Tree Of Life
As I turn the corner the tall, tan walls of the synagogue appear in the distance looming over everything else on the street. Welcome to Squirrel Hill. The gate which […]
October 27, 2022
October 25, 2022
Emhoff, Jewish Second Gentleman, Talks Democracy And Jewishness In Push For DFL Votes
Shortly after the conservative majority of the Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to abortion in June, Doug Emhoff – the first second gentleman of the United States and the […]
October 25, 2022
20 Years After His Death, How Paul Wellstone’s Legacy Persists
In 2002, a bruising senate campaign was nearing the finish line, where incumbent DFL Sen. Paul Wellstone was running for a third term against St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman. Wellstone, […]
October 13, 2022
Rabbi Rappaport Taking On Jewish Climate Leadership Role
On Tisha B’Av, 40 people met at a park in the Twin Cities to reflect on the impending climate crisis. The gathering, called “Feeling Grief, Finding Love,” was facilitated by […]
October 7, 2022
Plenty To Like At New Kosher Sushi Restaurant
When Prime Deli closed more than a year ago, the news shook the kosher-keeping community; after all, it was the only kosher meat restaurant in Minneapolis. Fast-forward a year, and […]
October 4, 2022
Pellet Gun Likely Responsible For Adath Glass Break
A large glass pane near the front circle of Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka was broken by what was believed to be a pellet or BB gun late last week. […]
September 28, 2022
Websites For Two Jewish Cemeteries Down For Updates
The websites for the Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery and the United Hebrew Brotherhood cemetery, two of the four Jewish cemeteries located on Penn Avenue South in Richfield, are unavailable for the […]
September 23, 2022
You Can Always Go Home
What does it mean to have more than one home and feel at home in multiple places?
September 22, 2022
Minnesota National College Fair Scheduled For Yom Kippur
The Minnesota National College Fair, back in person for the first time since the start of COVID, is holding its event on Oct. 5-6, with two of the three sessions […]
September 21, 2022
New Faces In Town To Help Lead High Holiday Services
With synagogues hiring new clergy to start on or around July 1, every year brings cantors and rabbis a challenge: Moving to a new city and a new congregation, not […]