‘Havdalah of Hope’ Moved Online After Saturday ICE Shooting
The planned “Havdalah of Hope” at Temple Israel tonight is being moved to Zoom only after a 37-year-old man was shot and killed by Federal agents at Nicollet Avenue and […]
January 24, 2026
January 23, 2026
On A Freezing Day, Interfaith Clergy Brings Warmth To Challenged Community
A day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as president, the Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Church’s Bishop in Washington, D.C., called on the president to […]
January 22, 2026
National Jewish Leaders Arrive In Minnesota For “ICE Out” Events
Rabbi Amy Eilberg didn’t make a special trip to Minneapolis to take part in Friday afternoon’s rally against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ongoing “Operation Metro Surge.” It was merely […]
January 22, 2026
Resources To Help Community Members Affected By ICE
As many in the Jewish community are helping organize around the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to leave Minnesota, here is a non-exhaustive list of resources. We’ll update […]
January 21, 2026
Jewish-Owned Business Damaged As She Pushes Mutual Aid Effort For Immigrant Community
In the last two weeks, Rebecca Schwengber has gone from St. Paul business owner to running a mutual aid operation for hundreds of Latino immigrants, starting with the people who […]
January 21, 2026
Eitan Levine Brings Jewish Joy To Beth El
Since Oct. 7, 2023, it’s been a tough time to find a laugh. But comedian Eitan Levine has found a way. Ahead of his Feb. 5 visit to Beth El […]
January 20, 2026
Local and National Jewish Clergy Taking Part In “ICE Out Of Minnesota” Event
More than 100 clergy members from across faith groups in the Twin Cities stood in solidarity Tuesday morning, supporting the planned “Strike Day” in Minnesota. Rabbis Tamar Magill-Grimm, Max Davis, […]
January 19, 2026
Remembering Legendary Community Leader Elliot Kaplan
In being the first family member to speak at his father’s funeral, Peter Kaplan said he couldn’t name Elliot Kaplan’s favorite song or favorite television show. But everyone at Temple […]
January 16, 2026
Letter from Minnesota Jewish Clergy Regarding ICE Presence
.וַאֲהַבְתֶּם אֶת־הַגֵּר כִּי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt (Deuteronomy 10:19) As rabbis and cantors across Minnesota, we write out of […]
January 8, 2026
Jewish Clergy Part of Interfaith Call For ICE To Leave Minneapolis
Interfaith leaders gathered Thursday afternoon in south Minneapolis for a rally in response to a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that left 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good dead […]