Synagogue Safety, Security A Concern A Week After Colleyville
The great thing about Shabbat is that it comes every week. But this week, it comes at a time as the Jewish community in the United States is reckoning with […]
January 21, 2022
January 17, 2022
After Hostage Crisis, Texas Rabbi Speaks; Congregation Prays For Healing
Just 48 hours after surviving a hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker has been speaking out about his ordeal. He spoke to CBS in an interview posted […]
January 16, 2022
MRA Message On The Congregation Beth Israel Hostage Situation
לְ֭מַעַן אַחַ֣י וְרֵעָ֑י אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֖א שָׁל֣וֹם בָּֽךְ׃ For the sake of my friends and companions, I pray that peace be yours. (Psalm 122) From the events of this past Shabbat, once again […]
January 14, 2022
Jew Review: ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’
Imagine you’re a Scottish lord taking a nice stroll on a rather foggy morning when you suddenly come across three mysterious witches in your path. They mutter a set of […]
January 12, 2022
Students For Justice In Palestine Invite Poet Known For Antisemitic Speech To U
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, is hosting Palestinian activist and poet Mohammad El-Kurd for a Jan. 21 discussion on campus. […]
January 12, 2022
As Omicron Spreads, Jewish Organizations Stay Cautious
Fresh into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the omicron variant of the virus breaking records for spread in Minnesota, Twin Cities Jewish institutions are continuing a careful […]
January 11, 2022
Chef David Fhima Buys Ribnick Building, Plans North Loop Expansion
In the closing days of 2021, a “monumental” business deal between two notable Jewish families in the Twin Cities closed, and will result in a new restaurant coming to Minneapolis’ […]
January 10, 2022
Who The Folk?! Jonah Salita
As a world traveler with a creative mind, Jonah Salita had worked for ad agencies while shooting his own stunning photos and designing his own tennis clothing as a teen. […]
January 5, 2022
Judaism’s Presence In Minnesota’s Abortion-Rights Fight
On Dec. 1, when the Supreme Court heard arguments about a Mississippi law that bans nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, Naomi Silber was surprised. Mississippi’s law conflicts […]
January 4, 2022
Cantor Inbal Sharett-Singer Named As Next Temple Israel Cantor
Cantor Inbal Sharett-Singer will be Temple Israel’s first woman cantor when she joins the synagogue this summer.