Brian Nelson has spent the last 25 years living in or near Minneapolis. After completing a B.A. in History at the University of Minnesota, he worked for Temple Israel, Mount Zion and Bet Shalom in a variety of capacities. While working in the Reform Movement, Brian developed a passion for Reform Judaism and is currently studying at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in the Rabbinical School.
This is a guest post from Brian Nelson, born and raised in Minneapolis, who has just started his year in Jerusalem at Hebrew Union College, the Reform Rabbinical School. Check out his blog. One of the fantastic things about Jerusalem is that so many people here are Jewish. Aside from the few Shabbatons I spent in Saint [...]
I have spent my entire life living near or in Minneapolis until last week when I packed up 130 pounds of luggage and moved to Jerusalem.
