A graffitied threat was found against Temple Israel on the night of April 15, scrawled onto a bus stop bench amid an antisemitic and homophobic rant that included the phrase […]
In the early days of Jewish Community Action (JCA), then-executive director Victor “Vic” Rosenthal started advocating for an issue that few were rallying behind: driver’s licenses for all. “Vic had […]
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 […]
Local 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 […]
Benjie 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. Danny Schwartzman is still getting used to saying the words “former staff.” The longtime […]
Shortly 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 […]
The 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 […]
There 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 […]