Crooked Lines: A Single Mom's Jewish Journey

When you part company with the life you’ve been living and have to start a new one, what do you do?

Jenna Zark didn’t expect to be divorced. She didn’t expect to be a single mom—but when her son was three, that's exactly what happened. After moving from New York to the Twin Cities because of her former husband's job as a cantor at a synagogue, she knew very few people outside the synagogue. The idea of starting over was terrifying. Yet, there is a saying that God paints in crooked lines when leading us to the people we were meant to meet. This book was born of the journey.

Crooked Lines: A Single Mom’s Jewish Journey was written for people of all faiths (or none) navigating divorce, single parenthood, interfaith marriage and losing parents, or if you’re going through these transitions and just need to know someone else has been through it.

Crooked Lines has received six awards and honors, including the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Gold Award in the Memoir category, and is published by Koehler Books. The author wishes to thank Rimon: the Jewish Arts Council for helping to fund this project.

Presented by the Minnesota JCC in partnership with Beth Jacob Congregation

RSVP is appreciated. Walk-ups are welcome.

On-site childcare available for ages 6 weeks and up, with advance reservation. See details below.

Crooked Lines will be available for purchase and Jenna is available for signing afterwards. Light snack and refreshments will be provided.

For questions or more information, contact Irit Vinitsky at [email protected]

The Minnesota JCC is offering free on-site childcare available for ages 6 weeks and up, with advance reservation. Space is limited. When selecting tickets for the event you can add your children to the reservation.

Childcare is available for children ages 6 weeks+. Our caregivers will play games and keep your kids engaged while you attend this event.

Drop-off will open 30 minutes prior to the program start time.

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