Friday, May 2  Renewal Shabbat This uplifting service will be led by Cantor Mimi Rozansky, Rabbi Noah, and musicians from the community. Inspired by the joyful spirit of Jewish Renewal, the evening will feature prayer, music, and moments of reflection. All are welcome to attend this spiritually enriching Shabbat celebration. May 2, 6 p.m. Congregation Shalom, […]

Each time Eitan Goldmeer tosses his axe during a competition, it is in commemoration of lives lost and dozens who are still being held hostage by Hamas in the protracted conflict in Gaza.   That is because his custom axe is emblazoned with the date October 7, 2023, the words, “Bring Them Home” and a yellow […]

Yamim 2025, three days of commemoration for the Jewish community, falls this year between April 27 and May 4.  They are Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day; Yom Hazikaron, or Israel’s Day of Remembrance; and Yom Haaztmaut, or Israel’s Independence Day. RSVP at Milwaukeejewish.org/Yamim.  The Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day event, is slated for […]

Rabbi Wes Kalmar traveled to Israel in February with a small group of rabbis from the Rabbinical Council of America, a 1,000-member rabbinic organization. The purpose of the mission was to try to bring some comfort to people in Israel who have gone through suffering. A version of this article originally appeared in a mass […]

Welcome to our Passover 2025 special section of the Chronicle, which we begin with photos from a recent seder aimed at bringing community together. The Jewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation and Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee held the model Passover Seder for about 50 interfaith and community leaders on March 10.  Rabbi Noah […]

MADISON – Madison Hillel has converted its meat-based restaurant into a dairy coffee shop, now serving Caribou Coffee.   The now-coffee shop, and a growing catering and delivery business that serves meat from a separate kitchen, are together called Adamah Neighborhood Table. It’s all operated by Madison Hillel. The restaurant-turned-cafe may have lost out to a […]