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Reflections From Rabbi Davis – Israel 2025
February 10, 2025 When I am in Israel (or really anywhere, I can’t help but take pictures of bakeries and local produce. But as tasty as they are, they are not the focus of this Minneapolis Jewish Federation mission to Israel called, Tikvateinu (Our Hope). Our day began at the Machal Memorial. After flying all night (and stopping for pastries), we went first to a...
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A JOURNEY OF SERVICE AND DISCOVERY Reflections on Conversion and Volunteering in Israel By Randy Dahl Soon after converting to Judaism in May 2026—following seven or eight years of study, reflection, and prayer—I spent three weeks volunteering in Israel through two programs: Birthright Israel’s Adult Volunteer Mission and Sar-El, an organization founded to support the IDF. Although I had visited Israel twice before, I wondered...
read moreStifling Israel Debate On Campus
Shabbat Morning Sermon by Rabbi Alexander Davis | May 18, 2024 Read a written transcript of this sermon HERE
read moreResponding to Division with Unity: Celebrating Jewish Identity in the Face of Antisemitism
Shabbat Morning Sermon by Rabbi Matt Goldberg | May 4, 2024
read morePost October 7 Seder Conversation Starter: The Joys of Judaism
Shabbat Morning Sermon by Rabbi Alexander Davis | April 20, 2024
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Shabbat Morning Sermon by Rabbi Alexander Davis | April 6, 2024
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