TC Jewfolk Turns Ten!
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A decade in the making!
Continue readingAugust 18, 2019
August 15, 2019
Closing the Door is the Wrong Move
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The secret is that though we have rarely been welcomed, we always do the welcoming.
Continue readingAugust 14, 2019
Jews Say “Close the Camps” on Tisha B’av
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Fifty Jewish groups across the United States assembled in protest of ICE on a day of mourning, Tisha B’av. United We Dream, an immigrant-led organization, asked allies to hold vigils and protests outside of ICE offices, so Jewish organizations came together to host Tisha B’Av Action: Jews Say #CloseTheCamps. One of these assemblies took place […]
Continue readingAugust 9, 2019
New Community Mikveh Concept Gaining Momentum
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When speaking about the new community mikveh project that she is spearheading in the Twin Cities, Cantor Rachel Stock Spilker gets two questions: Where is it going to be and how much is it going to cost? And while she has those two questions, also, they aren’t the first thing on her mind as this […]
Continue readingAugust 8, 2019
JFCS Counselor, Program Manager Carole Cera Named Social Worker of the Year
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Carole Cera, a counselor and program manager with Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS), is celebrating 30 years with the agency this year and now she has another accomplishment to celebrate – she has been honored as the Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-MN). Celebrating 30 […]
Continue readingAugust 2, 2019
Capitol Rally Calls Out Rep. Omar For BDS Views
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An estimated 100 people showed up Thursday afternoon for a Minnesota Jewish Coalition-organized rally on the steps of the State Capitol in St. Paul, but a vocal few were very disappointed with the direction the event took. Marni Hockenberg, a Republican activist who live-streamed to her Facebook account that she was outraged that Somali activist […]
Continue readingJuly 31, 2019
Hundreds Of Jews, Allies Protest With ‘Never Again’ Message
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Protest one of dozens that have taken place nationwide.
Continue readingJuly 26, 2019
Robert Aronson Takes Charge Of HIAS Board
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Thirty-one years ago, Robert Aronson was a young immigration lawyer who joined the board of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Now, after three decades of cycling on and off the board, Aronson has become the president of the board of HIAS at a pivotal time in the agency’s 138-year history. “I still get jazzed by […]
Continue readingJuly 19, 2019
Looking for a HUGE Leap Forward
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I am writing this asking for help. Any artist, from the most seasoned pro to the amateur hobbyist, will tell you the same thing: Finding space for art is hard enough work as it is. Whether that’s finding space to physically do your art, emotionally create your art, or financially support your art, it can’t […]
Continue readingJuly 9, 2019
Rabbi Hayim Herring Tackles Generational Divide In New Book
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Rabbi Hayim Herring’s first three books were all connected to Judaism. While his latest book, Connecting Generations: Bridging the Boomer, Gen X, and Millenial Divide, isn’t that per se, he doesn’t see it as a huge departure. “I don’t really see it as a switch so much as growth, as an expansion; I just decided […]
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