Judy Victor is the Senior Leadership Development Manager at Momentum where she gets to put her passion and skills to work on behalf of Jewish women around the world. In the 30 years of her professional life, from traveling the globe for Aveda to personal shopping, she’s always kept one thing in mind … bringing joy to others. When Judy’s not working, you’ll most likely find her cooking in her semi side hustle soup business, Marak, or dancing and singing to 90’s R & B. She lives in St Louis Park with her husband, two girls and dog.

This week's sponsor: Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapel (https://www.hodroffepsteinmemorialchapels.com/)!

MN Mammalehs: Stories from the tribe is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show will always go to our email list first. So go to bit.ly/tcj-newsletter and sign up for our email list to be the first to know about show dates, calls for auditions, cast announcements, and when tickets go on sale.

Elisa Bernick is an award-winning writer and journalist. She has worked as a reporter and producer for MPR, PBS, WCCO-TV, and TPT. Her travel and parenting articles have been published by Parents Magazine, Minnesota Parent, and Transitions Abroad, among others. She is the author of The Family Sabbatical Handbook: The Budget Guide to Living Abroad with Your Family (Intrepid Traveler 2007), and Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and other lies) (Indiana University Press, 2022), which won the 2022 GOLD Forward INDIES Award for Autobiography & Memoir. She is an avid gardener and lives in St. Paul.

This week's sponsor: Minnesota Hillel (https://mnhillel.org)!

MN Mammalehs: Stories from the tribe is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show will always go to our email list first. So go to bit.ly/tcj-newsletter and sign up for our email list to be the first to know about show dates, calls for auditions, cast announcements, and when tickets go on sale.

Robyn Awend has made a significant impact in the Jewish arts community where she curates, directs, and organizes exhibitions and programs that explore the intersection of creativity and connectivity. Robyn is a practicing artist using words and word fragments to inspire her work. An energetic champion of the arts, she has been working extensively with the Minnesota Center for Book Arts newly-commissioned Hebrew type creating limited edition letterpress prints. She lives in the burbs with her witty husband and three perfectly behaved children. Robyn is fueled by quality time with family and friends, staying active and her Total Wine rewards points.

This week's sponsor: The Gold Group (https://thegold.group)!

MN Mammalehs: Stories from the tribe is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show will always go to our email list first. So go to bit.ly/tcj-newsletter and sign up for our email list to be the first to know about show dates, calls for auditions, cast announcements, and when tickets go on sale.

Rachel Orzoff is an eccentric creative. She spends much of her time as a Peer Supporter for disabled adults through Sha’arim+Gateways, and the rest enjoying her amazing kid, Elle, fantastic partner, Nick, and glorious cat, Sven. She relishes good food, good music, and good company. As a survivor of severe traumatic brain injuries, she is proud to be enabling a renewed life for herself. And be forewarned – Rachel is known to randomly burst into song. Thankfully she’s a well-trained singer, so it should be in tune.

This week's sponsor: Sheri Fine (https://www.edinarealty.com/sheri-fine-realtor)!

MN Mammalehs: Stories from the tribe is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show will always go to our email list first. So go to bit.ly/tcj-newsletter and sign up for our email list to be the first to know about show dates, calls for auditions, cast announcements, and when tickets go on sale.

Jenna Zark is a writer and playwright. Her book, Crooked Lines: A Single Mom’s Jewish Journey received six awards in 2023 — including First Prize for the Overcoming Adversity Memoir from Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the Silver Religious/Spiritual award from Nautilus Books. Zark’s play A Body of Water, produced at Circle Repertory Company in New York, was cited by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture for breaking new ground. Her favorite activity? Telling and listening to Mammaleh stories. Visit jennazark.com to learn more.

This week's sponsor: Milavetz Law (https://milavetzlaw.com).

"MN Mammalehs: Stories from the Tribe" is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show will always go to our email list first. So go to bit.ly/tcj-newsletter and sign up for our email list to be the first to know about show dates, calls for auditions, cast announcements, and when tickets go on sale.

Marissa Bader is a writer and children’s book author with a background in mental health. Her books, The Only Me, Stella’s Brave Voice, and Petunia the Perfectionist are inspired by her three daughters – an 11-year-old and 8-year-old twins. Her husband, Robb, hopes she’ll never write a book about him! Marissa also enjoys writing articles about mental health and parenthood, and her work has appeared in Psychology Today, HuffPost Parents, Time Out New York, and more. Marissa resides in Linden Hills with her family, and can often be found drinking coffee and having dance parties. Find Marissa online at MarissaBader.com.

This week's episode is sponsored by Vision Bank (https://bankwithvision.com)!

MN Mammalehs: Stories from the tribe is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show will always go to our email list first. So go to bit.ly/tcj-newsletter and sign up for our email list to be the first to know about show dates, calls for auditions, cast announcements, and when tickets go on sale.

Stacey Dinner-Levin is the mother of four boys — now adults — the eldest of whom has autism. For over 25 years she’s worked with children with disabilities including PACER Center’s “Count Me In” program where she wrote several scripts. Her play Autistic License was named one of 2007’s Ten Best Plays by St. Paul Pioneer Press and was featured in American Theater Magazine. Autistic License was remounted for film and won “Best Educational” at the IFFF in 2010. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband Michael, her son Geordy, and the world’s strangest dog, her Chinese Crested, Birdie.

This week's sponsor: Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School (https://hmjds.org)!

MN Mammalehs: Stories from the tribe is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show will always go to our email list first. So go to bit.ly/tcj-newsletter and sign up for our email list to be the first to know about show dates, calls for auditions, cast announcements, and when tickets go on sale.

MN Mammalehs Stories From the Tribe is an event by TC Jewfolk. This is a live, on-the-bima show, featuring 12 women telling their true Jewish stories that have a thread to being – or having – a Mammaleh. The stories include good, bad, funny, sad, hilarious, and golden moments.

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This week’s episode of MN Mammalehs: Stories from the Tribe Podcast is sponsored by Mount Zion Congregation. Learn more about them here.