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 […]
Local Musicians Debut New Blues-Rock ‘Shavua Tov Song’ For Havdalah
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 Chosen To Represent Local Campus Needs To Hillel International
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. […]
‘The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back’ – Common Roots Owner And Former Staff Talk Sudden Closing, Unionization
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 […]
Emhoff, Jewish Second Gentleman, Talks Democracy And Jewishness In Push For DFL Votes
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 […]
Obituary For Edward Orman
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 […]
Websites For Two Jewish Cemeteries Down For Updates
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 […]
U.S. Role In Holocaust Examined In New PBS Documentary
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 […]
TC Queer Jews Piloting Mussar Learning Group
J-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. […]
Beth Kieffer Leonard, MN Accounting Maven, Honored By The Jewish Agency
Beth 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 […]