Klezmer On Ice Festival Uniting Musicians, Fans
When people started coming out of their COVID bubbles in early 2022, Josh Rosard went to the Portland Klezmer Festival and came away with an idea: Why couldn’t something like […]
January 20, 2023
January 6, 2023
Local Musicians Debut New Blues-Rock ‘Shavua Tov Song’ For Havdalah
Local Jewish musicians have released new music for Havdalah titled “The Shavua Tov Song,” a brainchild of musician Lea Kalisch and Temple Israel’s Rabbi Tobias Moss. The blues-rock jam […]
December 25, 2022
‘Christmukah’ from the Perspective of an ‘Interfaith’ Jew
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Christmas. It’s the time when we watch our Hallmark movies, pull out the festive wrapping paper, and weave through the line […]
December 22, 2022
The Soviet-American Hanukkah
Although Chanukah is technically a minor Jewish holiday, there is no denying that its importance has been inflated for Jews living in the United States. Considering its proximity to Christmas, […]
December 14, 2022
Tzipporah Johnson Explores Her Judaism In Upcoming Album
After releasing an EP in early 2020, Tzipporah Johnson knew that she wanted to put out a full-length album, and the pandemic, forcing many people to curtail their activities, gave […]
October 10, 2022
Who The Folk?! Jon Savitt
Jon Savitt has had success as a writer, comedian, and performer. Now that he’s back living in Minnesota, he’s trying to help others in entertainment as well. On the 200th […]
September 9, 2022
Potash Twins Return To Play The Dakota Sept. 22
Twin horn players Adeev and Ezra Potash may have only lived in Minneapolis for a year, but that time – as well as being Herzl Camp alumni – makes their […]
August 25, 2022
TTSP Welcomes Jessie Lavintman As Interim Newman School Director
Talmud Torah of St. Paul and the Newman School are excited to welcome Jessie Lavintman as the interim Newman School director for the upcoming school year. Jessie succeeds Heidi Tarshish, […]
August 19, 2022
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘With Compassion’ by Claudia Sachs and Marc Luban
If you’ve been following Jewish Song of the Week for a while, you’ve heard me mention JRR’s Jewish Star leadership initiative. Jewish Star identifies talented and passionate teens and young […]
August 3, 2022
Volunteer to Help Seniors Celebrate the High Holy Days
Volunteer to Help Seniors Celebrate the High Holy Days