A Rabbinic Reflection on the Death of Yahya Sinwar
I was a high schooler in Jerusalem when the father of mass terrorism against my people, Yassar Arafat, died. His death brought me messy emotions: Satisfaction that this agent of […]
October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024
JCRC Statement On IDF Killing Yahya Sinwar
Today’s elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7th atrocities and undisputed leader of Hamas, should make clear that the war is over, Hamas lost, and it is […]
October 7, 2024
Time Has Stood Still
Today is October 7, 2023. It has been October 7, 2023 for 365 days for many of us. Time has stood still. First we learned about the atrocities inflicted upon […]
October 7, 2024
WATCH: Twin Cities October 7 Commemoration
Can’t make it to tonight’s Shivah of October, the Twin Cities’ October 7 community commemoration event? Tickets are sold out, so watch the Adath Jeshurun Livestream below, and come back to […]
October 7, 2024
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 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 […]