Welcome to the Twin Cities
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Welcome to the Twin Cities
Jewish Life and Twin Cities Arts & Entertainment
Twin
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Cities Fast
Fast Facts
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Twin
Twin Cities
Cities Jewish
Jewish Life
Life
• Jewish Community Fast Facts
• Judaica / Jewish Book Stores
• Eruv in Minneapolis / St Louis Park
• St Louis Park Mikvahs
• Jewish Schools in the Twin Cities
• Sabes Jewish Community Center
• Adult Learning Programs
• Minneapolis Jewish Federation
• Kosher Restaurants / Bakeries / Takeout
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Entertainment
• Theaters / Orchestra
• Zoos / Aquariums
• Museums
• Water Parks
• Children’s Attractions
• Winter Carnival and State Fair
• City Lakes
• Sports Teams
• Minneapolis Artists District
• Mall of America
• Citywide Bicycle Trails
• Outside the Twin Cities: Lake Superior
and Stillwater
Twin Cities Fast Facts
•Twin Cities Metro Area Population: 3.2 million (2006)
•Twin Cities Population Rank: 16th in the nation (immediately behind Seattle and
immediately ahead of San Diego)
•Geographic Location: The Twin Cities are located in the South Eastern corner of
Minnesota along the banks of the Mississippi River (which starts in northern
Minnesota)
•Arts Scene: The Twin Cities have more theater seats per capita than any other
American city except New York (~100 theater groups and 30 performance venues
in Minneapolis alone)
•History: Minnesota became a state in 1858 and will celebrate its 150th anniversary
in 2008
•Mill City Roots: Pillsbury and General Mills began in downtown Minneapolis in the
late 1800s as competing companies on opposite banks of the Mississippi River
•Minnesota Lakes: Over 11,000 lakes in the state of Minnesota with 90,000 miles
of shore line
Companies Headquartered in the Twin Cities
5% of the Fortune 100 are headquartered in the Twin Cities
Medical Technology and Financial Services Companies
Headquartered in the Twin Cities
The Twin Cities area is home to many of the
world’s largest medical device manufacturers
and world renowned health care facilities
The Twin Cities area is also home to some of
the largest financial services companies in
the country
Twin Cities Universities and Colleges
University of Minnesota
Additional Twin Cities Universities
• Main campus is in downtown Minneapolis
• Augsburg College
• Fourth largest student body in the United
States (~50,000 students)
• College of St Catherine
• Numerous programs ranked in the top
twenty including:
• Hamline University
•Chemical Engineering (1)
•Classics (4)
•Psychology (7)
•Mechanical Engineering (8)
•Economics (10)
•Aerospace Engineering (12)
•Civil Engineering (13)
•Political Science (13)
•Statistics (13)
•Mathematics (14)
•Biomedical Engineering (17)
• Concordia University
• Metropolitan State University
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design
• North Central University
• University of St Thomas
Welcome to the Twin Cities
Jewish Life and Twin Cities Arts & Entertainment
Twin
Twin Cities
Cities Jewish
Jewish Life
Life
• Jewish Community Fast Facts
• Judaica / Jewish Book Stores
• Eruv in Minneapolis / St Louis Park
• St Louis Park Mikvahs
• Jewish Schools in the Twin Cities
• Sabes Jewish Community Center
• Adult Learning Programs
• Minneapolis Jewish Federation
• Kosher Restaurants / Bakeries / Takeout
Twin Cities Jewish Community Fast Facts
•Twin Cities Jewish Population: Over 30,000
•Jewish Population in St Louis Park: Over 1,000
•Twin Cities Jewish Congregations: 19
• 4 Orthodox
• 5 Conservative
• 10 Reform / Other
•Twin Cities Kosher Establishments: 6
•Minneapolis / St Louis Park Eruv Size: ~1 square mile
•Number of Mikvah Facilities in St Louis Park: 2
•Famous St Louis Park Jews:
• Thomas Friedman – Columnist for New York Times
• Al Franken – Saturday Night Live Comedian and 2008 US Senate Candidate
• Coen Brothers – Film Directors of Raising Arizona, Fargo and the Big Lebowski
Eruv in Minneapolis / St Louis Park
• The Minneapolis / St Louis Park eruv has an
area of approximately one square mile
• Congregation Darchei Noam (highlighted in
red on the map) is renting space in a building
in the South West corner of the eruv
• Darchei Noam purchased property for a
building on the corner of Joppa Ave and
Minnetonka Blvd (7 blocks east of our current
location – highlighted in blue)
Darchei Noam
Future Home
• Two other Orthodox congregations are
located inside the eruv – Kenesseth Israel
and Bais Yisroel.
