Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis, a woman in the unusual role of leading an observant community in Israel, is to visit Milwaukee early this month.   Mirvis, who makes use of the title “rabbanit,” is the sole spiritual leader for Shirat HaTamar in Efrat, Israel.  When she was appointed in 2001, the Times of Israel reported that […]

GLENDALE – Rabbi Avremi Schapiro bellowed, “Guys, the hummus is going to rock!”  A bellow was necessary, over the hubbub of multiple teenagers in conversation, as they sliced, trimmed and mixed. The Kosher Cooking Club at Nicolet High School made shawarma, hummus and Israeli salad on Jan. 11. This was only the club’s third meeting, […]

FRANKLIN – Rabbi Michal Woll and scholar Jon M. Sweeney are the new co-directors of the Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, where they will work to change how future priests are taught.   The Lux Center is a project of the Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Franklin.  The married couple started Jan. 3, […]

It may sound like something out of a dystopian speculative fiction novel, but it happened.   “Degenerate Art” was the name of a Nazi-sponsored art show, held in Munich in 1937, with hundreds of works on display to “educate” the public on the “art of decay.” Text labels with the pieces derided the art.  In the […]

Wednesday, Feb. 1  Jews in Ukraine  Global Museum Passport – History of Jews in Ukraine. Join the Jewish Museum Milwaukee through the thousand-year history of Jewish presence in Ukraine and influential towns Mariupol, Kherson, Kiev, Kharkiv. Feb. 1, 12-1:30 p.m. An online event. Museum members free. Non-members $10. Register online. JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. Programs@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org. 414-390-5730.   Thursday, Feb. […]

A photo set created by Israeli activists features 60 of Israel’s celebrities and government leaders photographed alongside wounded veterans, to generate awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder and to secure employment opportunities for Israel’s wounded war veterans.   The photos include Israeli leaders, including Benjamin Netanyahu and Naftali Bennett, as well as Netflix’s “Fauda” stars Rona-Lee Shimon […]