How a Trip to Israel “for Jewish Moms” Changed My Outlook
Though I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into, when my kids asked why I was going to Israel, I told them the only truth I knew: I was going to become a better mommy.
January 29, 2016
January 28, 2016
Sculptor Jeffrey Haddorff Reveals his Process and Inspiration
You can’t help but be drawn in by these forms looming large over the viewer. Massive and sturdy, they appear to be just barely hanging on, precarious. It is a feeling corroborated by the metal supports holding the structures in place.
January 27, 2016
Check out this New Video of Hashem Malech 2.0 by Rapper Nissim and Israeli Star Gad Elbaz
American Hasidic rapper Nissim Black and Israeli singer Gad Elbaz throw down in this awesome video of Hashem Melech.
January 26, 2016
Keeping My Father’s Memory Alive for My Daughter
We talk about Papa Hank a lot in our house. It is my way—my only way—of keeping him and his loving, boisterous, compassionate spirit alive.
January 22, 2016
Vegan Butcher Shop Opens in NE Minneapolis and Other Kosher News
The Italian sausages, the Korean ribs, the pepper jack cheese and pepperoni all look like the real deal. But they’re 100 percent vegan….and kosher. Yes, that’s right. Your dreams of eating a kosher reuben are about to come true!
January 21, 2016
Yes, It’s a Minnesota Winter. We’re Still Celebrating Tu B’Shevat.
Since planting a tree in Israel can only be a virtual affair, we’ve come up with great place to celebrate trees in the natural beauty of Minnesota’s ice-and-snow winter wonderland.
January 20, 2016
January 19, 2016
Improv-ing My Life
About three years ago, that was the case for me in taking my first improv class. My original goals were to stop overthinking, face some fears about looking stupid, and perhaps learn a thing or two that would help me out in my occasional auditions for community theater. I’ve wound up with a heck of a lot more.
January 15, 2016
Five Reasons Why Observing Shabbat May Improve Your Life
Taking time for Shabbat can help your marriage, your family, your creativity and give you a perspective on life that you might miss if you don’t take a break and turn off the tech devices.
January 14, 2016
Watch This Awesome Collaboration Between the Maccabeats and Naturally 7 Singing “Shed a Little Light” for MLK, Jr. Day
The Jewish a cappella group, the Maccabeats, and the African-American group, Naturally 7, come together to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s memory in the cover of James Taylor’s “Shed a Little Light.”