Rabbi Mendy RossApr 52 minEducation of characterThis week has been declared by Duluth Mayor Emily Larson "Education and Sharing week". Over the last four decades, the US Congress has...
Rabbi Mendy RossMar 251 minFeed your faithPassover is just a couple of weeks away and preparations are in full swing. We're buying wine, grape juice, horseradish and of course...
Rabbi Mendy RossMar 102 minYes! You can do something!War is raging in Ukraine. People are fleeing for their lives, including some of the over 300,000 Jews living in the region. When we see...
Mrs. Tirtza RossDec 28, 20212 minSnowed inWaking up to find a foot of snow on the ground is a pretty often occurrence living in the Northland. "It's a snow day!" often feels like...
Rabbi Mendy RossDec 19, 20212 minDancing not allowedDancing not allowed?! That's right. Recently during a routine check of the Duluth city code, an archaic rule was discovered....
Rabbi Mendy RossDec 6, 20211 minFrom darkness to lightThe final night of Chanukah we light all eight candles of the Menorah the culmination of increasing every night. But what about the ninth...
Rabbi Mendy RossNov 17, 20212 minAuto-fillChanukah is coming there's a lot to do. Events to plan, things to buy, candles to give out and much more. Going through the inventory I...
Rabbi Mendy RossOct 5, 20211 minRoad workIt was November 2019, and as a newly minted Minnesotan I expected that snow removal would be an organized effort that was done regularly...
Rabbi Mendy RossAug 27, 20212 minLook what the wind blew inSummer days with great weather are a limited commodity in Duluth, so we try to spend as much time as we can enjoying the outdoors. Which...
Rabbi Mendy RossAug 1, 20211 minAre you in a haze?Much of Minnesota is experiencing an interesting phenomena, smoke from wildfires in Canada has traveled hundreds of miles and is covering...
Rabbi Mendy RossJun 18, 20211 minWho is like Your peopleA few weeks ago a Jewish woman in the community passed away. Sadly her children had no money for a burial and were considering cremation....
Rabbi Mendy RossJun 2, 20211 minTo be a ProBaseball is back! The crack of the bat and the smell of freshly cut grass ushers in the summer months. Whether it's the Duluth Huskies...
Rabbi Mendy RossMar 24, 20212 minThank you!In the Dayenu song that is recited in the Hagaddah we thank G-d for each individual miracle that he did for the Jewish nation as they...
Rabbi Mendy RossMar 11, 20212 minMazal Tov!Mazal Tov! This week with Hashem's help we were blessed with a beautiful daughter who was named Rivkah at the reading of the Torah....
Rabbi Mendy RossFeb 25, 20211 minExtreme SwingsB"H Last week we were talking about a polar vortex, and today it's 40° Fahrenheit, almost an 80° swing! It's quite apropos during the...
Rabbi Mendy RossFeb 11, 20212 minFrozen SolidThis week was a little crazy. It was colder than Siberia, and a bunch of people floated away on an iceberg on Lake superior. Thank G-d...