News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Join Us in Praying for (and Learning From) Rabbi Sacks

If you read Chabad.org, or if you follow the happenings of the Jewish world, it is virtually impossible for you not to have been touched by the writings, teachings or example of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of the British Commonwealth.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

New York Times Op-Ed Glorifies Farrakhan March, as Bari Weiss Says Jew Hate Is Times Blind Spot

Louis Farrakhan during his Fourth of July address “The Criterion” on Revolt TV. Photo: Screenshot. A former editor and writer …

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Bari Weiss: Jews shut out by new totalitarian 'liberalism'

'Jews who refuse to erase what makes us different will increasingly be defined as racists, often with the help of other Jews desperate to be accepted by the cool kids,' Weiss warns.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - Facebook says blood libel isn't a violation of community standards

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Miscellaneous | Judaism

Why Do Some Letters in the Torah Have ‘Crowns’?

Many of the letters are topped by
small spikes, called tagin or ketarim. Here is why.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Anti-Semitic Democrats Blame Orthodox Jews for the Coronavirus

Cuomo and De Blasio blame the Jews to distract from their failures and crimes.

History | Archeology

Earliest known stone carving of Hebrew word 'Jerusalem' found near city entrance

Unearthed in what was an artisan’s village 2.5 km from ancient Temple, inscribed column from 100 BCE features Aramaic, Hebrew, two of the languages used by Jerusalemites of the era

Politics | Media Bias

Elder Of Ziyon - Saudi Arabia is less antisemitic than the @NYTimes

.From The New York Times:

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Florida High School Principal Fired for Saying 'Not Everyone Believes The Holocaust Happened' Could Be Rehired

William Latson. Photo: Screenshot of WPTV News segment. A Florida high school principal who was fired last November for telling …

So many schools have this double standard. USC, where my undergrad degree is from, recently did absolutely nothing as a professor openly promoted Holocaust denial, and Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences, my former high school, both brazenly tolerate antisemitism from students, alumni and faculty. All while pretending to loose racism.

News | News

Rabbis praise White House for working with Italy to get Sukkot citrons amid pandemic

Jewish community leaders have praised the Trump administration for its international efforts to help those observing Sukkot, while anger grows against city and state officials in New York for imposing restrictions on neighborhoods that include Orthodox co

News | Antisemitism Watch

Brutal Antisemitic Assault Outside Hamburg Synagogue Was ‘Terrorist Act,’ Says German Jewish Leader

The staircase where a Jewish man was attacked is marked with barricade tape, in front of a synagogue, Hamburg, Germany, …

News | Antisemitism Watch

Baltimore Private School Alums Outraged Over School's Condemnation of Anti-Semitism

A group of self-described “white alums” from a historically Jewish private school in Baltimore excoriated the institution’s leadership this week after they condemned anti-Semitism from black students, alums, and parents who demanded the school implement a

The string inclination toward antisemitism on the left is obvious, and not new, how do more Jews not see it?

Politics | Opinion

Trump, antisemitic? This is madness

The assertion that Trump is biased against Jews is ludicrous, plainly stupid  and as false as it is profoundly dangerous. Op-ed.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Furor in California School District Over High School Students' 'Nazi-Style' List of Jews

Redwood High School in Marin County, California. Nearly 6,000 people have signed a petition urging school authorities in Marin County, …

News | Antisemitism Watch

AOC & The Peace Now Litmus Test

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez changed her mind about participating in an event commemorating former prime minster Yitzhak Rabin on the 25th anniversary of his assassination.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Why Do We Fast on Yom Kippur?

What is Yom Kippur all about? Unpack layers of meaning embedded in the requirement that we neither eat nor drink for the duration of this most holy and solemn of days.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

On the Essence of Shabbat Shuvah - High Holidays

There is an essential problem in the combination of Shabbat and teshuvah.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

14 Tips for an Amazing Yom Kippur at Home

Many of us will be celebrating Yom Kippur alone for the very first time. Here are our pro tips to making your at-home Yom Kippur meaningful and memorable

News | News

Blowing the Shofar on Shabbat for Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Truly Bad Idea (Judean Rose) UPDATE

Was blowing the shofar for RBG, a good thing?

This is just embarrassing. These people couldn’t care less about anything authentically Jewish.

Politics | BDS

Elder Of Ziyon - How BDSers Lie: General Mills in Atarot

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Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The West Bank

Hey Palestinians - you could have had peace with Israel 20 years ago and chose terror. Actions have consequences.

