October 15, 2020
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In an effort to promote peace through harmony, more than 100 faith leaders came together to produce an interfaith, multiracial virtual video that unites the voices of Black and Jewish prayer leaders from around the world. The Cantors Assembly, of which Adath Jeshurun Congregation’s Hazzan Joanna Dulkin is a vice president, came up with the […]
Continue readingDecember 2, 2019
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2019 is on the outs, friends. But December… December always holds some delightful farewells, and this one is no different. We’ve got some great parties — both in the professional and friendship worlds — and some great chances to end the year with some extra mensch points. Take a look y’all, and pick at least […]
Continue readingJune 14, 2019
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On the fence about applying for Honeymoon Israel? Andrew and Dudley Deshommes-Kohl say: DO IT. These days, their calendars are full: Shabbat taco night. Reminiscing over Shakshouka for brunch. Shabbat-hopping at synagogues across the Twin Cities. The couple is part of an active, local, close-knit Jewish community; the type many spend decades cultivating. But Andrew […]
Continue readingMay 9, 2019
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We know how validating it can be to see ourselves reflected in institutions.
Continue readingOctober 23, 2018
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Maybe next year I can reach over to the men’s section and touch the Torah.
Continue readingAugust 29, 2018
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Has my childhood neighborhood changed, or have I just outgrown it?
Continue readingAugust 1, 2018
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Some insist that marriage between two Jews remains the normative communal practice.
Continue readingJuly 26, 2018
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We wonder how the community will react to our Jewish-American-Mexican-Catholic daughter.
Continue readingMay 8, 2018
April 13, 2018
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Rabbi Steve Wernick, CEO of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, about his views on intermarriage. A pressing and dividing issue in the Conservative Movement today, USCJ’s official stance has matched that of the Rabbinical Assembly: Conservative rabbis will not officiate intermarriages. However, now that […]
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