Who the Folk?! Lorne Furman
Both my older brother and my older sister played hockey. I’ve been going to rinks since I was in the womb; it’s in my blood!
A Legacy of Resilience: Creating a Holocaust Survivors’ Community
And this is why I’m taking action today. With every passing survivor we lose the opportunity to hear extraordinary first-hand accounts of survival. It’s now up to us, the families that they’ve created, to keep their legacies alive.
Exploring Mixed Identity: Mu Performing Arts’ Purple Cloud
Purple Cloud is about the strange, isolating and all-too-common experience of being different, of being confused, of searching for belonging. It is about the beautiful, difficult work a family does to love and accept each other.
Supporting Jewish Families After Pregnancy Loss
And then, my world collapsed; there was no heartbeat. My baby girl had mysteriously died.
Going Up: Minnesotans in the Israeli Army
Standing on a Jerusalem street corner on the one trip I made to Israel, I had an overwhelming feeling that most of my life had been spent asleep or in hiding. The Israelis I saw all around me, on the other hand, seemed alive in ways Americans were not; their hearts awake and on their sleeves.
Jay Michaelson to Speak on The Religious Case for Same-Sex Marriage
Jewish writer, scholar, and LGBT activist Jay Michaelson comes to the Twin Cities to teach about how Jewish and Christian religious texts and values actually support same-sex marriage, and how amendment opponents can bring a religious perspective to conversations about the proposed Minnesota state constitutional amendment.
Why Jew Go Hunting II: Lawyers, Guns, and Schmaltz
This Jew makes his return to Heron Lake in search of a duck asking to be blasted out of the sky.
One Less Shul for St. Jewish Park? Future is Uncertain for Bnai Emet
Put two Jews in a room, you will get three opinions. This held true at a meeting at Bnai Emet. They can no longer afford to stay in the building they own.
A Few Words with AIPAC's Student Delegation (including one from the U of M)
Student activism and student activists at AIPAC Policy Conference (including one of Minnesota’s very own!)
On Sukkot: Celebrating the Secret Holiday
Like the house Anne Frank lived in when she and her family were in hiding from the Nazis, Sukkot is a secret holiday, translated literally, as booths. Sukkot is a pilgrim’s holiday, honoring those who wandered forty years in the desert and those who made arduous journeys to the holy temple of Jerusalem while living in temporary dwellings along the way. A symbol of life’s fragility, it is made of branches and beams with ample space for the intrusions of sun and rain.
