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The Minneapolis Community Kollel, located next to Bais Yisroel, is a Jewish learning center for orthodox Jews studying the Torah.

A Mikvah is a pool used for ritual immersion. Jewish law mandates that women immerse themselves in the Mikvah after menstruation, before marriage, and after childbirth. Immersion in the Mikvah is also required for conversion to Judaism for both men…

A map of "Indian land cessations" from the Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1896-1897.

Around 5,000 Amish live in Minnesota, concentrated in Fillmore County along the state's border with Iowa.

Amish Ordnung dictates the structure of life for those who live in Amish houses like this one in southeastern Minnesota. The house does not have conveniences like central heating, telephones, or television.

The Minnesota Buddhist Vihara in Minneapolis on a snowy winter day.

The Minnesota Buddhist Vihara started live-streaming daily chants of Buddhist discourses in March 2020, with hundreds, even thousands, of people tuning in from home.

A sample social media post provided by the Minnesota Department of Health for places of worship to post.

A map showing the boundaries of the Minnesota eruv. Courtesy Allan Baumgarten. Reprinted with permission.