Mental Health, Judaism and a Tragedy

Everyone knows someone who is affected by mental illness. Even if it’s not you personally, trust me, it hits much closer to home than you may think. In the Jewish community we assume those things don’t happen to us and therefore we don’t talk about it. This is a huge mistake. I think Jews, especially, take on the feelings of shame and guilt when we’re forced to keep secrets about loved ones and issues of mental health. That shame and guilt can eat away at you and make your quality of life miserable.

Written by Guest Post on 4th October 2013

Parashah Pedal Pubbing with Noazim

“A Rabbi and a dozen Jews hop onto a bar… and start pedaling…” It’s not the start to the weirdest clergy joke you’ve heard lately. Instead it’s a fun new way of taking Torah study out of the temple and onto the streets.

Written by Guest Post on 3rd October 2013

An Ambassador and a Senator Walk Into A Bar, Or Why I'm Not Yet A Journalist

Of all the people I could’ve possibly interviewed while I was in D.C.—the cool, funny, Jewish Minnesota senator was clearly at the top of my list, and when the chance came I got distracted by his waxy salt-and-pepper hair!

Written by Bradley Machov on 2nd October 2013

Three Talks Kick Off New Jewish Studies Season

Israeli documentaries, Russian-Jewish photography from the early twentieth-century, and Yiddish radio – these are a just a few of the topics that will be covered in this year’s Community Lecture Series, presented by the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota. The series is celebrating its tenth year, and will kick off the season with three exciting programs in October.

Written by Guest Post on 1st October 2013