Schools Need To Police Antisemitism Better
In eighth grade, I was walking to recess, and one of my friends laughingly said to me, “I feel bad for all the Jews who died in the Holocaust, but […]
December 25, 2025
September 18, 2025
St. Paul Jewish Leaders’ Open Letter Supporting Smith Jewish Academy
Dear Saint Paul Jewish Community, Reish Lakish said in the name of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi: The world only exists because of the breath of schoolchildren (learning Torah). Reish Lakish said […]
June 3, 2025
Letter: Call the Boulder Attack What It Is: Antisemitism
I am Black. I am Jewish. I work in the field of hate crimes not only as a professional who responds to incidents, builds coalitions, and educates others but as […]
May 20, 2025
Stepping Up Together For Our Land and People of Israel
This article is sponsored content provided by Jewish National Fund-USA They say it takes a village to raise a child. But what happens when that village is damaged or destroyed? […]
April 10, 2025
Minnesota Clergy Urges Congress Not To Cut SNAP Program
Dear Members of Congress, We write as Minnesota Jewish clergy members serving a variety of organizations and congregations possessing a wide range of public policy perspectives. We are united by […]
March 28, 2025
Reflections on ‘No Other Land’
On Monday, I went to see the film, No Other Land. As I left the theater, I turned on the news and heard that the film’s creator, Hamdan Ballal, had […]
February 28, 2025
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 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 […]