Who The Folk?! Rabbi Sammy and Cantor Heather Seid
When both halves of a couple are members of the clergy, finding a synagogue to work at that has something for both of them isn’t the easiest thing to pull […]
August 12, 2024
August 5, 2024
Who The Folk?! Avigail Manneberg
Avigail Manneberg’s journey to art started with inspiration from her grandmother, but it wasn’t until after her grandmother passed away that she felt empowered to explore this path. Manneberg talks […]
July 15, 2024
Who The Folk?! Abby Gore
Active in her home Jewish community of Los Angeles, Abby Gore quickly gravitated towards the Mount Zion Temple community when she came to town for college and never looked back. […]
July 8, 2024
Who The Folk?! Rabbi Samantha Thal
Rabbi Samantha Thal thought she was heading to a career as a high school math teacher, when – like many college students – she had a bit of an existential […]
July 4, 2024
The Case Of The Unknown Wedding-Gift Sender
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I just received a gift for my upcoming wedding […]
June 26, 2024
Campus Antisemitism Front & Center In State Senate Hearing
There were few flashpoints in Tuesday’s Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee informational hearing on antisemitism and anti-Israel incidents at the University of Minnesota in the nearly nine months since the Oct. […]
May 15, 2024
The Importance of Jewish Student Organizations on College Campuses
If the value in having Jewish student organizations on college and university campuses wasn’t clear before October 7, the past seven months have certainly made it clear. While it is […]
May 10, 2024
UMN Regents Hear From Students On Divestment, Campus Climate
At a highly charged University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting Friday morning, student leaders from Minnesota Hillel and the Divest UMN Coalition took turns speaking to the regents: one […]
May 6, 2024
Who The Folk?! Jacob Rapport
There are many ways to listen to the Torah being chanted, whether during services or while trying to learn the trope for a portion. But for Jacob Rapport, many of […]
May 4, 2024
Jewish Students Gain Little After UMN Meeting
Twenty-four hours after meeting with a group of Jewish student leaders at the University of Minnesota, the school’s interim president has released a summary of the meeting and some commitments […]