June 18, 2019
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Hello and welcome to the 2019 edition of “Date Nights For While Your Kids Are at Camp”! It’s summertime again and I am still happily childless and here to tell you what the eff is cool around town this summer*. While the oldies from last summer are still solid options, we’re trying to keep it […]
Continue readingJune 7, 2019
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Kids are never too young to learn about inclusivity. While there are no specifically Pride-themed books from PJ Library, they have a great selection of books with diversity/inclusion/uniqueness as themes. Here are 6 titles to pick up today! Baxter, The Pig Who Wanted To Be Kosher While waiting for the bus, a man tells Baxter […]
Continue readingMay 30, 2019
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Did you know the summer months are the months with the most birthdays? As the birthday season approaches, remember the Shalom Baby program at JFS. If you know of anyone in the community who has welcomed a new baby, please let JFS know. They will receive a wonderful basket full of SWAG items including a […]
Continue readingMay 30, 2019
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I can still remember the exact moment when my career as a full-time staff writer ended. I was sitting in front of my computer at the Jerusalem Post when I noticed my water broke. Within 36 hours I became a mother and said goodbye to full-time employment, forever. I could have gone back after maternity […]
Continue readingMay 24, 2019
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From its beginnings in 1895 as The Hebrew Free School to moving into the Sabes JCC 16 years ago, Talmud Torah of Minneapolis will be kicking off its 125th-year of educating Jewish children on Monday, June 3, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Adath Jeshurun. The event is an opportunity to honor teachers, see a showcase of […]
Continue readingMay 23, 2019
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Podcasts are hardly new in the digital world. Whether for news, storytelling, interviews or pop culture, its estimated more than half of the population listens. TC Jewfolk has been in the podcast business for 13 months, as we transitioned our popular Who The Folk?! article series to a podcast. Now, Jewfolk is moving from interviewing […]
Continue readingMay 9, 2019
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While there is certainly no substitute for spending time in Israel –after all, what could be – the Twin Cities annual Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration is a close replica. This year’s event – celebrating Israel’s 71st birthday – is Sunday, May 19 from 3-5 p.m. at the St. Paul JCC. The event is funded by the […]
Continue readingMay 5, 2019
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The Amos and Celia Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School will host a free workshop for parents and educators, Managing Anxiety at Home and School: How to Break the Worry Cycle, with nationally renowned clinical social worker and psychotherapist Lynn Lyons on Monday, May 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Barry Family Campus. The event is free […]
Continue readingApril 17, 2019
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Sunday, May 5 @ 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS) – 5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley Join PJ Library and Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School for a meaningful day of service. Families will work on a variety of service projects benefitting local non-profit organizations, including JFCS neighbor […]
Continue readingApril 17, 2019
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I grew up in a traditional conservative Jewish home. Both my parents are Jewish. I was raised Jewish. I observed all the Jewish holidays, went to Sunday School and Hebrew school and went to my grandparents for all the traditional Jewish holidays like Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, and Passover. My family attended services regularly […]
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