Thursday May 23, 2024 | 15 Iyyar 5784
Why is this night different from all other nights? Well, it’s Passover. It’s also Earth Day. Both holidays celebrate renewal and redemption. The yearning for freedom, of Passover, has been compared to the yearning for liberation from the great issues facing the Earth. If you’re looking to celebrate the Earth before or after your Seder, […]
“Afikomen,” story by Tziporah Cohen, Illustrated by Yaara Eshet, published by Groundwood Books. In this stunning wordless picture book, “readers” will follow three children who travel back in time from their Passover seder to ancient Egypt. It follows what happened to baby Moses and how he was saved from the Nile River. There is a […]
The battle for Wisconsin voters will be fierce, and the Republican Jewish Coalition reports it is ready. “We have what I would argue is the best data operation in Jewish politics,” said Sam Markstein, the organization’s national political director, in an interview with the Chronicle. “We’ve made significant investments in the data operations to make […]
At first, she walked alone. In January, Liya Chernyakova walked with posters calling attention to the hostages held by Hamas. She walked alone, through the streets of Milwaukee’s east side, from the Urban Ecology Center to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee union, and back. “I taped posters to the front of my coat, and in back, […]
MILWAUKEE – After a contentious debate, the County Board avoided the use of the word “genocide” when it passed a resolution calling for peace in the Middle East. The vote was 10-8. The Milwaukee County Board rejected an initial proposal, accusing Israel of “genocide,” after County Board member Sheldon Wasserman said on the floor that […]
Free kit to discuss Israel Local Jewish organizations have come together to offer free “A Place to Talk Kit” to help friends and family gather and discuss what is happening in Israel. Each kit contains stickers, blue ribbons, discussion questions, an Israeli flag, Israeli chocolate and more. The kits are sponsored by the Harry & […]
It was a change of pace for Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun. Congregant Sara Martin-Henak wrote the Purim spiel that was performed at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun last month. While other synagogues or groups have written original spiels, CEEBJ typically used scripts from outside sources, so this was a new development for the shul. Martin-Henak works […]
Monday, April 1 2024 Passover Food Drive The Community Food Drive is happening again this year. Food will be collected through April 10 at several sites throughout the community. Distribution will be Sunday, April 14. For more information visit MilwaukeeJewish.org/PassoverFoodDrive. Contact Laura Slatky-Verkuilen at (414) 967-7145 or lslatky-Verkuilen@jccmilwaukee.org. Tuesday, April 2 All About Passover Come […]
Eli Allen Weinshel, Congregation Sinai, will have his bar mitzvah on April 13, 2024. He is a student at Lake Shore Middle School. Parents Jill Goldmann Weinshel and Michael Weinshel reside in Mequon. His grandmothers are Ruth Goldmann, Mequon. Grandparents Renee Weinshel and Leo Weinshel are in Menomonee Falls.
“Freedom Song” is a musical performance unlike just about all others. For one thing, it combines the story of a family and their struggle with addiction with the telling of the Exodus story. For another, all people involved are in some stage of addiction recovery. Frequently performed nationwide, the show will come to Milwaukee for […]
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