Who The Folk?! Jody Weinberg
Jody Weinberg has a public speaking background. So how did she turn that into being a corporate matchmaker of sorts? We talk to Weinberg, the founder and CEO of J […]
Temple of Aaron Hit With ‘Antisemitic Graffiti’
Anti-Israel graffiti was spray-painted on the outside of Temple of Aaron Thursday night, according to an emailed statement from the synagogue. In an email sent out Friday afternoon, Rabbis Marcus […]
JCRC’s D.C. Trip Returns, Brings 150 To U.S. Holocaust Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time since 2019, more than 150 students, rabbis, teachers, and soldiers boarded a pre-dawn flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to spend the day […]
Who The Folk?! Jon Halper
Jon Halper went from one bar to another, so to speak. A long-time corporate attorney, Halper left the law and entered the retail world, and eventually purchased four liquor stores. […]
May Their Memories be for a Blessing
Eleven people were murdered in Israel by terrorists marking it as the deadliest time period within Israel since 2006.
‘Between Two Worlds,’ Alexandra Sakurets Home From Helping Refugees
You wouldn’t know that a week ago, Alexandra Sakurets had been working excruciating hours for weeks on end at a makeshift refugee center in a mall in southeast Poland.
Bipartisan Russian Divestment Bill Passes House, Senate Unanimously
In less than three weeks – nearly unheard of speed by the Minnesota Legislature – a bill that will divest state funds from Russia and Belarus unanimously passed its final […]
Rabbi Harold Kravitz to be Installed as President of Rabbinical Assembly
A role in leadership at the Rabbinical Assembly is nothing new for Rabbi Harold Kravitz; after all, he’s held four of the five officer positions in the organization. On Tuesday […]
More Than $1 Million Raised In Minneapolis Jewish Federation Ukraine Campaign
In about a month, the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s special fundraising effort to help Jewish organizations operating in Ukraine has topped $1 million. The mark was officially crossed Sunday, March 27, […]
Who The Folk?! Natalie Belsky
As a history professor specializing in the former Soviet Union, Natalie Belsky has a keen understanding of what’s going on in Ukraine. Belsky teaches at University of Minnesota-Duluth and specializes […]