Who The Folk?! Miles Lerner
As a landlord and business owner in St. Louis Park, Miles Lerner had an interaction with a city council member that stuck with him — and not in the most […]
August 17, 2025
August 4, 2025
Who The Folk?! Marissa Bader
Marissa Bader was a journalist and blogger (and occassional TC Jewfolk contributor), when she wrote her first children’s book in 2022. In a few short years, she’s just released her […]
July 28, 2025
Who The Folk?! Alyssa Golob
Alyssa Golob had more than three decades in Jewish communal work when she pivoted to Helping Paws, a service dog training organization. The organization was unwittingly thrust into the spotlight […]
June 30, 2025
Who The Folk?! Sami Saltzman Savin
Working for a Jewish non-profit should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Sami Saltzman Savin; her family ties to Jewish communal work – particularly the St. Paul community […]
June 23, 2025
Who The Folk?! Sarah Routman
Sarah Routman loves to laugh. Not necessary in the stand-up comedian making fun of people way; but the genuine, it’s really good for your health kind of way. Routman. We […]
June 16, 2025
Who The Folk?! Rabbi John Carrier
How many rabbis have a bio that starts with “Born in East Texas to three generations of Southern Baptist ministers”? Rabbi John Carrier does, and it’s his journey through several […]
June 9, 2025
Who The Folk?! Jared Kaufman
As a food writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jared Kaufman merges two of his passions: journalism and food. But those two things just scratch the surface of his […]
June 2, 2025
Who The Folk?! Melissa Rappaport Schifman and Jim Schifman
When Melissa (Lissie) Rappaport Schifman and her husband Jim Schifman started the Project Hive Pet Company, they wanted to create a socially conscious company that also lives up to their […]
May 19, 2025
Who The Folk?! Janessa Prawer
When Janessa Prawer started Tiny Art With Heart, it was, in a way, an extension of the work she’s done throughout her career in health care. But in addition to looking […]
May 12, 2025
Who The Folk?! Katie Kline
Katie Kline has a long history in the Jewish arts and culture space, and her arrival at the Minnesota JCC as the department’s senior director comes at a time when […]