We regret to inform you of the death of our member Philip Margolis, son of Rabbi Harry and Clara Margolis, on October 14. Our condolences to his family including his wife Nancy N. Margolis.  

We extend condolences to Jessica (Brent) Griffith, on the death of her father Alan Gross on October 16.

We are pleased to announce that Kelly Kelzenberg has accepted our offer to be Mount Zion’s Administrative Coordinator. Kelly has been Mount Zion’s Administrative Coordinator since January 2020 through a temporary agency, but has now become an employee and member of Mount Zion’s Administrative team. Kelly provides a wide variety of administrative and general office services for Mount Zion, including supporting the Executive Director, Religious School Director, and the Director of Congregational Engagement. This position also supports the temple President and Board of Directors and all temple committees. Kelly brings over 8 years of experience in administrative support positions, most recently with Ecolab where she was Senior Administrative Assistant to the VP of Global Sales. Kelly is an administrative professional with a specialty in helping others be proactive, provide them with solutions, and help them save time. She says does this by looking at processes and identifying opportunities to use her skills to collaborate with other members of a team in an intuitive way. Kelly lives in Blaine with her husband Ryan and two sons Jason and Andrew. Kelly can be reached by email at office@mzion.org.

Film: Stranger/Sister

Watch this inspiring film and stay on afterwards for a panel discussion including Cantor Spilker, a Board Member of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom. Available virtually as part of the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival through October 31.

Meeting ID: 604 616 628

All are welcome to join Rashi Study virtually every Thursday at noon. Contact Julie Beckman for details.

- The Sabes JCC and the St. Paul JCC are thrilled to announce the film line-up of the 2020 Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival (TCJFF) – a first-ever virtual festival featuring 8 outstanding film events, including feature length & short films, post-film conversations and more - all from the comfort of your home! The Festival is running now through November 1 featuring Jewish-themed narrative, documentary, and short films from around the world. To enjoy the Festival, simply register for an ALL FESTIVAL PASS. This Festival is FREE to the community, thanks to the generosity of the Mary and Julius Pertzik Jewish Cultural Arts fund. For more information or to register, visit www.tcjfilmfest.org.

- Twin Cities Chef David Fhima will lead the 4th Annual Great Big Challah Bake – virtual edition! Join the St. Paul Jewish Federation Thursday, Nov. 5, 5:30 p.m. for this free, interactive baking class. RSVP and we will send you the recipe so you can make challah with Chef Fhima. Register here.

- For the tenth year, Jewish Family Service of St. Paul (JFS) is leading the B’Yachad Gift Bag program, community’s opportunity to contribute to gift bags for people who are experiencing increased levels of isolation and loneliness. With the community’s help, the program hopes to safely deliver more than 150 gift bags to people who are in need emotionally, financially or spiritually. Each bag will contain a face mask and hand sanitizer to help keep them safe, a sweet holiday treat, warm wishes in a holiday card and a gift card for groceries and home essentials to help them celebrate the holiday or purchase groceries. There are three opportunities to support the program: donate here to help cover the cost of $36 per gift bag; sign up here to deliver the bags; and/or sign up here to create holiday cards.