The Heart-Strength to Act Despite the Darkness
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Our people has known many dark days.
Continue readingSeptember 23, 2020
September 8, 2020
But Really, Why Honey?
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We dip in honey to force ourselves to pause and we find the symbolic honey in our own life.
Continue readingJuly 30, 2020
An Inspiring Ninth of Av
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Jewish sleepaway camp provided many of today’s adults with their first Tisha B’Av experience. There they sat on the floor of the Beit Am (communal building), watched interpretive dance, listened to the camp choir, or slept off a fast in the heat of the afternoon sun. They learned that we mourn and fast on Tisha B’Av because the […]
Continue readingJuly 14, 2020
Minnesota Rabbinical Association Advocates For Mask Mandate
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My eyes pine away from affliction; I call to You, O LORD, each day; I stretch out my hands to You” (Psalm 88:10) The Minnesota Rabbinical Association calls on our governor, lieutenant governor, and elected leaders to put in place all reasonable measures that will help our community reduce the spread of COVID-19, particularly by […]
Continue readingJune 25, 2020
Black Lives Matter Not Just For Americans
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The Jews stranded in Ethiopia have been promised authorization to make Aliyah for decades.
Continue readingJune 19, 2020
Statement of Love By the Minnesota Rabbinical Association
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Dear Friends, As the pain of George Floyd’s (z”l) murder still reverberates throughout the Twin Cities, America, and the World, we particularly want to express our love to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous People of Color) Jews within our community. You matter to us. As rabbis we want both those affiliated and those not affiliated with congregations […]
Continue readingJune 17, 2020
Next Juneteenth…
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Juneteenth should be far more well-known than it is, especially among Jews – I wrote about just as much already one year ago. On June 19, 1865, then-commander of the District of Texas, Gen. Gordon Granger, publicized General Order No. 3 to enslaved African-Americans in Texas. Invoking the then two-and-a-half-year-old Emancipation Proclamation, this order began […]
Continue readingJune 16, 2020
Statement On Annexation By the Minnesota Rabbinical Association
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We speak unanimously as the 42 rabbis of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association (MRA) to oppose any unilateral annexation of the West Bank.
Continue readingMay 30, 2020
WATCH: Rabbi Aaron Weininger Speaks At Gov. Walz’s Press Conference
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On Saturday afternoon, Adath Jeshurun Congregation Rabbi Aaron Weininger, co-chair of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association, was one of the many faith leaders that spoke at Gov. Tim Walz’s press conference to discuss the protests and riots in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day. The video is courtesy of MPR News.
Continue readingMay 12, 2020
Leaving Yesterday Behind in Search of Tomorrow
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Lag BaOmer (the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer) would be at the top of my list of little-known Jewish holidays. When I refer to holidays like Chanukah or Yom Kippur, people frequently understand the reference. When I mention the Counting of the Omer, there is much less familiarity. The Torah charges the […]
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