Tuesday October 03, 2023 | 18 Tishri 5784
Walking through the Beit Olamim cemetery in Madison, Rabbi Renée Bauer recognizes a few names of those who died – often too young – from an addiction-related problem. As the director of spiritual care and outreach at Jewish Social Services of Madison since 2016, Bauer provides Jewish spiritual care and counseling, including helping those struggling […]
Beth Clement’s mom was a teacher. For years, she avoided becoming one. She studied music and nursing: “Rebellious me, I didn’t want to be like my mom.” After years of being a camp counselor and babysitting, Clement fulfilled her destiny and pursued a career in education. Her mother was her inspiration. Her mom “would get […]
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 […]
If a teen joins Milwaukee Jewish Philanthropy this year, they’ll find themselves working with an enthused future rabbi whose talents include connecting Taylor Swift’s music and Torah. Dalilah Bernier is the new director of teen initiatives for Milwaukee Jewish Federation; the role is to include overseeing Milwaukee Jewish Teen Philanthropy and serving teens through Federation […]
An effort to get kids from Milwaukee-area, historically underserved communities, into summer camp has grown from 20 kids to 400 over the past several years. The Road to Rainbow program served hundreds of children this past summer from historically underserved communities at the Albert & Ann Deshur JCC Rainbow Day Camp, a program of the […]
The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center brought 225 patients from Children’s Wisconsin to the Albert & Ann Deshur JCC Rainbow Day Camp in Fredonia for “Rainbow Camp” during the week of Aug. 14-18. Kids spent time doing things all other campers do – swimming, boating, nature expeditions, arts and crafts, and a […]
I arrived here a year ago, Aug. 26, 2022. I remember walking in the Milwaukee airport with my partner, Maya, to meet everyone and go to our new homes. I remember looking at Maya, feeling so anxious and thinking to myself — why did I need to come here? How could I leave my home, […]
On the plane from Israel to Milwaukee, I thought about this crazy opportunity that fell into my lap. I panicked when I thought about the consequences of going on this journey, and I did something that I think a lot of us do before going to a new place –I began doubting myself. What if […]
Tikkun Olam is a powerful Jewish value that motivates us to repair the world by fighting for social justice in our communities. In this time of climate change, however, the planet itself is undergoing significant change, calling upon us to address the environmental impact of our actions. We must start to take the definition of […]
“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement…get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.” – Abraham Joshual Heschel Can we imagine, even if just […]
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