Alon Ben-Gurion Previews Visit to Minneapolis
What’s it like to grow up the grandson of Israel’s founder? Alon Ben-Gurion (sort of) answers that as he catches up with TC Jewfolk to talk about some things – […]
‘Theater Camp’ Is Here For You Musical Theater-Loving Nerds
In 2020, four friends – Jewish actors Molly Gordon, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, and director Nick Lieberman – decided to get together and put on a show. But instead […]
I Found A Stray Kippah On The Ground; What Do I Do With It?
Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question. Dear Miriam, While walking home yesterday, I saw a kippah on the ground. It had clearly been there for a while […]
Tisha B’Av and Israeli Judicial Overhaul
עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה אֲנִ֣י בוֹכִיָּ֗ה עֵינִ֤י ׀ עֵינִי֙ יֹ֣רְדָה מַּ֔יִם כִּֽי־רָחַ֥ק מִמֶּ֛נִּי מְנַחֵ֖ם מֵשִׁ֣יב נַפְשִׁ֑י For these things I weep, my eyes flow with tears; far from me is any comforter who might revive […]
Retired Lawyer Writes Musical For His First Minnesota Fringe Show
During his long career as a lawyer, John Orenstein has regularly found a creative outlet by working on the Purim spiels at both Shir Tikvah and Beth El, as he […]
ElMar’s Bagel Pop-Ups Taking Off In Plymouth
It’s me again talking about bagels. I think I have now written about bagels and delis a dozen times for TC Jewfolk. So when there is bagel news, I act […]
Minnesota Native Crowd-Sourcing For Upcoming Short Film
Crystal native Zach Schnitzer has been acting in plays for many years but when the start of the coronavirus pandemic hampered the start of his freshman year at Chicago’s DePaul […]
A ‘Rabbi’s Rabbi,’ Kassel Abelson Passes Away At 99
Rabbi Hayim Herring came to Beth El Synagogue as an assistant rabbi to Rabbi Kassel Abelson, then became his associate rabbi and eventually succeeded Abelson as senior rabbi. But they […]
Connecting The Community In Song
Song has always played a central role in Jewish life, both secular and religious. From niggunim (wordless melodies) to piyutim (liturgical poems set to music), Yiddish labor movement songs to Ladino folksongs, Jewish singing traditions carry the […]
Don’t Put Your Camp Blues On Your Kids
Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question. Dear Miriam, When I was a kid, I had a terrible time at sleepaway camp. I cried every day and counted […]