Dear University of Minnesota Administration, This week Jews all over the world are celebrating Passover, the holiday commemorating the Israelites’ Exodus from slavery in Egypt during the biblical period. In […]
Filmed on location in Poland, Irena’s Vow tells the true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, who is honored by Yad Vashem as a Ger Tzaddik (Righteous Among the Nations) for […]
This year, one passage in the Book of Esther is particularly poignant. Before Haman could carry out his deadly plot to “destroy, massacre, and exterminate the Jews, young and old, […]
One of the wildest rescue stories in Israel’s history took a decade and a half to carry out. From 1977 to 1991, tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews left their […]
These days are fraught Each day a roller coaster of emotions – at great intensity – revelations and emotions that might bring you to your knees. Say a prayer while […]
Last week I went to bed very late every night.I had to stay up to see that the day’s hostages were finally safely in Israel. I felt that if I […]
A comedian for more than a quarter century, Gary Gulman is, in the parlance of his Boston peoples, wicked hilarious. Years ago I got to see him do a set […]
With Hanukkah just around the corner, now is the perfect time to think about where you can purchase sufganiyot for the holiday. Sufganiyot (the Hebrew word for “donuts”) are a […]
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, The other day, I was checking out at the […]
Even as scenes of Neo-Nazis marching down the streets of Madison, Wis., where my son goes to college play over and over in my mind, on this Thanksgiving, I am […]