It was a whirlwind week for the participants in the Israel @ 60 Mission, who saw the sights and visited Minneapolis Jewish Federation-funded programs in Jerusalem, Hadera, Kiryat Shemona and other places.
For the many first-timers on the mission, it was the proverbial experience of a lifetime.
When the jet lag wears off, I’ll add more to [...]

Minneapolis native Leanne Ungar will be working behind the scenes, when Canada’s most famous Jewish singer-songwriter performs at the Orpheum
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR
The great Duke Ellington famously said of music: “If it sounds good, it is good.”
When Leonard Cohen performs on Sunday at the Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis native Leanne Ungar will help make the renowned bard of Montreal [...]

Musical chugs along, then puts the pedal to the floor with great songs in the second act
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR
The Guthrie Theater production of Caroline, or Change features some great music and singing, and stellar performances from a uniformly talented and well-directed cast.
The trick is staying awake during the first act.
The sum of the drama during the entire [...]

Local youth incorporate service projects into their rite of passage celebration
By TAMAR FENTON
In preparation for my eldest son’s Bar Mitzva five years ago, he and I discussed different ways to make the event more meaningful — how to put the “mitzva” into his Bar Mitzva experience.
After investigating several projects that fit his criteria, he decided [...]

In an effort to draw attention to the suffering in the Darfur region of Sudan, five members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and several other concerned citizens, trespassed Monday at Sudan’s embassy in the nation’s capital and were arrested.
One of those arrested was Rep. Keith Ellison, from Minnesota’s Fifth District. The congressman, who is [...]

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American Israel Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota
612-338-7816
Fax: 612-349-6569
harlangenesis@mac.com or: brian@cleanbizhorizons.com
www.aiccmn.org

American Society for Technion — Israel Institute of Technology
111 W. Washington, Suite 1220
Chicago, IL 60602
312-553-2222
Fax: 312-553-2223
technion.chi@ats.org
www.ats.org
Regional Director: Sherryl Steinberg Gelbort
Provides critical support for Israel’s premier institution of higher learning. Technion, home to Israel’s Nobel scientists, is the primary source for the brainpower that [...]

Alexander Muss High School in Israel
4330 Cedar Lake Rd. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
952-381-3550
Fax: 952-381-3555
rwoolley@amiie.org
www.amiie.org
Director of Admissions: Chelle Rutstein Woolley
Alexander Muss High School in Israel is a two-month study abroad program for high school juniors and seniors where the country becomes the classroom and students learn 4,000 years of history in chronological order.  This college-level program allows [...]

Sabes JCC — Aquatics Complex
Barry Family Campus
4330 Cedar Lake Rd. S.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-381-3422
Fax: 952-381-3401
ekohl@sabesjcc.org
www.sabesjcc.org
Aquatics Director: Elliot Kohl
The Aquatics Department at the Sabes JCC provides services to all ages and all abilities. Our programming includes the Sabes Swim Academy (both group and private lessons instruction), the Sabes Stars youth swim team for children [...]

Congregation Bais Yisroel — Congregational Nurse Program
4221 Sunset Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-926-7867
Fax: 952-926-2936
baisline@baisyisroel.org
www.baisyisroel.org
The Congregational Nurse Program and Bikur Cholim includes the nurse providing assessment and referrals to our congregants and recommends Bikur Cholim services, i.e. meals, visitation, transportation and other health programming provided by our member volunteers to our members in need.
DERECH Program (Diet [...]