May 1, 2026
Throughout May and June, the Violins of Hope – a collection of Holocaust-related instruments restored by master violin maker Amnon Weinstein – will be featured in exhibitions and performances presented […]
April 30, 2026
Sunday’s Ramsey County Commissioner District 5 endorsing convention was marred by claims of antisemitism as neither St. Paul City Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, who is Jewish, nor State Rep. Maria Isa […]
April 29, 2026
University of Minnesota freshman gymnast Lacie Saltzmann earned post-season First Team All-America status by finishing fourth in the uneven bars at the NCAA semifinals on April 16. The effort on […]
April 29, 2026
Yedidya Harush took the stage at the annual JNF Breakfast for Israel – Twin Cities on Tuesday morning, which was something Harush wasn’t expecting to be able to do even […]
April 28, 2026
After years of helping shape Jewish learning across Minnesota, Rabbi Yosi Gordon, known for his charismatic teaching style, is leading a new education endeavor. He’s introduced Yosi’s School, an independent […]
April 22, 2026
On a beautiful Minnesota spring day, I sauntered into the lower level of O’Shaughnessy Science Center at the University of St. Thomas’s St. Paul campus to virtually converse with six […]
April 21, 2026
For two hours Monday afternoon, Lior Biran sat a table in the middle of Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota with a sign that read “I am an Israeli, […]
April 21, 2026
In the 30 months since Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and a tour in the IDF as a reservist, comedian Yohay Sponder has no problem finding funny things for […]
April 20, 2026
As he’s toured around the country talking about his newest book, Alan Morinis likes to say he wrote a book about Shabbat that also isn’t about Shabbat, despite his book […]
April 15, 2026
More than 40 years ago, Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinsten embarked on a journey – acquiring and rehabilitating violins that had survived the Holocaust. And though he passed away in […]