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Minnesota Women’s Caucus for Art and the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota present The Women and Money Project, a group exhibition and related programs that will investigate the relationship between women and money through a contemporary lens.
The Women and Money Project exhibition will have an impact on art, discourse, and public audiences by investigating and engaging our understanding of the relationships of women, art, money, exchange and social hierarchies.
This exhibition and related public forums will give women the opportunity to add their voices and unique perspectives to some of the complex questions around money.
Exhibition Dates: September 6, 2016 – December 10, 2016
Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, 405 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Ever wonder why we separate a small amount of dough from our unbaked challah, let Sterna tell you all about it-the "go to girl" on all things Jewish!

In 1976, six visionaries from Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom realized their dream and opened one center for tennis in Israel. Their vision was to bring the game of tennis to the masses, regardless of background, religion, ethnicity or physical ability, while providing the foundation to create champions in tennis and in life.

The Pollinator Friendly Alliance protects and restores pollinators to improve the environment and sustain our food supply. We envision a world that values the environment and lives in harmony with our pollinators. PFA is a non profit pollinator conservation organization based in Minnesota. Funds are raised on behalf of PFA by St. Croix River Association.

Our fiscal agent is the St. Croix River Association.
To make a tax deductible donation, call 715-483-3300 or email: [email protected]
http://pollination.bpt.me

The 9th of Av, Tisha b'Av, commemorates a list of catastrophes so severe it's clearly a day set aside by G‑d for suffering.

Picture this: The year is 1313 BCE. The Israelites are in the desert, recently having experienced the miraculous Exodus, and are now poised to enter the Promised Land. But first they dispatch a reconnaissance mission to assist in formulating a prudent battle strategy. The spies return on the eighth day of Av and report that the land is unconquerable. That night, the 9th of Av, the people cry. They insist that they'd rather go back.
G‑d is highly displeased by this public demonstration of distrust in His power, and consequently that generation of Israelites never enters the Holy Land. Only their children have that privilege, after wandering in the desert for another 38 years.

The First Temple was also destroyed on the 9th of Av (423 BCE). Five centuries later (in 69 CE), as the Romans drew closer to the Second Temple, ready to torch it, the Jews were shocked to realize that their Second Temple was destroyed the same day as the first.

When the Jews rebelled against Roman rule, they believed that their leader, Simon bar Kochba, would fulfill their messianic longings. But their hopes were cruelly dashed in 133 CE as the Jewish rebels were brutally butchered in the final battle at Betar. The date of the massacre? Of course—the 9th of Av!

One year after their conquest of Betar, the Romans plowed over the Temple Mount, our nation's holiest site.

The Jews were expelled from England in 1290 CE on, you guessed it, Tisha b'Av. In 1492, the Golden Age of Spain came to a close when Queen Isabella and her husband Ferdinand ordered that the Jews be banished from the land. The edict of expulsion was signed on March 31, 1492, and the Jews were given exactly four months to put their affairs in order and leave the country. The Hebrew date on which no Jew was allowed any longer to remain in the land where he had enjoyed welcome and prosperity? Oh, by now you know it—the 9th of Av.

The Jews were expelled from England in 1290 CE on, you guessed it, Tisha b'AvReady for just one more? World War II and the Holocaust, historians conclude, was actually the long drawn-out conclusion of World War I that began in 1914. And yes, amazingly enough, Germany declared war on Russia, effectively catapulting the First World War into motion, on the 9th of Av, Tisha b'Av.

What do you make of all this? Jews see this as another confirmation of the deeply held conviction that history isn't haphazard; events – even terrible ones – are part of a Divine plan and have spiritual meaning. The message of time is that everything has a rational purpose, even though we don't understand it.

Noa and Gal 2 of 10 scouts joined me in the podjewlure, so we could learn a bit of the backbone of the friendship caravan scout selection.

Wendy Goldberg is the Director of Spiritual Engagement at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis Minnesota.
Wendy sees her role as being a shlichat tzibor, (guide for the community), guiding us in prayer. Wendy has led services at many synagogues, and is the founding director of Shir Harmony, a Jewish Women's a capella group.
A long-time Jewish Educator, Wendy directs our B'nei Mitzvah program, guiding families through the B'nei Mitzvah journey, coordinating tutors and shaping our B'nei Mitzvah curriculum.

Jennifer Lewin is the Executive Director Paul's Pals (formerly Paul Adelman Endowment Fund)
Paul's Pals offers grants for projects that positively impact the lives of children and adults with disabilities by reaching out to non-profit organizations who are in need of funds to purchase equipment that foster inclusion, and/or provide programs or facilities that create a more inclusive environment for individuals with disabilities, their families and community. Since it's inception in 1995, over $1.3 million has been awarded touching over one million people.
www.pauls-pals.org

Lynda Smith, Owner of Arthur Murray Dance Studios of Minnesota and Organizer of the Dancing with the Twin Cities' Celebrities! A multi-award winner world Dancer, knows the ins and outs of the dance world.
http://www.twincitiesarthurmurray.com
http://www.DanceWithTheTCCelebs.com

Nechama is the Co-Director at Chabad of Greater Saint Paul-wife, mother, excellent challah maker!!