Should I Work With a Matchmaker?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, Are there any excellent and not too expensive match-making […]
In Israel, Parallels Between 1991 and 2025
Thursday, January 17, 1991 Middle of the night – loud banging on our front door and shouting in the street: “This is the Civil Guard. The war has begun, get […]
Herzl, Ramah Affected By Israel Flight Shutdown
Not surprisingly, the fighting between Israel and Iran has forced air traffic in and out of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport to stop for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately for the […]
Who The Folk?! Rabbi John Carrier
How many rabbis have a bio that starts with “Born in East Texas to three generations of Southern Baptist ministers”? Rabbi John Carrier does, and it’s his journey through several […]
Statements On ‘Politically Motivated Assassination’ of DFL Leader Melissa Hortman
Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and husband Mark were killed in a “targeted political attack” in their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning. State Sen. John Hoffman and […]
Organizational Statements, Prayers In Israel-Iran Military Escalation
Thursday night, Minnesota time, the Israel Defense Forces and Mossad launched an attack on Iran designed to damage the country’s nuclear program and its military leadership. On Friday afternoon (Friday night […]
TC Residents In Israel React To Friday Morning IDF Attack
For Israelis, the alerts to mobile phones and sirens warning of rockets are always looming in the background. But the 3 a.m. alerts on Friday in Israel hit differently for […]
Minnesota JCC Rebranding Preschool Program
In deciding to rebrand its 50-plus-year-old preschool program, Minnesota JCC CEO Stephanie Chauss said two significant data points helped inform their decision making: a survey that showed that if people […]
How Do I Decide The B’Mitzvah Guest List?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, In our congregation, kids are required to invite all […]
Minnesota JCC To Launch Immersive Hebrew Language Program For Kids
If asked to call to mind a Jewish immersion, you might think mikveh. This September, the Minnesota JCC will be launching another kind: a new Hebrew Language Program at the […]