What is Tikkun Ha-Ir?
Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee provides volunteer, social action, and study opportunities for all Jews regardless of affiliation. Activities integrate the study of Jewish texts with social action projects to improve the civic life of Milwaukee and its people.Its five sponsoring organizations include four synagogues of different denominations as well as the non-denominational Hillel Foundation. Membership in a sponsoring organization is not required to participate in or take a leadership role in Tikkun Ha-Ir activities. Activities are free and open to the public.
Sponsoring OrganizationsLake Park SynagogueCongregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun Hillel Foundation of Milwaukee Congregation Shir Hadash Congregation Beth Israel Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah Lake Park Synagogue 3207 N. Hackett Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211 414-962-5508 email: rabbi@ lakeparksynagogue.org Website: http://www.lakeparksynagogue.org Lake Park Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located on the east side of Milwaukee next to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. Welcoming people from all backgrounds, LPS provides religious, educational, and social programs and strives to integrate Halachic Judaism with everyday life.
Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun Hillel Foundation - 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 House is located just next to the UWM campus on the east side of Milwaukee.
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.
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Mission StatementTikkun Ha-Ir's mission is to encourage the Jewish community to build a more just Milwaukee through study, action and civic engagement.
About the BoardTHI's Board of Directors is composed of delegates from its sponsoring organizations and members at large. If you are interested in joining the Board or sitting on a planning committee, contact Gigi Pomerantz.
A Brief HistoryTikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee 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 - 2008/2009OfficersPresident - Gigi PomerantzVice President - David McKinney Secretary - Deb Hacker Treasurer - Linda Holifield Rabbinical Representative Rabbi Marc Berkson Ex Officio Lew Friedland DelegatesSusan Ellman Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun Linda Oczus Hillel Foundation no current delegates Congregation Shir Hadash Ted Bobrow Rea Katz Congregation Beth Israel Cindy Cooper Marlene Deutsch Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah Cindy Katzoff Becky Michels Delegates At Large Roberta Forman Idy Goodman Matt Honigman Samara Sofian |
