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“Mendel’s Hanukkah Mess Up,” by Chana and Larry Stiefel, illustrated by Daphna Awadish, published by Kalaniot Books Perfect for Chanukah and any time of the year, this humorous, fun, and thoughtful picture book examines the mistakes any of us could make and how we can find the positive in those mess-ups. The whimsical, bright […]
Need a fun Chanukah gift? The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has got you covered. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is offering limited edition bobbleheads for Chanukah. The organization released its bobble menorahs and bobble dreidels last year. Customers can choose from three different versions of the bobble menorahs, all […]
Have you traveled to Israel? Maybe more than once. Also bought a State of Israel Bond or planted a tree there. All good, but what did your grandparents and great-grandparents do to support the country, well before it existed? My mother handed me a faded brown folder, stuffed thick with old family photos. One antique […]
Forgive us, we are going to touch on another great religion’s core holiday: Christmas. Some interfaith couples in our community may face a bit more challenge this year. Christmas Eve falls on the seventh night of Chanukah. Christmas is on the eighth night. How does an interfaith family approach celebration under that circumstance? This […]
The legend of Debbie Friedman, the late composer and performer of contemporary Jewish music, was made in part at a pair of summer camps in Wisconsin. Now, a Wisconsin author has written an illustrated children’s book, about Friedman’s life. The book is “A Place to Belong: Debbie Friedman Sings Her Way Home,” and it […]
Thursday, Dec. 1 Mel Brooks The Steve Solochek Memorial Lecture Series featuring Patrick McGilligan, author of “Funny Man: Mel Brooks.” An audience-driven Q&A follows. 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave. Museum members $5. Nonmembers $10. Candle Making Prepare for the season of light with Tapestry Arts & Ideas, […]
Thank you, veterans – on Veterans Day! Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun has been holding a Veterans Shabbat for several years, and this year it will fall on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. Congregant veterans will be leading the service on the day America says thank you. “We feel it’s important that we honor those who […]
With all the friction over elections in recent years, one rabbi is to bring peace to polling sites on Nov. 8, 2022, Election Day. Rabbi Natalie Louise Shribman will be a chaplain at the polls, in Eau Claire, for this year’s midterm elections. Chaplains at the polls provide a peaceful presence and, if needed, help […]
Wednesday, Nov. 2 UWM Lecture “Stutthof: A Nazi Camp Near Danzig,” 2022 Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Ruth Schwertfeger. 7-8:30 p.m., Nov. 2. University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Golda Meir Library, Fourth Floor Conference Center. Zoom registration available. Schwertfeger’s book is the first scholarly publication in English to break the silence of Stutthof, a concentration […]
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