October 20, 2021
Wendy Shragg had no reason to meet local golf pro Bryan Skavnak in early 2020. But when a mutual friend mentioned that Shragg should check out Skavnak’s uplifting Instagram feed […]
October 15, 2021
Last night I drove to JFK International Airport to drop off my parents, who live in Israel, after a three-month visit to the States. They had come to visit us […]
October 14, 2021
While the last 19 months haven’t been great by any means, Dori Weinstein used it for good: She finished her fourth book. The latest installment in the YaYa and YoYo […]
October 13, 2021
Last October, TC Jewfolk reimagined vacationing for life during a pandemic, and this weekend, the ultimate Jewish staycation is back for a second year! TC Jewfolk is proud to present […]
October 8, 2021
If you read it in a certain way, this week’s portion is kind of like a horror film. Imagine it with me, just for a moment. A simple man, righteous […]
October 7, 2021
One of the hallmarks of the Minnesota JCC’s Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival has been the beyond-the-screen programming that comes with the movie: the post-show speakers’ panel; a Q&A with […]
October 6, 2021
For most of us, the name Rube Goldberg invokes comedic images and cartoons of a chain reaction machine that perform a simple task in an indirect or overcomplicated way. Remember […]
October 4, 2021
Riv Shapiro wants you to know that that their short film was chosen for the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival before they even applied for the position of Minnesota JCC […]
October 1, 2021
My first thought when I finished reading this week’s portion was, “Wow, that was a lot.” In one Torah portion, the Bible takes us through two iterations of the creation […]
September 28, 2021
September 23, 2021 I scanned my weather app. A week of nearly perfect September weather lay ahead. I spotted one night that predicted temperatures in the fifties. SOLD! With an […]