June 01, 2025 | 5 Sivan 5785
Here’s our annual list of local young people who have met the requirements of their local Jewish institutions. Wisconsin young people have taken this step into Jewish adulthood, with confirmation or graduation from our state’s Jewish institutions. If you’d like to see the list from your synagogue or Jewish institution included next month, let us […]
Madison Hillel is seeking professionals to mentor students, as part of its new LaunchPad initiative, a program founded by undergraduates but now supported by staff. LaunchPad seeks to help launch University of Wisconsin-Madison students into their careers. It has held workshops on topics like “Interviewing 101” and “Career Branding – How to Stand Out,” but […]
Here’s a great way to stand up to the recent increase in antisemitism. Let’s all remember what we love about being Jewish! The Chronicle is sponsoring a 2025 Great Writing Essay Contest, for students, on this topic: “What I love about being Jewish.” The writers of winning essays will receive a $25 gift certificate to […]
Here’s how to make a great Seder plate for Passover! Work with your family and have fun doing it. Important tip: Always have an adult help with cutting, gluing, and using Mod Podge! Seder Plate project Materials needed: Process: Show off your plate: Once the Mod Podge is dry, your Seder plate is ready! You […]
Here’s a great way to stand up to the recent increase in antisemitism. Let’s all remember what we love about being Jewish! The Chronicle is sponsoring a 2025 Great Writing Essay Contest, for students, on this topic: “What I love about being Jewish.” The writers of winning essays will receive a $25 gift certificate to […]
Merzy Eisenberg, a founding Hebrew teacher at the Milwaukee Jewish Day School, will headline the dozens of area educators who will be honored at this year’s Salute to Jewish Educators awards ceremony held each year by Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s Coalition for Jewish Learning. Eisenberg will be honored with the Lifetime Impact Award for her 22 […]
Torah Academy of Milwaukee holds an annual performance, and the show this year is an adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic, “The Prince and the Pauper,” now set in Victorian England during the late 1830s. This photo is of rehearsal. The story follows two young girls — Princess Victoria, heir to the throne, and Penny Canty, […]
The Friendship Circle of Wisconsin is holding a “We Can Save Lives Tour”, a safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training initiative dedicated to the memory of Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, OBM. In tribute to his legacy of service, the tour will travel across Wisconsin, conducting 41 trainings — one for each year of Alderman Brostoff’s life — with […]
The shin shin program has brought Israeli young people to Wisconsin for decades, but this time the annual visitors know that things are different. This year’s shin shins say the current moment is more important than ever. They have come to represent Israel in a post-Oct. 7 world. The new shin shins for 2024 are […]
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