Fundamental Political Values Go Beyond Political Affiliation
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As Jews, Minnesotans, and Americans, we are committed to fundamental values that go beyond political affiliation.
Continue readingSeptember 23, 2022
August 23, 2022
I Converted To Judaism, But Sometimes I Still Feel Like A Fraud
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bout a year ago today, I officially became a Jew. On June 13 2021, I drove over to a temple member’s house to meet with the beit din. After an […]
Continue readingJuly 21, 2022
How My Generation of Jewish Parents Has Ruined Sleep-Away Camp
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he silver lining of my son being sent home from camp after testing positive for COVID-19 on July Fourth was that I didn’t have to dutifully scroll through the tsunami […]
Continue readingJuly 15, 2022
Three Landmark Supreme Court Decisions And The Challenge To America’s Jewish Community
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Reflections on three landmark Supreme Court decisions from leaders of the JCRC and Minnesota Rabbinical Association
Continue readingJuly 14, 2022
Learn A Hands-On Nature Ritual To Mark Life Transitions
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hroughout my childhood, I embraced the rituals of Jewish life and found comfort and community in them. As an adult, when my father died, I craved those customs, while also […]
Continue readingJune 24, 2022
Grounded In Strength, We Are A Force
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his has been a difficult day following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. While this outcome doesn’t come as a surprise after months of warnings (and years […]
Continue readingJune 7, 2022
Are We Really This Selfish?
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t was almost the end of the day when suddenly all doors were locked down, and with no announcement we were trained in active shooting drills. A terrible fear filled […]
Continue readingMay 27, 2022
Jerusalem Day Flag Parade is a Reckless Embarrassment
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just got (another…) flat, while driving home from work, in Israel. In that this happened to me not that long ago and I had some much-needed additional coaching from my […]
Continue readingMay 25, 2022
Tired Of Excuses
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remember where I was when the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre took place. I was in ninth grade and sitting at lunch when the news broke. Someone had walked into an […]
Continue readingApril 27, 2022
The Letters Project: Israel Education that Meets the Moment
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e read with interest the April 19 article by Chloe E.G. Tross (TOA Graffiti Shows We Need Better Israel Education), in which Tross shares insights from her own Jewish education […]
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