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

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...

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...

“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...

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

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

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

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...

Photo from Mequon Jewish Preschool. Did you go to preschool? I didn’t go to a Jewish preschool, but I remember watching a demolition crew...

Picture is from Mequon Jewish Preschool. In August, parents turn their attention to the coming school year. There are school supplies and...

Students at Yeshiva Elementary School learn together. In one of the stranger episodes in my teen years, my father’s secretary (who was...

I often hear parents try to explain why they chose our school, saying “The sense of community” is what attracted them and remains what...

One thing that makes Judaism different from other religions is that we are a big welcoming extended family with a deep history. For our Jewi

So what does it matter who sets the table, who leads the blessing, who hands out the snack? When we teach our children, from the youngest ag