In Praise of Minnesota Nice: R. Marcus Rubenstein

A sermon R. Marcus gave at Shabbat morning services at Temple of Aaron on July 23rd, 2022 on parshat Pinchas. In his sermon, R. Marcus grapples with the troubling story of Pinchas and works to derive what it has to teach us in the time we find ourselves in. In grappling with this story, He discusses the much talked about term "Minnesota-Nice" and the great positives of the often maligned local behavioral pattern. We hope you find his words meaningful.