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JCRC 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.
Read MoreJCRC 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.
Read MorePower 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.
Read MoreBeing 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.”
Read MoreMy 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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