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News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Rabbi to Blow Rosh Hashanah Shofar in Two Countries at the Same Time

Observing the holiday on an island split by the coronavirus pandemic

First, Chabad is everywhere. Thank G-d. Second, this is one of the most Chabad things I have ever heard.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

5780 in Review: A Year of Pain and Loss—and of Kindness and Community - The stories that helped define the year

As nearly every aspect of the world around us was changing in this year of global pandemic, Chabad.org/News worked to provide unique perspectives on the unfolding tragedy and unfathomable loss of life, while at the same time reporting on the outpourings of kindness and humanity from every part of the globe. With the Jewish year 5780 coming to a close, here is a look at some of the stories that defined it, as featured on Chabad.org/News.

Shanah tovah! May we all have a healthy and happy 5781! I am sure that we’re walk slightly relieved that the last year is over.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

Rosh Hashanah to Begin Amid Pandemic With Global Prayers for a Good New Year

Chabad brings the sound of the shofar, and holiday’s message of hope and faith, to millions

News | NEWS

Nearly 20 percent of millennials, Gen Z in NY believe Jews caused the Holocaust: survey

Nearly 20 percent of Millennials and Gen Z in New York believe the Jews caused the Holocaust, according to a new survey released on Wednesday.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Say their names: The forgotten American victims of Palestinian terror

Where are the memorial rallies and candle-lit vigils? Where are the demands to bring the killers to justice? Where are the letter-writing campaigns to press the Trump administration to act?

Miscellaneous | Judaism

How I Will Celebrate Rosh Hashanah Alone? - High Holidays

I’m an older woman, living
alone. I'll be observing the holidays at home, by myself.

Politics | Politics

80 Jewish Groups Call for Newsom to Veto High School Ethnic Studies Bill

They argued that the most recent draft of the curriculum has "an anti-Jewish bias."

Politics | Judea & Samaria

The New York Times uneasily admits that the "West Bank" is Judea

.The New York Times has an interesting article about Israelis managing to harvest dates from the famous Judean date palm, planted with seeds that are over 2000 years old:

News | Antisemitism Watch

Where do you draw the line with anti-Semites?

Joe Biden met with a hate-spewing Farrakhan supporter whose son was shot by police. Why didn’t those who hound Donald Trump on the issue consider that newsworthy?

Miscellaneous | Diaspora

Don’t Get Too Comfy in the Diaspora (Ki Tavo 2020)

Baruch Gordon quotes a commentary on the First Fruits offering which delivers a powerful message to Diaspora Jews today...

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Wake Up America, and Smell the Anti-Semitism

Americans of all races and political outlooks revile and attack Jews with unprecedented glee, while American Jews would rather talk about anything else

I RARELY post articles from Tablet, and I wish this one had dealt more honestly with democrats embrace of Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, the BDS movement, and the role of intersectionalism in antisemitism.

Advice & Self-Help | Jewish Wisdom

Are Body Piercings Kosher? - Questions & Answers

We often associate
piercings with tattoos, and we may wonder if they are equally forbidden.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

NYPD Rabbi Mugged on the Upper West Side

The attacker took the cash but dropped the wallet fast when he saw the rabbi's police shield.

Politics | BLM

The dumb Jewish supporters of BLM - Israel National News

Leaders of the German Jewish community back in 1932 also had faith in Adolph Hitler and ignored the obvious signs of his hatred. Op-ed.

We’ve been through this. How can so many of us be this stupid? BLM, and the left in general, hates us. How do they not see that? How can ANYONE support an ideology that embraces, elevates, and normalizes hatred of Jews, and of Israel. They are putting all of us at risk.

Politics | BDS

The Israel-UAE deal exposes hypocrisy of pro-BDS Jewish groups

No matter what the situation, the answer is always the same, “but the occupation!”

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Dems Claim Pompeo Politicized The U.S.-Israeli Relationship That They've Forsaken

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered an address to the Republican National Convention from Jerusalem on August 25th that enraged the Democrats. Against the backdrop of Jerusalem’s Old City skyline, Pompeo lauded President Trump’s foreign policy accomplishments, including his bold actions in support of Israel.

News | News

Tony Baltimore School Buckles to Anti-Semitic Demands of Black Lives Matter Activists

An elite private school in Baltimore founded by Jews is revamping its curriculum in response to a pressure campaign by Black Lives Matter activists demanding an examination of the school's "wealth hoarding" and "tolerance of Zionism."

Of course the cowards who run the school are negotiating with the antisemites who hate them.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Why they scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on synagogues

Despite supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, Jews are targeted amid the riots because of anti-Semitic intersectional myths that should not be tolerated.

