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Stories from the Tribe

Jewfolk Podcasts

Great storytelling – and storytellers – creates a connection between themselves and the audience. It weaves the threads of their lives together with those listening, and makes you think things like ‘oh, I’m not alone!’ or ‘I’ve been there!’ or ‘that sounds good; will they share that recipe?’Stories From the Tribe is an event by TC Jewfolk. This is a live, on-the-bima show, featuring 12 women telling their true Jewish stories that have a thread to being – or having – a Mammaleh. The stories include

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23:18

Rachel Orzoff: "Another Kind Of Mother"

Stories from the Tribe ·

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

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20:07

Renee Segal: "Love is What Remains"

Stories from the Tribe ·

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

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21:28

Elissa Bernick: "My Mother, Myself"

Stories from the Tribe ·

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

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21:57

Naomi Rose: "What I'm Really Saying"

Stories from the Tribe ·

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:

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17:09

Robin Gale: "Bris x2"

Stories from the Tribe ·

2025/10/01

Robin Gale is in the third Act of her life. Act 1: Surviving childhood and adolescence. Act 2: Surviving marriage, children, and work. After the successful survival of Acts 1 and 2, Robin is now happily in her 3rd Act: focusing on simply flourishing. Being a Mimah to her seven grandchildren fills her with nachas. When she’s not busy with the family, she can be found writing, doing yoga, or in her garden.This week's episode is sponsored by: Legal Mama (https://legalmama.com)Stories from the Tribe is

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15:53

Debbie Spencer: "A Miraculous Passover Delivery"

Stories from the Tribe ·

2025/09/24

Debbie Spencer is living her best life, recently retired after 37 years as a Vice President at U.S.Bank. When she is not working on her various fiber arts projects or honing her baking skills, she considers herself an eating and drinking enthusiast! Debbie’s late father inspired her to begin writing short stories. Debbie and her siblings recently read his stories. They were not only a gift from the grave, but a sign to begin writing her own stories. Debbie and her husband of 42 years have two grown

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3:53

New Cast, New Season!

Stories from the Tribe ·

2025/09/17

TC Jewfolk’s Stories From the Tribe Podcast is the behind-the-scenes look at each of the 12 storytellers from TC Jewfolk’s live, on-the-bima show. An event by TC Jewfolk, Stories from the Tribe features 12 women on the bima telling their true Jewish stories that have a thread to Jewish motherhood, and includes all of the ups and downs, highs and lows, laughs and tears that come with the real-life experience of Jewish moms in the Twin Cities. I’m your host Lonny Goldsmith, the editor of TC Jewfolk,

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18:02

Laura Taple: 'Baby Jesus'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/12/11

Laura Taple is a professional “life purpose seeker.” Former small business owner, she had the privilege of creating beautiful headstones for families dealing with loss and prior to that, philanthropy fundraiser for 15+ years. Laura currently enjoys consulting for businesses and non-profits while pondering what she wants to be when she grows up (please let her know if you know!). In addition to storytelling, Laura is passionate about red lipstick, coffee shops, sweets, and travel. When she’s not busy

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12:46

Janessa Prawer: 'Weavers'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/12/04

Janessa Prawer is an artist, mental health advocate, and owner of Tiny Art With Heart, which aims to create more caring communities through artistic kindness. She spent the majority of her career focused on the business of mental healthcare and uses this experience to advocate both in the community and on the nonprofit boards in which she serves. Janessa grew up in northern Minnesota at her parents’ mom and pop’ resort and credits all that hard work and boredom with building her solid work ethic

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15:37

Robin Gale: 'B'ashert'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/11/27

Robin Gale is in Act 3 of her life. After working in many capacities while raising her three children – including but not limited to being a Blackjack Dealer, HR Trainer, and a 5-year stint in Development at JFCS – she owned and operated a Mainstream Boutique for 10 years. Being Mimah to her seven grandchildren fills her with nachas. When she’s not occupied with kids, she can be found in her garden, doing yoga, fishing, and painting. She began writing when her husband gave her a Storyworth gift and

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15:43

Erin Miller: 'Mahjong'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/11/20