• Two conservative congregations are also
located inside the eruv – Beth El and Bnai
Emet
• The eruv includes two playgrounds that are
popular destinations on shabbat
Jewish Day Schools in the Twin Cities
Minneapolis Jewish Day School (MJDS)
• Grades K-8 with a total of about 350 students
• MJDS is a community school
• Students’ families are members of Orthodox,
Conservative and Reform synagogues in the area
• School is housed on the same campus as the JCC
Torah Academy
• Jewish Day School for grades PreK-8 with about 220 students
• Member of Torah Umesorah and winner of “School of the Year”
• Separate girls and boys classes starting in second grade
Talmud Torah of Saint Paul
• Jewish Day School for grades PreK-8
• Community school with no specific affiliation
• Offers a separate afternoon Hebrew school program and a
Midrash afternoon high school program
Additional Jewish Schools
• Bais Yaakov High School of the Twin Cities
• Talmud Torah of Minneapolis
• Lubavitch Cheder / Lubavitch Yeshiva of Minnesota
Adult Learning Organizations
Minneapolis Community Kollel
•Full-time learning for 8-10 participants
•Evening Chavrutot with members of the community
•Rabbi Lieff of Bais Yisroel and Rabbi Gibber lead the program
Aish Hatorah Minnesota
•A variety of Jewish learning programs and social events for the greater Twin Cities
community
•Rabbi Berel and Sara Simpser coordinate the programming
Chabad of Minneapolis and St Paul
•Variety of programs throughout the year
•Bais Chana in St Paul is recognized as one of the finest post-graduate schools for
Jewish women returning to Judaism
Jewish Institute of Lifelong Learning
•Six week mini-courses for adults
•Run in the Sabes JCC and partnered with the University of Minnesota and several local
synagogues
•Melton mini-school program also run at the Sabes JCC
St Louis Park Kosher Establishments
Fishman’s Kosher Market & Deli
• Sit-down delicatessen and grill
• Bakery offers daily breads and delicious baked
goods
• Take-out entrees, salads and delicatessen
meats
• Full kosher supermarket with fresh, frozen and
packaged goods
• Catering services
St Louis Park Kosher Establishments
Little Tel-Aviv Café
• Israeli café within walking distance of Lake
Calhoun
• Pizza, falafel, variety of salads, sandwiches and
entrees
• Selection of wines and Israeli beer
• Catering available
St Louis Park Kosher Establishments
Byerly’s Kosher Take-Out and Meats
• Fresh cut meats and poultry
• Wide array of delicious take-out
• Kosher sushi available daily
• Fresh baked goods and custom cakes
• Range of fresh, frozen and packaged kosher
food
• Selection of kosher wines and spirits
• Located inside Byerly’s supermarket
St Louis Park Kosher Establishments
Breadsmith Bakeries (all 3 Twin Cities locations are kosher)
• Upscale chain of bakeries
• Variety of hand-crafted artisan breads
• Seasonal specialties rotate on a monthly basis
• Soft-crusted sandwich breads, specialty breads and a wide
range of cookies, muffins and sweets
• All products are kosher and pareve
St Louis Park Kosher Establishments
Additional Kosher Food Outlets
• Many of the local supermarkets and chain stores carry a variety of kosher food and
poultry:
- Target
- Costco
- Sam’s Club
- Trader Joe’s
- Whole Foods
- Cub Food
- Lunds / Byerly’s
St Louis Park Judaica /Jewish Book Stores
Brochin’s
• Beautiful selection of books, gifts, art, music and
apparel
• One of the largest selections of Judaica and
products from Israel in the upper Midwest
• Continuously serving the Twin Cities area for over
100 years
Interior of Brochin’s
Elijah’s Cup
• Variety of Judaica products of all price ranges
• Located in shopping center across the street from future site of
Darchei Noam
Torah Academy Bookstore
• Large selection of seforim and jewish children’s books
St Louis Park Mikvah
• St Louis Park has two mikvah facilities.
• The women’s mikvah is a new, stand-alone facility.
• The men’s mikvah and the kelim mikvah are located in the
downstairs portion of Kenesseth Israel.
New Women’s Mikvah Building
Sabes Jewish Community Center
• The Sabes JCC provides services and programs in
areas including an early childhood center, a newlyremodeled health and fitness center, recreation,
senior services, after-school programs, day camp,
and a new and innovative Jewish Arts and
Humanities curriculum that draws from the entire
community.
• In a facility of 195,000 square feet with 6,000
members and thousands of program participants, a
vast array of programs are provided to enrich,
educate and enlighten.
Minneapolis Jewish Federation
• The Minneapolis Jewish community is known
around the country as a model of generosity. The
Minneapolis Jewish Federation supports more than
50 partner agencies locally, nationally and
internationally with a $15.8 million annual
campaign. Of this total, $2.6 million is allocated to
local Jewish education.
