Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company’s current musical comedy coincides with a crucial time in the state’s political history
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN
When was the last time you left the theater humming a song after seeing a show for the first time?
Guests will have a good choice of songs to hum, and an even larger menu [...]

Rabbi Berel and Sara Simpser, formerly of Aish Minnesota, have formed Kesher – Your Jewish Connection. Together with Kenesseth Israel Congregation in St. Louis Park, the newly formed organization will participate in the 16th annual Shabbat Across America and Canada program.
Members of Minneapolis’ Jewish community will gather in a display of Jewish revitalization [...]

According to a new AP story, Gross understood the dangers he faced in Cuba and called his enterprise ‘risky business in no uncertain terms’
By RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — For the Jews of Cuba, it was the ultimate Internet connection.
The high-tech equipment that U.S. contractor Alan Gross brought with him to Cuba in 2009 [...]