Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Ogden, Utah, was indicted Oct. 21 on five federal counts, including attempting to commit a hate crime, after investigators linked him to threats against a synagogue and found six functional pipe bombs in his home.

I have published three books about rabbis who were the Torah leaders in our generation, yet I always hesitated to write about the local Torah leader in Denver, a giant of our generation, the late Rabbi Israel Kagan.

Former President Barack Obama criticized the founding of Israel, not because Jews didn’t deserve a refuge, but because the founders of Israel “took land” from the Palestinians. Did they?First, a preamble. Jews deserve Israel not only as a refuge, but because Jews are indigenous to the Land of Israel.

In a legal career that began in 1967, Denverite Len Chesler, by his accounting, has tried “hundreds and hundreds” of civil and criminal cases. He is a member of the exclusive, 200-member American Board of Criminal Lawyers.In the June, 2013, 100th anniversary magazine of the IJN, Chesler was characterized: “The mind of a defense attorney, the heart of humanity. Len Chesler walks into court. Immediately, the clerks, the judges, the opposing counsel relax. Len’s manners and mannerisms bespeak respect and fairness. Meanwhile, this legendary counselor wins very tough criminal cases.”

Aish of the Rockies Rabbi Yaakov Meyer new book collects the Jewish prayers for all kind of occasions, from known to the obscure, including a Prayer for Loneliness, which he jokes could be applied to Broncos fans depending on the season.

Among the Jewish and Israeli players to watch in the NBA this season are Deni Avdija, the Portland Trail Blazers forward, fresh off his first career All-Star selection, and Domantas Sabonis, the Sacramento King.