Hostage Awareness Walk Increases Numbers A Week After Boulder Attack
On Sunday mornings for the better part of the past 20 months, a group of Twin Cities Jews have been walking while holding signs of hostages who are held in […]
Who The Folk?! Jared Kaufman
As a food writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jared Kaufman merges two of his passions: journalism and food. But those two things just scratch the surface of his […]
Your Guide to Pride Month Events with Our Jewish Community
The Hebrew word for Pride is Ga’avah. The interpretation is about standing tall and publicly rising up in majesty. This June, it’s definitely time for some Ga’avah. I’m a cis […]
Local Organization Statements On Boulder Attack
Prior to the start of Shavuot on Sunday, June 1, a dozen people were injured at a Run for Their Lives event in Boulder, Colo., when a man yelling “Free […]
Who The Folk?! Melissa Rappaport Schifman and Jim Schifman
When Melissa (Lissie) Rappaport Schifman and her husband Jim Schifman started the Project Hive Pet Company, they wanted to create a socially conscious company that also lives up to their […]
Sociologist, Scholar Mijal Bitton Speaking At JCRC Annual Event
Three weeks after Israel was attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, Mijal Bitton wrote a piece titled That Pain You’re Feeling Is Peoplehood, in which she attempts to explain what many […]
HMJDS To Be Renamed As Part Of $40 Million Campaign
The eighth-grade graduates at Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School will be the last under the current name of the school. Thanks to a multi-million dollar gift from the family of […]
Who The Folk?! Geoff Sudit
While orthodontics has been done the same way for generations, Geoff Sudit has spent the seven years since he opened Mint Orthodontics trying to innovate the patient experience — and […]
Local Organization Statements On Washington, D.C. Shooting At Capital Jewish Museum
Several local Jewish organizations have released statements since the shooting deaths of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky on Wednesday, May 21, at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The […]
Shabbat Unplugged: Join Us for Shabbat in the Park This Summer
One of the most beautiful things about Shabbat is the chance to slow down. Torah and Rabbinical teachings tell us to separate the Sabbath from the rest of the week. […]