Comedian and climate activist Josh Burstein is to speak at the Tikkun Olam Shabbat at Congregation Shalom, May 17 at 6 p.m. Burstein is an Emmy Award winner and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Burstein will speak at 6 p.m., after the 4:30 showing of “The Last Glimpse,” a documentary about the Maldives,
Tuesday, May 2 Gender Complexity in Jewish Tradition Rabbi Abby Phelps will guide a discussion of gender in Jewish scriptural, rabbinic and contemporary texts. Phelps served four years as rabbi educator for Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, before relocating to Milwaukee. She specializes in teaching about the intersection of Jewish thought and contemporary ethical
Congregation Shalom’s Tikkun Shabbat Congregation Shalom will be hosting its second annual Tikkun Olam Shabbat on Friday, May 19. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a “green” Oneg Shabat that features speaker Meenal Atre, an advocate for plastic-free communities. Meenal Atre, the co-founder of Plastic Free MKE, is an