Gigi Pomerantz is a Jewish nurse practitioner doing her part to be a force for health, peace and good in the world. Recently, that includes work in Haiti, including dry composting toilets, to help agricultural productivity while improving health.
But that just scratches the surface of Gigi's living out of tikkun alom - restoration of the world.
Gigi grew up as a reformed Jew in NYC, but is part of the Reconstructionist arm of Judaism, and a member of Congregation Shir Hadash in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has been active with their social action committee for 20 years, and is active with Tikkun Ha-Ir, a Milwaukee organization bringing together Orthodox, Conservative, Reformed, Reconstructionist and other Jews, integrating the study of Jewish texts with social action.
But her newest passion is Haiti, which she visited as part of a medical mission sponsored by St Thomas Aquinas of Naperville (Illinios). This has led to her subsequent connection with Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) and their efforts in Haiti. Gigi has organized a specific program for health in Haiti and will be traveling there in January, 2007, on the first phase of this program. Those interested in participating or helping in other ways can contact Gigi at gpomerantz@thi-milwaukee.org.
Music featured on this program includes:
Heaven's Here On Earth - Tracy Chapman
Save A Life - Debbie Friedman
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