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What’s Nu? February 2024 

Posted on: February 14th, 2024 | 5 Adar I 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Chancellor from controversy is fired  A Wisconsin university chancellor who resisted scheduling classes to accommodate religion, after a Rosh Hashanah scheduling controversy, has been fired for appearing in pornographic videos.  The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow declined to consider religion in class scheduling after the head of the state Board of Regents asked […]

What’s Nu? January 2024

What’s Nu? January 2024

Posted on: January 8th, 2024 | 27 Tevet 5784 by Special to the Chronicle

Spertus offers certificate  Spertus Institute is offering a certificate program in Jewish leadership for professionals, trustees, and lay leaders of Jewish organizations in partnership with Northwestern University. The deadline to apply is Dec. 18.   Spertus Institute is a school of higher education for Jewish studies. Apart from certificate programs, the school offers master’s and doctorate […]

What’s Nu? September 2023

Posted on: September 4th, 2023 | 18 Elul 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Hillel Milwaukee to host ‘reverse tashlich’  During their celebrations of Rosh Hashanah this year, Hillel Milwaukee will be participating in a “Reverse Tashlich” in which they clean up a waterway instead of casting bread into the water to leave sins behind.   Students and community members can register on Hillel Milwaukee’s website for the event on […]

What’s Nu? August 2023

Posted on: August 3rd, 2023 | 16 Av 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Morningstar removes ratings  Chicago-based financial services giant Morningstar removed unfair controversy ratings from over 100 firms operating in or doing business with Israel, after advocacy by Jewish Federations and other Jewish and pro-Israel groups, according to a news release.  “After months of negotiations and discussions with Morningstar about its assumptions, sources, and language, we appreciate […]

What’s Nu? July 2023

Posted on: June 28th, 2023 | 9 Tammuz 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Red Cross encourages donations  The American Red Cross Wisconsin Region is urging people to donate blood and platelets due to a recent drop in donation appointments, according to a statement. Any individual over 17 in good health, who weighs over 110 pounds with either a blood donor card, driver’s license or two other forms of […]

What’s Nu? June 2023

What’s Nu? June 2023

Posted on: June 1st, 2023 | 12 Sivan 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Tikkun Ha-Ir’s Food Justice Walk  Tikkun Ha-Ir, a Jewish social justice and social action organization, is hosting a Food Justice Walk. The walk is in celebration of the organization’s 20th anniversary.   The walk will be taking place on June 4, 2023, from 9-11 a.m. at Urban Ecology Center-Riverside, 1500 E. Park Place, Milwaukee. The public […]

What’s Nu? May 2023

Posted on: May 5th, 2023 | 14 Iyyar 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Congregation Shalom’s Tikkun Shabbat  Congregation Shalom will be hosting its second annual Tikkun Olam Shabbat on Friday, May 19.  The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a “green” Oneg Shabat that features speaker Meenal Atre, an advocate for plastic-free communities.   Meenal Atre, the co-founder of Plastic Free MKE, is an […]

What’s Nu? April 2023

Posted on: March 30th, 2023 | 8 Nisan 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Attorney General Josh Kaul spoke Attorney General Josh Kaul spoke on Feb. 17 at a “Repro Shabbat” event at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun, River Hills. The talk was part of a nationwide National Council of Jewish Women effort to focus on reproductive freedom. The local NCJW chapter has about 250 members. Kaul said he travels […]

What’s Nu? March 2023

Posted on: March 6th, 2023 | 13 Adar 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Craig Johnson seeks office Craig Johnson, an attorney with Sweet and Associates in Milwaukee, and a resident of Whitefish Bay, is running for Whitefish Bay municipal judge. The part-time position serves the Traffic Court. Johnson is a former vice president of the Congregation Sinai board and is on the board of the Jewish Community Relations […]

What’s nu? January 2023

Posted on: January 5th, 2023 | 12 Tevet 5783 by Special to the Chronicle

Madison tops Ramah College Network  The University of Wisconsin Madison is one of 11 “top Ramah colleges,” according to a ranking released by Reset Ramah, an affiliate of the Conservative movement.  Camp Ramah is the camping arm of Conservative Judaism, and the colleges were ranked by the number of students enrolled at a school after […]