June 08, 2026 | 22 Sivan 5786
In his last weeks leading Congregation Sinai, Rabbi David Cohen delivered opening prayer We remember the six million Jews murdered during the Shoah and honor the survivors. In the last weeks of his service as spiritual leader for Congregation Sinai in Fox Point, before stepping away for other pursuits, Rabbi David Cohen led the opening prayer at the Milwaukee-area Yom HaShoah commemoration on April 12. The […]
Juneteenth demands honesty from us, especially in Milwaukee Juneteenth marks a delayed freedom. More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed that they were free. It is a holiday that resists easy celebration. It reminds us that freedom in the United States has never arrived all […]
As Rabbi David Cohen steps away, Jacobsen embraces a new beginning that she didn’t see coming “It all started with meeting a nice Jewish boy,” said Rabbi Ora Jacobsen. “My husband!” Jacobsen started as Congregation Sinai’s new Rabbi this month, but becoming a Jewish professional was not her original plan. She was not born into a Jewish […]
From the halls of Congress to a public conversation with Wisconsin’s Holocaust center director Award-winning author and history professor Pamela S. Nadell has testified about antisemitism before the U.S. Congress three times, she said in a congressional testimony on Dec. 5, 2023. “The first was in 2017, just three months after white supremacists chanting ‘Jews will not replace us’ paraded through the University of […]
Milwaukee Jewish Community Chorale’s concert with Dave Schlossberg set for June 7 Pianist and composer Dave Schlossberg will be the featured guest artist at the Milwaukee Jewish Community Chorale’s concert on June 7, 2026. Known for his expressive style and evocative arrangements, Schlossberg will bring his unique musical artistry to the Milwaukee stage, collaborating with the Chorale to present a memorable […]
Set for Aug. 2-3, at Foxtown Station in Mequon, with sunset Sunday concert The annual Jewish Food Festival, presented by the Peltz Center for Jewish Life, is moving this year to a new location, Foxtown Station in Mequon, and is offering a sunset concert, with festivities set for Sunday and Monday, Aug. 2–3. “This year, we’re really bringing everything together in a bigger way,” said Rabbi Moshe Luchins, […]
The annual Milwaukee Pride Parade is taking place on Sunday, June 7, 2026, and friends of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation (that means all of you!) are invited to march with J-Pride MKE to support the community. A free bus is leaving from the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay at […]
Reconstructionist congregation hosts Iowa rabbi as guest speaker Spiritual reflection will be on the menu when the “God Cafe” pops up in Milwaukee. Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay, founder of the God Cafe, will be the guest speaker for Congregation Shir Hadash’s annual Sid Fine Memorial Lecture on June 12 and 13. The God Cafe is a workshop developed […]
New QuicKosher employee Devondre Everett arrived at the grocery store with the van at 8 a.m. on May 13, 2026, to pick up kosher deliveries bound for Green Bay. He started the job on May 11, delivering orders for QuicKosher. The QuicKosher grocery store is at 4833 W Burleigh St., Milwaukee. Photo by Rob Golub.
Robert Habush and Judge Derek Mosley to be honored The Milwaukee Jewish Federation and Herb Kohl Philanthropies proudly announce the 2026 Herb Kohl Service Award recipients: Robert L. Habush and Judge Derek C. Mosley. These two extraordinary leaders exemplify lifelong commitments to service, philanthropy, and community impact, honoring the enduring legacy of Senator Herb Kohl, according to a news release. […]
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