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...
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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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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 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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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Sep 13, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
Is a Jewish Preschool Really Worth it? How I discovered the worth of the preschool investment
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...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Aug 14, 2017
- 2 min
The 3 Common Most Common Questions Parents ask about Jewish Education
Picture is from Mequon Jewish Preschool. In August, parents turn their attention to the coming school year. There are school supplies and...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Aug 11, 2017
- 2 min
Exercising Your Brain
Students at Yeshiva Elementary School learn together. In one of the stranger episodes in my teen years, my father’s secretary (who was...
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Jul 31, 2017
- 3 min
Family, Memory, and Identity
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
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Tziporah Altman-Shafer
- Jul 13, 2017
- 2 min
Planting Seeds
One summer I spent hours and hours planting a vegetable garden in my backyard. As anyone who has even done the same will tell you, it was...
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