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Wrestling with today’s vote
Wrestling with today’s vote
Nov 3, 2026 | Last week 77.9% of Israeli citizens participated in elections to determine the next government of the State of Israel. Today, United States citizens will vote in our own midterm elections. Like Israelis, Jews in America have typically voted in high numbers, with 71% of American Jews voting in the 2024 presidential election and 67% voting in the 2022 midterm elections.
Read MoreIn Photos: 2026 Annual Meeting featuring Dara Horn
In Photos: 2026 Annual Meeting featuring Dara Horn
Oct. 29, 2026 | Nearly 600 community members, supporters and allies attended the 2026 JCRC Annual Meeting featuring Dara Horn who writes at great length about the work of JCRC in her newly published book: The Final Solution to the Jewish Question.
Read MoreWhat’s at stake in the upcoming Israeli elections
What’s at stake in the upcoming Israeli elections
Oct 23, 2026 | This time of year, on the Jewish calendar is often associated with “MarCheshvan,” or “bitter Cheshvan,” a traditional reference to the quiet associated with the only month on the Hebrew calendar without a festival or holiday. This year, with highly contested and consequential elections in both the United States and Israel occurring during Cheshvan, the mood and energy in our Jewish community are anything but quiet.
Read MoreStar Tribune Opinion: DFL leaders must condemn Hasan Piker’s upcoming appearance in Minneapolis
Star Tribune Opinion: DFL leaders must condemn Hasan Piker’s upcoming appearance in Minneapolis
Oct 24, 2026 | Steve Hunegs
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, the consensus public affairs voice for Minnesota’s Jewish community, is appalled that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and state Sen. Omar Fateh have decided to appear with Hasan Piker in Minneapolis on Oct. 26. They are giving a platform to a demagogue with a longstanding record of dehumanizing Jews and excusing extremism.
JCRC calls on MN DFL leaders, officials and candidates to publicly reject decision by Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Omar Fateh to platform antisemite Hasan Piker.
JCRC calls on MN DFL leaders, officials and candidates to publicly reject decision by Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Omar Fateh to platform antisemite Hasan Piker.
Oct 19, 2026 | JCRC is appalled by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and State Sen. Omar Fateh’s decision to share a stage with Hasan Piker. Elevating someone with a longstanding record of antisemitic and hateful rhetoric is a betrayal of Jewish Minnesotans and harmful to the broader public.
Read MoreMinnesota and Dakotas Jewish communities launch new security organization with Secure Community Network
Minnesota and Dakotas Jewish communities launch new security organization with Secure Community Network
Oct 14, 2026 | Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and St. Paul Jewish Federation join to strengthen community security through SCN’s Umbrella
Read MoreRabbi Jill Avrin delivers Yom Kippur sermon at MN Hillel
Rabbi Jill Avrin delivers Yom Kippur sermon at MN Hillel
Sept 12, 2026 | University of Minnesota – In the early 1800s, Rabbi Shneur Zalman, the great Hasidic Rabbi of Northern White Russia, was put in jail in St. Petersberg after his fellow Jews who were opponents of Hasidism, reported him to the government. He was awaiting trial when the chief of police entered his cell.
Read MoreMore Than 6,000 Leaders Across Entertainment, Academia and Public Life Unite to Reject “Genocide” Accusation Against Israel
More Than 6,000 Leaders Across Entertainment, Academia and Public Life Unite to Reject “Genocide” Accusation Against Israel
September 9, 2026 — More than 5,000 leaders and public figures from entertainment, academia, literature, government, business, religion and civic life have joined an open letter rejecting the accusation that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and warning that the charge has become a dangerous vehicle for scapegoating Jews and fueling antisemitism around the world.
Read MoreRabbi Jill Avrin delivers Rosh Hashanah sermon at MN Hillel
Rabbi Jill Avrin delivers Rosh Hashanah sermon at MN Hillel
Sept 12, 2026 | University of Minnesota – In the early 1800s, Rabbi Shneur Zalman, the great Hasidic Rabbi of Northern White Russia, was put in jail in St. Petersberg after his fellow Jews who were opponents of Hasidism, reported him to the government. He was awaiting trial when the chief of police entered his cell.
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