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30
Oct
2009
The Paradox of Being Jewish

9 days ago by Rabbi Modek

One of the feats that many of us, progressive Jews, have to manage everyday is the paradox of balancing the universal and the particular; our worldliness with our Jewishness. Can both coexist in one person’s head, heart, and actions without twisting one’s personality into an over-baked pretzel? I am ...

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23
Oct
2009
Because Jews come in all colors…

16 days ago by Leora Maccabee

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Since Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka is bringing the only Jewish African American gospel singer of our time, Joshua Nelson to their synagogue on November 7th to sing Hebrew, Israeli and Jewish music with a gospel sound with his backup band, Adath’s cantor and the Adath choir (check the we ...

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21
Oct
2009
Judaism and Gossip: Did You Hear About…?

18 days ago by SeanHerstein

What does Judaism have to say about gossip? The traditional litany of sins listed in the liturgy for the Day of Atonement includes no fewer than 11 transgressions related to speech and gossip. TMZ’s Harvey Levin (Jewish) makes a living by publicizing the embarrassing moments in the lives of celebrit ...

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20
Oct
2009
New Contributor: Sean Herstein

19 days ago by Leora Maccabee

TC Jewfolk is excited to announce our new contributing writer, Sean Herstein. Here is what Sean has to say: If two Jews have three opinions, imagine the diversity of opinion held by centuries of Jewish tradition. From the Torah to the Talmud to the many wise thinkers of today, every question can ill ...

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16
Oct
2009
And a peacock too!

23 days ago by sharontohline

I have seen the video, my friends. We don’t get all that many opportunities in life to confirm our memories with hard proof, but in this particular case I have a VHS tape full of proof, and the main point I want to make, based on this footage, is that our elementary school was often PROFOUNDLY RIDIC ...

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Young Leadership of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation – Defying Segmentation

23 days ago by Jason Kapel

A couple months ago in a Young Leadership board meeting I confidently stated that we need to look at the Young Leadership population as a few distinct sub-segments, so we can better reach, message, and serve this group of people. I’m a marketing guy, and that’s the type of thing a marketing guy says ...

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15
Oct
2009
New Contributor: Jason Kapel

24 days ago by Leora Maccabee

TC Jewfolk is excited to announce our new contributing writer, Jason Kapel. Here is what Jason has to say: About me? Well, I’m a self aware liberal who works for one of the country’s largest health insurance companies. Last week I didn’t know whether to join the protestors outside our building or sh ...

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14
Oct
2009
Baghdad to Bombay – In the Kitchens of my Cousins

25 days ago by admin

October 18, 2009 2-4 PM Pearl Sofaer will be discussing her literary masterpiece: “Baghdad to Bombay – In the Kitchens of my Cousins” Pearl Sofaer was born and grew up in Bombay, India. Her large family originated in Baghdad and Kirkuk, Iraq, before migrating to Burma and India during the latter par ...

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05
Oct
2009
On Simchat Torah: unraveling joy

34 days ago by Jenna Zark

There’s a story—I guess there’s always a story about things like this—that says God brought the Torah to everyone else before it was accepted by the Jews. “Will you take this?” God asks. “What is in it?” they say. “My commandments.” The Jews are supposed to have said, “All that God has commanded we ...

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30
Sep
2009
Build a sukkah on your porch or apartment balcony

39 days ago by Leora Maccabee

With the Jewish holiday of Sukkot starting on Friday night, Jews around the country have started building sukkot, or little huts, in their backyards to eat, sleep, pray, and celebrate in during the holiday. This article is not for them. This article is not for the Jews who buy pre-packaged s ukkot b ...

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