Two Brachot for the COVID-19 Pandemic
I have had the great zechut (privilege) and mazal (good fortune) these past four months to facilitate several dozen dialogues, seminars and digital book clubs related to my new volume […]
Mammalehs Recommend: Links for Families in Quarantine
Mammaleh-tested and approved resources to explore from home with your kids.
Never Alone In Fears
I am scared. I am posting positive words and asking my friends how they are, but it is a call from a friend as she cries because she is losing […]
A Pastoral Letter From The Minnesota Rabbinical Association
Dear Members of the Minnesota Jewish Community, We are called upon daily to act with compassionate conviction, to mobilize people of faith to respond to the eternal question, what can I do […]
Volunteering To ‘Visit’ Seniors
Ian Aizman realized that as people began socially distancing themselves from others, one very vulnerable population was at risk of losing all interaction: Seniors in nursing homes. “I had just […]
SLP Company Gets Teachers Ready For Distance Learning
Ellen Paxton was ahead of the curve when it comes to distance learning, a skill set that is becoming more useful by the day. A former teacher-leader in St. Paul […]
JFCS Still Providing Critical Services For Current & New Clients
In these uncertain times due to COVID-19, Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis remains committed to our mission and is providing support to all who turn to us, especially […]
MRA Statement On Passover
Why is this night different from all other nights? מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילוֹת Mah nishtanah ha’lilah hazeh mikol ha’leilot This may be the most famous question posed at […]
Kosher Spot Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
E-mails from two St. Louis Park Jewish locations reveal that the first test-confirmed cases of coronavirus have hit the Jewish community. An e-mail sent out Sunday from The Kosher Spot […]
Who The Folk?! Seth Baker
What’s it like to be on the frontlines as a physician in fighting against COVID-19? This week I’m joined by Dr. Seth Baker, a pulmonologist and ICU physician who became […]