Rimon Transitioning To Become Minnesota JCC Program
After 30 years of being a project of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, starts its transition to become a program of the Minnesota JCC. In […]
Letter to the Jewish Community about Constitutional Rights and Jewish Safety
To our Minnesota Jewish Community, We write as a diverse body of rabbis, serving communities with a wide range of perspectives on U.S. politics and on Israel. We write at […]
Minnesota DFL Unanimously Approves First Jewish Caucus
The Minnesota DFL State Central Committee unanimously approved the creation of a Jewish Caucus to be an official, party-approved community outreach organization Saturday afternoon at Edina High School. The creation […]
Reflections on ‘No Other Land’
On Monday, I went to see the film, No Other Land. As I left the theater, I turned on the news and heard that the film’s creator, Hamdan Ballal, had […]
Do I Invite Relatives I Disagree With Politically To Our Family Bat Mitzvah?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I am preparing for my daughter’s bat mitzvah in […]
Vikings Welcoming Israeli Flag Football Team To Eagan
In Israel’s Summer Olympic History, the country has collected 20 medals – 18 of them individual medals and none of them in team sports. But a sport being added in […]
Two Seders, One Spirit: Growing Up Jewish on the Prairie
Jan (Shark) Frisch and I are members of Adath Jeshurun Congregation and often marvel at how closely our experiences of growing up Jewish in central North Dakota line up – […]
U President, Community Leaders Kick Off Hillel Campus Climate Initiative Work
More than 80 people from the Jewish and University of Minnesota communities – including school President Rebecca Cunningham and Provost Rachel Croson – attended the kickoff of the U’s participation […]
Will Public Support of Israel Hurt My Job Search?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I’m about to look for a new job. The […]
Two Perspectives on ‘October 8’ Documentary
Like most major world events, you probably know where you were, what you were doing and who you were with when you learned about the terrorist attacks on the Nova […]