Now that the living hostages have been returned, and the ceasefire which ended the war in Gaza seems to be holding, it feels as though an extremely painful chapter in Jewish history is concluding. For the last two years the yellow ribbon, the dog tag, and the photos of the hostages have marked Jewish […]

MILWAUKEE — If you’re a local teen who likes sports or media, the JCC Maccabi Games could be for you.  The JCC Maccabi Games, an Olympic-style competition for Jewish teens ages 13 to 17, will take place this year in Toronto from Aug. 2-7. The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay is building a […]

Keindel Walny wakes up every morning to flags hanging in her bedroom.   She’s not just a high school student who loves geography. These flags represent the 25 countries Walny, 17, has competed against with her synchronized figure skating team.   Walny, a Wisconsin native, is an 11th grade student at the University School of Milwaukee and the only Jewish girl on her […]

Leah Stein was about to start preparing for a first night of Chanukah party when she heard about the shooting at Bondi Beach. “I woke up in the morning and my husband said, ‘don’t look at the news’,” Stein said. “I froze, and I just thought ‘No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no’.” […]

“Kol Yisrael arevim zeh ba-zeh” — all Jews are responsible for one another. Taking care of each other. That is the message that has stayed with me most deeply since returning from the Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s (MJF) recent mission to Morocco. When I signed up for this trip, I wasn’t entirely sure why I was […]

MILWAUKEE – The city is poised to post honorary street signs for Rabbi Michel Twerski, spiritual leader for the largely Orthodox West Side community, and Ron Sadoff, local investment management guru and founder of a school serving some of the most troubled parts of town. A city committee unanimously approved the honorary creation of Rabbi […]