Arts
Stairway to heaven
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Heaven is a brightly written look at how Jews, Christians and Muslims think about heaven —...
2011 Mpls.-St. Paul International Film Festival includes Norman Mailer bio documentary
The April 15 print edition of the American Jewish World, our Passover special, had an article about Jewish- and Israeli-themed...
Happy Passover! Chag Pesach Kasher v'Sameach
“Family at the Seder” from The Szyk Haggadah published by Abrams © 2008 Historicana, artwork © 1940 Arthur Szyk Arthur...
Rabbi Irwin Kula is the ‘accidental playwright’
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Rabbi Irwin Kula, president of Clal–The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, thought he’d done it...
Jews and the American pop song
Pianist Les Block will present a show of music and history following Or Emet’s Humanistic Shabbat service on May 6...
Out of Egypt
Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole state two purposes for writing Sacred Trash, which may account for...
Aaron Lansky's passion for Yiddish books
Aaron Lansky, founder of the Yiddish Book Center. (Photo: Mordecai Specktor) Aaron Lansky captivated a crowd at St. Paul's Macalester...
Hillel to host ‘Semitic Idol VI’ on April 14
Hillel at the University of Minnesota will host “Semitic Idol VI” 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at Bnai Emet Synagogue,...
Who in the world is Bernard Herrmann?
Opera expert Phillip Gainsley offers insight into the composer’s work and his Minneapolis connection  By PENNY GALINSON and BARBARA...
'A Platter of Chatter' — to go (+ recipe)
Upbeat local author and chef Margie Zats offers stories, recipes in new book By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN /Â Community News Editor...
