January 19, 2026
In being the first family member to speak at his father’s funeral, Peter Kaplan said he couldn’t name Elliot Kaplan’s favorite song or favorite television show. But everyone at Temple […]
January 16, 2026
.וַאֲהַבְתֶּם אֶת־הַגֵּר כִּי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt (Deuteronomy 10:19) As rabbis and cantors across Minnesota, we write out of […]
January 16, 2026
The Jewish Education Project announced the names of this year’s Shine A Light on Antisemitism Civic Courage award winners, and two University of Minnesota professors are among the recipients. Professors […]
January 8, 2026
Interfaith leaders gathered Thursday afternoon in south Minneapolis for a rally in response to a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that left 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good dead […]
January 6, 2026
As more than 10,000 incidents of antisemitism have been reported around the country since Oct. 7, 2023, an unconventional movement has taken root within Jewish communities: Jewish gun clubs. In […]
January 1, 2026
As we enter 2026, time, it turns out, is the real measure of values.
December 31, 2025
On December 16, after protests and pressure from The Free Palestine Coalition, the Minneapolis City Council voted to terminate a contract with a Jewish- and Israeli-owned tech firm aimed at […]
December 31, 2025
There’s a classic exchange in 30 Rock between Tina Fey’s character, Liz Lemon, and Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy: “What a week, huh?” “Lemon, it’s Wednesday.” Short, snappy, and to the […]
December 26, 2025
I am a 76-year-old Jewish woman living in Minneapolis. Never ever did I imagine that I would be scared one day because I am Jewish. I grew up in Haifa, […]
December 25, 2025
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 […]