New Jew in town: An outsider’s perspective
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In the October 2012 issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Adam Platt (who I can only assume is my long lost relative) muses about the tendency for Minnesotans to Continue Reading
From Belarus to Minneapolis: Veronica’s story
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Veronica Gagnelius always knew she was Jewish. She just wasn’t sure what it meant.
Coming to a Sukkah near you… 2012 Twin Cities Best Sukkot Events
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Sukkot is my favorite Jewish holiday until Passover. Continue Reading
“If I Was A Rich Man Tour”: Interview with Minnesotan participant, Sonya Kuznetsov
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For the past year, we’vve been hearing a lot about percentages in the United States.
Frizzy hair? Coupons? What’s a Jew to do?
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After 21 years I’ve decided to embrace the frizz and thickness that is sometimes referred to as my hair. Continue Reading
Boy Scouts at the Sabes JCC: Jewish. Inclusive. Family bonding.
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Some parents have questioned the Boy Scouts of America given recent news about a policy the national organization issued about LGBT participants, but the main question parent leaders of the Continue Reading
“Project Know”: Pondering love and marriage in viral video against the Marriage Amendment
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The idea for “Project Know” started small: Inspired by their three year-old twins, Lisa and Linda Alter-Capell wanted to make a homemade video Continue Reading
My child doesn’t know it yet but she is a preacher’s kid
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On July 24th 2012, three weeks early and weighing six pounds nine ounces, my daughter Annie Beth Fine came into this world.
New Jew in town: Making friends easier than expected
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“How many people will be at this happy hour?” I asked Shana. It was my first week of work at the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, and in between turning down food every ten minutes (working at Federation is like working with 30 Jewish mothers) I was invited to attend a Jewish happy hour by Shana, the coordinator of Young Leadership.
“Not a lot,” said Shana. “Maybe 40?”