November 08, 2025 | 17 Heshvan 5786
Rabbi Daniel Plotkin, who grew up in Brown Deer and attended Congregation Shalom, once served as the first student rabbi – the first anybody with a title that had rabbi in it – for Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. For him, the taking of hostages there on Shabbat, Jan. 15, 2022, was surreal and horrifying. It was also […]
Ken Stein turns 82 in January, and he’s enjoying the benefits of staying active and engaged in the community as he ages. Stein, a member of Congregation Shalom and Temple Menorah, is celebrating his 59th anniversary with his wife, Dee Stein, this month. Together, these East Side residents walk for exercise more than four times a week. They […]
Milwaukee’s Congregation Shir Hadash is resettling refugees who were displaced by the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August, in the Harambee/Riverwest area of Milwaukee. Rabbi Michal Woll, the Shir Hadash spiritual leader, said that essentially, “Shir has adopted two families.” She hopes to take on more. Advocates say that thousands of refugee […]
The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle print edition for January has been delayed about one week and is arriving at homes now. The monthly print edition had been scheduled to arrive in homes on or around Jan. 1. The monthly print edition typically arrives in homes on or around the first of each month. The delay was caused by a […]
Watch in person as the world champion Milwaukee Bucks take on the Washington Wizards during Jewish Heritage Night on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The festivities will tip-off with a pregame party from 5-6:30 p.m. at The Mecca Sports Bar and Grill, 1134 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave. Ticket-holders will receive one free drink ticket, light refreshments, games and a […]
The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle is offering a remote journalism internship for college students. The Chronicle has one opening for summer 2022. Full-time jobs and other internships often require or prefer previous professional experience. The Chronicle internship is designed to provide you with a good rung on that ladder. You will publish work samples that you can show […]
Suggesting New Year’s resolutions for other people doesn’t seem like a best practice, but here we go. I’d like to suggest a new path for the national media. I’ve known so many journalists who take pride in safeguarding against their own bias, working so hard to write fairly and objectively. All of this is […]
The Jewish community is invited to celebrate Jewish heritage while cheering on the world champs, the Milwaukee Bucks.
The movie theater business is a battle against the couch, rather than battle against the growth of streaming services, according to Greg Marcus. Marcus is president and chief executive officer of The Marcus Corporation, the Milwaukee-based company that operates hotels, movie screens, and other entertainment outlets. Marcus is also a longtime supporter of the […]
A congregant had a request, said Rabbi Joel Dinin. The man, in his 80s, wanted to participate in an adult bar mitzvah ceremony at Milwaukee’s Lake Park Synagogue. Dinin said the congregant, by age, technically already was a bar mitzvah – a son of the commandments. But he didn’t mark the occasion as a […]
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