Volunteer to Help Seniors Celebrate the High Holy Days
Volunteer to Help Seniors Celebrate the High Holy Days
August 3, 2022
May 20, 2022
Remembering Temple Israel’s 111-Year-Old ‘Grandma Ruth’
Ruth Knelman, a fixture at Temple Israel for more than 70 years and a long-time volunteer in the synagogue’s Early Childhood Center, passed away on May 16 at 111 years […]
May 19, 2022
Nursing Homes Will Fail Without State Help, Sholom Says
During January’s omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership at Sholom, Minnesota’s Jewish long-term care organization, started panicking. At one point, 60 employees were sick with COVID and unable to […]
May 6, 2022
How Ron Mandelbaum Is Part Of Innovating Health Care
Ron Mandelbaum is, by his account, on his third or fourth career at this point. “This is like this not your typical startup, a bunch of 20-year-olds that come up […]
January 7, 2022
Dear 2021: A Look Back & Ahead
Dear 2021, You sure started off with a bang! Covid vaccinations have arrived! In February you decided to play a fun little game of “ how to get a vaccine […]
July 27, 2021
Sholom Launches COVID ‘Long-Hauler’ Rehab Program
With the uncertainty about how those who have had COVID-19 are impacted by the illness in the long-term, Sholom has launched a new rehab program aimed at helping “long-haulers,” COVID […]
July 22, 2021
‘Devastating, Amazing’ Kindertransport Exhibit Opens At ASI
The exhibit is co-sponsored by the American Swedish Institute, JCRC, and Beth El Synagogue’s Greenberg Family Fund for Holocaust Awareness.
June 10, 2021
How to Start Giving and Investing Jewishly—It’s Easier Than You Think
When you donate to a non-profit or choose where to invest your money, do you do it Jewishly? What does that even mean? As the Director of the Jewish Community […]
May 12, 2021
Who Are U.S. Jews? New Pew Study Takes Deep Dive
In 2013, the Pew study “A Portrait of Jewish Americans” shocked Jewish communal leaders and prompted a mad dash to rework institutional priorities and engage more Jews. The study showed […]
March 24, 2021
Rabbis’ Survey, Book Project, Looks At Generational Unity In The Digital Age
Rabbis Jeffrey Schein and Hayim Herring have both written books recently, and as it turns out, their areas of interest and the coronavirus era have proved the perfect match for […]