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Group study on Book of Kings

Posted on: October 30th, 2024 | 28 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

Rabbi Wes Kalmar’s weekly study class is to focus on the Book of Kings, held in the Harry and Rose Samson JCC Library.  The discussion group and study session is held every Tuesday at 12 p.m. in the JCC reading room. It is also held on Zoom.   Kalmar has served as a rabbi at Anshe […]

Alyson Lippman works with women going through perimenopause and menopause 

Alyson Lippman works with women going through perimenopause and menopause 

Posted on: October 30th, 2024 | 28 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

Knowing your body is important, and having the right information can make transitions in life easier. That’s a key message from Alyson Lippman, an advanced practice nurse.  Lippman, a board member at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun in River Hills, has worked in women’s health for the past two decades. With her Shorewood business, Midlife Midwife […]

Tikkun Ha-Ir’s Veggie Chop Shop acquires and prepares food, for those in need

Tikkun Ha-Ir’s Veggie Chop Shop acquires and prepares food, for those in need

Posted on: October 23rd, 2024 | 21 Tishri 5785 by Rob Golub

MILWAUKEE – They gathered around the table, their knives falling against cutting boards.  It became a symphony of clicks and clacks, like rain on pavement – this is what volunteerism for the Veggie Chop Shop sounds like, the prepping of food for those in need.  “We get most of our food from farmers markets, and […]

Teaching has been a ‘very rewarding’ experience 

Teaching has been a ‘very rewarding’ experience 

Posted on: October 23rd, 2024 | 21 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

This month, I sat down with Dr. Susan Bornstein-Forst of Bader Hillel High. Known as “Doc” by her students, Bornstein-Forst has been teaching at Bader Hillel High for four years. While she is currently teaching biology, Bornstein-Forst is no stranger to Jewish education.   Bornstein-Forst was raised in a traditional Orthodox home in Mount Vernon, New […]

Get kids reading, with recommendations from Liza Wiemer 

Get kids reading, with recommendations from Liza Wiemer 

Posted on: October 23rd, 2024 | 21 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

“An Etrog From Across the Sea,” by Kerry Olitzky and Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Stacey Dressen McQueen  Set in 1729 and inspired by Jewish merchant and trader Luis Moises Gomez, this story follows his travel to Corsica. There, he finds spectacular etrogs. In a letter, he writes that he will bring one home to […]

Young Israeli visitors have arrived, to represent their nation at a time of pain and turmoil

Young Israeli visitors have arrived, to represent their nation at a time of pain and turmoil

Posted on: October 23rd, 2024 | 21 Tishri 5785 by Rob Golub

The shin shin program has brought Israeli young people to Wisconsin for decades, but this time the annual visitors know that things are different. This year’s shin shins say the current moment is more important than ever.  They have come to represent Israel in a post-Oct. 7 world.  The new shin shins for 2024 are […]

New CEEBJ learning director 

New CEEBJ learning director 

Posted on: October 23rd, 2024 | 21 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

Congregation Emanu-El B’Ne Jeshurun in River Hills has hired a new director of lifelong learning, Miles Rogers, to oversee all education programming for adults and youth. Rogers began the role in July after working at congregations in Virginia and Washington, D.C.—and started from the standpoint of a learner himself.   “I was taught that when you’re […]

Steps to vote 

Posted on: October 22nd, 2024 | 20 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

On Nov. 5, Election Day, citizens will make their way to local polling places to cast their votes. Here is what you need to know to prepare for voting in Wisconsin.  If you are not registered, you can do so online, by mail, at a municipal clerk’s office, or at a local polling place. You […]

You can taste it all at Kugel Cookoff, at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun 

You can taste it all at Kugel Cookoff, at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun 

Posted on: October 22nd, 2024 | 20 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

An assortment of kugels will soon be displayed on tables at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun, where people can sample them and get the chance to bring home the recipes.   On Oct. 20, a Kugel Cookoff will be open to all community members from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.  Attendees and a panel of judges will taste kugel […]

Film festival starts Oct. 27

Film festival starts Oct. 27

Posted on: October 22nd, 2024 | 20 Tishri 5785 by Special to the Chronicle

The 27th annual Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival is scheduled for Oct. 27-31 at Marcus North Shore Cinema in Mequon.   Tickets for community screenings are $12 per person; stream-at-home viewing is $18 per household. All films will be available for at-home streaming Nov. 4-10 on Eventive, a website built for viewing independent movies.   A $200 “VIP” […]