One Year Later
YAFO, Israel – A visitor (of which there are very few these days) might comment on how relatively normal life looks in Israel, even after a year of war. The […]
October 7, 2024
October 2, 2024
Rosh Hashanah 5785
This year I want to dip apples in saltwater I want to spread honey on my wounds How does one forgive the sting of alienation? How does one atone for […]
October 1, 2024
Will Lebanon Clear a Path to Peace?
Robert D. Aronson is a member of the board of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC). The views appearing in this article are personal to […]
September 19, 2024
Sen. Kunesh Apologizes For Oct. 7 Rape Denial Claim
DFL State Sen. Mary Kunesh, who represents parts of Fridley, New Brighton, St. Anthony, and Spring Lake Park, apologized for denying that rape and sexual violence was part of Hamas’ […]
September 6, 2024
Q&A With J Street Founder Jeremy Ben-Ami
Jeremy Ben-Ami founded J Street 16 years ago on the ideals of a pro-Israel, pro-peace and pro-democracy. Ben-Ami is bringing those messages, and much more, to Mount Zion Temple in […]
September 4, 2024
Why Do We Say This Special Psalm In Elul?
When we returned to my mother’s flat after she died, her siddur was lying on the table where she always sat when she davened in the morning. The bookmark was […]
August 13, 2024
Israeli Campers, Staff Revel In Summer At Camp
When the summer ended at Herzl Camp on Aug. 6 and nine buses of campers returned to Beth El Synagogue, one bus kept on heading south to the airport – […]
July 31, 2024
St. Paul Council President: No ‘Hardcore Zionist’ As Harris VP Pick
St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali warned Vice President Kamala Harris against picking a “hardcore Zionist” running mate – specifically Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro – as the presumptive Democratic […]
July 24, 2024
Scouts Share ‘Real Story of Israel’ On Recent Tour Stop
“After Oct. 7, it’s really important for people to know who [the real Israelis are],” said Liraz Bar, a member of the 2024 Tzofim Friendship Caravan. Bar, along with the […]
June 28, 2024
A Haunting Experience at Nova Festival Exhibit
I recently planned a short trip home to New York but I had no actual plans…until I read that the Nova Music Festival Exhibition had been extended through my impending […]