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 […]
May 8, 2026
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 […]
January 12, 2026
Authentically Me
My employer has given me a cell phone for work. When I first started using it, I received a lot of spam text messages. Ironically, many of them were very […]
January 5, 2026
The Forgotten Jewish History of Minnesota’s Iron Range
Walk through Virginia, Minn., today and you’ll pass right by the remains of what was once the most beautiful synagogue on the Iron Range. Most people have no idea that […]
January 2, 2026
The Pros and Cons of the Zoom Shul Experience
I never knew my synagogue’s name. I never even knew it had one. I grew up out west…well, North Dakota. Western North Dakota. Minot. We never called our shul by […]
January 1, 2026
We Are the Stories We Make Time For
As we enter 2026, time, it turns out, is the real measure of values.