What is Tikkun Ha-Ir?
Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee (THI), Inc. provides volunteer, social action, and study opportunities for all Jews regardless of affiliation. The accepted translation of our Hebrew name is “repair of the city.” Activities integrate the study of Jewish texts with social action projects and programs that seek to improve the civic life of our community.
Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee provides a structure for all members of the Milwaukee Jewish community to volunteer and to study together. Volunteer opportunities include a wide range of community based projects from advocating for breakfast in Milwaukee Public Schools to assembling packages of Passover foods for those in need. Tikkun Ha-Ir also provides forums for Jews from all walks of life to come together to study Jewish texts that pertain to the social action and civic engagement – elements that form the core of our efforts to repair our city and our community.
Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee has become an integral part of the Jewish community’s response to poverty and hunger providing leadership and linkages between resources within the Jewish community and requested assistance and advocacy in the Milwaukee area.
Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee enjoys the sustaining support of sponsoring organizations who believe in the mission, but THI relies on the generous support of individuals who understand that their time and money help to foster essential social action programs. All members of our community are encouraged to participate in our learning sessions, volunteer for a social action project, and take leadership roles in Tikkun Ha-Ir activities. Membership in a sponsoring organization is not required. Events and activities are free and open to the public.
If you are interested in serving on a committee or in volunteering contact Judy Baruch
Mission Statement
Tikkun Ha-Ir's mission is to encourage the Jewish community to build a
more just Milwaukee through study, action and civic engagement.
Sponsoring OrganizationsBeth El Ner Tamid SynagogueCongregation Beth Israel Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun Congregation Shir Hadash Hillel Milwaukee Lake Park Synagogue Temple Menorah Beth El Ner Tamid Beth El Ner Tamid is a vibrant egalitarian, conservative synagogue. We have so much to offer our congregants and our community including a dynamic Rabbi and a wonderful Cantor along with a vibrant sisterhood and an active men's club. We have a great school program for the kids and many programs for adults and families. Congregation Beth Israel Congregation Shir Hadash Congregation Shir Hadash is a Reconstructionist congregation which provides an inclusive Jewish community for worship, study and social action. Shir Hadash meets in the lower level of the building owned by Congregation Beth El Ner Tamid, located at 2909 W. Mequon Road, Mequon. The Shir Hadash entrance is at the far right end of the building. Hillel Student Center, Joseph & Vera Zilber Building Hillel Milwaukee offers opportunites for Jewish college students and young adults, 18-30 years old, to connect with the Jewish community through interactive programs, both on and off campus, in order to ease the transition from high school to college and then to the work force. Hillel Milwaukee is located at the Joseph and Vera Zilber Hillel Student Center, next to the UWM campus on the east side of Milwaukee. Lake Park Synagogue Temple Menorah |
CommiteesIndividuals contribute to the success of THI by working on one or more of the following committees: o Social Action Committee (chair Ted Bobrow) A Brief HistoryTikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee, Inc. was created in 2000. Our first event was a Shabbat dinner and speaker jointly sponsored by Lake Park Synagogue (Orthodox) and Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun (Reform) who were then neighbors on the East Side.Now Tikkun Ha-Ir provides an active Jewish presence in the concerns of the city and its people. Its membership is as eclectic as the Jewish population of Milwaukee. 
Board of Directors
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