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News ‘We are all a bunch of weirdos’: Q&A with Doug Gertner, the grateful Jewish Deadhead
Doug Gertner was a typical suburban Ohio teen, uninspired by his Reform Jewish upbringing. With some money he received for confirmation, he bought his first Grateful Dead albums. That soon led to his attending his first show on a Sunday night, June 27, 1976 in Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. That changed his life forever. Gertner attended…
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Fast Forward Swastika Carved In Colorado Couple’s Door — Two Days In A Row
(JTA) — A swastika was carved into the front door of a Jewish couple in Colorado twice in two days. Police do not have any suspects in the incidents from Tuesday and Wednesday in Lafayette, the Boulder Daily Camera reported. Will and Emma Rosenbaum moved from New York City a year ago because it was…
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Fast Forward Boulder Council Votes 7-2 for Sister City Deal With Palestinian City of Nablus
The City Council in Boulder, Colorado, voted to make the West Bank Palestinian city of Nablus its eighth international sister city. Its 7-2 vote last week came three years after a council decision against entering into a formal relationship with Nablus and years of heated debate over the issue. The council identified Nablus as being…
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Fast Forward Boulder Mulls Becoming Sister City With Palestinian Town of Nablus
The Boulder, Colorado city council agreed to hire a moderator and to convene a citizen panel for a facilitated discussion between local proponents and opponents of a entering into a sister-city relationship with the Palestinian city of Nablus. The city council at its meeting on Tuesday night agreed to spend the $5,000 allocated annually for…
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News Colorado Jewish Center and Synagogue Emptied by ‘You Have Enemies’ Threat
(Reuters) — Workers at a Jewish community center and a nearby synagogue in Colorado opened envelopes on Monday containing a white substance and at least one threatening message, police said. The Boulder Jewish Community Center was evacuated after a letter was found to hold white powder, which was later declared harmless, along with a note…
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Fast Forward Boulder JCC Takes Jewish Engagement Back to Farm
(JTA) — There’s not much to see yet at the site of this city’s new Jewish community center, just some trailers and earth-moving equipment covered in snow. But the first inhabitants already are on site living in a pair of sheds. Though it’s cold, they don’t complain much. That’s because they’re goats and chickens. With…
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Fast Forward Colorado Man Dies After Xbox Robbery Beating
A 30-year-old developmentally disabled Jewish man has died in a Colorado hospital from injuries sustained during an alleged robbery in his home last week. Aaron Tuneberg died Tuesday. Boulder prosecutors have now filed felony murder-charges against two men being held in the case. Tuneberg suffered serious head injuries from the attack that left him unconscious…
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Food From Wine to Water
What could be more sacred than water? It is essential to all life, refreshing to drink, and beautiful to behold. In May of 2013 we celebrated our marriage with a carefully crafted and lovingly personalized Jewish ceremony. When it came to designing the Kiddush for our wedding, the blessing traditionally said over wine, we chose…
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