Local artists reflect on High Holidays themes
“Kaddish for Cookie” (below), by Minneapolis artist Pamela Gaard, is one of the works in an art exhibit, S’lichot: Redemption, Reconciliation ...
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Jonathan Perlman returns to Steel Town
Rabbi takes new pulpit, hopes to find job as a hospital chaplain in his native Pittsburgh By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Rabbi ...
Jewish Federations opposed conversion bill with eye toward peoplehood
(Editor's note: Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), visited the Minneapolis Jewish Federation last ...
Big League dreams come true
Twins rookie third baseman Danny Valencia is enjoying life on the upswing in the top tier of professional baseball By ...
Friday night services planned in Plymouth
The Northwest Jewish Community will hold an Erev Shabbat service 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 in the community room of ...
'Nora's Will' portrays Mexican Jewish family dealing with loss, estrangement from traditional practices
The title character of the award-winning film Nora's Will is barely present, except in the hearts and minds of her ...
From 'Happiness' to 'Wartime'
New Todd Solondz film probes the bounds of social acceptance By MICHAEL FOX Todd Solondz revels in ironies, paradoxes, warring ...
Trailblazing Jewish lawmaker
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Rep. Phyllis Kahn does not have a DFL primary opponent this year, but she is not taking ...
Presbyterians overwhelmingly approve controversial report on Middle East peacemaking
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 219th General Assembly, concluding its meeting this week in Minneapolis, voted approval for a controversial Middle ...
Cathy Ladman show cancelled
An ad in our June 25 edition publicized a July 10 show by comedian Cathy Ladman (7-25-08 AJW). The show, ...
