The Case Of The Unknown Wedding-Gift Sender
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I just received a gift for my upcoming wedding […]
Campus Antisemitism Front & Center In State Senate Hearing
There were few flashpoints in Tuesday’s Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee informational hearing on antisemitism and anti-Israel incidents at the University of Minnesota in the nearly nine months since the Oct. […]
Hillel Windows Shattered By BB Pellets
Minnesota Hillel’s windows were broken by pellets shot from a BB gun, University of Minnesota Interim President Jeff Ettinger said Tuesday at a Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Sen. Ron […]
Who The Folk?! Hunter Wengersky
Active in their college’s Hillel, Hunter Wengersky also became a go-to person at their school for questions about LGBTQ life on campus. It’s only fitting that they are now the […]
Jersey Girl Bagels Brings A Worthy Bagel To Northwest Suburbs
Jodi George was trying to recreate the bagels she grew up with in Central New Jersey when she started developing the recipe for Jersey Girl Bagels, which she operates out […]
Hineni Summer Learning Series Focuses On Democracy
The Summertime Learning Series has been a fixture of Hineni for many years. Even though it’s a program of Talmud Torah of St. Paul, it has toured the Twin Cities, […]
Nicholson Hall At UMN To Be Renamed
Nicholson Hall, the University of Minnesota building that houses – among other things, the Center for Jewish Studies – will be renamed after a unanimous vote by the school’s Board […]
Fresh Start Announced In Search For Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Director
The search for a new director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will start fresh, likely in the 2025-26 school year, Interim President Jeff Ettinger […]
Jewbalaya Brings Joy To Album Release/Farewell (For Now) Concert
Growing up as a musician, Rabbi Marcus Rubinstein always wanted to record an album. With the release of Jewbalaya’s “A Schmaltzy Stew,” that goal has been met. “This is my […]
‘Come From Away’ Brings Heart, Humanity to The Ordway
When married playwrights David Hein and Irene Sankoff started on the road to creating what would become their biggest show, they were pretty sure it was one that Canadian high […]