Monday December 02, 2024 | 1 Kislev 5785
A nonprofit focused on Israel education across America has launched a conflict education program, and among the participants are several educators from Jewish Milwaukee. The iCenter’s November cohort participants include Tova Blasberg, Camp Interlaken JCC assistant director; Tehila Cohen, Camp Interlaken JCC (seasonally) village director; Colleen Coveney, Milwaukee Jewish Day School Upper School social studies […]
Grief is defined as the emotional response to loss. So often, we focus on grief as the result of death, when in actuality, grief comes in many forms and for many reasons. Grief can be from the death of a loved one, but also from loss outside of death. This could be the loss of […]
Sol “Poppi” Blumenfeld Sol “Poppi” Blumenfeld, a cherished member of the Madison, Wisconsin community, died peacefully on October 22, 2024. Born on May 28, 1925, in Milwaukee, Sol grew up in Wausau. His family owned and operated a fruit and vegetable market there, and Sol grew up understanding the values of hard work and responsibility. […]
The Friendship Circle of Wisconsin is holding a “We Can Save Lives Tour”, a safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training initiative dedicated to the memory of Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, OBM. In tribute to his legacy of service, the tour will travel across Wisconsin, conducting 41 trainings — one for each year of Alderman Brostoff’s life — with […]
“Ping-Pong Shabbat: The True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman,” by Ann Diamont Koffsky, illustrated by Abigail Rajunov, published by Little Bee Books This spectacular picture book will inspire students to hold onto their values. Estee Ackerman loves being Jewish, loves the holy day of Shabbat, and loves ping-pong. When she makes it into the final […]
Lloyd Levin gave this speech beside a bridge in Trévé, France, known for its ties to World War II history. During the event on Aug. 4, 2024, he paused repeatedly so a translator could speak his words in French. Lloyd and Sheri Levin attended a total of five related events that day, marking liberation, lives […]
Lloyd and Sheri Levin went on a trip this summer that they say they will never forget, to honor a relative alongside the people of France. Here are six things to know about it: * * * * * * Read more about the Levins’ trip, “Wisconsinites in France honored a solider.”
Students sometimes chat with Liran Gerassi about Judaism at the Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. He gets asked in the seminary cafeteria about Jewish blessings before meals. To this, he has explained that there are separate blessings for food and wine. Gerassi leads The Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at the seminary, which […]
Preschool teacher Anthony Nash, a Milwaukee native, is also a talented artist. He went to college at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee not to study education, but art and design. He switched paths after an internship in college showed his that teaching might be his calling. He interned at Discovery World, where he designed projects for children […]
Last year, right after the Oct. 7 attack, Congregation Sinai Rabbi David Cohen called his friend Fatih Harpci, a religion professor at Carthage College. The pair of local religious leaders were about to teach a course about Judaism and Islam for the second year. The rabbi asked: Was this the right time to gather members […]
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