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Rabbi Hannah Wallick

Israel's Role in Our Lives

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

Debbie Intravaia

“And You Shall Teach Your Children”

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

Anna Goldstein

How Do I Get Involved in the Milwaukee Jewish Community?

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

Mark Shapiro

Is it the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” - you can try to read that without singing it but it’s hard. Yes...Chanukah season is upon...

Amy Blumenthal

Holidays at Home Influence Jewish Identity

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

Tziporah Altman-Shafer

Read it to Me Again & Again & Again . . . Please! (The Secret of Simchat Torah)

Photo credit Mequon Jewish Preschool Remember that book, the one you (or your child) wanted to hear again and again and again until...

Tziporah Altman-Shafer

It's Time to Party! (What is Sukkot Anyway?)

The fall holidays are over right? Wrong. We’ve just gotten started. Now that the heavy lifting of teshuva (repentance) is done and we...

Tziporah Altman-Shafer

It’s Such a Serious Holiday! How Can I Help My Child Connect to Yom Kippur?

Photo Credit: Congregation Beth Israel Tamid School of Jewish Studies Some Jewish holidays lend themselves to celebrating with children:...

Tziporah Altman-Shafer

6 Ways You Can Make Rosh Hashanah Meaningful for Your Children (and Yourself)

The holidays are almost here. It can be overwhelming to figure out how to celebrate as a family. Help is here. Below are six ways to make...