An Inspiring Ninth of Av
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 […]
July 30, 2020
July 14, 2020
Minnesota Rabbinical Association Advocates For Mask Mandate
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 […]
June 25, 2020
Black Lives Matter Not Just For Americans
The Jews stranded in Ethiopia have been promised authorization to make Aliyah for decades.
June 19, 2020
Statement of Love By the Minnesota Rabbinical Association
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, […]
June 17, 2020
Next Juneteenth…
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 […]
June 16, 2020
Statement On Annexation By the Minnesota Rabbinical Association
We speak unanimously as the 42 rabbis of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association (MRA) to oppose any unilateral annexation of the West Bank.
May 30, 2020
WATCH: Rabbi Aaron Weininger Speaks At Gov. Walz’s Press Conference
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 […]
May 12, 2020
Leaving Yesterday Behind in Search of Tomorrow
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 […]
April 14, 2020
Next Year In…
One thing is for certain: next year will not be like this year, just as this year is not like last year.
April 1, 2020
MRA Funeral Practices During The Current COVID-19 Crisis
Over the past several weeks, amidst a daily changing situation, the members of the Minnesota Rabbinical Association have been thinking deeply about how we can fulfill our rabbinic responsibility to […]