Chief Rabbi of South Africa Dr. Warren Goldstein will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, May 1, at Bernard Weinger JCC, 300 Revere Drive, Northbrook. The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is requested here .

Goldstein is an international leader whose impact has been felt in South Africa and around the world. A visionary who has championed social reform that has impacted education, and ultimately crime-fighting, has emerged as a powerful voice working to unite the Jewish community.

Goldstein has published several books, is a Jerusalem Post contributor and is one of the co-founders of the Shabbat Project, a global event which brings together more than one million Jews around the world to celebrate Shabbat as one united community.

Goldstein is bringing his message of peace and unification to Chicago when he speaks at the JCC in May. He’ll discuss how all movements of Judaism, and all those who connect to Jewish culture in some way, can find commonality and connection.