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In photos: 2025 Annual Meeting

In photos: 2025 Annual Meeting

Nov, 12 2025 | Our 2025 Annual Meeting featured Scholar-in-residence Dr. Jonathan Krasner on what is happening to Jewish students on college campuses.

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In photos: 2025 Annual Meeting

Nov, 12 2025 | Our 2025 Annual Meeting featured Scholar-in-residence Dr. Jonathan Krasner on what is happening to Jewish students on college campuses.

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We’re hiring: Development and Operations Associate

We’re hiring: Development and Operations Associate

Oct. 22, 2025 – JCRC is hiring a Development and Operations Associate. Join our team and take part in meaningful work to safeguard, educate and advocate for the Jewish community of Minnesota and the Dakotas.

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We’re hiring: Development and Operations Associate

Oct. 22, 2025 – JCRC is hiring a Development and Operations Associate. Join our team and take part in meaningful work to safeguard, educate and advocate for the Jewish community of Minnesota and the Dakotas.

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UPDATE: With Joy and Relief, Our Living Hostages are Home

UPDATE: With Joy and Relief, Our Living Hostages are Home

Oct. 9, 2025 – The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas enthusiastically celebrates the agreement to secure the release of the Israeli hostages cruelly held in Gaza, and the advancement of a deal to end the war that Hamas launched with its brutal assault on Israeli border communities 734 days ago.

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UPDATE: With Joy and Relief, Our Living Hostages are Home

Oct. 9, 2025 – The Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas enthusiastically celebrates the agreement to secure the release of the Israeli hostages cruelly held in Gaza, and the advancement of a deal to end the war that Hamas launched with its brutal assault on Israeli border communities 734 days ago.

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JCRC Condemns Antisemitic Graffiti at Temple Israel on Anniversary of October 7 Attacks

JCRC Condemns Antisemitic Graffiti at Temple Israel on Anniversary of October 7 Attacks

Oct. 8, 2025 — The JCRC condemns in the strongest possible terms the antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on Temple Israel in Minneapolis on October 7, the second anniversary of Hamas’s terror attack on Israel.

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JCRC Condemns Antisemitic Graffiti at Temple Israel on Anniversary of October 7 Attacks

Oct. 8, 2025 — The JCRC condemns in the strongest possible terms the antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on Temple Israel in Minneapolis on October 7, the second anniversary of Hamas’s terror attack on Israel.

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Power in Partnership

Power in Partnership

Interview | Oct 9, 2025 –  We sat down with Kristin Thompson of Humanus Network, along with Susie Greenberg, JCRC Director of Holocaust Education, to talk about the evolution of their collaboration, the power of experiential learning, and how their work is shaping the future of Holocaust education in Minnesota and beyond. 

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Power in Partnership

Interview | Oct 9, 2025 –  We sat down with Kristin Thompson of Humanus Network, along with Susie Greenberg, JCRC Director of Holocaust Education, to talk about the evolution of their collaboration, the power of experiential learning, and how their work is shaping the future of Holocaust education in Minnesota and beyond. 

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Being Jewish on Campus

Being Jewish on Campus

By Rabbi Jill Avrin | Oct. 2, 2025 | Yom Kippur Sermon – Over my time as a rabbi and Jewish educator, I’ve led my fair share of trips for Jewish teens and kids. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood at the front of a bus and reminded a group of young people to be aware of their behavior, saying something like this, “Remember that you are not only representing yourself and the synagogue, but you are also representing the entire Jewish people. I know you’ll make us proud.”

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Being Jewish on Campus

By Rabbi Jill Avrin | Oct. 2, 2025 | Yom Kippur Sermon – Over my time as a rabbi and Jewish educator, I’ve led my fair share of trips for Jewish teens and kids. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood at the front of a bus and reminded a group of young people to be aware of their behavior, saying something like this, “Remember that you are not only representing yourself and the synagogue, but you are also representing the entire Jewish people. I know you’ll make us proud.”

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Patriot Day Prayer

Patriot Day Prayer

We remember all we lost on 9/11

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Patriot Day Prayer

We remember all we lost on 9/11

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My Jewish-Progressive Identity Crisis

My Jewish-Progressive Identity Crisis

By Benjamin Regenbaum | Sep 10, 2025 –  The concept of Tikkun Olam—repairing the world—is central to my Jewish identity. As a student at the University of Minnesota, I’ve tried to live by it: marching for racial justice, interning for elected officials, and advocating for civil rights at home and abroad. For years, I believed there was no contradiction between my Jewish and progressive identities. On October 7, 2023, that belief collapsed.

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My Jewish-Progressive Identity Crisis

By Benjamin Regenbaum | Sep 10, 2025 –  The concept of Tikkun Olam—repairing the world—is central to my Jewish identity. As a student at the University of Minnesota, I’ve tried to live by it: marching for racial justice, interning for elected officials, and advocating for civil rights at home and abroad. For years, I believed there was no contradiction between my Jewish and progressive identities. On October 7, 2023, that belief collapsed.

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2024-2025 Impact Highlights

2024-2025 Impact Highlights

JCRC has strengthened our community this year. Help us end this fiscal year strong for our community — we thank you for your support.

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2024-2025 Impact Highlights

JCRC has strengthened our community this year. Help us end this fiscal year strong for our community — we thank you for your support.

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