News | News

Los Angeles protesters incite against Jews - US & Canada

California protesters call for murder of police officers, incitement against Jews.

You can hear the mob in the video clearly chanting “F*** the Jew, kill the cop!" This is Los Angeles in 2020. Yet progressive, liberals, and worst of all, liberal Jews will continue to insist that the leftist mobs aren’t antisemitic and, absurdly, that Jews enjoy “white privilege.”

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Far‐Left ‘Jewish’ Group IfNotNow Walks Back Condemnation of 'Free Palestine' Graffiti at Wisconsin Synagogue

Police officers stand behind shields during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, …

IfNotNow is a antisemitic hate groups filled with ignorant morons.

Miscellaneous | Diaspora

Elder Of Ziyon - The shtetl mentality is alive and well with liberal American Jews

European Jews were conditioned over generations to not make waves because of fears of deadly antisemitic responses to the slightest perceived provocations. This is the shtetl mentality, and it is one that Zionism worked hard to eradicate in Israel.

This fake “rabbi” teaches fake Judaism, literally progressivism as a replacement for Judaism, is anyone surprised that none of these people have the courage to stand up to antisemitic thugs?

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

How Amar'e Stoudemire Became An Orthodox Jew - Jew in the City

Jew In The City makes engaging and meaningful Orthodox Judaism known and accessible to Jewish people, reversing negative associations about religious Jews.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Amid Racial Turmoil, Kenosha Synagogue Defaced With 'Free Palestine' Graffiti

Police officers stand behind shields during a protest, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, …

Of course, because BLM, is part of the same ideology as BDS, Jhamas etc.

Miscellaneous | Diaspora

We need to talk about the ethnic cleansing of Middle Eastern Jews

"The wholesale ethnic cleansing of Mizrahi and Sephardi communities, from Iraq to Egypt, from Tunisia to Libya, is a sordid episode in the history of the region which has been cynically ignored by the world." Asher Weisz reveals a disturbing pattern of pe

News | News

New bill aims to change law regarding who can make aliyah - The Jerusalem Post

Since 1970, the law - and its accompanying aliyah benefits - have applied to anyone with a Jewish grandparent.

I’m 100% for this. It is the only way to retain Israel’s character as the Jewish State.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Lurid Antisemitic Posters Blaming Jews for Coronavirus Displayed in Argentine City

One of the antisemitic posters on display in the Argentine city of Neuquén. Photo: Simon Wiesenthal Center. Lurid antisemitic posters …

Politics | Opinion

Biden can’t have it both ways on Sarsour and anti-Semitism

After a spokesman distanced the Democrat from a prominent anti-Semite, others apologized to her supporters. Opinion.

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - Hebron proves: It’s the Jew-hatred

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Miscellaneous | Judaism

Seven Thoughts About Elul to Help Us Turn Inward and Forgive - High Holidays

Welcome to the month of turning inward, the month of forgiveness, the month of spiritual accounting, the month of deepening.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

‘Jews Want A Race War’ sign hung on overpass of busy LA freeway

Local branch of ADL says it is working with police to identify who was behind banner, which appears linked to website Goyimtv.com

The usual people at the usual agencies express their outrage and then nothing changes. Why wasn’t there a group of Jews up there IMMEDIATELY confronting the people who did this AND taking it down. Instead it’s always statements and “outrage.” If we learned ANYTHING from the Shoah is that we have to confront the thugs, we need action not endless discussion.

News | Jewish Community

Support for Black Lives Matter repeats a lethal error of history

In the 20th century, thousands of progressively minded people refused to acknowledge the horrific abuses under Stalin when millions were murdered.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Antisemitic Protests Outside Michigan Synagogue Are Allowed, District Judge Rules

A protester holds an antisemitic sign outside the Beth Am Synagogue in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo: Witnesses for Peace. Antisemitic …

“The demonstrations, featuring signs that say “Jewish Power Corrupts” and “Resist Jewish Power,” have been taking place during Shabbat services at Beth Israel Synagogue in Ann Arbor.”

