BBYO In Minnesota Celebrating 100 Years
It wasn’t long ago that Minnesota teens on a bus ride to a Mid-America Region BBYO convention had plenty of room to stretch out and take up as much space […]
November 14, 2025
October 7, 2025
Adi’s Story
Early in the summer, our age group at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin — Eidah — gathered in our very own Moadon Nivonim. Surrounded by all my friends, we sat together […]
September 16, 2025
RAJMN Now An Independent Non-profit
Russian American Jews of Minnesota (RAJMN) is proud to announce its return as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, a major milestone for the only organization in Minnesota solely dedicated to the […]
September 9, 2025
Facing Antisemitism at Catholic School
(Editor’s note: For reasons of safety, the author’s name is being withheld) We were told to be quiet while we shuffled through the forest, ice cracking under our feet, no […]
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 2, 2025
An Invitation to Grow: Why the JCRC Youth Fellowship Is Exactly What Our Teens Need Right Now
We’ve spent years teaching about Jewish identity, community, and the challenges—and joys—of raising proud Jewish children in a complex world. One thing we know for sure: the teen years are […]
July 4, 2025
Tree Planting In Southern MN Keeps Anne Frank’s Legacy Alive
FAIRMONT, Minn. – When Anne Frank was hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex in Amsterdam, she dreamed of freedom. One symbol of that longing: An old chestnut tree, […]
May 15, 2025
A Year After Encampments, Campus Challenges Remain
On the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, the spring of 2024 was difficult for Jewish students: antisemitic graffiti, pro-Palestinian encampments, terrorist flags being waved, and a general unease in […]
January 13, 2025
Who The Folk?! Alyssa Engelson
Alyssa Engleson was active in youth groups as a teen but didn’t think that would be a path she’d turn to professionally. But after looking for a change from her […]
November 19, 2024
Grandfather, Grandson Duo Set Up Shop At Dayton’s Holiday Market
Ezra Wolfe wasn’t looking to start a business – as a junior at Hopkins High School who is in the school musical and on the wrestling team, could he really […]