High Schooler Jack Jablonski’s paralysis during a hockey game reminds us how tragedy can change our lives unexpectedly. JFCS Health Youth-Healthy Communities Specialist Brittany talks about how to discuss this event with your kids.
The holidays are over, the coffee-table books have all been unwrapped and set aside, and winter isn’t going anywhere. Settle in for some good reading. Literary critic D. G. Myers here presents the 38 best Jewish books of 2011, all of which merit your attention.
At Hanukkah, we talk about heroes, heroic acts, and victories. Some heroic acts are a victory of few against many. Sometimes it is a victory of human vs. nature. And sometimes, it’s about our own little victories over our challenges within.
Not long ago, it would have been virtually unthinkable for a homosexual who had grown up in an Orthodox community to model a same-sex marriage ceremony on an Orthodox wedding. A look at the shift towards greater openness about sexuality among the Orthodox.
“Yemen Blues” at the Cedar Cultural Center. Jazz, blues, funk. They’re taking the international music scene by storm. Don’t miss their first Twin Cities’ appearance. Jan. 5th. We’re co-sponsoring. Be there.
“Yemen Blues” at the Cedar Cultural Center. Jazz, blues, funk. They’re taking the international music scene by storm. Don’t miss their first Twin Cities’ appearance. Jan. 5th. We’re co-sponsoring. Be there.
What many Jews fail to realize is that the Israeli Orthodox community is what sustains not only Israel as a Jewish state, but also American Jewry.
A day of family-friendly activities including a 36-foot obstacle course, face painters, balloon twisters, arts and crafts donated from creative kidstuff. Hang out with the Jewish community at the Metrodome. You’re Invited.
A day of family-friendly activities including a 36-foot obstacle course, face painters, balloon twisters, arts and crafts donated from creative kidstuff. Hang out with the Jewish community at the Metrodome. You’re Invited.
Dance, cooking, art and other Jewish learning. Plus wine and choco. Save the Date. January 28th!