Who The Folk?! Podcast

This week I talk with Sherry Knazan, a Jewish educator and the proprietor of Love Letters Bakery out of her kosher St. Louis Park kitchen. We talk about why she started her business, the great story of where the name comes from, and taking classes to get her Ph. D., on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.lovelettersbakery.com/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast N...

This week, we talk to Claude Riedel, a Minneapolis glass artist who creates Ner Tamids that hang around the world, including at Shir Tikvah, Temple Israel, Minnesota Hillel, and Bet Shalom. We talk about how he got started, his display at the Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, and his brush with Hollywood, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast https://clauderiedelart.com/ https://www.mnglassart...

This week, I talk with Carli Poisson and Aaron Josephs, who are the Moishe House Pod in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. We talk about why starting the pod was right for them, deepening their connection to the TC Jewish Community, and a possible rivalry with the other Moishe Pod! The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are p...

This week, I talk with Tslil Shulstaf, the Minneapolis Jewish Federation global experience director. We talk about his many professional stops before coming to town, what excites him about his job, and the Minneapolis Mega Mission to Israel in 2023, on this week’s who the folk podcast. https://viasabra.com/sites/mnexperienceisrael75/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Networ...

This week, I talk with Jim Stein, author, Jewish thought leader, and Jewfolk’s new board chair. We talk about what brought him to his long-tenured spot on the Jewfolk board, how he sees the evolution of modern Judaism, and Jewfolk’s role in it, in 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...

Happy New Year! This week, we talk with Jonah Salita, a part-time Minnesotan and full-time creative who, most recently, helped launch the Diall App. We talk about how he developed this mental health tool, his forays into fashion and photography, and his love of Portugal, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.diallapp.com/ https://jonahsalita.com The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of t...

For the last podcast of 2021, we talk with architect Sara Rothholz Weiner. We talk about how she got into architecture, the types of projects she takes on, and the awesome volunteer organizations she works with, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.franconia.org/ https://artshantyprojects.org/2022-asp/ Jewfolk merch: https://jewfolk-inc.creator-spring.com/ https://tcjewfolk.com/donate/...

This week we talk to Sho Garland, the new executive director of Talmud Torah of St. Paul. We talk about what brought them back to the Twin Cities, what it’s like running the school they’re a graduate of, and what’s on tap for the school next year, 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 produc...

This week we meet Ezra Isaac Jennings, the new J-Pride program coordinator at JCFS Minneapolis. We talk about what brought him to Minneapolis, his excitement at taking on this position, and some of the planning for next year that he already has underway, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.jfcsmpls.org/j-pride-home-lgbtq-jews-allies-times-uncertainty/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is p...

This week we enthusiastically welcome Josh Levine, the newly named Herzl Camp Executive Director, to the Who The Folk?! Podcast. Josh talks about why taking on this opportunity was right for him, his passion for helping staff and campers be the best version of themselves, and a controversial food take, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast...

This week we talk to local attorney Erica Holzer We talk about what brought her to the law, some incredible and important pro-bono work, and being honored by the LGBT Bar Association, 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 have quest...

This week we talk with Julia Miller, the founder and owner of Julia Elise, an all-natural body care product company based in South Minneapolis. We talk about what led her to start this business, using the platform to give back, and what her favorite product she makes is, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.juliaelise.com/ https://www.instagram.com/juliaeliseshop/ The Who The Folk?!...

This week we meet Rachel Calvert, a bluegrass fiddle player and singer in the band Barbaro, and the operations manager at Bet Shalom Congregation. We talk about her start in music, how the pandemic affected her and the band, and how she juggles music and her day job, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://www.barbaroband.com/home https://youtu.be/KFcNwaTKink https://open.spotify.com/artist/5...

This week we talk with Dr. Marina Rosenthal a licensed clinical psychologist, couples therapist, and professor. We talk about how she got into her chosen field, how the pandemic has affected relationships, and her upcoming writing for TC Jewfolk, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.instagram.com/drmarinarosenthal/ https://www.drmarinarosenthal.com/ The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part...

Gabe Herstig comes from a family with long-standing ties to working in the Jewish community, so it should be of little surprise that he's now working in it. Herstig is the new Israel Program Specialist at the Minneapolis Jewish Federation Israel Center. We talk about what led him to this position, his family’s ties to the Minneapolis Jewish community, and how dealing with the pandemic helped him t...

This week we get to meet Max Yeshaye Brumberg-Kraus, the first associate producing artistic director at Six Points Theater. We talk about what brought him to this new position, theater as a Jewish art form, and the drag cooperative he launched, 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 b...

This week we have the audio version of the interview that Lev Gringauz, Jewfolk’s editorial fellow and the host of The Jews Are Tired Podcast, and I did with Robin Washington, Duluth resident and The Forward’s Editor-at-large, during Jewfolk’s JCation fundraiser. We had a fascinating, wide-ranging conversation on journalism, justice, race, history, and more, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast....

This week I talk with Elizabeth Lamin, an assistant Ramsey County attorney and a candidate for the Dakota County Attorney position on the ballot next November. We talk about her interest in alternative court systems, how to try and reduce the number of incarcerated people, and how her Jewish values drive her legal values, on this week’s Who the Folk?! Podcast. https://elizabethlamin.com/ The Who T...

This week I get to sit down with Riv Shapiro, the new Arts & Culture Producer at the Minnesota JCC. Riv talks about their short film that is being featured for the first time at the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, how they curated this year’s festival, and how their Judaism, queerness and art intersect to make them the person they are, on this week’s Who the Folk?! Podcast. https://www.tcjfilmfe...

This week I talk to Craig Wasserman, who is one half of the new Moishe House Pod that has recently started in Minneapolis. We talk about what brought him here this summer, his past Moishe House experiences, and what this pod has been up to in its first couple months, 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....

This week I talk to Minnetonka City Councilwoman Deb Calvert. We talk about what she’s learned from her first term in office, why she’s running for reelection, and we see if her favorites have changed from the first time we talked in 2016, 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 Je...

This week I talk to with Dan Stein, the Dakota County Public Health Consultant and Mason County, Washington, Public Health Officer. We talk about the role of his position during the pandemic, why he took his practice in this direction, and how he did on Survivor: Minnesota, 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, on the last podcast of 5781, I talk with Daniel Goldschmidt about his new music therapy business, Etude, LLC, and how it intersects with race, gender and queerness, finding a community in Powderhorn, and where his nickname Gordo comes 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. Episodes are pr...

This week I sit down with Cantor Ben Tisser, the newest clergy member at Beth El Synagogue. We talk about taking over from the venerable Audrey Abrams, starting High Holiday preparations months before moving to town, and blending his tunes with Beth El traditions, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. https://www.besyn.org/high-holy-days/ https://bentisser.com The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part o...

This week I talk with Alene Sussman, the executive director of the Minneapolis Jewish Foundation. We talk about some big changes at the Foundation and what they mean, and how her experiences growing up a Jew of color led to her helping launch the Multiracial Jewish Association of Minnesota, on this week’s Who The Folk Podcast. https://tcjewfolk.com/andrew-zimmerns-controversy-is-our-opportunity/ h...