Frame Our Lives With Light, Rabbi Zimmerman Says
Chanukah, we often say, is the festival of light. From Minnesota to Jerusalem, menorahs shine brightly on cold December nights. And especially this year, we link ourselves to all Jews […]
Do I Wear My Ugly Hanukkah Outfit This Year?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I have a very low-stakes question with a very […]
Six13 In Their Taylor Swift Era For Hanukkah Parody
Cramming bits of 14 Taylor Swift hits into nearly four and a half minutes, New York Jewish a capella group Six13 released their new Hanukkah parody, “Era-lution of Taylor Swift […]
Who The Folk?! Liz Sawyer
While Liz Sawyer may have followed her father into the newspaper business, but she said that her nosiness made her a natural fit to be a journalist. Now, she’s living […]
Nova Music Festival Survivor Tells Harrowing Story At Minnesota Hillel
Rom El-Hai has traveled the world going to trance music festivals, but he was going to pass on going to the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel, which started at […]
Minneapolis’ Leslie Fhima Not Chosen In Emotional ‘Golden Bachelor’ Finale
Minneapolis native Leslie Fhima made it to the final two of “The Golden Bachelor,” but ultimately wasn’t chosen by Gerry Turner in the finale episode that aired Thursday night. Turner […]
Sen. Latz Remarks Called ‘Inflammatory’ By Colleagues, ‘Demonstrably True’ By JCRC
State Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park) is being criticized for part of his remarks at a press conference on Wednesday by more than a dozen DFL colleagues. In the […]
Minneapolis Teacher’s Union Passes Resolution Centering Families, ‘Regrets’ Harm Caused
A month after the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel that many decried as antisemitic and hostile, a resolution passed Wednesday […]
JCRC Head Says BDS Is ‘Essence Of Antisemitism’
While a small rally urging Minnesota to divest funds from Israel as part was happening in the Capitol Rotunda, two floors below, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations […]
The Science of Religion: Observations from a Jewish Astrophysicist
If you go camping in the Southern California desert, outdoorsy experts will tell you to bring heavy blankets and check your shoes for scorpions. But while you’re preparing for tent […]