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When I was about ten years old, my father taught me my first blues scale on the piano. Since then, I’ve loved playing the blues, no matter what rhythm section instrument you hand me. Continue Reading
Hey kids, welcome to This Month In Jewish: a monthly installment for TC Jewfolk where we recap all the important (and some unimportant) stories you may have seen this past month. Continue Reading
Yearning for marriage has been a part of Darlene Huntress’s life since as early as 1986, when standing as the maid of honor in her sister’s wedding; she gave a toast adapted from a Native American marriage blessing. Continue Reading
Sunday evening during the J Street conference in Washington DC, I struggled to stay concentrated. After a previously inspiring day; exhaustion had suddenly sunk in. I was about to succumb to my daydreams when a social justice activist from Texas energetically bounced on stage to give her “Coming Out” speech. Continue Reading
Last year when Senator Warren Limmer first proposed the anti-marriage amendment to Minnesota’s Constitution, my wife and I had many worries.
If the new Reese Witherspoon rom-com isn’t cutting it and you’re looking for films with some bite, you might want to check out IZUN/MIZAN. Plus you won’t be cursing yourself for wasting your hard-earned cash on a Reese Witherspoon movie (IZUN/MIZANis free, but please donate at the door if you can). Continue Reading
Not too long ago I felt overwhelmed by every aspect of cooking and entertaining. Then, in a relatively short amount of time, I became a Shabbat-dinner-making, Sukkah-decorating, Seder-creating, full-fledged balebusta.
Last month, a Jewish man removed his beard and it seems that the whole world noticed. I am referring, of course, to Matisyahu. Continue Reading
Today, January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, has been declared International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations. In their own ways, members of the Jewish communities of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota will join the international community on January 27 in Continue Reading
Earlier this year, a friend and I were returning to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. It being summer and us coming from the beach, my friend was wearing a long dress that covered everything expect her shoulders. As we were walking out of the central bus station to catch a local bus home, a woman approaches my friend and says to her: