And I Wasn’t Even There
The pain of thousands and millions is the same pain that’s ripping my heart apart at the seams, but we know the pain is the greatest for only one. It’s […]
February 21, 2025
February 19, 2025
WATCH: Jewish Community Vigil Thursday Night
With the news that the bodies of the youngest of the hostages taken by Hamas are being returned to Israel early Thursday morning Minnesota time, the Jewish community will be […]
February 19, 2025
Twin Cities Business Owners Get First Hand Look At Israeli Business Climate
For the past two years, a handful of local Jewish business owners and professionals have been building a networking affinity group with business owners in Rehovot, Israel, powered by the […]
February 11, 2025
Remembering Shlomo Mansour
Every night I wake up sometime between 2:11 a.m. and 3:14 a.m. to check my phone for news from Israel, news about the hostages. It’s been my habit since October […]
February 4, 2025
Trump Admin Investigating UMN For Antisemitism While DEI, Deportation Threats Loom
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 12:20 pm on Feb. 4 with a statement from the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. The University of Minnesota […]
January 24, 2025
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 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 […]