Mount Zion Mitzvah Day Exceeds Expectations
Like so many things, Mount Zion’s planned hands-on, all-ages mitzvah day which had been scheduled for the spring of 2020, got put on a pause. That was until May 7, […]
Who The Folk?! Phil Raskin
Phil Raskin thought he was taking a blow-off class at St. Louis Park High School when he picked pottery. Instead, he found a pathway to a career. Raskin, a ceramic […]
Rocket Attack Kills 1 In Rehovot, Minneapolis’ Partnership City
The first reported Israeli death in Operation Shield and Arrow – the most recent skirmish between Israel and Gaza Terror groups – is a resident of Rehovot, Parthership2Gether sister city […]
Do We Risk Taking A Young Child To A Broadway Show?
Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question, and to read future Miriam’s Advice Well columns, visit miriamsadvicewell.com weekly on Thursday. Dear Miriam, I have a chance to take […]
Rudy Boschwitz Revisits Role In Operation Solomon
REHOVOT, Israel – On a small stage in the cozy back garden of Gojo, an Ethiopian restaurant in the city 30 minutes south of Tel Aviv, former Sen. Rudy Boschwitz […]
16-Year-Old Writes, Directs Musical At Blue Water
When Talia Segal was younger, writing was her “least favorite thing in the world,” mainly because the majority of her assignments were nonfiction. It wasn’t until she received a personal […]
Who The Folk?! Kara Rosenwald
What leads a long-time educator to take on the role of trying to herd nearly 250 Minneapolis Jews through Israel? That was Kara Rosenwald’s responsibility as the mission coordinator of […]
Jewish Song of the Week: “Farmers Market” by Shira Kline
Farmers market season is upon us! I personally can’t get enough berries and fresh veggies! My friend Shira Kline a.k.a. Shir La La wrote this fun song called “Farmers Market” […]
How Do I Deal With An Overly-Competitive Friend?
Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question, and to read future Miriam’s Advice Well columns, visit miriamsadvicewell.com weekly on Thursday. Dear Miriam, I have a friend who has […]
Viral ‘Who Knows One?’ Game Coming To Bet Shalom
When the pandemic started, Micah Hart took the concept of “Jewish geography” and turned it into the viral sensation “Who Knows One?” a Zoom-based game show that aired weekly on […]