Who The Folk?! Podcast

This week we talk with Cantor Wendi Fried, the new B’nai Mitzvah and ritual coordinator at Beth El. We talk about the choice to primarily work off of the pulpit, succeeded the great Mary Baumgarten, and following through on her eighth-grade dreams of becoming a cantor, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Sponsored by the newest podcast from Unpacked, "Homeland: 10 Stories 1 Israel" The Who The...

This week we talk with Noah Gerding, the new development director at Sholom Foundation. We talk about how he got into fundraising, his experience as a Jew of color, and asking big questions, 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 editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you hav...

This week we talk with Omri Zim-Tamir, a baker and the owner of the Bakery on 22nd Street. We talk becoming a baker, starting a bakery in his basement, and the difference between patient and lazy, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.bakery22st.com/ https://millcityfarmersmarket.org/vendors/the-bakery-on-22nd-street/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network,...

This week we talk with Lillie Rosen and Maya Harris, the owners of Planty Queens in the Audubon neighborhood of Northeast Minneapolis. We talk about how they got their start in the plant business, what it means to be a neighborhood shop, and the importance of local interactions on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Je...

This week I talk with Dr, Alina Jeffers, an obstetrician and gynecologist. We talk about the ending of abortion rights by the Supreme Court affects providers, the loss of bodily autonomy, and how the last couple of years, in particular, have been taxing to health care providers, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.gofundme.com/f/red-river-womens-clinic-new-location The Who The Folk?...

This week we talk with Charles Aaron, the owner of the Human Powered Health Cycling team that is participating in the upcoming Tour De France Femmes starting on July 24. We talk about what it’s like to manage a global operation, and the honor of participating in the first women’s Tour De France on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://humanpoweredhealth.com/news/what-is-the-tour-de-france-fe...

This week we talk with Erica Solomon, the new executive director of National Council of Jewish Women Minnesota. We talk about her journey to this new role, get an update on some of the key policy issues of NCJW Minnesota, and talk about the July 17 March for Abortion Access, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://unrestrictmn.org/our-future-march-for-abortion-access/ https://www.facebook.c...

This week we talk with Steven Baker, the new Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Minneapolis Jewish Federation. We talk about why he wanted this title rather than chief development officer, getting to know a new community, and where his philanthropic roots come from, 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. E...

This week we talk with Sarina Partridge, a singer and songwriter who will be leading in song anyone who attends the Shmita Project Exhibition Reception on June 30. We talk about harmonies, communal singing, and bringing Yiddish back, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://sarinapartridge.com/ https://tcjewfolk.com/event/exhibition-reception-the-shmita-project/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is...

This week we talk with Eli Goldman, an attacking midfielder with Minneapolis City Soccer Club in the USL League 2. We talk about what it’s like coming back home to play with the Crows in the summer, heading back to New Hampshire to play for UNH in the fall, and balancing team and personal success, on this week’s Who The Folk?! podcast. https://www.mplscitysc.com/ https://www.mplscitysc.com/2022-sc...

This week we talk with Carrie Kleinberger, an artist who has a gallery show currently on display at the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts. We talk about the inspiration for the exhibit, what led her to a second career as an artist, and how her Judaism is infused in her work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/ https://www.hopkinsartscenter.com/223/Exhibi...

This week we talk with Rachel Sher, who starts work this week as the Director of Youth Engagement at Adath Jeshurun. We talk about what brought her back to the Twin Cities from New York, her history of youth engagement work, and looking forward to engaging a new group of teens, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Je...

This week we talk with Barbara Wiener, a documentary filmmaker and teacher. We talk about her most recent film, Art on the Inside, which played at the MSP International Film Festival, how she became a documentarian, what projects she’s eyeing next, on this week’s Who the folk?! Podcast. Art from the Inside: https://vimeo.com/594371377 Ida's Story https://vimeo.com/408585139 Singing Kindness https:...

Laura Monn Ginsburg, a board member of National Council of Jewish Women, comes talks with Enzi this week to discuss the recent leak of the Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, and the upcoming Jewish Rally For Abortion Justice. If you’re unable to join be in Washington, D.C., tune in at 9 a.m. EDT for the livestream at jewishrally.org. Check @NCJW on social for more details. The...

This week we talk to Naomi Silber, the development director of Pro-Choice Minnesota. We talk about what this week has been like since the leak of the opinion that threatens to end Roe v. Wade, how her activism and Judaism collide, and how you can support her work, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://tcjewfolk.com/hundreds-protest-with-never-again-message/ https://tcjewfolk.com/judaisms-...

Welcome to this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast, I’m Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk. This week I talk to Becca Mayo, the marketing and outreach coordinator at the MSP Film Society, which puts on the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival – starting this year on May 5. We talk about some of the many films of Jewish interest this year, how she found this side of the film business,...

This week, we're thrilled to introduce Carli Shapiro, Jewfolk’s first development officer ahead of her start on the job this week. We talk about where her desire to work in the non-profit world comes from, what brought her to the Twin Cities, and what she brings to Jewfolk, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfol...

This week we talk with Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph about his participation in the JCRC’s trip to the Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C., being a part of a Jewish community despite the transient nature of being an NFL player, and how he went from kicking soccer balls to footballs, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a...

This week we talk to Jody Weinberg the founder and CEO of J Teleconnections. We talk about how she started this business, some of the struggles of connecting with the right people during the pandemic, and the art of talking fast, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Thanks to our sponsors this week, The Newman School at Talmud Torah of Saint Paul, and The Gold Group! The Who The Folk?! Podcast i...

This week I sit down with Jon Halper, the owner of the Top Ten Liquor stores across the Twin Cities metro area. We talk about the exciting new Wineside concept opening this year, the challenges his industry faces, and the trends to be on the lookout for The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lon...

This week I talk to Natalie Belsky, a history professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth who specializes in migration, minority politics in the USSR, Soviet citizenship, and East European Jewish history. We talk about her family’s history in the former Soviet Union and how that history can inform us about what’s happening now in Russia and Ukraine, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The W...

This week I talk with Asya Mikhailenko Sturgella volunteer with the Minnesota-Ukrainian American Advocacy Committee who immigrated to Minnesota from Kyiv when she was 9. We talk about her family that is still there in a war zone, how she is coping, and the support her community has received. https://tcjewfolk.com/bipartisan-russian-divestment-bills-announced-at-capitol/ https://www.youtube.com/wat...

This week we have a special episode of the podcast, where I talk with Alexandra Sakurets, a registered nurse who is currently in Przysml, Poland, on the border with Ukraine where she working to treat refugees who are escaping Russia’s war on their country. Fair warning, the interview has a lot of abrupt breaks in it as she was on shift working to treat people with all manner of ailments. Want to w...

This week we talk to Sara Greenhalgh, program manager at Edot Midwest Regional Jewish Racial Justice Collaborative. We talk about a new program she launched for Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh, her work for Edot, and dealing with racism in the Jewish community as a Jew of color, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.mayyimhayyim.org/ljwu-storytelling/ https://edotmidwest....

This week we meet Daniel Rosen, a jazz guitarist and singer in the Gentleman’s Anti-Temperance League. We talk about how he got his start in music, growing up on a northern Minnesota farm, and his short story writing, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://gatl.band https://www.danielpatrickrosen.com/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk,...