March 25, 2024
Gary Schiff, a resident of South Minneapolis, cherishes his time attending study classes at Temple Israel and caring for his dog, Butters, who true to his name, “Is the color […]
March 22, 2024
Excerpted from the “The Jewish Holiday Table” by Naama Shefi and the Jewish Food Society (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2024. Many Purim sweets, like hamantaschen, are shaped to represent the […]
March 20, 2024
Why do children dress up and adults hide their identity behind masks on Purim? Because concealment and secrecy play a pivotal role in the story. Things — and people — […]
March 15, 2024
The annual holiday tradition we all love! TC Jewfolk’s holiday matchmaking is live to help you find a Passover Seder in your area or to let you invite guests to […]
December 15, 2023
A few years, the Hallmark Channel got the memo that there are other holidays in December besides Christmas and wrote several Chanukkah-themed movies. In 2022, the channel offered up Hanukkah […]
December 13, 2023
I recently happened upon a rather heated online discussion about the appropriateness of non-Jews putting menorahs in their windows during Hanukkah. The question being debated was whether that act is […]
December 10, 2023
Chanukah, we often say, is the festival of light. From Minnesota to Jerusalem, menorahs shine brightly on cold December nights. And especially this year, we link ourselves to all Jews […]
December 6, 2023
Cramming bits of 14 Taylor Swift hits into nearly four and a half minutes, New York Jewish a capella group Six13 released their new Hanukkah parody, “Era-lution of Taylor Swift […]
December 5, 2023
With Hanukkah just around the corner, now is the perfect time to think about where you can purchase sufganiyot for the holiday. Sufganiyot (the Hebrew word for “donuts”) are a […]
September 22, 2023
In March, I had the good fortune to travel to the Deep South with 200 other Reconstructionist Jews from congregations around the country on a sobering yet uplifting journey that […]