‘Hero Snack Packs’ To Fuel Front-Line Medical Pros
Dr. Erica Kuhlmann is in the middle of the chaos. As the chief of staff of the pulmonary department and the ICU medical director at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, […]
Who The Folk?! Leo Dworsky
This week we’re joined by Leo Dworsky, a 16-year-old St. Louis Park High School junior who is a finalist in the MPR Classical Minnesota Varsity competition. We talk about his […]
Sholom Creates Wish Lists To Help Residents
As the CEO of a non-profit that can’t shut down, Sholom’s Barb Klick been doing everything from her normal day-to-day work to serving food to residents and taking employees’ temperatures […]
Eight Shabbat Candles: Finding New Traditions in Quarantine
In this time of violent plagues and vicious Pharoahs, I have never been more grateful to be Jewish
MRA Funeral Practices During The Current COVID-19 Crisis
Over the past several weeks, amidst a daily changing situation, the members of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association have been thinking deeply about how we can fulfill our rabbinic responsibility to […]
A Pastoral Letter From The Minnesota Rabbinical Association
Dear Members of the Minnesota Jewish Community, We are called upon daily to act with compassionate conviction, to mobilize people of faith to respond to the eternal question, what can I do […]
Volunteering To ‘Visit’ Seniors
Ian Aizman realized that as people began socially distancing themselves from others, one very vulnerable population was at risk of losing all interaction: Seniors in nursing homes. “I had just […]
SLP Company Gets Teachers Ready For Distance Learning
Ellen Paxton was ahead of the curve when it comes to distance learning, a skill set that is becoming more useful by the day. A former teacher-leader in St. Paul […]
MRA Statement On Passover
Why is this night different from all other nights? מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילוֹת Mah nishtanah ha’lilah hazeh mikol ha’leilot This may be the most famous question posed at […]
Kosher Spot Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
E-mails from two St. Louis Park Jewish locations reveal that the first test-confirmed cases of coronavirus have hit the Jewish community. An e-mail sent out Sunday from The Kosher Spot […]