Recap: JCRC 2022 Annual Event feat. David Horovitz
Recap: JCRC 2022 Annual Event feat. David Horovitz
See photos and video from the JCRC’s 2022 Annual Event.
Read MoreRichfield Middle School Teacher Maria Grams Awarded 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award
Richfield Middle School Teacher Maria Grams Awarded 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award
April 19, 2022 The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) is proud to announce the 2022 Leo Weiss Courage to Teach Award recipient is Richfield Middle School Language Arts teacher Maria Grams. The Leo Weiss Courage ...
Read MoreYossi Klein Halevi visits Minnesota
Yossi Klein Halevi visits Minnesota
The JCRC was pleased to welcome Yossi Klein Halevi back to Minnesota, including for a powerful presentation at Minnesota Hillel on October 12, 2021. You can view a recording of Yossi's presentation here.
Read MoreIn Photos: 2021 JCRC Annual Event
In Photos: 2021 JCRC Annual Event
We thank our friends and supporters who joined us for our 2021 Annual Event at the American Swedish Institute (ASI). We are grateful to ASI and the Greenberg Family Fund for Holocaust Awareness at Beth El Synagogue, our partners in the ...
Read MoreJCRC, Federations, 20+ Jewish Organizations Stand United Against Antisemitism
JCRC, Federations, 20+ Jewish Organizations Stand United Against Antisemitism
On Sunday, July 11, over 250 Minnesotans came together at the Minnesota State Capitol under the bright July sunshine to stand united against the rising threats to Jewish safety and security around us. The gathering featured speakers representing diverse streams ...
Read MoreUrban League Real Talk: The Un-Masking of White Supremacy
Urban League Real Talk: The Un-Masking of White Supremacy
Feb. 5, 2021 JCRC Executive Director Steve Hunegs participated in a panel discussion with Attorney General Keith Ellison, FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael Paul, Professor Brian Lozenski, moderated by Urban League Twin Cities President and CEO Steven Belton.
Read MoreMicah Goodman’s Catch-67: Taking a Talmudic Approach to Discussing Israel
Micah Goodman’s Catch-67: Taking a Talmudic Approach to Discussing Israel
January 31, 2021 Jewish tradition teaches us that debate is sacred and the Talmud demonstrates that we should study views that were not adopted as halacha (Jewish law). To apply this concept to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Micah Goodman models "radical ...
Read MoreLiving Room Learning: Israel in Africa
Living Room Learning: Israel in Africa
The JCRC hosted an illuminating conversation with two veteran Israeli diplomats and community members. Check out this program recording to learn how Israel is strengthening “Start-up Senegal” and eradicating locust infestation in Ethiopia.
Read MoreEboo Patel: How Interfaith Action Can Lead to Racial Equity
Eboo Patel: How Interfaith Action Can Lead to Racial Equity
Collectively, we face a moment of divisions in our society. Whether religious, political, racial, generational, economic or in other areas, we find our communities, institutions, families and society fracturing. Together, we can improve. We can build communities where sources of difference become sources of strength — where shared humanity and communal aspirations compel dialogue, not division.
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