Monday September 24, 2018 | 15 Tishri 5779
A Jewish joke exists in which a synagogue’s members dispute what was and should be the traditional practice during their worship service. They ask the only surviving congregational founder to resolve the matter — only to learn that the argument is the tradition. Such divergences permeate the history of the Jewish religion. So contends […]
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Jewish Federation is increasing allocations to local agencies, Israel and other overseas work, thanks to an increase in Annual Campaign results this year. “The pie is growing and for that we’re grateful,” said Hannah Rosenthal, president and CEO of Milwaukee Jewish Federation. “But it’s nowhere near enough to meet community needs, and […]
Rabbinical school required Rabbi Jenn Mangold to take a class on clinical pastoral education just once. She took it twice. “It was my favorite part,” she said – not just the class itself, but also the responsibilities that came with it. Mangold, who graduated in May from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of […]
Gary Lippow, a 42-year-old community advocate, died July 12. Lippow was a longtime leader for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Milwaukee Jewish Federation and a passionate advocate for justice, according to the JCRC. He died unexpectedly. Lippow was deeply devoted to his family and to his community, demonstrating that devotion through many hours of […]
Here’s a recent story on the issue: El Al says haredi Orthodox men delayed flight by minutes, not an hour, for seat switches JERUSALEM (JTA) — El Al said a flight last month on which haredi Orthodox men refused to take their assigned seats next to women was delayed only minutes by the required […]
La Crosse, with a population of about 50,000, may not be one of Wisconsin’s largest cities, but it has a synagogue with about 50 families and the city takes Holocaust education seriously. Congregation Sons of Abraham is a Conservative synagogue in La Crosse, population 52,000. The synagogue is over 100 years old and a […]
In the last six months I have gone to Israel three times and in two weeks I will be making it a fourth. My mom always asked me why I continually go on these trips that are in theory all the same – going to Israel to be a tourist and learn the land, […]
MILWAUKEE – Donations have again increased for the Annual Campaign of Milwaukee Jewish Federation, reaching $6.35 million. “This is a significant increase,” said Caren Goldberg, chief development officer for Milwaukee Jewish Federation. The $6.35 million for 2018 beats the $6.17 million raised for the Annual Campaign in 2017. The Annual Campaign has been rising […]
MILWAUKEE – Three area youth groups have been rebuilding in recent years, each one representing a major North American religious movement. “MiTY, MUSY and NCSY are all in rebuilding phases,” said Tziporah Altman-Shafer, the Jewish education community planner for the Coalition for Jewish Learning of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, referring to local Reform, Conservative […]
Rabbi Jacob Herber is leaving Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid, the Glendale Conservative congregation, for a position with the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. Herber will be with CBINT through the end of July, said the synagogue’s board president, Rick Strait. “We valued his 15 years of synagogue leadership and wish him all the […]
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