Obama Requests Largest Amount of Israel Aid Ever
Underscoring his commitment to the U.S.-Israel relationship, President Barack Obama requested a record $3.1 billion in assistance to Israel for the 2013 fiscal year. A guest post by the NJDC.
Defeat Voter Suppression: Reject the Voter ID Requirement
The voter ID amendment lacks a legitimate purpose, is fundamentally unjust, and has no rightful place in our voting rules and policies, in our laws and regulations, and especially as an unholy blemish on our Constitution.
Who Speaks for the Jews on the Keystone Crude Oil Pipeline?
The American Jewish Committee says not approving the pipeline threatens energy security, but isn’t environmental protection a Jewish value?
Think Being a Teen is Tough, Throw Addiction Into The Mix
Addicts aren’t just regular people, right? Addicts must have had horrible upbringings, and their only friends are their dealers. An addicts are never Jewish… Right?
Listening to Saddam: American Tapes Reveal an Alternate Reality
“The Saddam Tapes”: a peek into the Saddam regime’s grasp of reality. The truth, as recorded, is a mixture of the politically prosaic and the terrifyingly ideological.
Dinner to Honor Rabbi Morris Allen's 25 Years at Beth Jacob.
25 years of Torah (study), Avodah (meaningful worship and work), and Gemilut Chasidim (acts of loving kindness). Dinner this Saturday to honor Rabbi Morris Allen.
Reflecting on Tu B'shvat, and the Inconsistencies of Mother Nature
Tu B’shvat marks the beginning of the spring renewal and a reminder that the inconsistencies of nature can wreak havoc on society. That’s why we need Nechama.
Try Your Luck at the HMJDS Annual Benefit
Take your chance at the Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School’s Annual Benefit with a live auction, silent auction, chance contests & more, all helping a great community institution.
You're Invited to "Ghost Stories," an Evening of Spoken Word at the St. Paul JCC
The stories of war. Of the Holocaust. Of trauma and redemption. From the Hmong and Jewish and other communities. You’re invited. February 5th.
In Honor Of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, has been declared International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations. The JCRC reflects on its significance.