Pharaoh’s comrades, unlike Ephron’s, do not flatter the likes of Abram. Pharaoh, unlike Ephron, does not speak in circles and circumlocutions. Pharaoh hardly speaks at all. His currency is violence.

C onsidering its prosaic nature, the ordinary onion garners its share of poetic prose. Take this line from Mark Kurlansky’s ...

Denver native Harriet Saliman passed away on November 5, 2024, at the age of 87. A service was held on November 7 at BMH-BJ, with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky ...

W ith apologies to Ponce de Leon and plastic surgeons, I have discovered the real Fountain of Youth. It’s spending time with young people.

Checks and balances are what make a democracy work — and they’ll be tested in the coming weeks, as the Senate is asked to confirm president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. More than one has ...

US Air Force veteran Raymond Smith passed away on October 15, 2024. He was 82. A service was held on October 20 at Temple Sinai, with interment at Mount Nebo Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Richard ...

Denver native Shirley Londer died on November 6, 2024, at the age of 92. A service was held on November 8 at Temple Emanuel, with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, officiated by Cantor Elizabeth Sacks.

We’re not holding our breath. We’ve heard about pending, possible, promising, almost concluded, hopeful, likely, urgent, necessary ceasefires in Gaza ever since October, 2023, before Israel even ...

“Look at yourself in the mirror! Shed your tribal attributes that are known to be odious to our countrymen.” — Walter Rathenau Four points about this odious and effective urging of German-speaking ...