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The Kosher Spot and Elijah's Cup are two Jewish stores off of Minnetonka Boulevard in the eruv.

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The park outside of the Torah Academy is a common meeting place for families in the community. It is especially crowded on Sabbath afternoons.

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A mannequin wears a yarmulke and tallit inside of Elijah's Cup, a 30 year-old Jewish gift shop in the eruv. The shop sells many books in both English and Hebrew and Jewish items, such as seder plates. It is frequented by both members of the community…

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Calhoun Plaza, a strip mall of Minnetonka Boulevard in the eruv, is home to a Jewish gift shop (Elijah's Cup), and a relatively new Kosher grocery store and restaurant. Both are popular shopping places for the Orthodox Jewish community.

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This sign outside Elijah's Cup advertises Shalom Sesame, a collaboration between Sesame Street and its Israeli counterpart Rechov Sumsum. The show aims to teach Jewish children in the diaspora about Jewish culture, Israel, and Hebrew as well as…

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A sign outside St. Louis Park's Kosher meat deli "Prime Deli" forbids customers from bringing any outside food or beverages into the space, as to maintain the deli's compliance with kosher law.

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An advertisement for a "Must Have" Hagadah, a book used in Passover Seders, on display in the window of Elijah's Cup.

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A Mikvah is a pool used for ritual immersion. Jewish law mandates that women immerse themselves in the Mikvah after menstruation, before marriage, and after childbirth. Immersion in the Mikvah is also required for conversion to Judaism for both men…

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Established in 1891 in the historic North Side Jewish neighborhood, Kenesseth Israel followed the migration of Jews into St. Louis Park in 1971. Kenesseth Israel is an Orthodox Congregation, strictly adhering to Torah laws and teachings.