Taking A Stand & Taking Action
Enzi Tanner makes a very important distinction in how he identifies. Sometimes he’s OK with being identified more broadly as a Jew of Color. But right now, he prefers to […]
Who The Folk?! Dudley Deshommes-Kohls
On this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, we talk to Dudley Deshommes-Kohls, a black, gay, Jew who is also a nurse in the time of a global health pandemic. Mostly […]
Camps Butwin & Olami To Close For 2020
After keeping the door of hope for camp this summer open a sliver, the camps of the two Jewish Community Centers in the Twin Cities have closed it. Allie Greenstein […]
Where Was the “Peace” 400 Years Ago?
(Editor’s note: This piece contains strong language) My father is the most peaceful man I know. A few years ago, he came home from the watch store, and told us […]
Holy Land Loses Lease, Shelf Space After Racist Posts
In a letter to the community posted on Facebook, the owner of Holy Land Deli announced he fired his daughter for a string of racist tweets and Instagram posts that […]
TC Rabbis Among Hundreds In Silent Marches
Over the course of seven blocks on Tuesday afternoon, nearly 1,000 clergy members of all faiths made the slow — and silent — walk from the Sabatini Community Center, along […]
Who The Folk?! Rabbi Adam Rubin
Rabbi Rubin starts July 1.
We Honor George Floyd’s Memory by Pursuing Justice Safely
On this Shabbat evening, Minnesotans are reeling following the murder of George Floyd.
WATCH: Rabbi Aaron Weininger Speaks At Gov. Walz’s Press Conference
On Saturday afternoon, Adath Jeshurun Congregation Rabbi Aaron Weininger, co-chair of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association, was one of the many faith leaders that spoke at Gov. Tim Walz’s press conference […]
Late-Night Protesters ‘Are Not Us,’ Walz Says
As protests the last several days have turned into window-smashing, building-torching riots, Minnesota leaders are suggesting that many of those involved in the worst of the damage are not from […]