Remembering Our Fallen Heroes || Living in a Foreign Language
Sam Blustin recounts what it’s like to be in Israel for Yom HaShoah, Yom Hazikaron, and Yom Ha’atzmaut: three deeply Israeli commemorative days, all within a week of each other.
Israel Independence Day Messages Defaced On U Campus
Messages written in sidewalk chalk in front of the campus’ union by the university’s chapter of Students Supporting Israel were defaced on Thursday by an unknown opponent of the holiday.
A Season Of Remembering
On Passover, along with Yom Hashoah and Yom Hazikaron we tell our families and friends to never forget our tragic pasts.
Jericho At the MN Jewish Theater Company Is Great. Will You See It?
I liked Jericho, the final show of the Minnesota Jewish Theater Company (MJTC)’s 2014-2015 season. I’ll admit, it’s hard to write about—in the same way I imagine a show […]
Listen to Your Mother
The premise of LTYM is really simple: A stage, a microphone, and real stories of motherhood.
My Home Is Your Home
How do we build communities where welcomeness is pervasive? One simple way is just to ask. Many Israeli shuls ask at the end of the service if anyone needs a meal, and if anyone would be willing to host these holy guests.
Sexual Assault: Finding Our Voices
The Twin Cities Maimonides Society of the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul and Minneapolis Jewish Federation is sponsoring the program Sexual Assault: Finding Our Voices, on Sunday, April 19, from 1-4 p.m.
Still My Terror, Not His
“I swallowed down the bit of vomit that had landed in my mouth, and managing a casual tone said, ‘You’re reading Number the Stars?'”
Yom Hazikaron Is A Day For Us All To Remember
On Yom Hazikaron we remember those we lost protecting the State of Israel. Whether Israeli or American yourself, Eilat Harel says we all have something to remember.
Supporting Israel Month, On Campus & In The Community
Supporting Israel Month, organized by Students Supporting Israel at the University of Minnesota, is in full swing!