Your Guide to Pride Month Events with Our Jewish Community

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The Hebrew word for Pride is Ga’avah. The interpretation is about standing tall and publicly rising up in majesty.  This June, it’s definitely time for some Ga’avah.  I’m a cis […]

Who The Folk?! Hunter Wengersky

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Active in their college’s Hillel, Hunter Wengersky also became a go-to person at their school for questions about LGBTQ life on campus. It’s only fitting that they are now the […]

Who The Folk?! Rabbi Aaron Weininger

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When it was announced more than two years ago that Rabbi Aaron Weininger would become Adath Jeshurun’s senior rabbi on June 1, 2023, he was asked if he’d be ready […]

Finding Community and Connection

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Kara Kirsch ended up in the Twin Cities by accident. She came at a friend’s invitation, her car broke down here, and friends convinced her to stay. But in the […]

Who The Folk?! Milo Beyene

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For Milo Beyene, fighting for equity and fairness started at a very early age — even for slightly mundane things. Now, it’s for more important issues, as they settle in […]

TC Queer Jews Piloting Mussar Learning Group

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J-Pride, the Jewish Twin Cities LGBTQ+ organization, is piloting a queer-only va’ad, or study group, to engage with Jewish Mussar teachings in partnership with Twin Cities Mussar and Temple Israel. […]

Jon Lovett Brings Politics, Comedy To St. Paul

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As someone who first made his name in political circles as a speechwriter, Jon Lovett’s route to Washington started in a less conventional way: a math major.  “I wrote op-eds […]

Twin Cities Pride with J-Pride

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J-Pride is seeking volunteers for Twin Cities Pride! We will be hosting a booth at Twin Cities Pride on Saturday, June 25 (12pm-6pm) and Sunday, June 26 (10am-6pm), and are […]

Submissions Open for the Second J-Pride Zine

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  Submissions are now open for the second annual J-Pride Zine: Out from the Narrow Place, Into the Wilderness (Volume 2). Please share with us your art, your poetry, your […]