Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Why is Israel 70th Birthday Such a Big Deal?
Birthday's are a big deal for kids. As adults, somehow only the "milestones" get a lot of attention. What about when places have...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
Salute to Jewish Educators a Huge Success
The Salute to Jewish Educators was a wonderful experience again this year. We had over 250 people from across the spectrum of the...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Announces $20,000 Available for Jewish Education Innovation Grants
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation’s Education Task Force recommended that we establish a grants process for supporting innovation in Jewish...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Mar 5, 2018
- 1 min
Show Our Teachers We Value Them
Watching the news the past two weeks, between the tragedy in Parkland, Florida and teachers strikes in West Virginia, has made me reflect...
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Debbie Intravaia
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
“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...
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Anna Goldstein
- Feb 20, 2018
- 2 min
Jewish Education – Filling in the Gaps
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...
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Chava Edelman
- Jan 29, 2018
- 3 min
Inherently Joyful Judaism
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...
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Rabbi Marcey Rosenbaum
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min
At What Age Should Children Start Talking about God
Julie Shlensky reads to her students at Congregation Shalom. In addition to doing Torah Study with the Religious School during Sunday...
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Phil Musickant
- Jan 8, 2018
- 4 min
Making a Difference One Student at a Time
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...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Dec 22, 2017
- 1 min
Applications Open for Jewish Educator Awards
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...
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Mark Shapiro
- Dec 11, 2017
- 4 min
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...
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Rabbi Yossi Bassman
- Dec 4, 2017
- 4 min
Supporting Our Players
Photo Credit Bader Hillel High There’s a famous joke about a synagogue with a mouse infestation problem. After trying various...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Nov 20, 2017
- 2 min
Is Thanksgiving Jewish? 4 Things You Can Do to make Thanksgiving a Spiritual Experience for Your Fam
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday. But did you know that it has Jewish roots? The Pilgrims were religious people.When...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Nov 6, 2017
- 2 min
Is Jewish Life on Hold Until Chanukah? Finding Jewish Meaning Between Holidays
In September and October, GoJewish published five straight posts about celebrating the Jewish holidays. We are now in the Jewish month of...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Oct 30, 2017
- 2 min
How Day School Prepares Your Child for High School and Beyond
Photo Credit: Milwaukee Jewish Day School Common assumption: If my kid goes to a Jewish day school, their studies will focus more on...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Oct 24, 2017
- 2 min
How Do I Get My Children to Love Judaism? The answer is simpler than you might think.
Photo credit, Mequon Jewish Preschool When thinking about a Jewish education for our children, one of our top motivators is to instill a...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Oct 9, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Oct 2, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
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:...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Sep 18, 2017
- 2 min
Common Questions Your Child (or Friends) May Ask You about Rosh Hashanah And How to Answer Them
The holiday is almost here! (This year Rosh Hashanah begins Wednesday night, September 20 at sundown). Here are answers to 5 common...
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