June 27, 2023
Last year, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned nearly 50 years of federal precedent allowing abortion access as a constitutional right. Overnight, Minnesota became a Midwestern safe haven to those […]
June 9, 2023
I was surprised by the enduring brilliance of the message behind one of my cherished childhood films. “An American Tail” holds up remarkably well, even in 2023. My brother, sister […]
May 25, 2023
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Three years ago today, George Floyd (z”l) was murdered […]
May 16, 2023
While an exuberant Minneapolis delegation celebrated together Israel’s 75th anniversary, I had a parallel journey in Jerusalem as a delegate to the World Zionist Congress on April 19-21. As a […]
March 13, 2023
Surrounded by a region of autocracies and failed states, democracy in Israel has survived and thrived through the most profound challenges possible, including the ongoing scourge of terrorism and unrelenting […]
March 3, 2023
On JRR we have an amazing show called “Jewish Holiday Remix,” where host and Jewish singer-songwriter Jacob Spike Kraus creates a playlist of songs for specific Jewish holidays that go […]
February 28, 2023
As we all know, the Jews have a deep connection to food. All of our holidays revolve around what we eat, what we don’t eat when we eat, how we […]
February 20, 2023
Emma Nadler’s youngest daugther, Eden, was seven months old when her parents got a phone call that changed their lives: Eden was going to have significant developmental challenges. Now almost […]
February 13, 2023
Kar-Ben Publishing is one of the biggest suppliers of books for the PJ Library program, so for Geri Goldman, moving from Kar-Ben to program manager for PJ Library Minneapolis meant […]
February 10, 2023
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would YOU be? One great way for our kids to understand how important trees are is to pretend to be one! […]