The 1973 Yom Kippur War was on, and things were not good. History tells us that Egyptian troops would cross the Suez Canal, into the Sinai Peninsula, part of a coordinated attack on the High Holy Day.   As Israeli leaders reeled in the face of a surprise attack, Golda Meir told Meron Medzini that she […]

Friday, Oct. 6  Farm with Tikkun Ha-Ir  Join Tikkun Ha-Ir to Glean on the Farm! Friends and family welcome for a fun day in the sun, serving the community through Food Justice. Pick fresh produce from the lovely grounds of this CSA farm in Waukesha. Perfect for families with children 3 and over. Pre-registration required […]

Amy H. Shapiro believes everyone leads political lives.  By political, Shapiro said, she doesn’t mean the choices voters might make at their polling place or the ordinances they might lobby aldermen to enact. Rather, the emerita professor of philosophy and humanities from Alverno College in Milwaukee is talking about how personal choices and identities are […]

Women who believe the system is not organized in their interest can speak out. Sometimes, they speak through art.  A new fiber arts exhibit coming to the Jewish Museum Milwaukee in September is one way women and women’s advocates seek to reclaim the genre historically patronized as “women’s craft” to use it as a launching […]

Friday, Sept. 1  Pickleball Tournament Join the Labor Day Weekend Pickleball Tournament on the JCC Outdoor Courts! Inviting all 2.5-3.0 level players to participate in a mixed scramble tournament. Sept. 1, 8:30 a.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. $25. Questions or to register, contact Jess Lanke: […]

  Rabbi David Cohen, of Fox Point’s Congregation Sinai, spoke outside the mammoth Fiserv Forum, into a bullhorn: “The Republican Party has stood by Israel for decades and continues to be committed to Israel’s security and to strengthening those important bonds.”  “Today, however, Israel is under a new kind of threat, not coming up from […]