Erin Miller likes to write poems and essays and email them to her colleagues. She lives in Oakdale with her husband, their two daughters, and their dog Winston. She is a biology teacher who appreciates the places where art and science intersect, and is fascinated by the ways that people learn. She loves to walk and play Mah Jong with her friends, and is going to try again this summer to enjoy gardening. She is hooked on, “The Great British Baking Show,” listens to “You’re Wrong About,” and bakes a

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19:21

Laura Zimmermann: 'B'tayavon, Baby'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/11/13

Laura Zimmermann is the award-winning author of My Eyes Are Up Here and the Edgar-nominated Just Do This One Thing For Me. When she’s not squirreled away writing, you might find her telling stories onstage, biking to her favorite coffee shop, or looking for the perfect place to hang a hammock.This week's sponsor: Bluestem Remodeling (https://bluestemremodeling.com/)!MN Mammalehs: Stories from the tribe is an annual show by TC Jewfolk. The show will always be in June and information about the show

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13:51

Judy Victor: 'Remember the Past, Trust the Future'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/11/06

Judy Victor is the Senior Leadership Development Manager at Momentum where she gets to put her passion and skills to work on behalf of Jewish women around the world. In the 30 years of her professional life, from traveling the globe for Aveda to personal shopping, she’s always kept one thing in mind … bringing joy to others. When Judy’s not working, you’ll most likely find her cooking in her semi side hustle soup business, Marak, or dancing and singing to 90’s R & B. She lives in St Louis Park

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17:02

Elisa Bernick: 'Circumcision Coin Toss'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/10/30

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

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16:41

Robyn Awend: 'The Giving Tree'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/10/23

Robyn Awend has made a significant impact in the Jewish arts community where she curates, directs, and organizes exhibitions and programs that explore the intersection of creativity and connectivity. Robyn is a practicing artist using words and word fragments to inspire her work. An energetic champion of the arts, she has been working extensively with the Minnesota Center for Book Arts newly-commissioned Hebrew type creating limited edition letterpress prints. She lives in the burbs with her witty

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15:09

Rachel Orzoff: 'Parenting With Food'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/10/16

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

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17:52

Jenna Zark: 'Single Mom Seeks Mezuzah'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/10/09

Jenna Zark is a writer and playwright. Her book, Crooked Lines: A Single Mom’s Jewish Journey received six awards in 2023 — including First Prize for the Overcoming Adversity Memoir from Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the Silver Religious/Spiritual award from Nautilus Books. Zark’s play A Body of Water, produced at Circle Repertory Company in New York, was cited by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture for breaking new ground. Her favorite activity? Telling and listening to Mammaleh

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16:17

Marissa Bader: 'Look for the Light'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/10/02

Marissa Bader is a writer and children’s book author with a background in mental health. Her books, The Only Me, Stella’s Brave Voice, and Petunia the Perfectionist are inspired by her three daughters – an 11-year-old and 8-year-old twins. Her husband, Robb, hopes she’ll never write a book about him! Marissa also enjoys writing articles about mental health and parenthood, and her work has appeared in Psychology Today, HuffPost Parents, Time Out New York, and more. Marissa resides in Linden Hills

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15:49

Stacey Dinner-Levin: 'Preaching to the Choir Director'

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/09/25

Stacey Dinner-Levin is the mother of four boys — now adults — the eldest of whom has autism. For over 25 years she’s worked with children with disabilities including PACER Center’s “Count Me In” program where she wrote several scripts. Her play Autistic License was named one of 2007’s Ten Best Plays by St. Paul Pioneer Press and was featured in American Theater Magazine. Autistic License was remounted for film and won “Best Educational” at the IFFF in 2010. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband

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3:26

Introducing: MN Mammalehs Stories from the Tribe

Stories from the Tribe ·

2024/09/03

MN Mammalehs Stories From the Tribe is an event by TC Jewfolk. This is a live, on-the-bima show, featuring 12 women telling their true Jewish stories that have a thread to being – or having – a Mammaleh. The stories include good, bad, funny, sad, hilarious, and golden moments.This is the MN Mammalehs: Stories from the Tribe Podcast. Coming soon where ever you get this podcast. Subscribe now and never miss an episode when a new one drops. Sign up for our newsletter at bit.ly/tcj-newsletter to be the

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