On Hasids and Drugs: "Holy Rollers" at the Lagoon Gets Mixed Reviews

On its face, the film “Holy Rollers” (now showing in Minneapolis) sounds intriguing. Some of the reviews disagree.

Written by Guest Post on 21st June 2010

BP, Moshe's Staff, and Jewish Environmentalism

“If I were to mention using a man made tool to extract liquid from the Earth, what current news item would you immediately think of?” A Dvar on this week’s surprisingly relevant parsha by Rabbi Da-vid Rosenthal.

Written by Guest Post on 18th June 2010

Let's Kibbitz: Should non-Jews who marry Jews be buried in our cemeteries?

Is there value in keeping Jewish cemeteries for only those Jewish according to Jewish law? And if the cemeteries, why not the synagogues, and the Hebrew Schools? Of what value is the separation?

Written by Guest Post on 13th June 2010

One Less Shul for St. Jewish Park? Future is Uncertain for Bnai Emet

Put two Jews in a room, you will get three opinions. This held true at a meeting at Bnai Emet. They can no longer afford to stay in the building they own.

Written by Guest Post on 9th June 2010

What Does Professor Erlinder's Rwandan Imprisonment Mean for Jews?

Denial is common, denying genocide is not. A Minnesota lawyer is in a Rwandan prison for denying genocide. How do we as Jews respond?

Written by Guest Post on 7th June 2010

The VOICES of Minnesota’s Soviet Jews: the Inspiration and the Film

During an informal brainstorming session I asked, why not document the stories of Soviet Jews in Minnesota? A year later we have 25 hours of raw video footage and a 60-minute documentary premiering on June 8th.

Written by Guest Post on 2nd June 2010

Let's Kibbitz: On Jew-Dentifying Yourself at Work

You were a kippah at shul. You put a mezuzah on your doorposts, but are you “out” as a Jew at work? When is it okay to be Jewish at work? And how?

Written by Guest Post on 30th May 2010