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jewishchronicle.org > 03/26/2026 > jack-redfern-a-senior-at-marquette-is-educating-jewishly

Jack Redfern, a senior at Marquette, is educating Jewishly!

2+ hour, 18+ min 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 using a timeline…...

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jewishchronicle.org > 03/04/2026 > civil-rights-leader-to-speak-at-shul

Civil Rights leader to speak at shul

3+ week, 1+ day 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…...

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jewishchronicle.org > 01/22/2026 > rabbi-adams-chairs-lux-center-board

Rabbi Adams chairs Lux Center board | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (211+ words) The Lux Center for Catholic Jewish Studies at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology has elected Rabbi Steven Adams as'chairman'of its Leadership Board. Adams, a longtime advocate for Jewish-Catholic dialogue, brings decades of pastoral experience and interfaith leadership to…...

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jewishchronicle.org > 01/14/2026 > after-bondi-we-will-not-hide

After Bondi, we will not hide

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (779+ words) Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin, chief executive officer of Lubavitch of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE " In the wake of the deadly attack on Jews at Bondi Beach in Australia,Rabbi MendelShmotkinsays there is one response that is absolutely off the table for the Jewish…...

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jewishchronicle.org > 01/06/2026 > the-death-of-a-brother-rabbi-shlomo-porter

The Death of a Brother: Rabbi Shlomo Porter

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (769+ words) Back in 1979, after my father, Irivng Porter, died, I wrote an essay called "The Death of a Father." It was one of my best essays. I described how at his death bed, we heard the fluttering of angel's wings as…...

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jewishchronicle.org > 01/06/2026 > bondi-attack-felt-personally-in-wisconsin

Bondi attack felt personally – in Wisconsin

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1644+ words) Leah Stein was about to start preparing for a first night of Chanukah party when she heard about the shooting at Bondi Beach. "I woke up in the morning and my husband said, "don't look at the news'," Stein said....