Shabbat; Shalom
I came to Hillel for work, but left with a community.
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I came to Hillel for work, but left with a community.
At a Women of the Wall event on Friday, Rabbi Susan Silverman and others were faced with violent opposition from Haredi men.
Seventy-one years ago today my great-grandfather was arrested and sent to Auschwitz. This month, my family published his memoir.
“We could talk. We could recall. We could tell stories,” said Holocaust survivor Erwin Farkas. This play at Mt Zion Temple shines light on the Holocaust through oral histories from those who lived it.
A reflection on Anti-Semitism and Hate in general, from Minneapolis to Boston.
“We were masters of our own fate in the cave.” Laura French reviews the riveting documentary, No Place On Earth.
“At our recent Lab, I asked the participants to write a six-word memoir on being a Jewish Artist. There was one that really stood out to me: ‘Artist everywhere, Jew not always present.’”
Guest post by Adath Jeshurun president Barbara Rubin-Greenberg on why Rabbi Kravitz is so deserving of this fantastic honor.
Earlier today, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced his support of gay marriage, after his son came out as a gay man. No matter his reasons, this is a good thing.
What stood out most to me was the language he was speaking. It wasn’t Hebrew. It wasn’t even Russian, a language that seems to be more popular in this area. It was Spanish, and I was the only person there who could speak it.
All seders are chaotic in different ways. At the Interfaith Seder, guests dunked and downed their parsley before the prayer was finished, and one popped an entire slice of horseradish into her mouth.
Each year at Passover, Jews come together to tell the story of Exodus and celebrate our emancipation from bondage. For the past ten years, Jewish Community Action (JCA) has shared this tradition with our neighbors at the annual Immigrant Freedom Seder.
The current production of “Compulsion, or the House Behind”, from the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, provides a “behind the scenes” twist about the life of a man who became consumed by Anne Frank.
Are you a writer, dancer, playwright, visual artist, or filmmaker? Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council is accepting grant proposals in its spring round of funding for arts-related projects.
This year the Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 20th Anniversary with 19 incredible films. Win FREE TICKETS to opening night.
The Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) at the University of Minnesota is hosting a one-day symposium on Sunday, February 17 about how poets and media artists engage with Jewish texts. Check it out!
Rabbi Locketz has been a camper, counselor, song leader, assistant director, and will be returning this coming summer for his ninth year as a member of the faculty. There’s no doubt about it; OSRUI is in his blood.
Masorti represents the religious rights of all Jews in Israel, and is changing the religious culture in the holy land. Meet Masorti Rabbi Yonatan Sadoff at Adath this Thursday, January 17th.
2012 was a year full of highs and lows for Jewish sports and athletes. Here are the ones that stood out, for better and for worse, in this athletic year.
Register for ENGAGE! 2013, a night of learning and fun, presented by the St. Paul JCC and Talmud Torah of St. Paul with support from the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul.
Elf The Musical makes a “sparkle jolly twinkle jingly” splash at the Ordway this month!