What is Tikkun Ha-Ir?
Tikkun Ha-Ir of Milwaukee, Inc. 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 sponsoring organizations include five 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 OrganizationsBeth El Ner Tamid SynagogueCongregation Beth Israel Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun Congregation Shir Hadash Hillel Milwaukee Lake Park Synagogue Beth El Ner Tamid 2909 W. Mequon Road Mequon, WI (262) 242-6900 Website: www.BethElNerTamid.org 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, just next to the UWM campus on the east side of Milwaukee. Lake Park Synagogue |
Mission StatementTikkun Ha-Ir's mission is to encourage the Jewish community to build a more just Milwaukee through study, action and civic engagement.
CommiteesIndividuals contribute to the success of THI by working on one or more of the following committees: o Social Action Committee, chaired by 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 DirectorsOfficersPresident - Rea KatzVice President - Ted Bobrow Secretary - Samara Sofian Treasurer - Linda Holifield Rabbinical Representative Rabbi Marc Berkson Ex Officio Dr. Lew Friedland Gigi Pomerantz DelegatesSusan Ellman Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun Reenie Kavalar Hillel Foundation no current delegates Congregation Shir Hadash Laura Emir Rachel Hafemann Congregation Beth Israel Cindy Cooper Marlene Horwitz Beth El Ner Tamid Barbara Friedman Barbara Simon Delegates At Large Roberta Forman Idy Goodman Deb Hacker Matt Honigman Jacquelyn Miller |
