Hopkins Leads Great Cast In Powerful ‘One Life’
Nicholas Winton is an ordinary person. That’s how he describes himself and the efforts he and his colleagues are undertaking. It’s 1938, a month after Kristallnacht, and less than a […]
March 29, 2024
March 27, 2024
A Multi-Faceted, Multicultural Memoir
I have always loved memoirs, ever since I read Marley & Me in fifth grade, which has remained my favorite book ever since. In particular, I love celebrity memoirs, having […]
March 26, 2024
Prof. Rachel B. Gross Talks American Jewish Experience In Mpls. This Week
Professor Rachel B. Gross focuses her research on the experiences of 20th and 21st-century American Jews, exploring themes of nostalgia, identity, and the evolution of religious practices. This week, the chair […]
March 22, 2024
Hamantaschen with Chocolate Ganache and Poppy Seeds
Excerpted from the “The Jewish Holiday Table” by Naama Shefi and the Jewish Food Society (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2024. Many Purim sweets, like hamantaschen, are shaped to represent the […]
March 22, 2024
New Cookbook, ‘The Jewish Holiday Table,’ Makes For A Delicious Global Food Tour
The Jewish Holiday Table’s arrival this month is perfectly timed, just as Jewish people around the world will don costumes and shake their groggers on Purim, and who doesn’t need […]
March 21, 2024
Purim, October 7, and Holocaust Inversion
This year, one passage in the Book of Esther is particularly poignant. Before Haman could carry out his deadly plot to “destroy, massacre, and exterminate the Jews, young and old, […]
March 20, 2024
Klezmer Fiddler Jake Shulman-Ment Coming Back To The Cedar Cultural Center
Jake Shulman-Ment, one the pre-eminent klezmer fiddle players touring today, hasn’t played with roots musician Laurel Premo often. But it was enough to know that the two of them should […]
March 18, 2024
Who The Folk?! Sharyn Jackson
Sharyn Jackson’s introduction to working in restaurants came in a high-pressure, celebrity restaurant in New York. But once she decided to focus full-time on journalism, she got the opportunity to […]
March 15, 2024
Red Thread’s Debut Album Spins Timeless Tales of Love Far-Flung
Note: This piece originally appeared on Oyer.fm, the author’s Substack on Jewish music. Subscribe to the newsletter! Sarah Larsson is a staple not only of Minnesota’s Jewish music community but […]
March 13, 2024
Keeping Jewish Tradition Alive in the Modern Age
If there were two things a stranger was to learn about me very fast it would be this: I’m a life-long vegetarian and I’m Jewish. As a result of these […]