Lonny Goldsmith

Minneapolis

Editor and Director of Communications at TC Jewfolk

Host at Who The Folk?! Podcast

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Articles

Upcoming Caregivers Conference Focuses On Grief

6 days ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

As the lead organizer of every-other-year caregivers’ conference jointly conducted by Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis and Jewish Family Service of St. Paul, Tabitha DeRango said that the conference theme is built around community need. In the planning for the April 27 Keeping the Spirit Alive Conference, DeRango heard a common theme. “The No. 1 need that we have seen in all the research is around grief,” she said.
How Do I Meet New People?

1 week ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam,I’m new to town and would like to meet friends but also a romantic partner. Is there a good way to ask for someone’s information? Should I wait until I meet them a second time? Signed,Friend FinderDear Finder,In addition to writing this column, I am an avid reader of advice columns.
Wild Sign Defenseman Buium To Three-Year Contract

1 week ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

Israeli-American hockey player Zeev Buium signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, the team announced. Buium’s three-year deal starts this season, which has one regular-season game at home against Anaheim, so the expectation is that he will make his debut Tuesday night against the Ducks. The Wild need at least one point from the game (a win or overtime/shootout loss) to clinch a playoff spot.
HMJDS Eighth-Graders Reflect On School's First Israel Experience

1 week ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

Shortly after Oct. 7, 2023, the leadership at Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School decided it was the right moment to start planning for its eighth graders, the oldest group of students in the school, to take their class trip to Israel. I’m a big believer in “The right people, the right place, the right time,’” said David Ackerman, the director of Jewish living and learning at HMJDS.
Minnesota Clergy Urges Congress Not To Cut SNAP Program

2 weeks ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

Dear Members of Congress,We write as Minnesota Jewish clergy members serving a variety of organizations and congregations possessing a wide range of public policy perspectives. We are united by our profound concern that Congress is considering deep cuts and structural changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other safety net programs while over 47 million Americans struggle daily to put food on the table.
Harry Lerner, Founder of Lerner Publishing, Passes Away At 93

2 weeks ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

Harry Lerner, the founder of Lerner Publishing and publisher of Kar-Ben Books, the largest publisher of Jewish-themed children’s books, passed away on April 8. He was 93. Lerner was born in Minneapolis in 1932 and grew up on the city’s North Side. He worked at the family grocery store on Nicollet Island, and spent his professional career within one square mile of downtown Minneapolis.
My Child Learned About The Holocaust Before I Was Ready For It

2 weeks ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam My young child just learned about the Holocaust from someone outside our family and with no advanced warning for me or for her. Should I talk to the person responsible? What do I do now to take care of my child and put this in an age-appropriate context?
Just A Phase - TC Jewfolk

2 weeks ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

When I was 12 years old, I decided I was going to be a vegetarian. Soon after this decision, I was in public with my mom. Somehow, the topic came up in conversation with another adult. The adult said to my mom, “Don’t worry; it’s just a phase. She’ll grow out of it soon.”Reader, it is 30 years later, and I am still a vegetarian. When I’m at my factory settings, I am a pretty stubborn person. I can get past this predisposition if I am convinced there is a good reason for it.
The Seder Giving Jews In Recovery A Safe Space

2 weeks ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

When Jane Weiner first started the Jewish Recovery Network’s Freedom From Addiction Passover Seder, she knew that people in the recovery community needed a space to celebrate the holiday. “Then as now, we recognize that people with addictions often are alienated from their families,” she said. “Even today, the people who attend it is the only Seder for many of them. They’re not comfortable in an atmosphere where people are drinking a lot of wine and they’re not.
Who The Folk?! Simon Glaser

2 weeks ago | tcjewfolk.com | Lonny Goldsmith

After many years of teaching, Simon Glaser started getting more involved in the Rochester teachers’ union. But he realized that in order to make a bigger difference, he needed to help make change in St. Paul. Which is how he has found himself as a first-time candidate in Senate District 24, representing southern Rochester and Dodge County.