 2010 AIPAC Policy Conference
Be part of the largest-ever Colorado group at the AIPAC Policy Conference and share in the experience of a lifetime. Save $100 if you register prior to December 31, 2009.
Read More »Obama’s Peace Prize Has European Intentions
It is particularly aimed to hamstring President Obama in matters of US national security
Read More »Obama’s Move: Iran and Afghanistan (and Israel) — a Local View
Stan Kreis takes a look at the US' policies in the Middle East and how they may affect Israel, intentionally or unintentionally.
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