Celebrate The Opening Of SLP’s New CPA Firm
One is from St. Paul, the other from Minneapolis. One went to Ramah, the other went to Herzl. One’s family business was steel, the other was scrap metal. But Tracy […]
Jacobs Out As St. Paul Federation CEO
St. Paul Jewish Federation said that it “has accepted the resignation” of CEO Rob Jacobs, effective Dec. 31. Jacobs started in the role July 2017, replacing Eli Skora who retired […]
Join Temple of Aaron For A Guinness Record Attempt
Six years ago, NCSY set a Guinness World Record when 1,000 menorahs were lit at one time in Stamford, Conn. On Dec. 2, Temple of Aaron is going to try […]
Truth In Jerusalem Is More Negotiable Than Reality
JERUSALEM — My reality is that I wake up every day in a building that once belonged to Arab Palestinians (or whatever term readers would like to use for the […]
Six13 Takes On Queen In ‘Bohemian Chanukah’
It wouldn’t be a holiday without Six13 dropping their annual Hanukkah parody. Timely as ever with the release of the Freddie Mercury biopic earlier this month, the Jewish a cappella […]
Getting Dressed for a Modern Bar or Bat Mitzvah
How to decipher what to wear to a b’nai mitzvah party.
Who The Folk?! David Benowitz
What does it take to open a new restaurant? What about turning a bar into a full-service restaurant? This week we sit down with David Benowitz, the COO of Craft […]
Jew Review: Adam Sandler’s Netflix Special
It started when I read the headline, “Adam Sandler is funny again.” Had to be clickbait. But then a video popped up on my newsfeed of Adam Sandler singing (explicitly) […]
Watching Israel From Inside The Yeshiva
I am watching the world through a glass wall. That’s how it feels to be in yeshiva, happy to be studying Judaism, but growing increasingly angry at the fact that […]
Neither Dead Nor Dying: A View from the Cheap Seats
At this very moment I find myself on a plane heading to the Holy Land to attend the GA (General Assembly) for the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), where […]