Will Israel’s Latest Elections Change Anything?
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The reign of Benjamin Netanyahu may slowly be coming to an end.
Continue readingSeptember 20, 2019
August 21, 2019
Drink Up! Israeli Craft Beer Industry Is Growing
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A simple Google search for “Israeli Craft Beer” might surprise you with its results. In this area, Israel is, yet again, a “Start-Up Nation.” Unlike vineyards and wineries that are as ancient as biblical times, beer breweries are relative newcomers. Craft breweries now dot the Israeli map, boasting names that reflect their locations and brewing […]
Continue readingAugust 20, 2019
We Have A Lot to Talk About When It Comes to the US-Israel Relationship
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The Israel-U.S. relationship has been through many rocky times, so this one is no exception beyond the details themselves. Maybe it’s worth reflecting on that and striving for levelheadedness in reaching the big conclusions. Can the relationship endure?
Continue readingAugust 19, 2019
Reps. Omar and Tlaib Call News Conference on Israel Travel Restrictions
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Today’s press conference took place at the Minnesota State Capitol.
Continue readingAugust 15, 2019
Closing the Door is the Wrong Move
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The secret is that though we have rarely been welcomed, we always do the welcoming.
Continue readingJuly 12, 2019
Christianity In Israel
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I never ascribed any real faith to Christianity until I took these two photos, strolling through a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem last October. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher loomed around us – the tourists, believers, and I – and Jerusalem gave Christianity the kind of […]
Continue readingJune 14, 2019
Honeymoon Israel: ‘We Believe In This Trip’
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On the fence about applying for Honeymoon Israel? Andrew and Dudley Deshommes-Kohl say: DO IT. These days, their calendars are full: Shabbat taco night. Reminiscing over Shakshouka for brunch. Shabbat-hopping at synagogues across the Twin Cities. The couple is part of an active, local, close-knit Jewish community; the type many spend decades cultivating. But Andrew […]
Continue readingJune 13, 2019
The Twin Cities Gets to Know IsraAID
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Yotam Polizer tells the story of being in Nepal after a devastating earthquake hit in 2015. The IsraAID co-CEO watched 21 bodies being pulled out of a collapsed building 130 hours after the earthquake took place that killed 10,000 and displaced a million. That’s when the last survivor was pulled out. Polizer, his co-CEO Voni […]
Continue readingJune 12, 2019
Building Lives In Tiberias
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Young Adult activism as a path to economic, cultural renewal.
Continue readingMay 30, 2019
Israeli Government Thrown Into More Turmoil
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In an unprecedented move, the Knesset – Israel’s parliament – voted Wednesday night to dissolve itself and launch Israel into new national elections, slated for September 17, less than two months after previous elections on April 9. At this rate Israel will be without a formal government for most, if not all, of 2019, leaving […]
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