“It’s not progressive nor inclusive to target any group of people for hate. It is ignorant. And every one of us, regardless of your ideology or background, should be calling that out as problematic, as hateful and as not having a place in our city.”

Temple Israel Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman said she is sending a message to her congregation “to assure them that we truly feel proud to be Jewish, proud to be a Jewish community in Minneapolis, and proud to have a heritage that is strong and vibrant and beautiful.”

“Every religious community should be able to worship without fear, especially on the holiest days of their year,” she said. “A threat to any religious community is a threat to all of us.”

O’Hara said he expects protests over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza will continue and that those First Amendment activities will be protected.

“However, we absolutely will not tolerate threats of violence against members of our Jewish community,” he said. “We will not tolerate acts of destruction against property in this city, and we want everyone to know that we will ensure that all houses of worship for people of all faiths will be places where they can be safe.”

Two Rivers football players heard from co-head coaches Bruce Carpenter and Tom Orth in that order after Friday’s 42-17 victory at Minneapolis Washburn.

Carpenter calls the offense for the Warriors. He drew up a double-move dagger one play after the host Millers missed a field-goal try. Orth handles the defense, a unit that provided a well-received touchdown as well.

Both sides of the ball enjoyed highlight plays after slow starts, improving Two Rivers to 6-0 this season.

The Washburn defense tipped a ball from quarterback Drew Altavilla for an interception on Two Rivers’ opening drive. The Millers delighted their homecoming crowd by converting the turnover into a first-quarter touchdown.

A resulting 6-0 lead would not last.

Two Rivers senior Ramzi Rislove ran for a pair of short touchdowns, plays that sandwiched a defensive score — junior QJ Jones’ forced fumble, which was recovered by sophomore Thomas Becken in the end zone.

“He read it, put a good shot on the ball carrier, and we recovered it in the end zone,” Orth said. “So that was a big momentum shift. It gave us a charge. We had talked as a defense all week about improving at the takeaway battle, so it was nice to get a little offense from our defense.”

Jones and Becken served as the focus of needed improvement, Orth said.