Cantor With St. Paul Roots To Be Installed As Debbie Friedman School Head In NY
Jill Abramson grew up in St. Paul with an early love for music and theater. “I was in a lot of plays and musicals at the St. Paul [Jewish Community […]
October 11, 2023
October 6, 2023
New Cookbook Celebrates Jewish Cuisine Of Italy
With the High Holidays, Sukkot, Shemini Azeret and Simchat Torah upon us, many Jewish people can’t help but think about food, from what they’ll eat (apples and honey, challah) to […]
October 4, 2023
Jewish Great-Grandson Of A Righteous Gentile At Home In St. Louis Park
Judaism hasn’t had saints. We’ve had judges and prophets and kings in the Tanach, but really no saints. We’ve had great rabbis and scholars over the centuries, but no saints. […]
August 29, 2023
JewBelong’s Billboards Are In The Twin Cities. But Who Are They And What Are They Selling?
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. JewBelong, a nonprofit with a website offering resources for […]
July 17, 2023
MRA Encourages Members of Congress to Attend the Speech by Israel’s President
The Minnesota Rabbinical Association is the largest rabbinic organization representing the Jewish community throughout Minnesota. As a diverse group with different theological and political understandings, we are able to find […]
April 26, 2023
Local Leaders Represent Minneapolis Jewish Federation at General Assembly in Israel
2,000 Jews from across North America traveled to Israel with their Jewish Federations to celebrate Israel’s 75th birthday. Leaders from the Minneapolis Jewish Federation joined thousands of Federation leaders from […]
February 13, 2023
American Jews Feel Less Safe, New Survey Finds
More Jews feel unsafe in the U.S. than last year, according to a newly released report by the American Jewish Committee. The AJC’s fourth annual “State of Antisemitism” report, released […]
December 7, 2022
Antisemitism Is Alive and Real
I was in Atlanta for a large conference for Jewish camp professionals and professionals from organizations whose work complements/collaborates with Jewish camping and took a Lyft ride from the conference […]
November 30, 2022
Natan Sharansky Headlines Upcoming Cardozo Society Event
Thirty-five years ago, Natan Sharansky was freshly released from Soviet gulags and traveling the United States trying to encourage the organized Jewish community to support a march on Washington, D.C., […]
October 27, 2022
Tree Of Life
As I turn the corner the tall, tan walls of the synagogue appear in the distance looming over everything else on the street. Welcome to Squirrel Hill. The gate which […]