‘No More Antisemite Sports Center’ Hopkins Says
The Hopkins school board unanimously approved renaming the Lindbergh Center, a fitness facility co-owned by Hopkins Public Schools and the city of Minnetonka, at its March 15 meeting. It is now […]
At MN Capitol Rally, Jews Join Solidarity With Ukraine
Amid cigarette smoke, sub-freezing temperatures, and a sea of blue and yellow flags and signs, the Jewish community stood in solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion at the #StandWithUkraineMN rally […]
Resources To Help Ukraine
One week into its war with Ukraine, Russia bombed civilians, hospitals, and historic city centers, reducing entire areas to rubble and creating a humanitarian crisis. One million refugees had already […]
With Eye On Refugee History, TC Jews Rally For Afghan Resettlement
In August 2021, tens of thousands of Afghans left behind homes, belongings, and family members to flee from the Taliban. The terrorist organization re-conquered Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrew from […]
The Jewish Case For Supporting Ukraine
For much of my life, I hated Ukraine. As the son of Soviet Jewish immigrants, I grew up with stories of antisemitism, discrimination, and the Holocaust that gave the rationale […]
Newman School Rolls Out Free On-Site PCR Testing For Students
The weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a staff member at the Newman School — Talmud Torah of St. Paul’s K-5 Jewish day school — tested positive for COVID-19. […]
After Hostage Crisis, Texas Rabbi Speaks; Congregation Prays For Healing
Just 48 hours after surviving a hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker has been speaking out about his ordeal. He spoke to CBS in an interview posted […]
MRA Message On The Congregation Beth Israel Hostage Situation
לְ֭מַעַן אַחַ֣י וְרֵעָ֑י אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֖א שָׁל֣וֹם בָּֽךְ׃ For the sake of my friends and companions, I pray that peace be yours. (Psalm 122) From the events of this past Shabbat, once again […]
Students For Justice In Palestine Invite Poet Known For Antisemitic Speech To U
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, is hosting Palestinian activist and poet Mohammad El-Kurd for a Jan. 21 discussion on campus. […]
As Omicron Spreads, Jewish Organizations Stay Cautious
Fresh into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the omicron variant of the virus breaking records for spread in Minnesota, Twin Cities Jewish institutions are continuing a careful […]