September 23, 2022
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he word “t’shuvah” is one we hear a LOT during the High Holidays! Typically, it’s translated as repentance, but the Hebrew literally means “returning.” Alison Faith Levy is a fantastic […]
Continue readingSeptember 22, 2022
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he Minnesota National College Fair, back in person for the first time since the start of COVID, is holding its event on Oct. 5-6, with two of the three sessions […]
Continue readingSeptember 22, 2022
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atching. 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 […]
Continue readingSeptember 16, 2022
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ith 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 […]
Continue readingSeptember 8, 2022
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eptember’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 […]
Continue readingSeptember 5, 2022
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hen 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 […]
Continue readingSeptember 2, 2022
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t 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 […]
Continue readingSeptember 1, 2022
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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 […]
Continue readingAugust 26, 2022
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fter 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 […]
Continue readingAugust 25, 2022
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almud 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, […]
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