Summary of 2007/2008 WSJL programs

Third Internation Festival of New Jewish Liturgical Music - June 13-16, 2008

A showcase of new musical compositions set to Jewish liturgical texts. Read more.

WSJL 2008 Annual Meeting - Sunday, June 15, 2008

After the meeting at Cardinal Stritch University, participants attended the Festival Concert.

Ripon College - April 22, 2008

WSJL helped Ripon College commemorate Passover by sponsoring a concert and lecture by Milwaukee-based folksinger Lil' Rev.

Rahel Musleah - January 2008

Rahel Musleah, Calcutta-born journalist, author, singer, and songwriter, presented multi-media programs about Jewish life and customs in India. Read more about her presentations.

Wendy Amsellem - November 2007

Wendy Amsellem of Drisha Institute in New York spoke at several locations in Milwaukee, Racine, and Manitowoc. Read more about the topics she presented.

Jeremy Aron - October 2007

In honor of Israel's 60th birthday, Melitz educator Jeremy Aron gave a Shabbaton at Congregation Sons of Abraham, La Crosse. He spoke about "Arabs in Israel: A Citizen's Perspective on Life in Northern Israel following the Lebanon War of 2006."

58th Annual Wisconsin Institute of Judaism - August 9-12, 2007

Hazzan Ramón Tasat of Shalshelet spoke about Jewish music and Professor Emeritus Norman Roth of UW-Madison discussed the Golden Age of Spain at the Perlstein Resort & Conference Center in Lake Delton, Wisconsin.

Other co-sponsored activities

Jewish Book and Culture Fair - Nov 11-19, 2007
Day of Discovery - Feb 24, 2008
Ateret Cohn Holocaust Educators Symposium - March 2-3, 2008
Yom Hashoah Commenoration - May 4, 2008
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony - May 7, 2008
Yom Ha'Aatzmaut Festivities - May 8, 2008

2007/2008 Co-Sponsors

Congregation Beth Israel
Hillel Foundation Milwaukee
Congregation Anshei Sfard Kehillat Torah
Congregation Emanu-El of Waukesha
Shalshelet - The Foundation for New Jewish Liturgical Music