• The Federation's mission is:
•To build community
•To care for the welfare of Jews everywhere
•To maximize participation in Jewish life
Welcome to the Twin Cities
Jewish Life and Twin Cities Arts & Entertainment
Sampling
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of Twin
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Cities Arts
Arts and
and Entertainment
Entertainment
• Theaters / Orchestra
• Zoos / Aquariums
• Museums
• Water Parks
• Children’s Attractions
• Winter Carnival and State Fair
• City Lakes
• Sports Teams
• Minneapolis Artists District
• Mall of America
• Citywide Bicycle Trails
• Outside the Twin Cities: Lake Superior
and Stillwater
The Guthrie Theater
• The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a
nationally acclaimed American center for
theater performance, production, education and
professional training.
• The theater produces both classical literature
and new works from diverse cultures.
The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis
• The Guthrie’s new home opened in 2006 and
includes three distinct stages: the McGuire
Proscenium, the Wurtele Thrust Stage and the
Dowling Studio.
Wurtele Thrust Stage
Hennepin Avenue Theater District:
Orpheum, State and Pantages Theaters and Orchestra Hall
Theater Size
• Orpheum Theater: 2,600 seats
• State Theater: 2,150 seats
• Pantages Theater: 1,000 seats
Current and Upcoming Performances
• Jersey Boys
• Avenue Q
• The Lion King
• Monty Python’s Spamalot
• High School Musical
• Sweeney Todd
• My Fair Lady
Orpheum Theater
Orhestra Hall
• Home to the Minnesota Orchestra
• 98-member ensemble now performs nearly 200
concerts each year
State Theater
Fitzgerald Theater
• St Paul’s Fitzgerald Theater is home to
Minnesota’s own Garrison Keillor and the
Prairie Home Companion
• Prairie Home Companion is broadcast
live from “The Fitz” on National Public
Radio
• The Fitzgerald Theater also hosts a
variety of music acts and plays
throughout the year.
The Walker Art Center and Sculpture Garden
• The Walker Art Center is a world renowned
contemporary art museum in downtown
Minneapolis
• The museum collection includes works by
Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Roy
Lichtenstein and Pablo Picaso
• The sculpture garden includes works by Calder
and Frank Gehry
• Recent exhibits include:
– Picaso and his Influence on American Art
– Frida Kahlo 100th Anniversary Exhibition
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is the largest
art museum in the Twin Cities.
• The collection spans 3,000 years of art history
and includes Native American artifacts,
sculptures, paintings, architectural designs and
decorative arts.
• The collection includes works by Rembrandt,
Cassatt, Degas, Goya, Matisse, Modigliani, van
Gogh and Whistler
The Weisman Art Museum
• Designed by Frank Gehry, the Weisman Art
Museum is located on the University of
Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.
• The museum's collection features early 20th
century American artists such as Georgia
O'Keeffe and Marsden Hartley, as well as a
diverse selection of contemporary art.
Science Museum of Minnesota
• The Science Museum of Minnesota, founded in
1907, is located on the banks of the Mississippi
River in downtown St. Paul.
• The Science Museum's programs combine
research and collection facilities, a public
science education center, extensive teacher
education and school outreach programs, and
an Imax Convertible Dome Omnitheater to
provide science education to an audience of
more than a million people per year.
• Recent exhibits include:
• A Day in Pompeii
• Body Worlds
• Greece: Secrets of the Past
• Ring of Fire: Volcanoes in the Pacific
Mill City Museum
• Located in the restored remnants of General
Mills’ original mill on the Mississippi River
• Documents the history and importance of grain
processing in Minneapolis
• The museum’s “Elevator Theater” moves
between floors in the old mill to tell the history
of the milling industry
• Includes hands-on exhibits for children
• Provides the history behind famous General
Mills and Pillsbury brands including Betty
Crocker and the Pillsbury Dough Boy
Children’s Attractions
Minnesota Children’s Museum – St Paul
• Children ages 6 months through 10 years and
their adult guests can explore seven galleries
packed with extraordinary hands-on
adventures.
Children’s Theatre Company - Minneapolis
• The Children’s Theatre Company puts on a
new show each month. Some shows have
previously been on Broadway.
Minnesota Children’s Museum
Stages Theater – Hopkins
• Stages Theatre Company is a children’s theater
located one town over from St Louis Park. The
theater performs a variety of plays targeted to
children and adolescents.
Children’s Theatre Company
Edinborough Park
• Edinborough Park is literally an indoor park that
feels outdoors. 8 story high sky lights fill the
park with light.
