Minnesota Rabbinical Association Advocates For Mask Mandate
My eyes pine away from affliction; I call to You, O LORD, each day; I stretch out my hands to You” (Psalm 88:10) The Minnesota Rabbinical Association calls on our […]
Who The Folk?! Candida Gonzalez
This week I talk with artist and art consultant Candida Gonzalez. We talk about the importance of art in the coronavirus era, the intersectionality of being a queer, Russian/Puerto Rican […]
NECHAMA Helping Locally In Powderhorn Park, On Lake Street
It’s hurricane season, and for Dorothy Maples that means she’s usually anywhere but Minnesota. As the operations director for NECHAMA: The Jewish Response To Disaster, She had spent two years […]
Some Local Orthodox Synagogues Slowly Reopen
Moshe Kalatsky was always going to be prepared to read the whole Torah portion at his recent Bar Mitzvah. But he wasn’t counting on having to the blessings for each […]
AJC Opening Office In The Twin Cities
As a longtime resident of the Twin Cities, I have seen both the best and worst of Minnesota. At our best, we boast a diverse community that consistently ranks at […]
Cantor Audrey Abrams Starts Her Third Act
Beth El’s first female clergy retired June 30.
Helping Small Businesses, One T-Shirt At A Time
Bryan Goltzman and Benji Bearman, the owners of Liquid Screen Design, have three main areas that they work in when it comes to creating swag: Education, recreation, and non-profit organizations. […]
Who The Folk?! Secretary of State Steve Simon
What’s it like to administer an election where more than 30 times the number of people requested mail-in ballots? Welcome to the life of Secretary of State Steve Simon in […]
Minneapolis Jewish Federation, Community Kicks Off $40M Campaign
Security, COVID-19 relief at the heart of the Kadima campaign.
Black Lives Matter Not Just For Americans
The Jews stranded in Ethiopia have been promised authorization to make Aliyah for decades.