Jew Review: ‘Red Sea Diving School’
Remember Steven Spielberg’s Munich? Now that was a great film! No, it wasn’t flawless by any means, but mostly exquisite. I always felt the final scene sent the wrong message. […]
Building Lost, But Family Memories Remain Amid Adas Israel Fire
My family’s story is inseparable from Adas Israel. The news Monday morning of the devastating fire is difficult for all of us to bear. As we continue to mourn the […]
Jewish Job: PJ Library Coordinator At St. Paul
Job Title: PJ Library Program Coordinator Organization Name: St. Paul Jewish Federation Job Type: Part-time Salary Range: $15-$20/hour Deadline: 9/30/19 Job Summary/Description: The St. Paul Jewish Federation seeks a part-time […]
Hillel’s Last First Shabbat Offers Excitement For Future
In most ways, the Friday evening of September 6 was just another first-Shabbat-of-the-year at Minnesota Hillel. University of Minnesota students filtered in to help set up for dinner. Hillel’s sanctuary […]
Evidence Recovered At Duluth Synagogue Fire Scene
Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken said that new evidence was recovered at the scene of the Adas Israel Congregation fire that destroyed the 118-year-old building on Monday. Tusken and Deputy […]
Two ‘Persons Of Interest’ Interviewed In Duluth Shul Fire
Duluth’s police and fire chiefs said that the investigation was still ongoing 13 hours after a fire started that destroyed Adas Israel Congregation, but said that two persons of interest […]
Who The Folk?! Rabbi Tobias Moss
Rabbi Tobias Moss has a background in many different areas of the modern, movement-based Judaism. So what brought this newly-ordained rabbi to Temple Israel? We sit down with the Minneapolis […]
Ari Shapiro Connects Current Immigration Stories To Jewish Experience
Ari Shapiro remembers the kosher meat truck. Once a month, a freezer truck from Chicago would pull into the Fargo, N.D., synagogue parking lot where his family and other Jewish […]
Two Traumatic Pasts, One Shared Experience
Mark Wilf’s goal when he and his brother purchased the Minnesota Vikings in 2005 wasn’t just to be a faceless owner of an NFL franchise, it was to be as […]
TC Jewish Film Fest Celebrating 25th Year Going Beyond The Screen
For the 25th anniversary of the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, it’s not just enough to have a full two weeks of films. This year, the JCCs are adding something […]