January 21, 2025
Minnesota Jewfolk may like to claim the Frozen Chosen title, but Glory – a unique and compelling play that blends action, humor, and history – is at Theatre in the […]
January 17, 2025
Parade, the Tony Award-winning musical, is starting its first national tour in Minneapolis next week, and the Hennepin Arts is giving you a chance to see it on opening night. […]
January 14, 2025
When I wrote my thesis for graduate school, on a Jewish topic, one of the questions I frequently pondered was, should I translate Hebrew words in the English manuscript? If […]
January 9, 2025
A kosher restaurant owner once told me that it’s not enough just to be a kosher restaurant; since the Twin Cities doesn’t have the population of kosher-keeping Jews to keep […]
December 26, 2024
The 1972 Olympics were historic, largely for terrible reasons that are unforgettable for many, but unknown to others, and the fact-based drama September 5 aims to serve both audiences. The […]
December 24, 2024
I grew up in a big family that has always entertained a variety of eaters. At holiday meals, dishes would be organized buffet-style into sections labeled “kosher,” “vegetarian,” and “heathen.” […]
December 23, 2024
Sara Shiff had taken her shot in the Minnesota Sings, a statewide singing competition, three times in the past – with a second-place showing in 2021. While she was pleased […]
December 20, 2024
With Hanukkah just around the corner, now is the perfect time to think about where you can purchase sufganiyot for the holiday. Sufganiyot (the Hebrew word for “donuts”) are a […]
December 19, 2024
It was in simpler and more peaceful times that the Maccabeats’ first music video for Hanukkah, intended for their mostly Orthodox audience, went viral. The year was 2010, and since […]
December 12, 2024
A capella group Six13 has chosen two songs from the cultural phenomenon Wicked for the group’s annual Hanukkah song. The group used the well-known hits Defying Gravity and Popular to […]