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Stay connected to your Jewish community online. Go to Virtual Jewish St. Paul for meetups, local resources, activities for children, families, adults and religious connections. With Yom HaZikaron Tuesday, and Yom Ha'atzmaut Wednesday, we're all about this week

1 THIS SUNDAY: T​ ASTE OF MEMORIES

Sunday, April 26, Noon to 1:30 pm In honor of Yom HaZikaron, our former shlicha and good friend Eden Kohali joins Keshet Berlinsky Edry for A Taste of Memories, the moving cooking experience in memory of Israel's fallen that Eden started in St. Paul five years ago.

Join them via Zoom as they prepare a special recipe that honors the memory of Gilad Fisher. You can get the recipes and cook along with them. More information

2 YOU HELP PROTECT VULNERABLE AGAINST COVID-19

Federation-supported The and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee have activated COVID-19 responses to help vulnerable Jews worldwide. Through these efforts, you help people like Etya Papugayev, a resident at Amigour, a social housing community and Jewish Agency subsidiary serving elderly Israelis. Read more.

Please help today

3 YOM HAZIKARON WITH MASA ISRAEL JOURNEY

Monday, April 27 12:50 pm Central TAime Join Masa fellows, alumni, partners and Jewish communities around the world for a live streamed global ceremony in honor of Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

Register

4 YOM HA'ATZMAUT

Wednesday, April 29 5 hours of nonstop fun including a global dance party with Matisyahu! Celebrate Israel's 72nd birthday with the whole wide world. Join us LIVE to celebrate with music, celebrity performances, interactive activities and more.

Global Dance Party, Cooking with Chef Haim Cohen, Jazz and Ethiopian Funk and much more!

More info & RSVP

5 ISRAELI WEEKLY WITH KESHET BERLINSKY EDRY

St. Paul Shlicha, Keshet Berlinsky Edry has something planned every day of the week to connect us to Israel. Join her for Hebrew class, enjoy music and other activities. It's all on Keshet's Facebook page. See below. Connect to Keshet

Community News & Events

Jewish Advocacy During the Covid-19 Maroon and Gold is going big so you Pandemic: Women During the Pandemic can stay home! Monday, April 27, 10 to 11 am Minnesota Hillel's biggest celebration of the Women are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 year is adapting to the world around us. This response as they make up the majority of year, instead of hosting 500+ people at TCF health care workers and others most Bank Stadium for Shabbat, Hillel is asking affected. Many face specific challenges during everyone to "Shabbat-in-place" and let them this period such as domestic violence and bring Maroon and Gold Shabbat: Home Edition access to reproductive healthcare. What are to you! the priorities of women’s organizations during Order a custom box of Maroon and Gold the Pandemic? Shabbat goodies (A Shabbox) to help make Join the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, your at-home Shabbat experience on May 1st a National Council of Jewish Women and Jewish Maroon & Gold one. Women International. Reserve your Shabbox Register Free Counseling Services from Jewish Family Service of St. Paul UofM Scholarships for Jewish Students JFS has launched a new Community Support The University of Minnesota offers scholarship program that is free and open to the public. It opportunities with preference towards Jewish includes three 20-minute phone conversations students. Scholarships are available to eligible with a JFS mental health professional. Get help candidates for the 2020-2021 academic year. to feel more grounded and emotionally secure To be considered, online applications must be as well as strategies for improving a sense of submitted no later than June 30, 2020. well-being. Contact therapist Sara Wellington Students can apply online for the Lifson, at (651) 239-4756 or email her at Bronsztein, and Shapira Scholarships at the [email protected]. There is no fee for this University of Minnesota website: service; however, donations to the program are onestop.umn.edu/finances/scholarships, under appreciated. the Office of Student Finance Scholarship tab.

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