The Omer: What Are We Counting? And Why?
Why do we count the Omer? Ask 3 people and you might well get 3 answers. We are counting the days between Pesach and Shavuot, the time we left the […]
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
A Year After Encampments, Campus Challenges Remain
On the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, the spring of 2024 was difficult for Jewish students: antisemitic graffiti, pro-Palestinian encampments, terrorist flags being waved, and a general unease in […]
May 15, 2025
How To Manage Meal-Ordering Anxiety At Work Meetings
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I started my current job during COVID, and over […]
May 8, 2025
Another Devastating Step In the “Year of Firsts”
When a parent passes, one of the hardest parts – at least for me – is the “year of firsts” – the first holiday without them, birthdays, Mother’s or Father’s […]
May 7, 2025
A Story About the Stories from the Tribe
Before there were blogs…Before there were Zoom meetings… Before there were email chains and Facebook messengers and TikTok influencers… There were storytellers. As a child I remember sitting around the […]
May 7, 2025
One of Those Days…
The last month or so has been a more difficult time for me. Between a heavy workload at my daytime job, several things to accomplish in a short time frame […]
May 2, 2025
The Storytellers Bringing TC Jewfolk’s Second Annual Storytelling Show to Life
We couldn’t be more excited to introduce the amazing cast of our second annual storytelling show, Stories from the Tribe! These storytellers are bringing their real-life experiences—funny, heartfelt, and unforgettable—to […]
April 25, 2025
The Heavy, Sacred Burden of Legacy
At various points throughout the year, I find myself quietly asking: What does my Judaism mean to me? What is the true depth of my connection to it? These questions […]
April 25, 2025
Prime Kosher Catering Ends Relationship With Knollwood Place
After several years as the on-site caterer at Knollwood Place Apartments, as well as using the kosher kitchen as the base of its catering operations, Prime Kosher Catering has left […]
April 24, 2025
What To Do With Old Hebrew School Craft Projects?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, When I took out my Passover dishes this year, […]