February 1, 2023
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Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month is a national effort during the month of February to unite Jewish communities worldwide to raise awareness and champion the rights of all Jews […]
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A 2020 study of Millennials and Gen-Zers said that 10 percent do not believe and/or are uncertain that the Holocaust happened, and that nearly half couldn’t name a concentration camp […]
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ith the Minnesota Legislative session a few weeks old, a bill that has been hanging around the House for the past several years has already had its first hearing and […]
Continue readingJanuary 10, 2023
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Sitting with Daniel and Chaim Kutoff is a mixture of shtick and self-deprication. But once you get beyond that, the father and son team behind LeoDaniels, the first brick-and-mortar shop […]
Continue readingJanuary 6, 2023
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ocal Jewish musicians have released new music for Havdalah titled “The Shavua Tov Song,” a brainchild of musician Lea Kalisch and Temple Israel’s Rabbi Tobias Moss. The blues-rock jam […]
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Editor’s note: Readers can assist former Common Roots staff by donating to their GoFundMe fundraiser. anny Schwartzman is still getting used to saying the words “former staff.” The longtime […]
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espite closing 23 years ago, the closing of Lincoln Del evokes a sense of nostalgia that few restaurants can bring in the community. But what so many people don’t know […]
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We’re teenagers! It’s an odd thing, but we’ve come a LONG way in a short period of time, when you think about it: We’ve grown from a Facebook group to […]
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You may have heard of a synagogue with a sanctuary, a social hall, maybe even a basketball court. But for one synagogue in the winter wonderland of Minnesota, they became […]
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While many parts of life have started improving since the pandemic began, some of the basic needs that families in the Twin Cities have are not being met. While Jewish […]
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