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NextGen Hanukkah Party 

Posted on: December 12th, 2022 | 18 Kislev 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  NextGen, a program of Milwaukee Jewish Federation, is planning a holiday-inspired, football-crazed celebration of lights and touchdowns.  The Green Bay Packers host the Rams Monday, Dec. 19, 7:15 p.m. A pre-game gathering with appetizers and drinks starts at 6  p.m., with the event planned to run until 11 p.m. Attend the event, at Amped […]

Israel water expert to speak at Sinai

Posted on: December 12th, 2022 | 18 Kislev 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  A talk with an Israel water expert has been rescheduled from an earlier date in November to Jan. 8, 10 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m.  “Cleaning Lakes and Fighting Climate Change Two Birds – One Stone?” is sponsored by Congregation Sinai’s Israel Connection program.   Oori Weisshaus, PhD, is chief technology officer at Blue Green Water Technologies, […]

Milwaukee at General Assembly – Local leaders attended Chicago session, addressing needs for North American Jewry Milwaukee at General Assembly 

Posted on: December 7th, 2022 | 13 Kislev 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  Leaders from Milwaukee Jewish Federation joined more than 1,200 Jewish communal leaders in Chicago at Jewish Federations’ three-day General Assembly, where they set the shared Jewish communal agenda for the year ahead and heard from a diverse array of voices on critical issues facing the North American Jewish community, according to a news release.  […]

Remote journalism internship available for summer and fall 2023

Posted on: December 5th, 2022 | 11 Kislev 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle is offering a remote journalism internship for college students. The Chronicle has one opening for summer 2023 and another for fall 2023 during the school year. 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 […]

‘Independence Corrupted’ – former judge, a product of Jewish Milwaukee, is still concerned for the judicial system 

‘Independence Corrupted’ – former judge, a product of Jewish Milwaukee, is still concerned for the judicial system 

Posted on: December 5th, 2022 | 11 Kislev 5783 by Rob Golub

He’s concerned, so he wrote about it. In 2018, former judge Charles Benjamin Schudson, a Jewish Milwaukee native, published a book exploring the pressures on the independence of judges.  Today, his concerns have only continued, or grown larger.    “Independence Corrupted: How America’s Judges Make Their Decisions,” is a tour of what happens behind the scenes […]

<strong>Rabbi Chertkoff: Wellbeing of the children is key</strong> 

Rabbi Chertkoff: Wellbeing of the children is key 

Posted on: December 1st, 2022 | 7 Kislev 5783 by Rob Golub

  “It is important for families to think about the homes that they want to create for their families before they are married and before raising children,” said Rabbi Noah Chertkoff, Congregation Shalom, Fox Point.   “If they have decided on having a Jewish home in which one parent is not Jewish then they might consider […]

<strong>Rabbi Steigmann: It’s an opportunity</strong> 

Rabbi Steigmann: It’s an opportunity 

Posted on: December 1st, 2022 | 7 Kislev 5783 by Rob Golub

  “I understand why we call it the December dilemma,” said Rabbi Moishe Steigmann, founder and director of the Wisconsin-based Own Your Judaism. “Part of it is, it’s catchy to the ear, the alliteration. There’s a little bit of tension embedded within that heading. I tend to reject the idea that this is a December […]

Rabbi David Cohen: Encourage kids to feel proud

Rabbi David Cohen: Encourage kids to feel proud

Posted on: December 1st, 2022 | 7 Kislev 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  For Rabbi David Cohen, from Congregation Sinai in Fox Point, the composition of an interfaith family can be much more complex than one may initially think, which can impact how to approach the “December Dilemma.”  One of the most common definitions associated with interfaith partnerships are a partner from a Jewish background and a […]

Introduction: Counseling interfaith families 

Introduction: Counseling interfaith families 

Posted on: December 1st, 2022 | 7 Kislev 5783 by Rob Golub

  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 […]

Remembering Debbie Friedman, for kids – local author writes a children’s-book tribute to Debbie Friedman  

Remembering Debbie Friedman, for kids – local author writes a children’s-book tribute to Debbie Friedman  

Posted on: November 30th, 2022 | 6 Kislev 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

  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 […]