Meet Our Sponsors
TC Jewfolk thanks the following community organizations and businesses for their generous support of our mission:
Temple Israel (located at 2324 Emerson Avenue South in Minneapolis) is an urban congregation dedicated to serving a diverse community. Temple Israel was the first synagogue established in Minneapolis and is now one of the ten largest congregations in the United States. Temple Israel celebrates the rich diversity of the congregation, a vibrant community comprised of many smaller communities. Inter-faith families find them to be an open and warm congregation. There is a place for everyone to belong at Temple Israel as they celebrate and explore Reform Judaism.
Talmud Torah of Minneapolis serves students in grades three through twelve through a varied Jewish curriculum delivered by highly trained, professional Jewish educators. Tucked away in St. Louis Park, MN, in the Sabes Jewish Community Center, Talmud Torah is an active supplemental school. Engaging and innovative Jewish programming focusing on three major principles: Torah (study), Avodah (worship), and G¹milut Hasadim (acts of loving kindness).
Mount Zion is a Reform Jewish congregation in St. Paul, Minnesota devoted to life-long learning, worship, and acts of loving kindness. In our holy community, we celebrate, comfort, and create meaning in our lives while we seek justice in our world.
The St. Paul JCC is a place where individuals, families and communities come together for Jewish culture, child care, fitness, recreation and socialization in a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment. Throughout the building you will find a committed staff working together to provide our members and guests with quality experiences, excellent service and a sense of belonging. For nearly 80 years, its mission remains to strengthen Greater St. Paul by nurturing physical, intellectual, social and spiritual growth in an inclusive environment defined by Jewish values and culture.
Fredrikson & Byron has built a reputation as the law firm “where law and business meet” by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to their work with clients, and by operating as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. A proactive, problem-solving mind set runs throughout their service areas, from traditional legal areas of support like litigation, real estate, and intellectual property to our more consultative practices like government relations and health care consulting. It’s a mind set that enables them to understand and keep client objectives firmly in mind, and to anticipate and address problems before they arise. They have offices in Minneapolis, Iowa, Bismarck, Fargo, Mexico and Shanghai.
The Amos and Celia Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School (HMJDS) provides a positive environment focused on a strong academic foundation in Jewish and general studies. The school reflects and teaches respect for the diversity of Jewish life, challenging our students to exemplify the values of Judaism and of American democratic principles. Our vision is built on a strong synergy between students and faculty. Our educators inspire our students to find their passion and reach their highest potential, creating successful learners and leaders committed to the Jewish community and the global society. For more information regarding the school visit www.hmjds.org or call 952 381 3500.
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis supports people of all backgrounds to reach their full potential. JFCS began in 1910, providing 345 families with food and shelter, an employment bureau and wayfarer¹s home. Today, JFCS helps 16,000 people each year through more than 40 programs that serve the Jewish and general communities. Throughout more than 100 years of service, JFCS has resettled Holocaust survivors, helped the unemployed, assisted in adoptions of orphaned children, helped seniors remain independent in their homes, matched mentors with youth, educated the community about abuse, loaned much-needed funds, strengthened the Jewish connection of people with disabilities, counseled people in times of needs and so much more. JFCS is here for you, whenever you need us. 13100 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 400, in Minnetonka. 952-546-0616 | www.jfcsmpls.org.
Bet Shalom (located at 13613 Orchard Road in Minnetonka) is a Reform congregation, warm to tradition. The congregation began in 1981 from the desire to create an intimate Jewish congregation, where friends were like family. Thirty years later, with more than 800 families, they still seek to provide that kind of community. They are a congregation where the rabbis and staff greet you when you enter the building or sanctuary, where people learn together, worship together and make good friends. Theirs is a community that is defined by the same welcoming spirit offered by Abraham and Sarah to the strangers in the wilderness. Bet Shalom is located off 494 in Minnetonka between Highway 7 and Minnetonka Blvd. Visit their website www.betshalom.org.
NECHAMA (Hebrew for comfort) is the Jewish community’s disaster response organization. Based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, NECHAMA has deployed thousands of volunteers to help communities clean-up after floods, tornados, and other natural disasters. Rooted in the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), NECHAMA offers help to all people regardless of religious affiliation. We do not ask “Who are you?” but rather “How can we help?” We work shoulder-to-shoulder with homeowners in urban and rural areas, generally providing help to the most vulnerable: the elderly, the poor, single parents, and people with disabilities or other health problems.
Since 1939, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) has served as the designated public affairs voice of the Jewish community to elected officials, the media, and other religious, racial and ethnic groups. JCRC is the only local agency fighting anti-Semitism, advocating for Israel, safeguarding religious freedom, and engaging in community service and social action advocacy for tikkun olam (”repairing the world”).
At the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, we build community, care for the welfare of Jews everywhere and maximize participation in Jewish life. We accomplish this by planning, developing and allocating financial aid and human resources in partnership with Jewish institutions, locally and overseas.
The Sabes Jewish Community Center is a multifaceted organization servicing the entire community. They provide programs and services in many areas including our early childhood center, health & fitness, recreation, Jewish arts & humanities, senior services, afterschool programs, day camp, special events and so much more. JCC membership, programs and services are available to all regardless of race or religion. They promise to provide a nurturing Jewish environment, to encourage the full potential of all that enter, and invite them to make our community stronger.
J Street Minnesota is your local address for Middle East peace and security and a project of J Street, the political arm of the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement. J Street Minnesota is the local home for pro-Israel, pro-peace activists to combine their Israel advocacy, local activism, and progressive, Jewish values to advocate for peace and security in the Middle East at the local level. If you’re interested in getting involved, please email us at minnesota@jstreet.org.