• The indoor park includes trees and shrubbery,
a water fall and stream, an indoor 5-story
climbing park, basketball courts, a theater, a
large inflatable bouncing room for kids and a
swimming pool.
• A perfect retreat for a rainy day.
Indoor 5-Story Climbing Park
Indoor Garden and Walking Path
Municipal Recreation Centers
• Municipal recreation centers located in many
Minneapolis suburbs offer a variety of indoor
and outdoor recreational opportunities all year
round.
• Outdoor pools typically include large central
swim areas with water activities for all ages.
• Many rec centers feature indoor ice rinks for
free skate and league ice hockey.
St. Louis Park Rec Center Outdoor Pool
• Rec centers also typically offer a variety of
sports and exercise classes.
St Louis Park Rec Center Indoor Ice Rink
Minneapolis City Lakes
• The City of Minneapolis has five city lakes:
Cedar Lake, Lake-of-the-Isles, Lake Calhoun
Lake Harriet and Loring Lake.
• The lakes offer a variety of water sports and
outdoor activities including: jogging and bicycle
paths, playgrounds, beach volleyball,
swimming, canoeing, peddle boating, sailing,
fishing and windsurfing.
Fishing on Lake Calhoun
• The Lake Harriet band shell offers free live
concerts every night in the summer.
Lake Harriet Band Shell
Citywide Bicycle Paths
• To better serve commuters that bicycle to work,
the city of Minneapolis constructed and
maintains miles of bicycle paths that connect
the Twin Cities and suburbs.
• The bicycle paths crisscross the downtown and
major suburban areas, including Minnetonka.
Designated Bicycle Paths in Downtown Minneapolis
Northeast Arts District
• Many former industrial buildings in the
Northeast section of Minneapolis have been
converted into artists studios.
• More than 400 artists keep their studios in the
Northeast Arts District. (The Northrup King
Building houses 130 artists alone.)
• Studios are open for viewing on the first
Thursday of every month and by appointment.
Dedicated Bicycle Paths in Downtown Minneapolis
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
•Free Zoo and Botanical Gardens
•Zebras and Lions to Polar Bears and Penguins
•Flower shows year round
•Children’s amusement park on the same grounds
Polar Bear at the Como Park Zoo
Como Park Conservatory
Minnesota Zoo and
Underwater Adventures Aquarium
Underwater Adventures Aquarium
•Located inside the Mall of America
•Includes an underwater moving
walkway beneath shark tanks and a
tropical coral reef
•Shark and stingray petting tank
•Rotating exhibits
Minnesota Zoo
•Over 2,300 animals on nearly 500 acres
•The zoo hosts over 1 million visitors
each year
•Conveniently located in a Minneapolis
suburb
Winter Carnival and Minnesota State Fair
St Paul Winter Carnival
•The St Paul Winter Carnival has been
run every year for the last 122 years.
•Festival features ice sculpture
competitions, live music and
entertainment and children's activities.
•The carnival is held each year at the end
of January and attracts over 350,000
visitors each year.
Ice Palace at the St Paul Winter Carnival
Minnesota State Fair
•A twelve day event attracting over 1.2
million visitors
•Entertainment, exhibits, rides and
shopping with a Minnesota flavor
Minnesota State Fair
Indoor Waterparks
•Minneapolis features two large indoor waterparks
open all year round.
•The Waterpark of America, next to the Mall of
America, features a surfing pool, a lazy river and an
assortment of water slides for adults and children.
•The Grand Rios is similarly equipped and is located
in Brooklyn Park.
Twin Cities Sports Scene
• The Twin Cities are home to professional
sports teams from all four major
professional sports:
•Baseball: Minnesota Twins
•Football: Minnesota Vikings
•Basketball: Minnesota Timberwolves
•Hockey: Minnesota Wild
• The University of Minnesota is a member of
the “Big Ten” and participates in all the
major collegiate sports.
Mall of America
•The Mall of America is the largest
mall in the United States and hosts
more than 40 million visitors
annually.
•The mall also includes an indoor
amusement park, complete with two
roller coasters, a ferris wheel and a
log flume ride.
•A proposed Phase II will significantly
increase the size of the mall.
Nearby Attractions
Lake Superior and Stillwater
Lake Superior
•Lake Superior is an hour and forty minutes north of
Minneapolis.
•Attractions include Split Rock Light House and downtown
Duluth with a Maritime museum, ship watching, an
enormous restored train museum and boutique shops.
Stillwater
•Stillwater is 40 minutes from Minneapolis on the St. Croix
river, which separates Minnesota and Wisconsin.
•Beautiful river town with art galleries, antique shops and
craft stores.
Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior
Downtown Stillwater
Stillwater and St. Croix River