Goodnight, I Love You, and Nine Millimeter Guns
New Jew in Town Daci Platt describes her first encounter with rappers HaDag Nachash, who will be in town Sunday.
It’s Israel Week, How Are You Celebrating?
With Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzma’ut, this week is Israel Week in the Twin Cities. We run down all the cool stuff happening to celebrate.
New Jew in Town: Meeting a "Real" Writer
Rebecca Kanner, author of Sinners and the Sea, inadvertently taught me an important life lesson at a Federation event.
Book Review: The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
I missed the book signing, but Deb Perlman’s Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is filled with recipes that will delight your taste buds and earn you a place at every dinner with your in-laws.
New Jew in Town: An Israeli in Louisiana on Sayed Kashua
This event has passed. Israel’s #1 TV Show is produced by an Arab Israeli. Sayed Kashua shares his story, and his TV show, at 7pm at the Sabes JCC.
New Jew in Town: Making Friends and the New Shabbat Dinner
Between Craigslist Shabbat dinners, an airbnb-esque Shabbat website, and Federation’s community concierge, making connections has never been easier.
New Jew in Town: There Are Jews In Cuba, And They Need Backpacks
I’ve learned a lot since moving to Minneapolis — about cold weather, the midwest, and being Jewish.
New Jew in Town: Finding My Way, Making a World of Difference
Since moving to Minneapolis, I’ve gone from map-averse to practically a cartographer.
Being Esther in a Sarah/Jennifer/Katie World
Daci Platt shares her experience growing up with an unusual name.
New Jew in Town: Language Barrier
Hanukkah starts this weekend. New Jew in town Daci Platt offers up eight Minnesota phrases that you definitely don’t hear in Shreveport, Louisiana.