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TC Jewfolk is a multi-author blog for hip Jewish stuff in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
I was saddened by the Sandy Hook killings. At one point on Friday morning, I posted to my Facebook wall that I was both “shocked and saddened.” But the sad truth is that I wasn’t shocked by what happened on Friday. We’ve had too many school shootings for me to be shocked anymore. Continue Reading
With Hanukkah approaching and our parenting conundrums adding up, it’s the perfect time to look back at what the Festival of Lights used to be – at least for us, The Two Jews on Parenting. Continue Reading
Coming here from Shreveport, Louisiana, may have only been a handful of states to the north (four, to be exact), but there are a few phrases that were definitely not in my vocabulary down south: Continue Reading
Bacon seems to have hit a tipping point in America in the past few decades. No longer is bacon simply a sizzled savory side dish to eggs and pancakes in the morning. Now it comes wrapped around, dipped in, or topped on just about anything from pizza to donuts to brownies. And it doesn’t stop there. With a little effort, one can find bacon flavored alcohols, coffees, beers, and even toothpaste. It’s no surprise, then, that bacon ice cream is also an available hit attraction for bacon addicts everywhere, and now Sebastian Joe’s lovers need not look any farther than right here in the Twin Cities. Continue Reading
Chris Kellogg is the Jewish mom many strive to be. Mezuzahs adorn the doorposts of her kosher Golden Valley home, where knishes, kugels or matzah balls are staples on the table during Jewish holiday celebrations. Although both of her daughters have since left the nest, Chris still calls them every Shabbat to say the traditional blessing, a ritual she started when they were very young. Continue Reading
It’s officially gotten colder than it ever gets in Louisiana. Continue Reading
When I first began to think about what it means to be a Jew during election time, all I though about was Israel. This campaign season has been a little better than some with the Israel rhetoric, but often the focus Israel receives is obnoxious.* Continue Reading
Storytelling has a long tradition in Judaism. After all, we are “People of the Book,” and each week we examine stories from the Torah, looking for their meaning. Continue Reading
No cross-country move is complete without a defining embarrassing moment. Continue Reading
The conversation about same-sex marriage is continuing as Minnesotans go to the polls in three weeks to vote on an amendment to the state constitution that, if passed, would define marriage solely between two people of the opposite sex. Despite the fact that marriage between same-sex couples is already against the law in Minnesota, this has become a lightning-rod social issue across the state, with amendment proponents and opponents flooding the media with advertisements. Continue Reading