Finding A Nuanced Way To Teach Israel Education
A better way to talk about Israel than the conversation that often dominates Jewish life.
September 3, 2020
June 23, 2020
Eliana Pierotti Wins Howie Stillman Young Leadership Award
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Howie Stillman Young Leadership Fund still found a way to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Jewish high school seniors in the Twin Cities. A sub-committee […]
June 19, 2020
A Journey Through History With My Zaida
One out of three hundred. When 299 armed soldiers deployed for Korea, my grandfather, whom I lovingly refer to as Zaida, defied the odds. He was chosen to serve as […]
May 1, 2020
An Open Letter To My Students
Maybe my connection to Judaism isn’t diminishing, just changing. But when everything is in such a state of tumult, I’m not sure I want that change.
April 13, 2020
Who The Folk?! Ariana Feygin
What’s it like to cook, under pressure, on television? Or to step into a kitchen and work as a 9-year-old? This week we are joined by teen cooking prodigy Ariana […]
April 5, 2020
Who The Folk?! Leo Dworsky
This week we’re joined by Leo Dworsky, a 16-year-old St. Louis Park High School junior who is a finalist in the MPR Classical Minnesota Varsity competition. We talk about his […]
February 19, 2020
January 15, 2020
Teen Playwrights Preparing Holocaust Story For The Stage
As actors, Carly Joseph and Abby Anderson are used to being on stage. But on a recent Sunday afternoon, the two were doing everything else: Crawling through scenery to test […]
October 16, 2019
Parents Sound Alarm After Son’s Pill Death
There is nothing that can convince his parents that Gabe Lilienthal wasn’t murdered. The 17-year-old Gabe thought he was taking OxyContin to try and help him sleep. What he was […]
September 3, 2019
Changes In Jewish HS Education In the Twin Cities This Fall
Having taught for more than 60 years, Rabbi Yosi Gordon had a problem last winter: A serious leg fracture that kept him out of the classroom for more than three […]