Guide to Jewish Wisconsin 2025-2026 - Catalog - Page 63
WISCONSIN •
Madison
BETH ISRAEL CENTER
1406 Mound St.
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 256-7763
Office@BethIsraelCenter.org
BethIsraelCenter.org
Rabbi: Betsy Forester, Rabbi@BethIsraelCenter.org
Executive Director: Mark Kohlenberg,
ExecutiveDirector@BethIsraelCenter.org
Education Director: Dr. Stephanie Kirklin,
Education@BethIsraelCenter.org
Program Director: Deborah Hoffman,
Hoffman@BethIsraelCenter.org
Beth Israel Center is a vibrant caring congregation
of engaged households from diverse backgrounds
come together to explore and nurture our unique
Jewish identities. Together, we create a kehillahh
(community) that integrates traditional, egalitarian
practices with contemporary ideals and actions. We
offer weekly Shabbat services, daily minyan mornings
and evenings, all holiday services, Talmud Torah
for grades K-12, Shabbat programming for children,
preschool family Shabbat and holiday services and
special programming, adult education, youth groups,
social justice engagement, a fully accessible mikvah,
kosher kitchen and more. We’d love to welcome you.
Affiliated with USCJ.
LUBAVITCH OF WISCONSIN
T Chabad of Madison
1711 Monroe St.
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 231-3450 • Fax: (608) 231-3790
ChabadMadison.com
Contact: Rabbi Yona Matusof,
Rabbi@ChabadMadison.com
Serving the greater Madison area with all Jewish
needs, Chabad of Madison offers the community
daily, Sabbath and holiday services, social events,
Torah classes, mitzvah and holiday needs:
tefillin, mezuzot, lulov and esrog, shalach manot
and shmurah matzah. It conducts communitywide Chanukah, Sukkot and Purim holiday
celebrations and monthly Jewish Woman Circle.
Chabad of Madison maintains a mikvah
open to women upon appointment (see
Mikvah section of this book).
Chabad of Madison is an affiliate of Lubavitch of Wisconsin.
Synagogues
CONGREGATION SHAAREI SHAMAYIM
900 University Bay Dr.
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 257-2944
Shamayim.org
Rabbi: Laurie Zimmerman
Our Reconstructionist and Renewal congregation
offers inclusive Shabbat morning and holiday services,
rituals, education and social gatherings. Call or view
the website for calendar and other information.
TEMPLE BETH EL
2702 Arbor Dr.
Madison, WI 53711
(608) 238-3123
TBEMadison.org
Rabbi: Jonathan Prosnit, Rabbiprosnit@TBEMadison.org
Cantor: Jacob Niemi, Cantor@TBEMadison.org
Rabbi Emeritus: Jonathan Biatch,
Rabbiemeritus@TBEMadison.org
Executive Director: Stefanie Kushner,
Exec@TBEMadison.org
Director of Lifelong Learning: Kendra
Sager, RJE, kendra@tbemadison.org
Temple Beth El is proud to be the voice of Reform
Judaism in Madison, building on a rich legacy of
social responsibility and tikkun olam. As a house of
worship, a center of teaching and learning, and a place
of shared community, Temple Beth El offers relevant
and meaningful Jewish experiences. Please check our
website for in-person and livestreamed worship times.
Our Religious and Hebrew School meets on Sunday
for 4K–8th grade and Wednesdays for grades 3–7.
Temple Beth El offers a variety of ways to connect to
the community through our social action committee,
congregational education opportunities, Sisterhood,
Men’s Club, young families group, young adult (20s
and 30s) activities, and youth groups for students
in 3rd grade through high school. For a full listing
of our activities, please go to tbemadison.org.
Oshkosh
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
1121 Algoma Blvd. • PO Box 904
Oshkosh, WI 54903-0904
(920) 235-4270
CongregationBnaiIsrael@hotmail.com
BnaiIsraelOshkosh.com
Congregation Leader: Lowell Louis
President: Ken Friedman
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