Olkusz: An Inheritance of Memory
It started with a photo. I sat beside my grandmother, her soft hand clasping mine. With her other hand, she pulled a photograph from her sweater pocket and handed it […]
July 8, 2026
July 1, 2026
Why the Temple Was Destroyed
Have you ever seen a movie or read a book a second time and wanted to shout out to the ‘good guy’ “Don’t open the car door – it’ll explode!” […]
May 27, 2026
Finding Jewish Practice as an Adult
I’m a Jewish mother. Like my mother before me and hers before that. (Any farther back and we’re talking about turn of the century Jews in Eastern Europe, and I […]
May 19, 2026
‘Pirkei Avot’ Offers A Guide To Living as a Mensch
I put the box with my new computer part on the table in the salon, relieved that it had at last arrived. Meanwhile, my cleaner was busy sweeping and washing […]
May 8, 2026
A Philanthropist? Who, Me?
Last week, I found myself at a Mel Robbins show with a good friend – one of those “sure, why not?” nights that turns into something unexpectedly meaningful. I knew […]
March 18, 2026
For the Love of Bomb Shelters
We grew up with a bomb shelter in our basement. My dad, an engineer, was the first to build a designated home bomb shelter in rural Windom, Minn., during the […]
March 13, 2026
An Ode To Synagogue Security Teams
Before this year’s preschool fundraiser, I took the time to sit down and interview our three main security guards. I already knew them well – from Saturday mornings at shul, […]
February 25, 2026
Opposing the ICE Surge while Supporting Israel
On Jan. 7, I returned home to Minneapolis from an eight-day trip to Israel, eager to share my takeaways about what it means to be a liberal Zionist in the […]
February 13, 2026
A Prayer for the Country and Guiding Ethics
Diaspora Jews have for centuries added a special prayer to our prayerbooks for the monarchs, leaders, and institutions that provided us safe haven as an oft-persecuted minority. When those institutions […]
February 5, 2026
Making a Comeback? Mutual Aid Organizations Then and Now
This article was originally published in ‘Ramsey County History’ in the Fall of 2021 and, given the recent increase in mutual aid efforts in the Twin Cities, it is reprinted […]