Joseph R. Black

Denver Public Schools Board of Education Vice President Monica Hunter looks on during a special public comment session on a letter of concern and possible actions to be taken against Hunter and treasurer Dr. DJ Torres on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, during of a DPS Board of Education meeting at DPS headquarters in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Hateful words targeting Denver Jews wrongfully demonize Zionism (抖阴ap)

September 18, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

"Jews -- including Zionists -- should be welcome in restaurants, on school boards, in workplaces and throughout American society," Scott L. Levin and Rabbi Joseph R. Black write.

Folks embrace before a community vigil at the Boulder Jewish Community Center in Boulder on Wednesday. At least 15 people were injured in an attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Sunday, June 1, 2025, when a man set fire to people using a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails during a peaceful demonstration to raise awareness for hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

In wake of recent attacks, Jewish community needs to fight urge to retreat (抖阴ap)

June 6, 2025 at 5:31 a.m.

"Yes, we can be deeply divided across many different perspectives. We can challenge each other as we speak moral truths. And still, we can advocate for the basic safety and...

Palestinians gather over the remains of a destroyed house following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

抖阴ap: Denver Imam and rabbi make plea for peace, bridge building

October 31, 2023 at 12:15 p.m.

People we care about are in harm鈥檚 way. Loved ones have been killed. We grieve the unprecedented loss of life. We pray for a swift resolution to the conflict, the...

In this combo image made from photos provided by the United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania are the victims of the Oct. 27, 2018, assault on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.. top row, from left, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, and David Rosenthal; bottom row, from left, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Dan Stein, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger. (United States District Court Western District of Pennsylvania via AP)

Rabbi Black: “It lessens our own humanity when we take the life of another person”

August 3, 2023 at 4:33 p.m.

Those who have committed atrocities need to be punished.聽They cannot be a part of a civilized society.聽But I firmly believe that one of the prices of being 鈥渃ivilized鈥� is taking...

抖阴ap: For Colorado’s Jewish community, praying in peace means confronting anti-Semitism

July 23, 2024 at 9:16 a.m.

This attack against a sacred community in the middle of Sabbath services should be shocking to all people who share the bedrock principle that all of us, no matter our...

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