Living Life On Two Planes
Last week I went to bed very late every night.I had to stay up to see that the day’s hostages were finally safely in Israel. I felt that if I […]
December 7, 2023
December 1, 2023
Nova Music Festival Survivor Tells Harrowing Story At Minnesota Hillel
Rom El-Hai has traveled the world going to trance music festivals, but he was going to pass on going to the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel, which started at […]
November 30, 2023
Sen. Latz Remarks Called ‘Inflammatory’ By Colleagues, ‘Demonstrably True’ By JCRC
State Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park) is being criticized for part of his remarks at a press conference on Wednesday by more than a dozen DFL colleagues. In the […]
November 30, 2023
Minneapolis Teacher’s Union Passes Resolution Centering Families, ‘Regrets’ Harm Caused
A month after the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Israel that many decried as antisemitic and hostile, a resolution passed Wednesday […]
November 29, 2023
JCRC Head Says BDS Is ‘Essence Of Antisemitism’
While a small rally urging Minnesota to divest funds from Israel as part was happening in the Capitol Rotunda, two floors below, the executive director of the Jewish Community Relations […]
November 20, 2023
Letter Calls Minneapolis Teacher Union Resolution ‘Antisemitic and Hostile’
Nearly 800 Minneapolis Public Schools stakeholders – including parents, teachers, and taxpayers – have signed an open letter condemning the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 resolution on the Israel-Hamas War. […]
November 17, 2023
The World Has A Short Memory
On October 8 the world was on our side. No right-minded human being could condemn any action Israel would take after the terrifying, brutal, sickening massacre the Israeli people suffered […]
November 17, 2023
I March For…
On Tuesday, November 14, at a most absurd time in the morning, I joined 183 other Minnesotan Jews (let’s just call it 180 for Chai) on a trek to our […]
November 16, 2023
The Day After D.C.
“We cannot forget. We don’t want to forget. We want everyone to remember, so that the same thing won’t happen again. I wish my kids would take more interest in […]
November 15, 2023
MN Jews Call For Return Of Hostages And Find Support, Relief At Historic D.C. Rally
WASHINGTON – In the late 1970s, Cindy Amberger, like many other American Jewish teenagers, spent time on an Israeli kibbutz with a host family to connect with the country and […]