June 07, 2025 | 11 Sivan 5785
I feel like I knew Jeff German, the Jewish Milwaukee boy who moved to Las Vegas. I know the type, the fearless journalist who lives in the job. When I was an editor at a daily, I felt like I worried about that reporter on my staff more than they worried about themselves. They […]
Whatever college students want Madison Hillel to be, Sophie Shapiro is here to make it happen. The 22-year-old graduate of University of Minnesota took on the job of student life associate at the Jewish campus organization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She looks forward to helping students “cultivate their own Jewish identity outside of what […]
Greetings from my home’s front foyer in Mequon. I’m staring quizzically deep into the bowels of my work bag. What do I need to pack in order to tackle today’s adventure I affectionately refer to as Jewish education? Today, I know what to pack in my school bag. An olive branch. One that I will […]
For decades, Isabel Bader was a well-known figure and prominent philanthropist in Milwaukee who, along with her husband Alfred, gave away millions of dollars to charities across the city and around the globe, including to many Jewish organizations. So when Isabel Bader died on Aug. 28, 2022, at age 95, it was natural that […]
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 Family Fun Day Family Fun Day (ages 2-5), at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. It will include a ninja obstacle course and sukkah decorating. $8 members/$10 community, per family. Oct. 2, 11-1 p.m. Israeli archeologist The Milwaukee Area Biblical […]
University of Wisconsin-Madison administrators are working to educate members of Students for Justice in Palestine on the harm caused by their antisemitic messages, after the messages were chalked around campus overnight before the first day of the fall 2022 semester, according to officials. Administrators revealed their efforts with Students for Justice in Palestine in […]
Atonement: Reparation for an offense or injury. – Merriam-Webster Forgiveness: To cease to feel resentment. – Merriam-Webster Teshuva: Repentance or, literally, “return.” – Brandeis University You’ve done someone wrong and you know it. Yom Kippur is approaching. What now? Here’s a quick guide to get you thinking. As we reflect on the year behind us, […]
The pandemic has presented significant challenges to everyone – seniors, children, adults and for us, young families. Being transplants into a city with no family members or relatives, surrounded by a community of friends, we embraced our first child amid everything being shut down, Eli Levy, born October 2020. While there were exceptional benefits […]
Flowers bring joy to any room and it can be lovely to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with some freshly cut floral arrangements to brighten up the event. With the new year just around the corner, it is hard to know what kind of arrangements are best for a table centerpiece or to send for the […]
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