Blue Ribbon Challah
I would venture to say that winning a blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair for challah is akin to winning a medal at the Jewish Food Olympics. I have […]
Who The Folk?! Cantor Ben Tisser
What’s it like to start at a new synagogue just in time for the High Holidays? Beth El Synagogue’s newest clergy member, Cantor Ben Tisser is learning all about the […]
Talmud Torah of St. Paul Welcomes Sho Garland as New Executive Director
The Talmud Torah of St. Paul (TTSP) Board of Directors is excited to announce Sho Garland as the new Executive Director of TTSP. They will succeed Barry Glaser, who is […]
Parenting By Parsha: Ki Tavo
Getting a toddler to do what you want them to do is an art form I’m still perfecting. Actually, I have serious doubts about whether I will ever get it […]
Twistees, Technology, and T’shuva: An Elul Reflection
A new word has entered our popular lexicon courtesy of the Olympics and Simon Biles: a twistee. A twistee occurs when a gymnast experiences a lack of alignment between their […]
More Than A High Holiday Mailer
I just spent two hours with my synagogue’s High Holiday guide which arrived in the mail last week. Two. Hours. Longer than any Pottery Barn catalog I’ve memorized, and I’ve […]
Prime Deli Closing Soon; Stewart Woodman Helming Revamped Project
Prime Deli, St. Louis Park’s lone kosher meat restaurant, announced that it would be closing around Aug. 31 for a renovation project and a new restaurant concept, helmed by notable […]
Who The Folk?! Alene Sussman
Alene Sussman grew up the poster child for what it was like to be a young person engaged in the Jewish community. So what was it that drove her away […]
Parenting By Parsha: Ki Tetzeh
When I first conceived of this column, I ran it by an editor friend who told me it was a bad idea. “Aren’t there a lot of weekly portions that […]