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What is Zuta?
We are a Twin-Cities-based heymishe minyan, a homey group of friends that gets together in backyards and living rooms every other week or so to sing, daven (pray), learn Torah, and break bread.
We are Jews who live and gather on Dakota and Anishinaabe land, on either side of the Mississippi. Our community is made by and for the people who show up. We don’t have a fixed approach to services—it’s a dealer’s choice lay-led minyan. But we value accessibility and heart. We sing and otherwise make noise. We eat yummy vegetarian food. We hope to learn from the wisdom of our ancestors. We welcome all. We make mistakes, and hope to be forgiven. Come join us!
Schedule
Zuta meets every other Shabbat morning. Here are our upcoming dates (in 2024):
- January 11, 2025
- Jan. 25
- Feb. 8
- Feb. 22
- March 8
- March 22
- April 5
- April 19
- May 3
- May 17
- May 31
Location: Each week is hosted by different people in our community. Join our mailing list to get emails with the meeting locations.
Timing: We start to gather and schmooze at 9am, but like any Jewish community, folks will trickle in and out throughout the morning. Davening starts at 9:30. We generally transition to Torah reading in the 11’s and start lunch after that.
What should I bring?
- For davening: We use a mishmash of siddurim and help each other find the pages. If there’s a particular siddur you prefer to use, or if you have extras, please bring them.
- For potluck lunch, bring something vegetarian that meets your own dietary needs, with enough to share. Please label your dish with ingredients and allergen info.
Guidance for Safeguarding Community Health
The Zuta community wishes to center practices that will allow our community to care for each other’s health and welcome full participation in our community. To that end, we will have the following practices in place:
- If you have symptoms of respiratory illness, please stay home. We will miss you and pray for your speedy recovery. Please stay home even if you’re responsible for leading part of the service and aren’t able to let anyone know – we’ll adapt.
- When meeting indoors, we will run an air purifier. If a host does not have an air purifier, another attendee will bring one (please let the organizers know if you are hosting and do not have an air purifier).
- Masks are always welcome but generally not required. Hosts have the option of asking for required masking when they are hosting in their homes, which will be announced in the weekly email so everyone knows what to expect (please let the organizers know if this is your preference when you sign up to host). In either case, masks are not required during lunch.
- If there are other steps we can take as a community to help you more fully participate, please let us know.
Contact Us/Join our Mailing List
Use the form below to either join our mailing list, or contact us with questions, or both!