Africa Night To Honor Israel An Unexpected Surprise
Last week, I attended an annual event that I have ignored, even scoffed at, in years past. What is the motivation, I wondered, for African churches in Minnesota to plan […]
November 8, 2023
November 7, 2023
Ceasefire Or Assault Not The Only Choices In Gaza
Hamas rightly deserves global condemnation for its brutality in murdering over 1,400 innocent Israelis on October 7. Not since the Holocaust has this number of Jews been killed in a […]
November 6, 2023
Toward Softening
This is a hard time for our people. The hardest in my lifetime. I believe that Israel has a right to exist and to defend itself, and I believe that […]
November 2, 2023
Jewish-Ukrainian Press Conference Condemns Hamas & Russia, Calls For More U.S. Aid
Members of the Twin Cities Jewish and Ukrainian communities held a press conference on Thursday morning to jointly condemn Russia and Hamas as agents of terror, and call for more […]
November 2, 2023
U Student Details On-Campus Antisemitism
Elise Long thought that, maybe, going to class at the University of Minnesota would give her some respite from the awfulness she watched unfold in the hours after Israel was […]
November 2, 2023
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Facing Calls Of Antisemitism
A Jewish adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law abruptly resigned her position, decrying, along with Jewish students and allies at the school, what they see as antisemitic social […]
November 1, 2023
Edina A Microcosm For How Israel-Hamas War Affects Schools, Jewish Community Response
A deluge of anti-Israel posts on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok shared by peers. Tone-deaf comments from students and teachers. Cases of direct harassment, online and in-person, from […]
November 1, 2023
Minneapolis Federation Has Raised $11.2M For Israel – So Far
In less than three weeks, more than $11.2 million has been raised for needs in Israel by the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Tikvatenu campaign, surpassing the $10 million goal that had […]
October 27, 2023
Digital Billboards Raising Awareness Of Israeli Hostages
As fast as posters spotlighting the Israeli and foreign national kidnapping victims by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel were going up in many communities, they were getting […]
October 27, 2023
Social Media Is Not Real Life Is Not Social Media
The past 20 days have been deeply heartbreaking and scary beyond words, for many reasons. As a proud Jewfolk Board member, I am grateful for the tireless work that the […]