Rabbi Funnye will speak to our synagogue community about race and racial justice from his own perspective as a Black Jew and as a communal leader in this free Zoom event.
Rabbi Capers C. Funnye is Chief Rabbi of the International Israelite Board of Rabbis and is also Rabbi and Spiritual Leader of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago and is a long-time member of Chicago's Board of Rabbis.
Rabbi Funnye is on the Board of Kulanu which supports isolated, emerging and returning Jewish communities around the globe. He is best known as the Rabbi-cousin of Michelle Obama.
Sponsor: EBJC, JCC Paramus/Cong Beth Tikvah,Fairlawn Jewish Cntr/Bnai Jeshurun,Cong Beth Israel/Houston Cong Reform Judiasm