When Is The Right Time To Invite Guests For Shabbat?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My roommate and I are having a minor disagreement […]
March 19, 2026
February 27, 2026
A Torah of Their Own: Macalester Jewish Community Marks Historic Arrival
The Macalester Jewish community welcomed its first Torah scroll on Feb. 22, gathering students, alumni and community members in a celebration rooted in shared history and collective effort. The ceremony […]
December 16, 2025
Minnesota Hillel Awarded for Leadership Fellowship
Hillel International awarded Minnesota Hillel with the Excellence Award, which recognizes initiatives that a Hillel chapter has achieved excellence in a particular area. Minnesota Hillel’s flagship Kane Family Ha’atid Leadership […]
November 3, 2025
Who The Folk?! Rav Michaela Brown
It wasn’t until Michaela Brown was well into her undergrad studies that she even considered going to rabbinic school. Once she got to Hebrew College, she thought her path as […]
October 20, 2025
Who The Folk?! Jack Shink
Born with essentially half of a heart, Jack Shink has undergone a half-dozen heart surgeries and countless struggles that come with it. But despite that, Jack has battled to overcome […]
September 5, 2025
Chabad On UMN Campus Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Growing up as a high schooler in Toronto, Rabbi Yitzi Steiner had been keeping an eye on the work Chabad was doing, and that interest kept growing through rabbinic school. […]
September 1, 2025
Who The Folk?! Stephanie Iskhakov
While growing up with spirituality, Stephanie Iskhakov’s first real introduction to Judaism was when she got to campus at the University of Minnesota, and was introduced to Rabbi Yitzi and […]
August 17, 2025
Who The Folk?! Miles Lerner
As a landlord and business owner in St. Louis Park, Miles Lerner had an interaction with a city council member that stuck with him — and not in the most […]
July 8, 2025
Boat, Buses & Planes: A 90-Hour Journey Home From Israel
This is the first in a series this week of Minnesotans and their journeys home from Israel last month after Operation Rising Lion. Minnetonka’s Max Wolfe had been looking forward […]
June 30, 2025
Who The Folk?! Sami Saltzman Savin
Working for a Jewish non-profit should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Sami Saltzman Savin; her family ties to Jewish communal work – particularly the St. Paul community […]