A Curable Romantic: Serious Thud Factor, But Worth the Read
Freud, Esperanto and the Warsaw Ghetto aren’t likely threads in a love story. And I was skeptical. But only until p. 592 of Joseph Skibell’s latest novel.
Opening Friday in Mpls: Should See Film "Nora's Will"
It takes a lot for me to proclaim a film a “must see,” but I’m willing to say that Nora’s Will (Cinco días sin Nora) is one that you *should* see when it comes to Mpls.
diaTribe Review: Peep Show Draws In, But Does It Delight?
Joshua Braff’s Peep Show had everything I was looking for in a summer novel: an easy-to-read, interesting story. And a few things I wasn’t looking for.
diaTribe Review: The Frozen Rabbi Surprisingly…Really. Good.
I didn’t want to like Steve Stern’s new novel The Frozen Rabbi. And then I found myself laughing. Out loud. In a plane full of people at cruising altitude above the Atlantic.
diaTribe: "Life, Love, Lox" Delivers Witty Advice for the Jew-ish Girl
A perfect handbook? No. But Carin Davis dishes out plenty of witty advice in “Life, Love, Lox: Real-World Advice for the Modern Jewish Girl.” And the end result is pretty entertaining.
Happy Birthday Birthright
3,000 young Jews from around the world are in Israel right now celebrating the 10th anniversary of Birthright. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
Celebrate! May is Jewish American Heritage Month
Take some time between now and the 31st to recognize the impact Jewish Americans have made in the past 350-plus years.
An Orange on the Seder Plate?
Oranges have been showing up on seder plates for about the past 20 years. How did it get there and what does it mean?
Get Geeked: Dead Sea Scrolls Finally Here! (And, Your Chance for Free Tix)
This is the story of one ridiculously geeked-out girl encountering the scrolls for the first time. In Minnesota of all places. (And, your chance to win tix to see the scrolls yourself)
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Coming Soon to a Museum Near You
The highly-anticipated exhibit The Dead Sea Scrolls: Words That Changed the World opens on March 12th at the Science Museum. TC Jewfolk chats with Dr. Alex P. Jassen, one of the exhibit’s advisors.