Darchei noam

A modern Orthodox congregation in St. Louis Park

In the Community

You have a unique opportunity to triple your donation to STEP.  The Acacia Chapter Order of the Eastern Star in St. Louis Park is raising money for STEP during February.  Any funds they raise by February 24 will be triple matched by the Masonic Foundation.  All you need to do is send a check, made out to Acacia Chapter #272 OES, with STEP noted in the memo line.  Mail to: Leslie O'Donnell, 3321 Yukon Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55426.  Checks must be received no later than February 24 to receive the matching grant.

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies presents David Scheffer, who will speak about his new book, All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, February 8, McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street SE.  David Scheffer had an insider's seat at the creation of the most important human rights institution of our era, the International Criminal Court.  Representing President Clinton as head of the U.S. delegation to negotiations establishing the Court, Scheffer drew on his previous experience spearheading efforts to create war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia, the Balkans, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia.  Scheffer is the Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of Law.

The fifth Not OUR Kids! conference will be held 12:30 - 4:30 pm, Sunday, February 26, at Temple Israel.  This conference is for anyone (including parents, grandparents, educators, clergy, youth workers, professionals) interested in raising healthy youth.  This year's conference will feature special youth programming for kids in grades 7-12, and a performance of dis-Or'dEred, thy name is teenager, by blank slate theatre, a play about teen ADHD, OCD, ODD, eating disorders, and more.  For more information or to register, go to www.wix.com/jfcsmpls/notourkids, or contact Brittany Beck, bbeck@jfcsmpls.org, 952-542-4835.

The Yeshiva of Minneapolis would like to keep the entire Minneapolis Jewish community informed of the ongoing progress of the Yeshiva's setup.  If you are interested in receiving updates please email us at yeshivaofminneapolis@gmail.com, or leave a message at 952-583-0235.