Shmita: A Lesson In Learning When To Let Go
Watching. Watching my plants and waiting for rain. Waiting and watching, and oh yes, praying. It’s Shmita, and my plants outside need the rain. Of course, I am allowed to […]
September 22, 2022
September 21, 2022
New Faces In Town To Help Lead High Holiday Services
With synagogues hiring new clergy to start on or around July 1, every year brings cantors and rabbis a challenge: Moving to a new city and a new congregation, not […]
September 16, 2022
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Bashanah Haba’ah (Italian)’ by Ellie Flier
With the Jewish New Year approaching, it’s a time for serious reflection, but it’s also a time for joyful optimism! The Israeli folk song “Bashanah Haba’ah” is a beautiful melody […]
September 8, 2022
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘We Are Together’ by Jay Rapoport
September’s here, and while summer is out, it’s special to get to come back into our year-round communities — our schools, synagogues, and other special Jewish communities. So this felt […]
September 7, 2022
High Holiday Guide 2022/5783
We’re just about a month away from the start of the Jewish holiday season, so we’re bringing you TC Jewfolk’s comprehensive guide to high holiday services across the region and […]
September 5, 2022
Who The Folk?! Jenna Zark
When TC Jewfolk launched 13 years ago, Jenna Zark was one of our first writers. Now, many of those essays that she wrote in those early days, is part of […]
September 2, 2022
Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Achat Sha’alti’
It can be hard to switch gears from the summer and prepare mentally and emotionally for the High Holidays. Music is a powerful tool to help with that transition, so […]
September 1, 2022
New Children’s Book Shows How Twins Have Their Own Identities
Marissa Bader has been writing and editing pieces on parenting for several years, but her latest writing covers a topic that hits very close to home: her three children, and […]
August 26, 2022
Drea Lear Waves Goodbye To Herzl After 27 Summers
After 27 summers spent on the shores of Devils Lake, including the last 11 as camp director, Drea Lear decided that it was time to put her clipboard away and […]
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, […]