Fulfilling A Higher Calling
“Please take off your badge as you leave,” the security officer mumbled to me under his breath. After attending the 2025 International Lion of Judah Conference in downtown Atlanta, I […]
January 24, 2025
January 22, 2025
Mount Zion Event Brings Antisemitism Definitions, Distinctions Together
While the discussion of what’s antisemitic, anti-Zionist, or a fair critique of Israel has been raging for a long time, the discussion has ramped up significantly since Hamas attacked Israel […]
January 17, 2025
A Minnesota Mom’s Dispatch from Israel As World Holds Breath for Hostages’ Return
Jessica Ostrov, a parent and teacher from St. Paul, knew as she planned her volunteering trip to Israel, her second since October 7, to expect the extraordinary as a matter […]
January 16, 2025
With Ceasefire Deal Announced, Hostage Awareness Events Not Stopping
Shortly after Hamas took more than 250 hostages from Israel in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, Sharon Feinstein-Rosenblum was looking to do something. As an Israeli now living in the […]
January 15, 2025
Israel & Hamas Agree On Multi-Stage Deal To Free Hostages, Hopes Raised But Follow-Through Still At Risk
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Jan. 17. After 14 months of war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of Israelis, the Gaza-based terrorist group and Israel have […]
January 6, 2025
Who The Folk?! Andi Murez
As a two-time Olympian turned medical school student, Andi Murez had a decision to make: Try to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, or start a residency program. Not only […]
December 12, 2024
Mayor Frey Veto Over Campus Protest Upheld
The Minneapolis City Council failed in its attempt to override Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of a resolution that calling for no charges to be filed against the 11 protesters arrested […]
December 9, 2024
Survivor of Oct. 7 Attack, Fiancé Of Slain Herzl Camp Alum, Tells Her Story at MN Hillel
Irene Shavit had spent years hearing about Herzl Camp – far from her home in Kfar Aza but close to the heart of her finance, Netta Epstein. Epstein, a former […]
December 3, 2024
When Jews Excuse Anti-Zionist Vitriol
Rabbi Alexander Davis is the Senior Rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park. What should we call a person who charges Israel with genocide? When it is Hamas, […]
November 29, 2024
Aviva Klompas Brings Data To Israel Education Ahead Of St. Paul Federation Event
Being a fierce advocate for Israel is nothing new for Aviva Klompas. Long before she became the co-founder and CEO of Boundless Israel, Klompas was the associate vice president for […]