The Jungian psychologist turned educator Ira Progoff offers us an extraordinary tool for reconstructing our relationship to the Jewish things we care about it. For us today it is an opportunity for making Israel in all its fulness—our connections, our ambivalences, our loves, and our hates—part of our own evolving Jewish spiritual biography. So often […]
As we all know, death is part of life and talking about that is not always easy. Please join us at Knollwood Place Apartments on the Ackerberg Family Sholom West Campus for a helpful and heart-warming conversation with Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman, Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel. RSVP: [email protected] or 952-939-1605
If you have ever wanted to learn Hebrew but: Thought you’re too old or just not equipped to learn a language (NOT TRUE BY THE WAY) Not had great experiences with conventional textbooks Been curious about Biblical and Modern Hebrew at the same time … Wanted to understand why the language is the way it is … […]
David Makofsky & Ghaith al-Omari In Conversation Join us as we welcome Middle East experts David Makofsky & Ghaith al-Omari for a candid and nuanced conversation about the current situation and prospects for finding a true and lasting resolution. Hosted by: Minnesota Hillel, JCRC, and Minneapolis Federation Israel Center RSVP: https://jewishminneapolis.tfaforms.net/29 David Makovsky is the […]
Hadassah Minneapolis St. Paul will present an online program, The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport, with author Caren Stelson and illustrator Selina Alko, who will speak about the wonderful picture book they created together, Stars of the Night. This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the courageous children who were rescued from […]
JFS, in partnership with Sholom Home East and the Alzheimer’s Association, facilitates a caregiver support group for people who are providing care to a loved one suffering from dementia.
Minneapolis will host an exciting interdisciplinary 2-day symposium and accompanying exhibition exploring the craft of Jewish printing from historical and contemporary perspectives. This symposium will feature a curated slate of presentations, artist panels and workshops led by esteemed historians, bibliographers, archivists, librarians, typographers, designers, printers, and book artists of all kinds. We will engage in […]
Jewish Family Service of St. Paul, in partnership with Sholom Home, facilitates a grief support group.
If you have ever wanted to learn Hebrew but: Thought you’re too old or just not equipped to learn a language (NOT TRUE BY THE WAY) Not had great experiences with conventional textbooks Been curious about Biblical and Modern Hebrew at the same time … Wanted to understand why the language is the way it is … […]
Minneapolis will host an exciting interdisciplinary 2-day symposium and accompanying exhibition exploring the craft of Jewish printing from historical and contemporary perspectives. This symposium will feature a curated slate of presentations, artist panels and workshops led by esteemed historians, bibliographers, archivists, librarians, typographers, designers, printers, and book artists of all kinds. We will engage in […]
The Twin Cities Cardozo Society has invited three leading experts to discuss the rise of antisemitism in higher education and the steps they've taken to support students and fight back. Join us as we hear from Alyza Lewin, James Pasch, and Mark Rotenberg. Virtual or In-Person Screening Event: If you'd like to gather with fellow […]
Between the world wars, hundreds of poor Eastern European Jewish immigrant residents of St. Paul’s West Side flats eagerly boarded trains or buses for a pleasurable and healthy vacation at White Bear Lake, home to Sophie Wirth Camp. Based on extensive additional research conducted since the WBLAHS presentation in 2022, this talk will explore the […]
Or Emet president Allan Malkis will speak about the Dead Sea Scrolls from 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, April 14, at the Talmud Torah of St. Paul, 768 Hamline Ave. South in St. Paul. A social time will follow. The Dead Sea Scrolls are a famous set of writings from Qumran, an area in the valley of […]
A study led by Roberta Schwartz Roberta Schwartz was at Mount Zion alongside her husband Rabbi Fred Schwartz for almost a decade, 1966-74. She last taught at Mount Zion about Glückel of Hameln and mesmerized her audience at the Our Bodies Our Souls Women’s Retreat. She returns to Mount Zion to unlock another detail of […]
Music can be a potent meeting place between religious traditions, offering a portal for audiences and musicians into another culture. The Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John’s University presents “Echoes of the Divine: A Dialogue between Jewish and Christian Musical Traditions.” Using a salon format that includes both performance and conversation, the […]
Music can be a potent meeting place between religious traditions, offering a portal for audiences and musicians into another culture. The Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning presents “Echoes of the Divine: A Dialogue between Jewish and Christian Musical Traditions.” Using a salon format that includes both performance and conversation, the concert features violinist Stephanie […]
If you have ever wanted to learn Hebrew but: Thought you’re too old or just not equipped to learn a language (NOT TRUE BY THE WAY) Not had great experiences with conventional textbooks Been curious about Biblical and Modern Hebrew at the same time … Wanted to understand why the language is the way it is … […]
This talk will focus on the American Jewish cinematic tradition that is much more diverse and pluralistic than most people realize. In this rich tradition of fiction films and documentaries, folks who consider themselves just Jews reside alongside those who are traditionally—or sometimes untraditionally--observant. This tradition not only represents Jews onscreen but also makes them […]
On Friday, April 19, from 7:30-9 p.m., Or Emet will host a Shabbat service followed by a program and social time. The events will take place at the Minnesota JCC Sabes Center Minneapolis, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis. The service will be led by Eva Cohen, Or Emet’s ritual leader and a Humanistic rabbi […]
Join us on Sunday, April 21st at 1 p.m. - Capp Center St. Paul for a captivating talk by Ben Harmon, a Wexner Scholar from Harvard, who will share insights on the IDF's perspective regarding October 7th and why IDF is considered the most moral army. Ben, an esteemed Dolphin Class Submarine Commander in the […]
JFS, in partnership with Sholom Home East and the Alzheimer’s Association, facilitates a caregiver support group for people who are providing care to a loved one suffering from dementia.
Janet Horvath, Shabbat Pulpit Guest Janet Horvath played Kol Nidre on cello at Mount Zion for many years. Horvath, associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra (1980-2012), will speak during the Shabbat service about how she unearthed family secrets about her family’s survival during the Holocaust. There will be a Q & A conversation during […]
The 7-week period of the Omer, the time between the Israelites leaving Egypt (Pesach, Passover) and their receiving Torah at Mt. Sinai (Shavuot), is an opportunity for personal spiritual growth. Each week is associated with a character trait of Divinity—a middah. In this course we will study these holy traits, all of which reside within us, and […]
Join us on Wednesday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at Sholom Home, St. Paul, for a poignant P2G Zikaron Ba'Salon event commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day. Rachel Frank, a P2G member and daughter of a Holocaust survivor, will share her family's story. Let's gather together for an evening of remembrance, reflection, and solidarity. Light snacks and […]
Kohenet Elana Brody will guide a creative healing experience that will include an informal meditative nature walk and the opportunity to listen to a song that comes from the heart and your intuitive sense. The experience will include teachings about the upcoming month of Iyar and the Kabbalistic meaning of this date of the Omer. Kohenet Elana is an acclaimed singer-songwriter, song leader, and Hebrew Priestess rooted in rural Appalachia, with a decade of Jewish […]