Posted 6 months ago
Can you tell us about yourself and your background?
I grew up in/around the Twin Cities metro area. I currently work in Jewish education during the academic year and do text translation (between Japanese[...] Posted 6 months ago
By Hunter Wengersky, J-Pride Coordinator, and Lucy Marshall, Community Services Director
In these times – when many members of the Jewish LGBTQ+ community are experiencing fear, uncertainty, and isolation [...] Posted 1 year ago
Belle and Sandra, avid gardeners, are both transplants to the area, who have each lived in the greater Twin Cities since the mid-90s. They are actively involved in a few synagogues across denominations and devote[...] Posted 2 years ago
Can you tell us about yourself and your background?
I'm proud to be part of the Twin Cities Jewish community. After 11 years, I'm also proud to call myself a Minnesotan (if I'm allowed). There's always a bit o[...] Posted 4 years ago
Can you tell us about yourself and your background?
About a year ago, I enrolled in the “Introduction to Judaism” course available at Temple Israel shortly after reading “Why Be Jewish? A Testament” by[...] Posted 5 years ago
Our featured volunteer this month is Thryn Hare, who volunteers with the J-Pride Program. Read more about J-Pride here and visit the program's Facebook page here!
What’s your current volunteer role at JFCS? [...] Posted 8 years ago
With its Community Services programs, JFCS looks for opportunities that help build and sustain well-being and meaningful connections, creating a stronger community. Through partnerships with PRISM Food Shelf and i[...] Posted 8 years ago
By Heather Renetzky • J-Pride Program Coordinator
Back in November, my partner Emma and I were listening to a segment on MPR covering people’s reactions to the presidential election. We were conti[...] Posted 9 years ago
By Heather Renetzky • J-Pride Program Coordinator This past Tuesday marked a year since I started with J-Pride. So much has happened in that time! My first exposure to J-Pride was as a participant. [...]Posted 9 years ago
J-Pride brings together LGBTQ and allied folks in the Jewish community all year round, but June – LGBTQ Pride month – is an especially exciting month. Why June? The history of Pride goes back to the Stonewall [...] 