Social Justice Shabbaton: A Co-Sponsorship Weekend with Rabbi Joel Mosbacher - joined by Shir Tikvah! (Weekend of: March 21st-22nd)
Social Justice Shabbaton with Rabbi Joel Mosbacher
KAM Isaiah Israel and Shir Tikvah
Friday, March 21 @ 7:00 pm at Shir Tikvah
Saturday, March 22 @ 9:00 am & 11:45 am at KAM Isaiah Israel
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byWednesday, March 19
Two Reform congregations on Chicago’s South Side join together for a weekend of learning, community, and prayer.
Our scholar in residence is Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, a national leader in gun violence prevention and social justice.
Friday, March 21: Erev Shabbat services at Shir Tikvah (1424 183rd St., Homewood, IL)
Services begin at 7:00 pm.
Rabbi Mosbacher will deliver the sermon: “A Campaign to Reduce Gun Violence: Lessons Learned.”
Oneg Shabbat to follow.
Saturday, March 22: Torah study, morning services, and lunch at KAM Isaiah Israel (5039 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, IL)
9:00 am – Torah Study with Rabbi Mosbacher: “Parashat Vayakhel: The Power and Accountability of Collective Action”
10:15 am – Shabbat morning services led by Rabbi Kirzane and Cantor Berger
11:45 am – Lunch and Learn: “Making a Difference as a Jew in the World Today”
Lunch is sponsored by KAM Isaiah Israel’s Rabbinic Heritage Committee
Our Partnership
KAM Isaiah Israel and Shir Tikvah share a commitment to Chicago’s greater South Side. Our two congregations are sharing costs and sharing space in order to build bridges between our communities and to amplify our commitment to social justice.
Our Scholar
Rabbi Joel Mosbacher has served as the senior rabbi of Manhattan’s Temple Shaaray Tefila since 2016. Rabbi Mosbacher holds a Doctorate of Ministry from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, from which he was ordained in 1998. He is a national leader of the Gun Safety Consortium, bringing together faith leaders, gun designers, and law enforcement agencies to find common cause in reducing gun violence.
Prior to joining Shaaray Tefila, Rabbi Mosbacher served as rabbi of Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah, New Jersey for 15 years. (Rabbi Kirzane had the privilege of serving as the assistant rabbi of this congregation with Rabbi Mosbacher for one year following his ordination.)
Rabbi Mosbacher grew up at Congregation Beth Sholom, one of Shir Tikvah’s parent communities. He and his wife Elyssa have two children, Ari and Lili.
Mon, March 24 2025
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