Finding Community and Connection
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Kara Kirsch ended up in the Twin Cities by accident. She came at a friend’s invitation, her car broke down here, and friends convinced her to stay. But in the […]
Continue readingFebruary 28, 2023
June 24, 2022
Grounded In Strength, We Are A Force
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This has been a difficult day following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. While this outcome doesn’t come as a surprise after months of warnings (and years […]
Continue readingJune 23, 2022
Jon Lovett Brings Politics, Comedy To St. Paul
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As someone who first made his name in political circles as a speechwriter, Jon Lovett’s route to Washington started in a less conventional way: a math major. “I wrote op-eds […]
Continue readingMay 25, 2022
Tired Of Excuses
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I remember where I was when the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre took place. I was in ninth grade and sitting at lunch when the news broke. Someone had walked into […]
Continue readingApril 13, 2022
For High Schoolers, Holocaust Museum Connects History To Today
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WASHINGTON — Being in the crowded, confined space of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was uncomfortable for Kevin Smokyday. It wasn’t because of the photos and videos that he saw […]
Continue readingMarch 25, 2022
My Jewish Boys Go To Catholic School & I Get Asked About It All The Time
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The story starts long ago. When I was growing up, my father was Jewish and my mother was Catholic. They attended services at a local synagogue before I was born […]
Continue readingMarch 1, 2022
New App Aims To Fix ‘Broken’ Online Dating
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Even in the modern world of online dating and swiping left and right, Mendota Heights-born Miriam Younger had been a successful matchmaker, but she learned there was a group of […]
Continue readingAugust 8, 2021
‘Hiding In Plain Sight’: How A Family Lived At Shir Tikvah For 3 Years
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How a synagogue is living its Jewish values.
Continue readingJuly 20, 2021
New Documentary Shines Light On Disability Rights Advocacy
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When Allison Norlian was a little girl, she didn’t realize that her family was different. With a loving mom and a great big sister, Norlian felt lucky and surrounded by […]
Continue readingMarch 4, 2021
How Judaism Grants The Foundation – And Encouragement – To Question
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I was the Bat Mitzvah that questioned whether I wanted to be Jewish. I outright questioned my rabbi if I didn’t believe in a God, does that mean I should […]
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