Intro to Judaism Through a Humanistic Lens
Rondo Community Library 461 Dale St. N, St. Paul, MN, United StatesRabbi Eva Cohen of Or Emet, the Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, will lead a three-session “Intro to Judaism Through a Humanistic Lens” course at the Rondo Community Library in St. Paul during the following dates and times: Sunday, Sept. 8, 3-4:30 p.m.: “Philosophy, History and Shabbat”; Sunday, Sept. 15, 3-4:30 p.m.: “Jewish Holidays and Culture”; and Sunday, Sept. 22, 3-4:30 p.m.: “Life Cycle Rituals and Big Questions.”
TC Jewish Film Festival: ‘Nechama’ Documentary Short
Sabes Center Minneapolis 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN, MN, United StatesTwin Cities Jewish Film Festival Documentary Short Screening Nechama Sunday, September 15 • Sabes Center Minneapolis • Free • Registration Required Free popcorn provided In the Spring of 1993, Steve Lear, a Minneapolis resident watched in disbelief as the floods in Des Moines, Iowa, devastated the city. Wanting to help, he called the Red Cross […]
Is Reconstructionist Judaism for You? Get to Know Mayim Rabim!
Friends Meeting House 4401 York Ave South Mpls, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesCURIOUS? JEW-ISH? SEEKING? Is Reconstructionist Judaism for You? Get to Know Mayim Rabim! Sunday, September 15, 4 PM 4401 York Ave S, Minneapolis, in person or join by Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84188671629?pwd=wj6xYzRAabVP5ytard7QxbimC1gbrB.1 If you are born Jewish/person of color or white/married to someone Jewish/converted or interested in converting/like Jewish foods, books, culture/straight or member of the LGBTQ community/believe in God or […]
TC Jewish Film Festival Walter’s Pick: ‘Late Marriage’
Capp Center St. Paul 1375 ST. PAUL AVE, St. Paul, MN, United States +1 moreTwin Cities Jewish Film Festival - Walter's Picks Through the Decades Late Marriage Monday, September 16 • 1-3 p.m. • Sabes Center Minneapolis AND Capp Center St. Paul • Free • Registration Required Free popcorn provided Zaza (Lior Louie Ashkenazi) is an eligible 31-year-old bachelor who has done his best to remain unattached. His traditional […]
Conversations Across the Line: Is Political Divisiveness Our Destiny?
Beit HaMidrash at TTSP 1287 Ford Pkwy, St Paul, MN, United States +1 moreIn 2021-2022 Democrat Bob Rubinyi and Republican Liz Gronert realized that they shared a common concern: The increasing political polarization was having a negative impact on personal relationships and within their congregation, Bet Shalom. Their response was to lead a series of conversations across the partisan line, to support and model constructive dialogue across differences. […]
TC Jewish Film Festival Walter’s Pick: ‘Footnote’
Capp Center St. Paul 1375 ST. PAUL AVE, St. Paul, MN, United States +1 moreTwin Cities Jewish Film Festival - Walter's Picks Through the Decades: Footnote Wednesday, September 18 • 1-3 p.m. • Sabes Center Minneapolis AND Capp Center St. Paul • Free • Registration Required Free popcorn provided Talmud scholar Eliezer Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar-Aba) has worked in obscurity at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. In contrast, Eliezer's son, Uriel (Lior […]
Intergenerational game night for teens and seniors
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis 5905 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN, United StatesA collaboration between JFCS Senior Services, NextGen and the agency’s Jewish Youth Mentoring Program (JYMP) Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 6-7:30 p.m. JFCS Community Room 5905 Golden Valley Rd, Golden Valley The goal of this program is to foster meaningful social connections for teens and seniors outside of their normal social circles. Tables will be intergenerational, […]
Practical Teshuvah
Beit HaMidrash at TTSP 1287 Ford Pkwy, St Paul, MN, United StatesDuring the month of Elul leading up to Rosh Hashanah and the 10 Days of Awe connecting the Jewish new year with Yom Kippur, we have a special call to take the time to reflect. The primary work of the season is teshuvah, turning and returning to the best we can be. But how do we […]
2024 JCRC Annual Meeting
Adath Jeshurun Congregation 10500 Hillside Lane West, Minnetonka, MN, United StatesWednesday, September 18, 7:00-8:30 pm | Adath Jeshurun Congregation | Dessert reception to follow Join us to hear from Ambassador Dennis Ross, veteran diplomat, peace negotiator, and critically acclaimed author, as we install our new JCRC board led by incoming president Jacy Grais. We will honor our outgoing Board President Jon Parritz and Director of Holocaust Education Laura Zelle for her 19 […]
Climate Film Series
Beth Jacob Congregation 1179 Victoria Curve, Saint Paul, United StatesBeth Jacob's Climate Action Committee is excited to present our 2-part Climate Film Series. Each time, we’ll start with a special Patagonia Films trailer, and then watch our Feature Film. Our August film is David Attenborough's: A Life on Our Planet.This 2020 film shows, and explains first-hand, the monumental scale of humanity's impact on nature […]