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  • Emily Simon: "Never Forget"
    2025/11/26
    Emily Simon is a writer, mother, and lifelong interrogator of Jewish identity. She is originally from Buffalo, NY and landed in Saint Paul in 2019 after spending 20+ years in Los Angeles working in television. She has worked with Carol Burnett a lot (most recently this past March) and is always thrilled to report that Carol is as great as you hope she is. Emily is currently a copywriter at Playwrights’ Center and is usually busy with freelance projects. She has made herself largely un-Googleable, but you can find out more about her at: www.emilyhsimon.com.

    This week's episode is sponsored by: Smith Jewish Academy (https://smithja.org)

    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.
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    20 分
  • Janessa Prawer: "Slay"
    2025/11/19
    Janessa Prawer is an artist, advocate, and owner of Tiny Art With Heart, which aims to create more caring communities through channels of artistic kindness. She spent the majority of her career as a mental healthcare executive and uses her experience to advocate for mental health in the community and on the youth boards she serves on. Janessa grew up in northern Minnesota doing a plethora of manual labor in her parents’ little resort and cafe and credits all that hard work and boredom with building her solid work ethic and creativity muscles.

    This week's episode is sponsored by: Jersey Girl Bagels (https://linktr.ee/Jerseygirlbagels)

    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.
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    23 分
  • Adina Lebowitz: "Only One Song in our Hearts"
    2025/11/12
    Adina Lebowitz, MA is a family mediator / coach – a career she pursued after her own high conflict divorce. Her goal is to help families find less stress and more peace in their co-parenting. She supports families facing day to day co-parenting challenges and mediates bigger issues related to school, medical decisions, job change, or new relationships. She’s a contributing author to the 2024 international best-selling book “Building Bridges of Hope: Overcoming Trauma in Family Law Cases.” Adina’s greatest delight is being a Minnesota Mammaleh of three wonderful, creative, young adults. She loves cooking, dance, music, theater, and travel.

    This week's episode is sponsored by: Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapel (https://hodroffepstein.com)

    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.
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    19 分
  • Jessica Lipschultz: "Roots and Wings"
    2025/11/05
    Jessica Lipschultz is an education researcher and practitioner, currently working at The Blake School and adjuncting in the sociology department at various colleges and universities. After having lived in New York for almost 18 years, she now lives in SW Minneapolis with her husband, Jeremy, and daughters, Sylvie and Sabina. She loves gathering at her parents’ house (her childhood home) on Sundays for dinner with family. When she is not working or actively being a parent, Jessica loves working out, cooking, practicing yoga, walking around the lakes with friends, looking at art, listening to live music, and visiting New York.

    This week's episode is sponsored by: SLS Landscaping (https://suburbanlandscapeservice.com)

    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.
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    23 分
  • Rachel Orzoff: "Another Kind Of Mother"
    2025/10/29
    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 episode is sponsored by: Kickernick Gallery (https://kickernickgallery.com)

    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.
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    23 分
  • Renee Segal: "Love is What Remains"
    2025/10/22
    Renee Segal owns Evolve Therapy, a group therapy practice focused on helping couples reconnect, reduce conflict and recover from affairs. Before becoming a therapist, she worked as an accountant—an unconventional path that ultimately led to her passion. Outside of work, Renee can be found at the gym, swimming, doing HIIT or Pilates classes. She also enjoys biking, running, and walking outdoors. Her favorite subject in school? Gym, of course. She loves coffee, dark chocolate, and binge-watching the latest show. Spend enough time with her, and she’ll proudly show off photos of her grandson.

    This week's episode is sponsored by: Sheri Fine at Edina Realty (https://www.edinarealty.com/sheri-fine-realtor)

    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.
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    20 分
  • Elissa Bernick: "My Mother, Myself"
    2025/10/15
    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 episode is sponsored by: Mint Orthodontics (https://mintortho.com)

    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.
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    21 分
  • Naomi Rose: "What I'm Really Saying"
    2025/10/08
    Naomi Rose is a social worker and therapist who feels lucky to be able to take a break from clinical practice to care for her twin toddlers, Ruby and Vivian. The three of them enjoy playing dress up, having dance parties, and eating Nutella. When Naomi isn’t with her daughters, she enjoys swimming, reading fiction, and singing with her Acapella group, “Prairie Fire Choir.” Naomi lives with her husband, their twins, and a very lazy and cuddly cat named Buttermilk.

    This week's episode is sponsored by: Shira Tabbouche Photography (https://www.shiratabbouche.com/contact)

    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.
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    22 分