Who The Folk?! Jacob Rapport
There are many ways to listen to the Torah being chanted, whether during services or while trying to learn the trope for a portion. But for Jacob Rapport, many of […]
May 6, 2024
May 4, 2024
Jewish Students Gain Little After UMN Meeting
Twenty-four hours after meeting with a group of Jewish student leaders at the University of Minnesota, the school’s interim president has released a summary of the meeting and some commitments […]
May 4, 2024
JCRC, Minnesota Hillel Statement On Student Meeting With
University of Minnesota appears incapable of connecting antisemitism on campus with pro-Hamas encampment After appeasing protesters and granting them an audience with the Regents, why is addressing anti-Jewish messaging and […]
May 2, 2024
Jewish Students Unsure Of Next Steps After Meeting With UMN Administration
A day after anti-Israel students met with University of Minnesota administrators with a list of demands for taking down their tents on Northrop Mall, a group of Jewish student leaders […]
April 30, 2024
Minnesota Rabbinical Association Pens Letter To UMN Administration
Dear University of Minnesota Administration, This week Jews all over the world are celebrating Passover, the holiday commemorating the Israelites’ Exodus from slavery in Egypt during the biblical period. In […]
April 29, 2024
Who The Folk?! Yedidya Yasu
Yedidya Yasu was all set to come to St. Paul to start his role as Shaliach from Israel for the year late on October 7. For obvious reasons, the arrival […]
April 26, 2024
Jewish Students Angry, Scared Of “Toxic” Campus Climate
Around the country, college students have been arrested for protesting Israel’s war with Hamas, setting up encampments in the middle of campus, and harassing media for covering it. While things […]
April 22, 2024
Who The Folk?! Naomi Breazeale and Nina Afremov
Since October 7, things have gotten busier than ever at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. With increased workload, comes the need for people to step […]
April 15, 2024
Who The Folk?! Lily Smith
Lily Smith says that when she was a kid, she was asked what she wanted to do when she grew up. Her response: famous; she just wasn’t sure how. Maybe, […]
March 15, 2024
Sha’arim+Gateways Offers Free Krav Maga Course
As a response to the antisemitism and fear that many in the Jewish community are facing, Sha’arim + Gateways is offering a program to help people feel a little safer. […]