“Everything that we’re doing at WITS is all about kindness, all about giving and helping people.”
– Rabbi Dovid Brafman, Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study

‘Charming’ production about relationships is directed by Elyse Edelman “Trayf” may mean “not kosher,” but in Milwaukee it’s the name of a play you might consider exceedingly fit for consumption – a sweet tale of two Orthodox young men out in the world, directed by Elyse Edelman for the Next Act Theatre.  Edelman came back home to Milwaukee, to be close to family and the local theater community, after traveling the country as […]

Local young adults are loving their jobs at Rainbow Day Camp, giving back to the Jewish community  They were smiling, enthused and vibrant. There was no slogging, early-morning commuter vibe here.   Rainbow Day Camp counselors arrived early for buses to camp one morning in July, to chat with the Chronicle and pose for photos.  It turns out, they are loving camp and have a […]

For these volunteers at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, it’s all about l’dor v’dor One summer morning, Samantha Gorelik’s daughter did something that surprised her as she got ready for theater camp.  The nine-year-old told her mother that there were kids in her community who couldn’t afford to attend. She wanted to bring money for a bake sale to make her beloved […]

As my family returns to Israel, I carry immense gratitude Three years ago, my husband, Liran, our two daughters, and I arrived in Milwaukee to begin a journey as the shlichut family, sent by the Jewish Agency For Israel, to work within the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. We came to share Israel with this community. I expected to teach, facilitate conversations and build connections. What we […]

Raised in Jewish Milwaukee, Adina Pullin has made aliyah and is loving it On a Thursday night, less than a day before Shabbat, Adina Pullin, 22, realized she had nowhere to spend the holiday in Israel.   For many people living thousands of miles away from their families, that could have meant a Friday night spent alone. Instead, one phone call […]