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This week I talk to Irina Vaynerman, a civil rights lawyer and co-founder of Groundwork Legal. We talk about her new, non-profit initiative, what it was like launching in the midst of Operation Metro Surge, and her time working for the state’s Department of Human Rights, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Learn about Groundwork Legal.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 editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Rabbanit Dalia Davis. We talk about her new FolkLab class, Pastoral Parsha, which starts May 27, the work she does for Svivah, and learn all about the title she’s chosen for herself, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.https://folklab.coursestorm.com/course/pastoral-parasha/https://www.svivah.org/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 editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Howie Milstein about his new book: You Don’t Know Shit: The Joy of Bewilderment. We talk about how the book came about, what good and bad leadership looks like, and getting out of our silos and comfort zones, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/You-Dont-Know-Sh-Bewilderment/dp/B0GW3LBC98/ref=sr_1_1The 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 editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

This week I talk to Abbe Blacker, the founder and owner of the Minneapolis Mah Jongg Club in Edina. We talk what led her to open up her new club, how Jews ended up playing mahj en masse, and the growing demographics of people who want to pick the game up, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast.https://mplsmahjclub.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 editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast

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 editor@jewfolk.com. 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 editor@jewfolk.com. 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/nicolethebridekickThe 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 editor@jewfolk.com. 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 editor@jewfolk.com. 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 LossHinei Ma Tov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMsCDQcHZj4Ma Yafeh Hayom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQ0SpSH_cgEin Keiloheinu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZeuFw5ekQEliyahu Hanavi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbgLPRxSgpISponsored by: Stories from the Tribe 2026 AuditionsThe 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 editor@jewfolk.com. 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/2026auditionsThe 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 editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast