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To Do
Finding Treasure in the Archives: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 24
Java with JLink™ Virtual Coffee Social: 8:15 a.m. Thursday, June 4
Schedule a virtual hangout with Genevieve, our Community Engagement Manager!
To Read
Businesses Retool In Face Of New Reality
Two Brachot for the COVID-19 Pandemic
MRA Funeral Practices During The Current COVID-19 Crisis
Digital Judaism: Is This The Way?
Eight Shabbat Candles: Finding New Traditions in Quarantine
Virus Turning Jewish Rituals Upside Down
‘Hero Snack Packs’ To Fuel Front-Line Medical Pros
Determining Our Own Reunification Rituals
Minnesota Rabbinical Association’s Unanimous Response to StaySafeMN
To Listen
Listen to “Who the Folk?! Susan Segal” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Who the Folk?! Ronen Pink” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Who the Folk?! Shira Yardley” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Online Jewish Accessibility” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Alan Abbey & the Future of Jewish Journalism” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Deconstructing De Blasio’s Tweets” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Miriam Steinberg-Egeth” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Gabi Arad” on Spreaker.
Listen to “Sara Shapiro-Plevan” on Spreaker.
For Parents
Minnesota Mammalehs FB Group
Minnesota Mammalehs is a group for moms, and those expecting (a) child(ren), in the Minnesota Jewish community. Mommies of babies and kids of all ages are welcome. Anyone who identifies as a mom raising or having raised Jewish children and who resides in Minnesota or is moving here in the relatively near future, whether cisgender or transgender, is welcome to join.
Mammaleh Neighborhood groups: Eden Prairie/Minnetonka/SW, Edina, Hopkins Area (Golden Valley, Hopkins, Mtka), Minneapolis, Plymouth/Maple Grove, St. Paul/East Metro suburbs, AND Minnesota Jewish Mothers of Special Needs Kids
Mammalehs Recommend: Links for Families in Quarantine
A Not-Totally-Comprehensive but Fairly-Extensive List of Virtual Educational and Enrichment Opportunities for Families! Brought to you by Minnesota Mammalehs!
Parents of TC Jewish Teens FB Group
This site will be a place for us to share resources, opportunities, and advice. Unlike the similar site for younger children/parents, please DO NOT post anything personal about your own or other teens. This site will be a place to recommend books, programming, classes/tutoring, leadership opportunities, and more. It is a place to ask generic questions about teens but not a place to post personal questions about your own teens.
Talking About It Guide from Temple Israel
COVID-19 Resources for Families of Students with Disabilities from MN Department of Education
For Kids
Kids & Families Guide from Sabes JCC
Resources for Quarantined Families from PJ Library
As communities seek to lower the impact of COVID-19, many families are spending a lot of time at home with their kids. One great way to pass time with your little ones is to read PJ Library books! Here are other ideas for ways to stay busy and have fun at home.
Home School Guide from Temple Israel
Learn from Home with the Science Museum of Minnesota
Stuck at Home from the Davidson Institute of Science
Science-y trivia games, videos, experiments and many other activities to enjoy!
Amazing Educational Resources: Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions
2020 COVID-19 Time Capsule template
For Teens & Young Adults
A Brand New Virtual Experience for Jewish Teens Worldwide
Collective Compassion from Jewish Teens Thrive
A Mental Health Awareness Month (May) Resource for teens and adults
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For 20s & 30s
YALA stewards the growth of individuals, supports the community organizations making their growth possible, and believes in fostering long-term relationships to involve Jewish young adults as volunteers, leaders, and visionaries today and for years to come.
Shabbat Alone, Together with OneTable
Friday night with OneTable is all about feeling good, and we’re looking at ways to keep that magic of Shabbat, while protecting the health and safety of one another. Shabbat happens every week whether there are 15 people at your table or you’re lighting candles alone, so while we cannot support in-person dinners that are open to the community at this time, we’ve lifted the restrictions on the minimum of people needed to host a OneTable dinner. We’re here to nourish you and your roommate(s), or even just you creating the space to make your Friday night a little special.
For Everyone
Enter what we hope will become a 24/7 digital festival of Jewish culture, including conversations, interviews, rituals, music, services, and more.
Resources for Caring for Yourself and Others from Temple Israel
Mental Health
Watch Caring for Your Kinderlach with Dr. Joshua Stein (recorded April 24)
Counseling and Mental Health Services from Jewish Family & Children’s Service
RUACH: Emotional and Spiritual Support
We are Jewish emotional and spiritual care providers looking to help you during these challenging times. We are not a private practice, but a 100% volunteer-run initiative made up of therapists, social workers, rabbis, chaplains, and providers-in-training offering support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Care givers span the Jewish spectrum, and provide LGBTQIA+ affirming and assessable care.
Other low-cost therapy options
Online Resources & Events Calendar from NAMI Minnesota
Online support groups, free classes, information & links to mental health resources
Viral Calm & Make My Day Bright
Sibling sites designed to help flatten the worry curve while we go through Corona. Created by a local Jewish freelance web designer!
Collective Compassion from Jewish Teens Thrive
A Mental Health Awareness Month (May) Resource for teens and adults
How to Stop Freaking the %#[email protected] Out: DURING A PANDEMIC! from Ellie Family Services
A 12-minute video with 6 suggestions to help navigate the pandemic and quarantine
Try a Mindfulness App: Calm & Headspace offer free trials
Behavioral Health & COVID-19 from MN Department of Health
Do A Mitzvah
Volunteer
‘Visit’ Seniors with Virtual Visit Friend or Friendly Remote Visitors
Volunteer with PRISM, the food shelf that shares a building with JFCS
Volunteer as an on-call delivery driver with Meals On Wheels
Give Tzedakah
Locally, you can support your synagogue’s Tzedakah projects, JFCS’s Emergency Financial Assistance Fund or Family Care Kit Fund, Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, The Headwaters Foundation for Justice’s Communities First Fund, Springboard for the Arts’ Emergency Relief Fund for Artists, the Minnesota Freedom Fund, the Constellation Relief Fund, and/or another favorite local fund. We have also compiled a list of Mutual Aid Funds you can support.
Globally, you can support UNICEF, Global Giving, DirectRelief, and many more.
Form a virtual pop-up giving circle and pool resources with friends, family, coworkers, or neighbors to make a greater group impact! Use Amplifier’s free Facilitator Guide and Participant Workbook.
Donate to a food shelf
Sholom has created wish lists to help residents
Contact Asian-American Organizations
Donate and ask how you can help reduce stigma and stand in solidarity with them.
Asian American Organizing Project
Asian Economic Development Association
Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota
The SEAD Project (Southeast Asian Diaspora Development)
And always report racist discrimination
Donate Blood/Plasma
Helping Others Guide from Temple Israel
If you can sew, make masks to alleviate shortages at hospitals