Tikkun Olam Spotlight Discover the talent of established and emerging Israeli filmmakers in this shorts film block, featuring a captivating mix of documentary, animation, and narrative films. This diverse collection showcases the creativity and storytelling prowess of Israel’s next generation of filmmakers. Film followed by live Q&A with director. Rabbi on the Block Tamar Manasseh, […]

FREE screening, Registration Required Walter's Picks Through the Decades! In occupied France, Gilles is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. He avoids execution by swearing that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch. Gilles manages to […]

FREE screening, Registration Required Walter's Picks Through the Decades! In occupied France, Gilles is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. He avoids execution by swearing that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch. Gilles manages to […]

<!-- Virtual Screening - September 1-15! --> From the politically astute mind of Palestinian Israeli writer Sayed Kashua and Israeli Jewish director Guri Alfi comes Madrasa, a fast-paced comic TV series set at the Peace School for Bilingual Education in Jerusalem. Palestinian Israeli Khaled joins the school when his family moves from Haifa, while Jewish […]

Join us in honoring 30 years of the Film Festival featuring local New Orleans-style jazz meets Klezmer band, JEWBALAYA. Plus, David Fantle and Tom Johnson present MGM at 100 followed by the 1974 film That’s Entertainment! PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS PHOTO BOOTH FESTIVAL-FAVORITE VOTING WINE & KOSHER GR AZING TABLE FILM @1PM • PARTY@3:30PM COST: $20 […]

Join us in person as we celebrate members of our long-running and beloved Minnesota JCC Creative Writing Workshop. Members will read from their fiction, memoir, essays, and poetry. An afternoon not to be missed! There will be a reception following the program. NO RESERVATION NECESSARY. For more information, please contact Irit Vinitsky at iritv@minnesotajcc.org. Sponsored […]

Led by Beth Johnson, LMFT Learn how to access inner calm and stillness. This is not about stilling thoughts or moods but instead creating a new relationship with them so they don’t create havoc or create added stress in your life. In this workshop, we will learn mindfulness and meditation techniques that can bring about […]

Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils […]