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God 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 MoreKo’ach Advocacy Fellowship
Ko’ach Advocacy Fellowship
Applications due Oct 5 | 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreUPDATE: 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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