Bearing the Weight of Survival
My baby turned one this week, but all I can think about is the boy who never had a birthday. This week, Israel is crying for the Bibas family, a […]
February 28, 2025
February 13, 2025
How One Parent’s Proactive Approach Helped Save a Classroom from Anti-Israel Curriculum
When a local parent sat down for parent-teacher conferences with her 8th grader’s global studies teacher, she asked a question she had never asked at conferences before: “Will you be […]
December 3, 2024
When Jews Excuse Anti-Zionist Vitriol
Rabbi Alexander Davis is the Senior Rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park. What should we call a person who charges Israel with genocide? When it is Hamas, […]
November 12, 2024
A Complex Exploration of Identity, Conflict, and Intersection in ‘The Ally’
Watching The Ally at Mixed Blood Theatre was a stirring experience, tackling themes of identity, loyalty, and division within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while masterfully exploring intersecting relationships. The play captures […]
October 17, 2024
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 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 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 […]
August 9, 2024
Minnesota Jewish Leaders Applaud Governor Tim Walz
The rest of the country will soon get to know Governor Tim Walz, and we are confident that they’ll see the same strong, compassionate leader we’ve come to know in […]
July 30, 2024
Convention Conduct Not DFL At Its Best
Into the Bright Sunshine, a recent book by Samuel G. Freedman about Hubert Humphrey’s youth and early years in DFL politics, reminds us that the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party is at its […]
May 15, 2024
The Importance of Jewish Student Organizations on College Campuses
If the value in having Jewish student organizations on college and university campuses wasn’t clear before October 7, the past seven months have certainly made it clear. While it is […]