Who The Folk?! Podcast

This week I talk with Serena Brook, an actress who stars in “Falsettos”, playing now at Theatre Latte Da in Minneapolis. We talk about the abundant Jewish themes in the show, trying to make it in New York, and working as an actress in her hometown, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Tickets: https://www.latteda.org/falsettos TCJ Merch: https://tcjewfolk.com/store The Who The Folk?! Podcast is...

This week I talk with Ian Rosenthal, the Housing Justice Organizer at Jewish Community Action. We talk his background in organizing, the harrowing events that helped bring him to this field, and the upcoming Shelter of Justice: A Housing Justice Sukkot event Sept. 26 at the State Capitol, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. sponsored by Temple Israel (https://templeisrael.com/learnmore) buy our...

This week I talk with Rabbi Joey Glick, the new rabbi at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis. We talk about having the interim tag removed from his title, the winding road that led to the rabbinate, and settling into his South Minneapolis community, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Be sure to check out the refreshed TC Jewfolk merch store with newly designed stickers, shirts, hats and tote bags that...

This week I talk with Joel Glaser, the CEO of Ampers, a group of diverse community radio stations across Minnesota. We talk about how this group serves underserved communities statewide, how he found his way to non-profit media, and the difference between public radio and community radio, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Programming is supported by Temple Israel, inspiring Jewish wisdom to h...

This week I talk with Michelle Horovitz, social entrepreneur and the co-owner of Forma, the new community clay space in Minneapolis. We talk about how this new space got up and running, finding a creative outlet, and an update on Appetite for Change, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://formaclay.com/ https://www.instagram.com/formaclay/ https://tcjewfolk.com/store The Who The Folk?! Podca...

This week I talk to Michael Arato, the director of program innovation at Herzl Camp. We talk about the end of his first summer in Webster, what it means to innovate camp programming, and we break down some recent news among the camp leadership team, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. Programming is supported by Temple Israel, inspiring Jewish wisdom to help improve an ever-changing world. Regist...

This week I talk to Bruce Goodman, who endowed the Read In Color Little Free Library at Jewish Family Service of St. Paul. We talk about how this initiative came into existence, recovering from his trauma, and the importance of counseling on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://jfssp.org/services/community-outreach/little-free-library https://jfssp.org/services/counseling-chaplaincy/counselin...

This week I talk to artist Robert Nemer. We talk about how he got started in art, how he takes his art off the canvas and to other mediums, and his role in the founding of the Uptown Art Fair, and on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.ranarts.net/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chie...

This week I talk to my new co-worker Galit Breen, Jewfolk’s new development and operations manager. We talk about being TC Jewfolk’s original Minnesota Mammaleh , what she’s learned in 10 years running “Listen To Your Mother,” and her passionate defense of her hamentashen, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk,...

This week I talk to Rabbi Aaron Weininger, the new Senior Rabbi at Adath Jeshurun Congregation. We talk about the work that went into his ascension to senior rabbi, what Pride month means to him as the first openly gay rabbi admitted to the conservative movement’s rabbinic school, and what type of evolution he’s seen in the movement on LGBTQ issues, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. The Who The...

This week I talk to Jonah Rothstein, one of the creators of the JewishGigs.com jobs website. We talk about what led to helping get this project off the ground, what brought him back to Minneapolis, and the overlooking of the Midwest in the American Jewish community, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://jewishgigs.com The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a prod...

This week I talk to Janet Hovath, a long-time cellist with the Minnesota Orchestra and the author of the memoir “The Cello Still Sings.” We talk about the question that started it all, growing up the daughter of a holocaust survivor, and the legacy this story can leave, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://janethorvath.com/books/the-cello-still-sings/ https://janethorvath.com/news-events/...

This week I talk to photographer David Sherman. We talk about the soon-to-be-released “Transfer of Memory” book, how he broke into the business, and covering some of the biggest names in the NBA, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.minndakjcrc.org/education_programs/transfer-of-memory-book/ https://www.davidshermanphoto.com/ https://tcjewfolk.com/2023/05/19/david-sherman-shows-range-v...

This week I talk to Minnesota state representative Sandra Feist. We talk about the historic Minnesota legislative session that wrapped up last week, her day job as an immigration attorney, and how her Judaism informs both of her jobs, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk e...

This week I talk to journalist and former Jewfolk board member Sheree Curry. We talk about her long and varied career in media, working on the Minnesota Commission of Judicial Selection, and how so much of her career has been at the intersection of race and Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Ep...

This week I talk with Phil Raskin, a ceramic artist and the owner of Prairie Olive. We talk about how he got started in ceramic arts, the impact art can have on others, and how his art is informed by his Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://prairieolive.com/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jew...

Welcome to this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, I’m Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk. This week, I talk with Kara Rosenwald, the mission coordinator of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Experience Israel 2023 trip. We talk about what led her to take the role, debrief on some of the highlights, and get a little hint about what’s coming next for her, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. Th...

We’re here in Tel Aviv as part of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Experience Israel 2023 Mega Mission, and just before Shabbat started, I got to sit down with to talk with the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, and Duluth native, Thomas Nides. So some backstory here: Nides addressed the 250-member delegation on the trip prior to our sitting down, so there are a couple of references to that address he...

This week I talk to Miriam Monasch, the director of the upcoming Six Points Theater show “The Wanderers,” running April 29-May 14. We talk about how she got into the theater, working collaboratively with the actors she’s directing, and the new play she’s working on writing, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.sixpointstheater.org/the-wanderers The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the...

This week I talk to Dave Schwartz, the senior manager of communications and engagement with the Minnesota Wild. We talk about what led Dave to the sports world, the transition from media to working for a team, and do a little previewing of the playoffs, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are...

This week I talk to businessperson and author Myrna Marofsky, who is the keynote speaker of the upcoming Keeping the Spirit Alive caregiving conference. We talk about her book, “To The Last Dance, A Partner’s Story of Living and Loving Through Dementia,” presenting on a panel with her daughters, and the importance of care-living, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.myrnamarofsky.com...

This week I talk to Rabbi Ricky Kamil, the first rabbi to be a chaplain in the Minnesota Army National Guard. We talk about what brought him to the chaplaincy, his work in community organizing at Temple Israel and Beacon Interfaith, and how organizing animates his Judaism, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.templeisrael.com/immigrant https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/ The Who The Fo...

This week I talk to Jennifer Glickstein, entrepreneur and founder of Dress Up To Calm Down. We talk about how she started this company, some of the science behind it, and her work with PJ Library, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://dressuptocalmdown.com/shop/ https://www.finn-lab.com/finnovation-fellows/2022-23 The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a produc...

This week I talk with Rabbi Tamar Magill-Grimm, the new director of Hineni at Talmud Torah of St. Paul. We talk about her move from the pulpit, splitting time between Beth Jacob and how being a Jewish educator led her to the pulpit on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.ttsp.org/hineni/current-offerings/engage-2023/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a p...

This week I talk to Stewart Mednick, the vice commander of the Minnesota Department of the Jewish War Veterans. We talk about what the JWV is and how it came to existence, Stewart’s unconventional journey to the Navy, and how he’s trying to grow the JWV presence here in Minnesota, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.mnjwv.org/ Justin Jefferson video: https://app.frame.io/reviews/251...