September 10, 2026 | 27 Elul 5786
Yehudis Hecht attended Jewish Beginnings, and this year she is celebrating her 15th year teaching there Born and raised in Milwaukee, Yehudis Hecht was determined to move away from home to follow in the Rebbe’s mission of spreading Torah and Judaism. But after spending time in different communities in Alaska, Michigan, and California, she now says […]
Forgive him: He’s also a Yankees fan Students kept giving police a friendly wave, but the officers didn’t know anything about them, said Steven Resnick, who was the director of Jewish student life at Florida International University from 2022 to 2026. “Whether it was a police officer directing traffic or just walking by in the student union, our students would oftentimes […]
Grew up in an at home daycare in Oshkosh, then went to school for business and into sales, then wanted out Isabella “Ms. Bell” Roberts started her career at Gan Ami Mequon over two years ago after realizing she wasn’t passionate about her then-job. Roberts attended UW-Milwaukee and earned two business degrees, one in marketing and one […]
Lauren Blumenthal teaches at Bader Hillel Academy Upon finishing her teaching certificate, Lauren Blumenthal began searching for a teaching position, with her sights set on early education in the Milwaukee area. She came across a paraprofessional position in a K-5 classroom at Bader Hillel Academy (BHA) and applied. Brad Grayvold, the assistant principal at BHA, noticed her […]
For the past several years, college student Jack Redfern has spent his Sunday mornings at Congregation Shalom teaching 8th and 9th grade students. In addition to teaching Hebrew, Redfern has been teaching about antisemitism and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict for a couple of years. Since Oct. 7, and given the rise in antisemitism, he feels it is important to give his students the tools and background […]
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation has announced its 2026 Salute to Jewish Educators award recipients, including awards for Elsie Crawford, Sara Perlman and Devorah Shmotkin. Elsie Crawford, Founder and Executive Director of Tikkun B’Yachad/Repairing Together, received the Jerry Benjamin Inspiration Award for Informal Jewish Education. Crawford leads a cross‑community program that builds long‑term relationships among students in Milwaukee’s segregated neighborhoods, using art, dialogue and shared cultural […]
Coming from a long line of lawyers, Rabbi Hersh Hiller certainly did not imagine that teaching second grade students is where he would land. And yet, nearly two decades later, Hiller has had the rare privilege of doing what he loves for the past 19 years: teaching elementary school Judaic studies. Hiller grew up in Milwaukee and began his Jewish education at Hillel […]
Sara Abrams moved to Bayside from Green Bay with her parents and brother, Ross, when she was just 4 years old. Being new to the area and having so many synagogues close by, the family decided to go (as Abrams likes to say) “shul shopping.” They ultimately landed at The Shul in Bayside, where the […]
Walking through the halls of Bader Hillel High with Mitchell “Papa Coach” Lechter, you’d think he’d been teaching there his whole life. The pride he takes in his classroom, the easy rapport he has with passing students; it all feels deeply rooted. But in reality, he only began his journey at Bader Hillel High five […]
About three years ago, Jin Stockton did a favor for a good friend. Her friend had a work event and asked Jin if she could accompany her children to the Mequon Jewish Preschool open house. Jin agreed and spent a few hours at Mequon Jewish Preschool with the students and genuinely enjoyed her time there. But then she went home, chalked it up to a […]
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