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Choosing Proximity: The Case for Liberal Zionism
Choosing Proximity: The Case for Liberal Zionism
By Rabbi Jill Avrin | Jan 15, 2026 – The stories of two women, who are as close to the reality here as anyone, showed me what true resistance against evil looks like.
Read More“The Jewish People are not okay”
“The Jewish People are not okay”
By Ethan Roberts | Jan. 15, 2026 – The Jewish people are not okay. But we are not powerless. We will keep showing up—for each other, for our neighbors, and for the values that allow all communities to live without fear. There is more than enough light. Our task is to keep lighting it.
Read MoreGod heard the cries of Israelites in Egypt. Who will respond to our devastation in Minnesota?
God heard the cries of Israelites in Egypt. Who will respond to our devastation in Minnesota?
By Rabbi Jill Avrin | Jan 9, 2026 – This week’s Torah portion has powerful lessons for those grieving for Renée Nicole Good.
Read MoreIn Grief and Clarity: Confronting Antizionism
In Grief and Clarity: Confronting Antizionism
Dec. 14, 2025 — Once again, on a day meant to be filled with light, we awoke to news of deadly anti-Jewish violence, this time involving a pair of gunmen targeting a Hanukkah celebration of over 1,000 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Read MoreReturning to Israel in a New Era
Returning to Israel in a New Era
By JCRC staff Israel Study Tour leaders | Dec 11, 2025 – Against rising antizionism and media distortion, our first study tour since 2019 helped Minnesota leaders encounter Israel—and the Jewish story—with clarity, complexity, and human depth.
Read MoreJCRC announces new political advocacy fellowship for Minnesota college students
JCRC announces new political advocacy fellowship for Minnesota college students
Applications due Dec 22 | Koach: Advocacy Fellowship for Minnesota College Students
Read MoreJCRC Condemns Dehumanizing Rhetoric Targeting Minnesota’s Somali Community
JCRC Condemns Dehumanizing Rhetoric Targeting Minnesota’s Somali Community
Dec. 3, 2025. | Calling a community ‘garbage’ degrades us all.
Read MoreJCRC Publishes 2025 Impact Report
JCRC Publishes 2025 Impact Report
Nov. 24, 2025 – JCRC 2025 Impact Report: Meeting this Moment
Read MoreNostra Aetate 60th Anniversary
Nostra Aetate 60th Anniversary
By Steve Hunegs | Nov 12, 2025 – JCRC was proud to partner with the Catholic community to celebrate and commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nostra Aetate—the seminal Vatican document which fundamentally and theologically reset Catholic-Jewish relations.
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