Who The Folk?! Serena Brook
Growing up in Minneapolis at Shir Tikvah Congregation, Serena Brook saw a diverse Jewish community. As she takes the stage for the first time at Theater Latte Da, she gets […]
October 2, 2023
September 27, 2023
New Book Brings Divine Wisdom To The Everyday
I’ve always been a word person. Actually, some of my earliest memories revolve around words. Walking to the library with my family on Shabbat, after synagogue, and reading all afternoon; […]
September 20, 2023
John Zorn@70: Kvelling Into a New Decade
Earlier this month, the Walker Art Center celebrated the 70th birthday of avant-garde Jewish composer and saxophonist John Zorn with a 12-hour concert cycle of chamber music featuring 20 musical […]
September 12, 2023
Renowned Cookbook Author Adeena Sussman Brings ‘Shabbat’ Tour To Minneapolis
Adeena Sussman has co-authored 15 cookbooks, including three with model-turned-cookbook author Chrissy Teigen. Four years after her first solo effort, Sababa, hit the shelves Sussman had doubts as her newest […]
September 6, 2023
Bradley Cooper Misses By A Nose
Bradley Cooper is producing and directing Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein story. Apparently, it’s a role he’s coveted for a long time, but for reasons one can only speculate about, he felt it […]
September 5, 2023
‘Growing Up In Public’ Helps Guides Parents In a Digital World
The other day, when I was washing dishes, I noticed something new about how my four-year-old son was watching videos. For the first time, he was moving the video progress […]
August 31, 2023
How Do We Connect To ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’?
Like it or not, “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah” not only exists but is soaring in popularity in both Jewish and secular circles. As Jews, whether we […]
August 30, 2023
New Children’s Book Combines Love of Jewish Food With Counting
When Micah Siva’s sister was pregnant with her child during the height of the COVID pandemic, she was looking for a baby gift that would be cute and give some […]
August 25, 2023
New Film ‘Golda’ Comes At Appropriate Moment
It’s a fitting moment for a movie about Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War to arrive in theaters. The High Holidays are a fortnight away, Benjamin Netanyahu and the […]
August 22, 2023
‘Funny Girl’ Casting Decision Rains on the Parade of Jewish Theater Fans Across the Globe
The opening performance of the Broadway revival of Parade was punctuated by a Neo-Nazi protest. Antisemitism rates in the United States are currently skyrocketing to levels unreached since the Holocaust. […]