To be a Jew during election time

By Sarah Brammer-Shlay, TC Jewfolk

When I first began to think about what it means to be a Jew during election time, all I though about was Israel. This campaign season has been a little better than some with the Israel rhetoric, but often the focus Israel receives is obnoxious.*

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Twin Cities legal scholars condemn anti-Sharia law

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet

Hot Topics: Cool Talk forum on "The Dangers of Anti-Sharia Laws: Muslim and Catholic Perspectives" with law professors Abdulwahid Qalinle from the University of MN and law professor, Rob Vischer from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. This program was co-sponsored by the Muslim-Christian Dialogue Center and the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.

Anti-Sharia legislation — and the dangers of such legislation — brought a crowd of hundreds to a forum at the University of St. Thomas October 23. Professor Robert Vischer of St. Thomas School of Law and Professor Abdulwahid Qalinle of the University of Minnesota Law School spoke on the growing efforts in various states, including Minnesota to approve an anti-Sharia law aimed at prohibiting any legal recognition of any aspects of the Muslim religious law known as Sharia.

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"It's all about story": Art exhibit at Bet Shalom Gallery explores Jewish heritage

By Susan Weinberg, TC Jewfolk

Storytelling has a long tradition in Judaism. After all, we are “People of the Book,” and each week we examine stories from the Torah, looking for their meaning.

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Is the only local kosher food distributor closing? Maybe yes, maybe no

By Stephanie Fox, Global Groceries

One small sign is a first clue that that there may be trouble in the Twin Cities kosher food world. (Photos by Stephanie Fox)

CORRECTION 10/31/2012 - Confronted with a short deadline, my adventures into ethnic food took me to foodways of my ancestors (at least some of them).

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New Jew in Town: Why I can't wait for Shalomcoming

By Daci Platt, TC Jewfolk

No cross-country move is complete without a defining embarrassing moment.

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Jay Michaelson to speak on the religious case for same-sex marriage

By Chris Bargeron, TC Jewfolk

The conversation about same-sex marriage is continuing as Minnesotans go to the polls in three weeks to vote on an amendment to the state constitution that, if passed, would define marriage solely between two people of the opposite sex. Despite the fact that marriage between same-sex couples is already against the law in Minnesota, this has become a lightning-rod social issue across the state, with amendment proponents and opponents flooding the media with advertisements.

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New Jew in town: An outsider's perspective

By Daci Platt, TC Jewfolk

In the October 2012 issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Adam Platt (who I can only assume is my long lost relative) muses about the tendency for Minnesotans to

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Catholics speak out in opposition to Church's stance on Minnesota marriage restriction amendment

By Allison Herrera, The Uptake

On a windy Friday afternoon in downtown St. Paul, a handful of Catholics gathered to speak out against the Archdiocese stance Minnesota’s proposed Marriage Restriction Constitutional Amendment.

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Minnesota Council of Churches opposes vote restriction amendment

By Eric Pusey, Minnesota Progressive Project

On the steps of Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Council of Churches announced that they were joining the coalition of groups opposing the constitutional amendment to restrict voting rights. The MCC represents upwards of 1 million Minnesotans from the following denominations:

  • African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • American Baptist Churches USA
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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Journey Toward Love

By Liz Oppenheimer, Free Speech Zone

     My twin brother William and I turn 50 this winter. He has lived in New England for about as long as I have lived in the Midwest.

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