While reading Francine Klagsbrun’s new Golda Meir biography, I was struck by how, since Israel’s inception, the Jewish people have been...

Pelz Hebrew School Listening to the students at the Pelz Hebrew School, this week, sing the Mah Nishtanah (Four Questions), I notice the...

The Salute to Jewish Educators was a wonderful experience again this year. We had over 250 people from across the spectrum of the...

The Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s Education Task Force recommended that we establish a grants process for supporting innovation in Jewish...

Watching the news the past two weeks, between the tragedy in Parkland, Florida and teachers strikes in West Virginia, has made me reflect...

Teaching opportunities are all around us. Seize the moment and take that minute or two for instruction or review. There are many ways to...

As a 22 year old recent college graduate, I feel like I still have a lot to learn about this whole “adulting” shpiel. I cannot help but...

Each day, as I walk into Gan Ami, I marvel at the beauty of our community of young learners. When I open the door into one of our infant...

Photo credit Mequon Jewish Preschool. From the moment we are born our sense of self starts the journey of establishing itself, and the...

Rabbi Edelman with students. One of my favorite teaching memories is from when I taught preschool years ago, and was leading a class of 3...

As the Outreach Coordinator for the Milwaukee Jewish Federation I have the pleasure of working with a wide variety of people in our...

Julie Shlensky reads to her students at Congregation Shalom. In addition to doing Torah Study with the Religious School during Sunday...

Students listen to Holocaust Survivor Nate Taffel as a part of HERC’s field trip program “From Ignorance & Fear to Knowledge &...

There is the old “saw” in education that says, ‘if I can reach just one student . . .”. I had that experience when I opened an email from...

On March 11, 2018 from 2:30-4 pm, the Milwaukee Jewish community will gather together to thank our local Jewish educators. This is a...

Happy Chanukah! Chanukah is a great time for family projects. These three projects are easy, fun and can probably be done with materials...

Photo Credit Bader Hillel High There’s a famous joke about a synagogue with a mouse infestation problem. After trying various...

(Left to Right): Cheryl Moser, Abigail Pogrebin, Elana Karan, and WP President Eileen Graves at the Women’s Philanthropy annual meeting...

Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday. But did you know that it has Jewish roots? The Pilgrims were religious people.When...

Photo Credit: Milwaukee Jewish Day School Common assumption: If my kid goes to a Jewish day school, their studies will focus more on...