News | Antisemitism Watch

Report: Facebook Doesn’t ‘Recognize Holocaust Denial’ as Anti-Jewish Hate Speech

Facebook logo. Photo: www.shopcatalog.com via Flickr. JNS.org – Facebook, according to an Aug. 10 report, “actively promotes further Holocaust-denial content …

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Tolerating Jew Hatred: The Only Seemingly Acceptable Form Of Public Discrimination

The University of Southern California campus. Photo: Padsquad19 via Wikimedia Commons. Another Jew. Another resignation letter. Even the high numbers …

I am a graduate from two of Los Angeles’ most respected and “exclusive” schools: my high school, Crossroads School for the Arts & Sciences, and USC. Both pretend that antisemitism doesn’t exist, while at the same time doing, literally everything possible, to push a progressive agenda that has no place for the acknowledgment of Jews as a unique people and minority, or antisemitism. Ironically, the given reason is always that Jews are “white” and therefore are the problem. Acknowledging antisemitism destroys that narrative. So hatred of Jews and Israel are allowed to flourish in these places. I know the first real antisemitism I experienced was at USC way back in the 80s. It has only become more common since then.

“Another Jew. Another resignation letter. Even the high numbers of assaults and murders perpetrated against Jews haven’t slowed the growing onslaught of the only seemingly acceptable form of public discrimination: Jew-hatred."

News | JEWISH COMMUNITY

New York Man Who Threatened Gun Massacre at Jewish Summer Camp Over Social-Distancing Complaint Released on Bail

Nicola Pelle was arrested for threatening a shooting massacre at a Jewish summer camp in Long Island because of alleged …

Of course they released him. If this had been a camp for black kids do you think that he would have been released?

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Democratic Convention Brings Back Women's March Leaders Ousted over Anti-Semitism Allegations

The Democratic National Convention has brought in two speakers -- Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour -- who were ousted from the Women's March in 2019 over allegations of anti-Semitism.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Judaism: What Does ‘Eye for an Eye’ Really Mean?

Does Torah want us to poke out the eye of an eye-poker?

News | Antisemitism Watch

Woke antisemitism: Why do so many prominent ‘anti-racist’ activists rub shoulders with Jew-haters?

The September 2020 edition of British Vogue is, as one would expect of a fashion magazine, visually pleasing. The cover displays a striking monochrome shot of footballer Marcus Rashford and model Adwoa Aboah in all their finery, astride a red typeface which reads: ‘ACTIVISM NOW – THE FACES OF HOPE.’ In the issue’s feature piece, Brit(ish) author Afua Hirsch honours a selection of anti-racist activists she deems ‘remarkable’.

News | Antisemitism Watch

French Jewish Man Verbally Abused, Badly Beaten Up in Paris Elevator in Antisemitic Assault

Demonstrators hold up a banner reading, ‘Stop racism,’ in Marseille, France, March 28, 2018 (Illustrative). Photo: Reuters / Jean-Paul Pelissier …

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The West Bank

Spreading the truth about the Palestinian Arab death ethos

Israel must ask: Is it just that people in an entity which promotes genocide get an upgrade to a state as a reward?Op-ed.

Politics | Politics

How The Political Behavior Of Black And Jewish Americans Became Their Cultural Identity

Jewish and black voters have proven to be astonishingly reliable supporters of the Democratic Party, even when it conflicts with their interests.

Great, if somewhat depressing, article.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

StandWithUs Condemns Antisemitism That Led to USC Student Leader's Resignation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA -- August 6th, 2020) -- StandWithUs is deeply disappointed to learn that a Jewish student at University of Southern California (USC) has stepped down from student government as a result of antisemitic

This absurd. When will Jewish “leaders” lead instead of issuing never ending statements that no one, except those part of the organizations that issue these things, cafes about. I am a graduate of USC. They looked the other way on antisemitism decades ago when I was there. In fact, the first time I experienced real antisemitism was at USC-and it happened regularly while I was there. They had a Holocaust denier as a professor a few years ago and couldn’t be bothered to even acknowledge it. Jewish students are routinely harassed there. The school needs to face real consequences for its acceptance of bigotry and hate towards Jews. A “statement” will not accomplish that.

News | News

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz passes away at age 83 - Inside Israel

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, an Israel Prize laureate best known for his translation of the Babylonian Talmud, has passed away, at the age of 83.

Rabbi Steinsaltz was a giant of our generation, second maybe only to the Rebbe. This is a huge loss. He is one of the most important Jewish scholars of the last hundred years. Baruch dayan ha'emet

Politics | Campus Watch

Rabbi apparently forced out as head of Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union after only four months - because he doesn’t hate Israel

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Larry Johnson, former Kansas City Chiefs running back, tweets that Jews are involved in sex trafficking, pedophilia and more

The former NFL star tweeted about a Jewish cabal and posted a video of Alan Dershowitz to make his point.

News | Jewish Community

Advice to Jewish celebs: Grow up!

