Tu B’Av: Are You Still Waiting to Meet your Soulmate?
Tu b’Av (15th Av), if it is celebrated at all today, is usually considered a Jewish Valentine’s Day a.k.a. The Festival of Love. It is an excuse for exchanging romantic […]
July 24, 2026
November 30, 2023
Minneapolis’ Leslie Fhima Not Chosen In Emotional ‘Golden Bachelor’ Finale
Minneapolis native Leslie Fhima made it to the final two of “The Golden Bachelor,” but ultimately wasn’t chosen by Gerry Turner in the finale episode that aired Thursday night. Turner […]
March 1, 2022
New App Aims To Fix ‘Broken’ Online Dating
Even in the modern world of online dating and swiping left and right, Mendota Heights-born Miriam Younger had been a successful matchmaker, but she learned there was a group of […]
December 28, 2021
Navigating The Challenges In Deciding Religious Practices
If you and your partner differ in observance, or if you’re in an interfaith marriage, you may struggle to make decisions about your family’s religious practices that work for everyone. […]
November 24, 2021
Daily Dreidel: A Hanukkah Activity For Couples
Hanukkah approaches. In this busy season, it’s easy to neglect your relationship as you get swept up in cooking, making the holiday special, and shuttling kids back and forth. If […]
November 16, 2021
How To Make An Interfaith Marriage Work
All partners grapple with differences, but differences in religion can feel particularly tough. If you and your partner differ religiously, either in observance or in faith tradition altogether, you might […]
September 3, 2019
September 2019 Get the Folk Out!
Sorry, this one’s a little late & after the long weekend, friends. I’m guessing (hoping?) I’m not alone in September sneaking up on me. Last night, I saw the first […]
June 27, 2019
Old & New Jewish Singles Groups Hope To Take Off
The Jewish Singles Collaborative (JSC) is struggling. There’s plenty of interest with about 150 organizations and 650 people on the email list, but the sole volunteer — Cindy Dubansky — […]
June 18, 2019
5 Date Nights For While Your Kids Are at Camp (Summer 2019 Update!)
Hello and welcome to the 2019 edition of “Date Nights For While Your Kids Are at Camp”! It’s summertime again and I am still happily childless and here to tell […]
June 2, 2019
An Open Letter to Those Considering Honeymoon Israel
Dear fellow Jewish couples in whatever form that is for you, Shalom! I’m Ian, a formerly Jewish, then Jew-“ish,” and now again Jewish person who only very recently opens any […]