Category: Being Jewish

Ringing in The New Year…Fashionably

Ringing in The New Year…Fashionably

Fashionistas, this is your year to master the challenging art of mixing modesty with style for the high holy days.

Harriet Island is nowhere near Lake Harriet.

NYOTB: Things That Made Me Go hMMMNNN*

I’ve been in the Twin Cities for over two months and I’ve learned a lot. I’m not embarrassed to admit, though, I had to look up a few things because I had no idea what people were talking about. Here are some lessons for the rest of you newbies.

Look In. Share Out. Join Us.

Morning Minyan: Look In. Share Out. Join Us.

Join our minyan on Mondays to discuss the ideas we have to change our lives and the lives of those around us.

Shaking Up High Holiday Tradition

Shaking Up High Holiday Tradition

This high holiday season, my family is going to do something different, and it just might be both at odds and in alignment with the tenants of Jewish custom.

A Bent and Curved Shofar

A Bent and Curved Shofar

A bent and curved shofar for Rosh HaShanah. A straight shofar for Yom Kippur. What does it mean? At the dawn of a new year, what keeps you bent over?

In Joshua’s Shoes: Home Shul?

In Joshua’s Shoes: Home Shul?

One thing that I miss from Minneapolis is a shul that I can call my home. Here in Israel, I have been shopping for a congregation that I feel comfortable praying in.

Go On, Do It. I Dare You…

Go On, Do It. I Dare You…

A five-step action plan to get the ball rolling for your Rosh Hashanah preparation. Try it. I dare you.

A worse block than Cholesterol

A worse block than Cholesterol

Cholesterol blockages, drainpipe blockages – none of that compares to the hard times we’re all in for in the month ahead as we each personally start preparing for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

The Chooser and the Chosen

The Chooser and the Chosen

Our choices are a gift that we possess and that we give. It is a waste of our existence to be unaware of the choices that we make and the potential they have to help or hurt our world.

NYOTB: Jews With Tattoos?

NYOTB: Jews With Tattoos?

I couldn’t help but notice all the inked Israelites here in the TC. Why the preponderance of Jews with tattoos? Here’s what I found out.