Drew Kuretsky Blazing Trail To Israel For Maccabiah
This is the first in a series of profiles of Minnesota athletes who are competing for Team USA in the Maccabiah Games – also known as “the Jewish Olympics” – […]
June 1, 2022
May 31, 2022
Vegetarianism in Jewish Vilna: A Not So New Practice
In Judaism there is a long-standing custom stemming from Eastern Europe which associates meat-based meals with celebratory occasions. On Shabbat, Judaism’s weekly day of rest, Jews eat meat. On holidays, […]
May 27, 2022
Jerusalem Day Flag Parade is a Reckless Embarrassment
I 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 […]
May 27, 2022
Klezmer, Ukrainian Party Music Takes Center Stage At The Cedar
Sarah Larsson is inviting just about everyone to come to her wedding. Well, ok, maybe not the wedding ceremony itself. But the Jewish community is definitely invited to the after-party: […]
May 25, 2022
Rabbi Herring Launches Petition Over Rep. Omar’s Misleading Tweets
June 20, 2022 Editor’s note: Investigations by multiple media outlets have reported that the bullet that killed Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh was fired from an Israeli soldier. No investigation from […]
May 24, 2022
Nazi Memorabilia Sold At N. St. Paul Auction House
More than $3,200 of Nazi memorabilia was sold by a North St. Paul auction house last week, but the owner and president of Luther Auctions said it’s not something he […]
May 20, 2022
Remembering Temple Israel’s 111-Year-Old ‘Grandma Ruth’
Ruth Knelman, a fixture at Temple Israel for more than 70 years and a long-time volunteer in the synagogue’s Early Childhood Center, passed away on May 16 at 111 years […]
May 19, 2022
GOP Apologizes As Simon Responds To Soros Video: “We Don’t Need More Incitement”
Steve Simon, Minnesota’s Jewish secretary of state, found himself in an unusual position this past weekend: photoshopped as a Stephen King character and dangling from Jewish billionaire George Soros’ puppet […]
May 19, 2022
Nursing Homes Will Fail Without State Help, Sholom Says
During January’s omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership at Sholom, Minnesota’s Jewish long-term care organization, started panicking. At one point, 60 employees were sick with COVID and unable to […]
May 19, 2022
Birthright Trips Back For The Summer
This article is sponsored content YALA as part of TC Jewfolk’s Partnership program. For more information, check out our media kit. Shauna Rosen grew up in a mixed-religious family, and […]