January 17, 2023
Dying, grief and death are concepts that much of Western society has historically tried to pretend don’t exist, much to our detriment. Every day, thousands of people are in their […]
January 13, 2023
January is “New Year’s Resolution” season, another opportunity to dream in color about our lives and what we need to do to live them in the best way possible. Part […]
January 9, 2023
Debbie Friedman’s death 12 years on Jan. 9 shocked many, and in the years since, Cantor Tamar Havilio had organized a kumsitz – a musical gathering – of Friedman’s music […]
January 6, 2023
Local Jewish musicians have released new music for Havdalah titled “The Shavua Tov Song,” a brainchild of musician Lea Kalisch and Temple Israel’s Rabbi Tobias Moss. The blues-rock jam […]
January 6, 2023
I’ve shared other covers of the Israeli folk song “Bashanah Haba’ah” for Song of the Week before — it’s a popular song at Rosh Hashanah and at Passover, reminding us […]
January 5, 2023
Benjie Kaplan, the executive director of Minnesota Hillel, has been chosen to serve in a leadership role for Hillel International, the umbrella organization for the college campus Jewish engagement centers. […]
January 2, 2023
Despite closing 23 years ago, the closing of Lincoln Del evokes a sense of nostalgia that few restaurants can bring in the community. But what so many people don’t know […]
December 30, 2022
You might be asking yourself, “Rick, why did you pick a song about synagogues at a time of year when most people are on vacation?” So glad you asked! It’s […]
December 27, 2022
For those who wouldn’t know a spatula from a whisk, New York-based author, photographer and former art therapist-turned-home cook Deb Perelman started her food blog, Smitten Kitchen, 16 years ago, […]
December 23, 2022
Chanukah time is truly magical — when the days are darkest, we light tons of candles and fill our homes with sweet light! The imagery and symbolism of ‘light’ has […]