10 Top Quick Tips To Put Some Holy Into Your Family’s Rosh Hashanah
Are you struggling to find a sense of balance and meaning this Rosh Hashanah? Do the Holy Days feel less holy in this time of pandemic distance and confusion? You […]
Jew Review: ‘Parenting with Sanity and Joy’
What was my favorite part of the book: Parenting with Sanity and Joy by Susan G. Groner? I would have to say the bookmark! Probably not what you expected. But […]
Will You Be A High Holiday Tourist This Year?
It’s obviously an understatement to say that this has been a crazy and scary year! Virtually every part of our lives has been altered, including how we will be observing […]
Bring Cancel Culture To Minnetonka
So they call it “cancel culture.” Someone says or does something racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. and then there is a consequence. Maybe it’s a TV show that gets canceled or […]
Synagogues Share Similar Preschool, Religious School Reopening Plans
Synagogues across the Twin Cities are planning for preschools and religious school programs to reopen in the fall, using either full-time or hybrid models. Among the different programs, congregations, and […]
MJTC Innovating To Put On 2020-21 Season
While it’s not going to look like any previous season the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company has had, the 2020-21 season is still going to happen. “There was never a point […]
An Inspiring Ninth of Av
Jewish sleepaway camp provided many of today’s adults with their first Tisha B’Av experience. There they sat on the floor of the Beit Am (communal building), watched interpretive dance, listened to the camp […]
What’s In A Word? Plenty
Let me ask you this: Have you ever witnessed a case where someone calling someone else a racist did any good? Oh, I know it helped the person using the […]
A Journey Through History With My Zaida
One out of three hundred. When 299 armed soldiers deployed for Korea, my grandfather, whom I lovingly refer to as Zaida, defied the odds. He was chosen to serve as […]
Will We Learn?
History repeats. Happy that tye dye is back in style. The 60’s are back? But this time, it’s takeout movies only and living room concerts. Our resistance is not “Make […]