They’re mad at their parents for being pro-Israel, so they take it out on the rest of us, battering the Jewish world with their incessant whining.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

From Catholic Italian to Jewish Rabbi: David Martinetti Shares His Story - Contemporary Voices

The rabbi walked toward me with a smile, extended his hand warmly, and offered me my first Jewish greeting: ‘Shalom.’ I froze, completely overwhelmed.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The deafening silence of liberal Jewish leadership in the face of BLM anitsemitism

Liberal Jewish leadership has its head firmly planted in the sand, just where it was during the rise of Hitler. Op-ed.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

18 Tisha B'Av Facts Every Jew Should Know

Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.

History | History

Were Jewish children taught that Palestinian Arabs didn’t exist, as Seth Rogen claims?

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Another ignorant moron who is the product of the liberal Jewish establishment. Of course he wasn’t taught Israel’s history. He also wasn’t taught Jewish history or Judaism. The guy is a walking cliche.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Preparing for Tisha B’Av During a World Pandemic - A 25-hour period of fasting and reflection begins on Wednesday night,

Every year, Jews around the world don non-leather shoes, and make their way to synagogues and Chabad centers for evening services, followed by the mournful reading of Eichah (the book of Lamentations), the slim volume in which the prophet Jeremiah mourns the impending destruction

News | News

Twitter users call for 48 hour boycott of site due to antisemitism

The campaign was sparked over the lack of action taken against British rapper Wiley, who made several antisemitic comments on the platform.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Couple Who Wore Face Masks Bearing the Nazi Flag Swears They Aren't Nazis

Despite the months of pundits and reporters arguing that wearing a face mask shouldn’t be a political statement, there’s a select few assholes who think taking basic measures to keep the current global pandemic from raging on is an affront to their civil

Both sides continue to co-opt Nazi imagery and the Shoah for their own political goals. That needs to stop. The only think it accomplishes is to lessen to real horror of Nazi Germany.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Madonna Expresses Solidarity With 'Palestine' After Promoting Louis Farrakhan on Social Media

Madonna performs ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ during her tribute to Prince at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, …

Another celebrity hypocrite who is as dumb as a rock and worth even less.

Politics | Opinion

Elder Of Ziyon - Rabbi Abraham Cooper missed his opportunity as a guest with @NickCannon

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I have A LOT of respect for Rabbi Cooper, but I agree. This was a missed opportunity and we have to be more courageous in dealing with the growing problem of black antisemitism.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Star of David deemed 'hateful imagery' by Twitter - The Jerusalem Post

Twitter users found themselves locked out of their accounts after using the Star of David in their profile images.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - How many major entertainment companies are run by Jews? The answer may surprise you

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Opinion

Why Israel will always be a Jewish state - The Jerusalem Post

Israel’s greatest security risk is a binational state from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The Reality of “My Jewish Privilege”

Yesterday, antisemites on Twitter started a hashtag called #JewishPrivilege about how Jews have it made. Jews (including myself) responded with stories of awful things that have happened to them or their families as a result of being Jewish

I can personally relate to every point in this article. From overt antisemitism to having to explain why I can’t eat the pepperoni pizza that my bosses brought in for everyone at work to eat, being a Jew means always being aware that you are different. The idea that we are just like everyone else in terms of the way we experience America, and everywhere else in the world outside of Israel, is totally absurd to any of us who have lived even a minimally connected Jewish life.

News | Jewish Community

What Sigmund Freud Knew (But Did Not Understand) About Jews - Essentials

Sigmund Freud, the “father of psychology,” was secular in his professed beliefs and practices. Here is one deeply spiritual insight he knew but did not quite understand.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - Report: Houthis arrest remaining Yemeni Jews of Kharif

.There are very few Jews left in Yemen as most of them have decided to leave in recent years because of the Yemeni civil war

This is very sad news. The Yemenite Jewish community predates Islam. It is ancient. Now the remaining Jews there are being ethnically cleansed. As always: the world is silent. Hey leftists: these people are dark skinned. Where is your fake social justice act now?

Miscellaneous | Judaism

How Two-and-a-Half Tribes Ended Up East of the Jordan - Jewish History

Learn how Moses gave the land east of the Jordan to Reuben, Gad, and half of Manassah, on one condition.

Politics | Opinion

Elder Of Ziyon - When I say Beinart’s “peace plan” resembles Hamas’ plan, I’m not joking

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Dershowitz: Is the ‘Black Lives Matter’ Platform Antisemitic?

People take a knee during a Black Lives Matter rally, as protests continue over the death in Minneapolis police custody …