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By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager The recent killing of Daunte Wright has left our communities grappling yet again with the tragedy and trauma of senseless killings of African Americans. How does this continue to happen? Is there any[...]Posted 1 month ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager JFCS is excited to partner with the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and more than 30 other Jewish organizations in the Twin Cities to present Clean Speech Minnesota to the community. This free com[...]Posted 2 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager I don’t think I have ever spent so much time in my house, and I know this is true for so many of us. The cleaning, cooking, dishes, laundry….did I say dishes? It has been a strange mix of emotions on[...]Posted 3 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager With the tumultuous events of the past year and the tragic and jarring events that took place at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021; many of us are left feeling a bit numb. What is next? How can we pre[...]Posted 3 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager The traumatic events of the last week have left a gaping hole in the foundation of our democracy and in our hearts. They also created yet another challenging and confusing situation for families and chil[...]Posted 4 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager This year has been one of the hardest times in recent memory for millions of Americans and people across the globe. The challenges we have faced and will continue to face in the months ahead are almo[...]Posted 6 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager I don’t know about you, but I feel like I have been waiting and just holding my breath for the past weeks. With the election just weeks away and the daily pandemic updates, I feel I am in limbo. I [...]Posted 8 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager As I look back to March, at the beginning of the pandemic, it really hits me just how many challenging and different kinds of decisions parents and families have had to make over the past six months. When[...]Posted 9 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & Certified Family Life Educator • Family Life Education Manager What are parents dealing with lately? Well, a lot! They are agonizing over questions of safety; childcare; figuring out how best to engage in physical distancing this summer; thinking about how we can educ[...]Posted 10 months ago
By Leah Persky, PhD, CFLE-P • Family Life Education Manager So much has happened in the past month and so many of us are grappling with what we can do to fight the systematic injustices and racism that pervade our country today. Jewish people are no stranger to prejudice, discrimination and be[...]