Quietly last week, Adath Jeshurun Senior Rabbi Harold Kravitz became the synagogue’s first-ever rabbi emeritus, as Rabbi Aaron Weininger was elevated to the senior rabbi post. Less quietly, Kravitz will be […]
When he made a career shift to a professional photographer, David Sherman thought he’d take family portraits. While he did that, he has also taken pictures of some of the […]
Aleeza Ben Shalom has been a matchmaker for years, but the Netflix series “Jewish Matchmaking” has made her skillset a globally-recognized brand. Ben Shalom has turned her TV show into […]
After one of the most productive legislative sessions in recent Minnesota history, how does one of the most productive legislators celebrate? Going back to her day job. Second-term State Rep. […]
The five-year experiment of the two Twin Cities Jewish Federations having one staff member running bi-cities young adult programming is over, but that doesn’t mean the partnership is ending. The […]
A FEW DAYS BEFORE Shavuot some years back, I got an intriguing invitation from Rabbi Zalman at Chabad, who was putting together a Tikkun Leil (special evening service) for the […]
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Three years ago today, George Floyd (z”l) was murdered […]
Nearly five months after starting, the Minnesota legislature wrapped up its legislative session on Monday, which was seen as so transformative, Secretary of State Steve Simon said a session like […]
A trailblazing journalist, Sheree Curry has had a long and varied career. But much of her work has happened at the intersection of race and Judaism. The former Jewfolk board […]
As a photographer, David Sherman is most well-known for being the official photographer of Target Center and his portraiture of Holocaust survivors for the Transfer of Memory exhibition that has […]