This week, I talk to Leah Temkin, the director of career services at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minnesota. We talk about how she got started in career counseling, how the field and the job search process has evolved during her career, and continuing the partnership with Jewfolk’s JLink group, on this week’s Who the Folk?! Podcast.

Sponsored this week: Stories from the Tribe, tickets now on sale!

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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I’m joined by a special guest host, my daughter and gymnastics superfan Emma as we talk with Minnesota freshman gymnast Lacie Saltzmann. We talk about how her first season has gone so far, preparing for the upcoming NCAA regional meets, and the importance of picking a school with a great Jewish community, 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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to wedding planner Nicole Baron. We talk about her winding journey to this industry, the variety of weddings she’s planned and officiated, and where the name of her business, Bridekick, came from, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

learn more! https://www.instagram.com/nicolethebridekick

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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Rafa Kern. We talk about his journey from a culturally Jewish family in Brazil to becoming an educator and scholar of Jewish texts, how he integrates theater, language, and tradition to explore identity, and his class at FolkLab’s Engage! on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Sign up for Engage!: https://tcjewfolk.com/folklab/engage/ 

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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Alex Lubet a professor of composition at the University of Minnesota School of Music. We talk about his class at the upcoming Engage! Annual Gathering of Jewish Learning, Contemplation, and Creativity, music crossing cultures, and his newest album honoring 19th-century poet Amy Levy, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Links of note:
Engage!

Amy Levy: Songs of Love and Loss
Hinei Ma Tov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMsCDQcHZj4
Ma Yafeh Hayom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQ0SpSH_cg
Ein Keiloheinu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZeuFw5ekQEliyahu Hanavi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbgLPRxSgpI


Sponsored by: Stories from the Tribe 2026 Auditions


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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Sarajane Landun, an event planner and the owner of SJL Events. We talk about how she got into the event planning business, why she loves working with families to plan their Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebrations, and what some trends people should be on the lookout for, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.


More from Sarajane: https://www.instagram.com/sjl_events_llc/

Sponsored by: TC Jewfolk's Stories from the Tribe. Learn more about how to audition: https://tcjewfolk.com/2026auditions


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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to longtime community organizer David Snyder. We talk about the work he’s doing to help the Twin Cities Immigrant communities, how he got his start in organizing, and how he connects his work to his Judaism and Jewish practice, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Sponsored by: TC Jewfolk's Stories from the Tribe. Learn more about how to audition: https://tcjewfolk.com/2026auditions

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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to chef and restaurateur David Fhima. We talk about where his cooking roots come from, the eclectic array of cuisines at his restaurants, and his newest concepts coming this spring, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

https://fhimasmpls.com/
https://maisonmargauxmpls.com/
https://vagabondomn.com/
https://motherdoughbakery.com/

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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to longtime community organizer David Snyder. We talk about the work he’s doing to help the Twin Cities Immigrant communities, how he got his start in organizing, and how he connects his work to his Judaism and Jewish practice, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.

Sponsored by: Minneapolis Jewish Federation

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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to dancer and choreographer Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies. We talk about her new venture, Little Tanz Theater, trying to make it as a professional ballerina, and how she got into Lindy Hop dancing, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. 

https://www.littletanztheater.org/
https://hannah-mm.com

Sponsored this week by Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Pre-college summer program

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 questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to [email protected]. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast