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Geoff Bloom wants to improve your Hebrew
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (485+ words) Geoff Bloom, a member at Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid, created a website for intermediate language learners, with Hebrew in mind. Every morning on his drive to work, from the North Shore to Racine County, Geoff Bloom would record himself…...
Jews in the fight
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (34+ words) Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Dense matzo balls or fluffy matzo balls? This website was made possible by a grant from the Richard and Nina Edelman Family Fund for Arts and Education....
Rabbi Jacobsen leads Congregation Sinai
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (582+ words) “It all started with meeting a nice Jewish boy,” said Rabbi Ora Jacobsen. “My husband!” Jacobsen started as Congregation Sinai’s new Rabbi this month, but becoming a Jewish professional was not her original plan. She was not born into a…...
It’s not now he drew it up | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (473+ words) A Milwaukee family: Matt and wife Jenya with their sons, Samuel and Ari. Children scrambled to and fro as the sound of community filled the air at a Congregation Shalom family Shabbat, but the Seigels were in their own bubble,…...
What I’ve learned about tikkun olam
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (136+ words) Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle What I’ve learned about tikkun olam Sami Stein, Executive Director of Tikkun Ha-ir, a Milwaukee-area nonprofit Here are ten things I’ve learned, leading a local organization focused on tikkun olam It has been a truly great honor…...
Permission granted: Don’t say ‘CEEBJ’ – At last, we can stop trying to say that double-E. We can say ‘Emanu-El’ instead
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (179+ words) In a moment of Wisconsin Jewish news that is sure to be celebrated by word pronouncers everywhere, we have all been liberated from trying to say “CEEBJ.” The nickname change is fun, but it’s just one aspect of a serious…...
Recommended: ‘Chernobyl, life, and other disasters’ – Book reviews for kids from Liza Wiemer, longtime local Jewish educator
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (115+ words) “The Do More Club” by Dana Kramaroff, published by Rocky Pond Books “Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters” by Yevgenia Nayberg, Neal Porter Books, Holiday House Publishing The Chronicle “Book Corner” column is by author Liza Wiemer, of Fox Point, who…...
Rabbi Steigmann wants you to ‘Own your Judaism’ | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (565+ words) Rabbi Moishe Steigmann, born and raised in Milwaukee, goes by the moniker, “The Mindful Rabbi.” Rabbi Moishe Steigmann believes Jewish organizations are doing great work, but he sometimes sees needs unfulfilled. He’s supplementing the work of other Jewish organizations, not…...
Jack Redfern, a senior at Marquette, is educating Jewishly!
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) College student Jack Redfern is student teaching math at Nicolet High School and teaches at Congregation Shalom. Redfern started with a specific curriculum and has adapted it. He now pulls from multiple resources and teaches the material in engaging ways…...
Civil Rights leader to speak at shul
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (635+ words) Eric K. Ward will speak at a free event hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council. Civil rights leader Eric K. Ward will bring a hard but hopeful message to Milwaukee on Wednesday, March 11, urging Jews and non-Jews alike to “stay at…...