Humanistic Judaism leader to speak at Or Emet
Rabbi Miriam Jerris, of the Society for Humanistic Judaism, will offer two talks Feb. 19 and 21 By ERIN ELLIOTT ...
Tag: American Jewish World
Returning to Earth after watching Avatar
I was somewhat surprised to read recently about a new psychological malady, which goes under the rough title of “post-Avatar ...
Rabbi Jesus?
An Orthodox rabbi in Israel came under verbal attack after making some laudatory comments about Jesus By MOSHE GIT Recently, Rabbi ...
Aliya representative to visit Twin Cities
Shirah Ozery, director of the Jewish Agency’s Israel Aliya Center in Chicago, will speak at Bet Shalom and host an ...
Howard Zinn, popular Jewish American historian, dies at 87
Howard Zinn, an outspoken historian who influenced generations of leftist political activists, died of a heart attack Wednesday in California. ...
Ambassador Samuel Kaplan
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Sam Kaplan, a prominent Minneapolis lawyer and leading DFL activist, enjoys reading the American Jewish World. However, ...
Jewish tunesmiths wrote great American songs
Jewish chauvinism aside, it’s a fact that Jews composed the great majority of tunes that make up the body of ...
Editorial: Help the Haitians
Do not stand by the blood of your fellow. — Leviticus 19:16 We know that the people of Haiti are suffering ...
Author embraces title of 'America's worst mom' (Updated)
Lenore Skenazy will appear Jan. 24 at the St. Paul JCC, in an extended Jewish Book Fair event AJW Staff ...
St. Paul JCC presents Connie Cohen’s mosaic art
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN The ancient cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea knew about the power of pixels long before computers were invented. ...
