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Lamplighters Podcast: Holy High – How Milwaukee Became Home to a Revolutionary Jewish Prep School

In Episode 41 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Yossi and Rebbetzin Ilana Bassman, tasked by Rabbi Mendel Shmotkin and Lubavitch of Wisconsin to open Bader Hillel High, a Milwaukee-area Jewish high school with an innovative approach to education and a diverse group of Jewish learners. The Bassmans insist that accessible education is the next frontier in the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s vision.

Picture of the Day

Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida and Shliach Rabbi Fishel Zaklos of Chabad of Naples are here seen holding a plaque with a $20 Bill from the Rebbe given to the General Contractor of the “New Crown Heights Mikvah” 42 years ago.

LEC’s Middle School Girls Compete in Public Speaking Contest

“Looks are deceiving, but we are taught to accept things at face value. What you see is what you get; no questions asked. It’s a saying, so it must be true. I wonder why then, I have met so many in my life who tell another story.” And so began the speech of 8th grader Anya Halberstam, champion of Lubavitch Educational Center — Girls Middle School’s Persuasive Public Speaking competition.