Ivanka Trump got married. Ivanka Trump is now a Jewish married lady. While I will admit that this may be a bit out of the purview of my official scope, I thought her dress was beautiful. I also thought that I would plotz from seeing the word huppah in publications like Us Weekly and People (apparently, it had flowers and crystals on it).
Here are my picks for hot happenings 4 hip Jews in the Twin Cities from November 3rd to November 16th.
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This Wednesday, November 4th, several University of Minnesota academic departments are partnering with the anti-Israel organization Teachers Against Occupation to bring anti-Israel activist Omar Barghouti to campus to speak in favor of boycotting all Israeli academic institutions. Omar Barghouti is the founder of the Palestinian Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).
In honor of Halloween, this week’s Shavua Tov is going to look at the “scariest stories” in the Jewish world – from J Street to hate crimes in California to a nuclear Iran (note that what’s scary to some is not always scary to all). Have a spooky weekend!
With an original voice and a fresh perspective, Ernest H. Adams’ memoir offers a unique insight into our country’s African American, white and Jewish communities. With the keen insight of a trained psychologist, Adams brings to light the strengths, vigor and confines of those communities. The book is a hard-hitting, no holds barred story of determination, brotherhood and America’s struggle with race.
The Jewish African-American gospel music superstar Joshua Nelson is coming to the Twin Cities for a performance at Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka on Saturday, November 7th and you’d be insane to miss the show. Adath is offering 2 lucky TC Jewfolk readers a free pair of tickets to hear Joshua Nelson and his band perform at Adath.
Beth El Synagogue in Saint Louis Park is bringing Condoleezza Rice for an evening of conversation on Sunday, November 8th as part of its National Speaker Series. The synagogue is giving a lucky TC Jewfolk reader a free pair of tickets ($100 value) to attend the event – keep reading to learn how to win!
Where does one go for inspiration for the first column? How does one decide which idea to use? Well…sometimes you can use all of them.
TC Jewfolk’s new column PopRocks will be a place to explore pop culture with a Jewish bent – some celebrity gossip (sorry, Sean); some reactions to Judaism in television and film; and even an occasional recommendation…and sometimes just questions to chew on, like “Why haven’t they changed the name of American Movie Classics since they changed the programming choices?”