April 15, 2022
This year, the Passover journey from Egypt and slavery to freedom and human dignity feels particularly poignant. The Hebrew word for Egypt, mitzrayim, also connotes “the narrow place,” a place […]
April 13, 2022
WASHINGTON — Being in the crowded, confined space of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was uncomfortable for Kevin Smokyday. It wasn’t because of the photos and videos that he saw […]
April 12, 2022
The Nightingale Trio, an all-woman vocal group in Minnesota that sings Eastern European songs, is giving all proceeds from their cover of a beloved Ukrainian lullaby to the Ukrainian American […]
April 12, 2022
As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, a centuries-old Passover tradition is being highlighted by students at St. Paul’s Lubavitch Cheder Day School to benefit refugees. Ma’ot chitim — […]
April 11, 2022
The St. Paul Police Department released new information on last week’s vandalism at Temple of Aaron synagogue in St. Paul, including details that suggest the perpetrators may be — or […]
April 11, 2022
Jody Weinberg has a public speaking background. So how did she turn that into being a corporate matchmaker of sorts? We talk to Weinberg, the founder and CEO of J […]
April 8, 2022
Anti-Israel graffiti was spray-painted on the outside of Temple of Aaron Thursday night, according to an emailed statement from the synagogue. In an email sent out Friday afternoon, Rabbis Marcus […]
April 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time since 2019, more than 150 students, rabbis, teachers, and soldiers boarded a pre-dawn flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to spend the day […]
April 5, 2022
The first quarter of 2022 that just ended brought with it many unfortunate international developments. As I was born in Ukraine and still have close family there, I was worried […]
April 4, 2022
Jon Halper went from one bar to another, so to speak. A long-time corporate attorney, Halper left the law and entered the retail world, and eventually purchased four liquor stores. […]