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This photograph of Wisconsin cheesehead hats at a 2001 wedding is one of many that will be displayed in the Jewish Museum Milwaukee's "Mazel Tov! A Celebration of Jewish Weddings," May 13-July 31.
MJDS unveils new Tuition Grant Program: Offers full tuition for most new students
About three weeks before April 23, leaders of the Milwaukee Jewish Day School received notice of an opportunity — and a challenge.
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Change is happening
I believe in this community, and I am empowered by the people who share this passion. I trust that this process of transformation, begun just a year ago, will make us stronger and more united.
D'var Torah: Revelation has meaning beyond words
The title refers to God’s revelation to the Jewish people on Mt. Sinai — the essence of the holiday Shavuot, which this year is May 27-28. However, we have a problem with this: How are we supposed to understand Revelation?
Two Views 1: Settlement boycott deals blow to peace
Far from charting a path toward peace for Israelis and Palestinians, author and columnist Peter Beinart’s advice, “boycott the settlements to save Israel,” would make peace far less likely.
Two views 2: Settlement boycott will save Israel
Shame on all those who wring their hands about settlements and the fate of the two-state solution, but then claim some sort of Jewish moral high ground to avoid taking meaningful action.
Survey of U.S. Jews poses questions for right and left
Liberals and conservatives who care about the Jewish future would benefit from mulling over the data beyond the headlines.
Spring is the best time for local produce
Farmer’s markets and side-of-the-road vegetable stands are my favorite places on earth. Driving along a small country road and pulling off to see what the local farmers harvested earlier that day gives me inspiration to create a culinary masterpiece at home for my family.
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Preview for June issue: Whitefish Bay board unanimously approves Karl Campus modifications
The Whitefish Bay Village Board at its meeting on May 7 voted unanimously to approve the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s proposed modifications of operations at the Karl Jewish Community Campus.
Preview for June: Volunteers vital to Waukesha community
This is a preview of the second article in a two-part portrait of the Waukesha Jewish community, which the “Jewish Community Study of Greater Milwaukee 2011” showed to be a larger than expected proportion of the Milwaukee-area Jewish community.
Commission gives modified nod to Karl Campus plans
The Whitefish Bay Plan Commission on April 17 voted unanimously to recommend approval of the proposed modifications to the development agreement governing operations at the Karl Jewish Community Campus.
Scholars acknowledge political left has 'a Zionism problem'
As anti-Semitism was once characterized as “the socialism of fools” (attributed to 19th century German social democrat August Bebel), so some anti-Zionism may be “the anti-imperialism of fools.”
Waukesha Jewry data challenges challenges assumptions
This is the first article in a two-part portrait of the Waukesha Jewish community, which the “Jewish Community Study of Greater Milwaukee 2011” showed to be a larger than expected proportion of the Milwaukee-area Jewish community.
Negotiation resembles Sabbath stew, says Israeli diplomat
People in the Middle East work in a different time frame than do people in the West, said Israeli negotiation expert Moty Cristal.
Chorale to celebrate Max Janowski centennial
“This is definitely Max’s year,” said Enid Bootzin Berkovits, director of Milwaukee Jewish Community Chorale. The “Max” in question is Max Janowski (1912-1991), nationally and internationally celebrated composer of Jewish liturgical music, and a choir director and teacher who was primarily based in Chicago, but who made Milwaukee his second musical home.
Levines look back on 26 years with ASKT
In 1986, Rabbi Nachman Levine was a contented, full-time Judaica teacher with 18 years’ tenure at Hillel Academy in Milwaukee. He must’ve been very effective, too, because a group of Hillel parents asked his help in forming a modern Orthodox congregation in Glendale.
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Jewish groups rethink public funding for religious schools
When the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized school vouchers in 2002, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs called it “a devastating blow to one of the foundations of our democracy”: the separation of church and state. Four years earlier, JCPA had conducted a yearlong study that affirmed its opposition to vouchers. But at JCPA’s annual conference May 5-8, the organization will reconsider vouchers, tax credits, and other public funding for Jewish day schools.
Survey: Jewish voters want Obama back
Jewish registered voters see the economy as the most important issue and nearly two-thirds support President Obama’s re-election, according to a new survey.
Global anti-Semitism fell in 2011, says report
Global anti-Semitism fell by 27 percent in 2011, according to an annual report.
Israel teaches lessons in creating environment policies: scholar-activist
Israel seems an exemplary place to learn lessons about environmental issues and policies — at least as Daniel E. Orenstein describes it.
Weinman is Hadassah CEO
Hadassah has named Janice Weinman its new executive director and CEO.
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