Josh freaking Nelson is coming to town. And not just anywhere – he’s coming to MY SYNAGOGUE! I keep hearing people describe him as dreamy (he’s not bad looking), and talented (1000% true – the man is musically gifted) – but for me, his arrival is like coming home to my Jewish happy place.
Sefer Bereshit starts out with the Hebrew letter “bet”. The first Midrash Rabba (and echoed in Yerushalmi Chagiga 2:2) notes that the reason this is not an “alef” is because […]
Is it possible to give something our full attention and find meaning in that moment, as well as everything else we do in life? How is this possible when we […]
Tell us how you would or are teach your child to be a good Jew (and what that means to you) to win a personalized Jewish plush doll from ABabyATree.com. The winner’s & runners-up’s essays will be posted on TCJewfolk.com.
Where did your family come from? If you pose this question to American Jews, the response will likely be, “Russia,” “Poland,” “Germany,” “Lithuania,” “Hungary,” or another country that was part of the Ashkenazi Jewish world. Ask that question in Israel and you will hear all of the above, plus “Yemen,” “Iraq,” “Iran,” “Morocco,” “Ethiopia,” and more—a true ingathering of the exiles from every corner of the world.
Food is an essential ingredient in Jewish life. So says my partner, Liddy, and I’m sure most agree with her. Last April, when my naturopathic nutritionist recommended I eliminate gluten, […]
Meet Michael Kaplan. He’s a cool Jew in town that runs a carpet cleaning business. I bet you thought you’d never see that sentence ever. But it’s true! He runs the Twin Cities branch of Zerorez, a green carpet cleaning company that truly puts the customer first. But rather than me explain what makes the company (and him) so cool, we’ll let Michael explain.
Only in defeat and feeling as though you’ve lost everything can you truly find inner peace. Don’t shy away from those moments in life. Let your failures help you find […]
Mike sits next to me at Shabbat services, and that night on the bimah, when we received our blessing on our tenth anniversary, he mumbled Kiddush alongside me. And he is still not a Jew, and he doesn’t always feel like he fits in with the Jewish community. And I know what that feels like, and when I see him trying anyway, it makes me try harder. To make his choice to be part of all this worth it.
At Sam Kedem Nursery and Garden, it’s apple time. Pick-Your-Own (PYO) apple varieties like Honeycrisp, red Haralson, Red Prairie Spy, and Sweet 16 are now in season.