Orono Mayor Minimized Holocaust; Council Member Fundraised For Proud Boys
Feb. 19: In a response to Orono residents on Nextdoor, Mayor Dennis Walsh doubled down on the video he sent. “The 3 and a 1/2 minute video that talks about government […]
Feb. 19: In a response to Orono residents on Nextdoor, Mayor Dennis Walsh doubled down on the video he sent. “The 3 and a 1/2 minute video that talks about government […]
ocal Jewish musicians have released new music for Havdalah titled “The Shavua Tov Song,” a brainchild of musician Lea Kalisch and Temple Israel’s Rabbi Tobias Moss. The blues-rock jam […]
enjie Kaplan, the executive director of Minnesota Hillel, has been chosen to serve in a leadership role for Hillel International, the umbrella organization for the college campus Jewish engagement centers. […]
Editor’s note: Readers can assist former Common Roots staff by donating to their GoFundMe fundraiser. anny Schwartzman is still getting used to saying the words “former staff.” The longtime […]
hortly after the conservative majority of the Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to abortion in June, Doug Emhoff – the first second gentleman of the United States and the […]
Dr. Edward Orman, age 93, of Minneapolis (formerly Green Bay, WI) passed away peacefully on October 21, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Edward was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As […]
he websites for the Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery and the United Hebrew Brotherhood cemetery, two of the four Jewish cemeteries located on Penn Avenue South in Richfield, are unavailable for the […]
here is a great American dilemma when it comes to immigration: The country celebrates itself as a melting pot of diverse cultures and holds a proud mythos of being a […]
-Pride, the Jewish Twin Cities LGBTQ+ organization, is piloting a queer-only va’ad, or study group, to engage with Jewish Mussar teachings in partnership with Twin Cities Mussar and Temple Israel. […]
eth Kieffer Leonard, managing partner of Lurie, LLP, an accounting and consulting firm in Minneapolis, has spent four years as the chairperson of the Jewish Agency for Israel’s budget and […]