• Protecting the civil and religions rights, security and dignity of Jews in Wisconsin, the United States of America, and throughout the world.
• Insuring Israel’s security by building understanding and support for Israel’s needs and aspirations for peace, strengthening the relationship between Israel and other Jewish communities, and striving for peace between Israel and all the peoples of the world.
• Advancing efforts to protect human rights and human dignity in Wisconsin, the United States of America, and throughout the world.
• Combating anti-Semitism, bigotry and discrimination and helping to develop mutual understanding among America’s diverse religious, racial and ethnic groups.
• Reducing intergroup tensions and strengthening pluralism while building bridges of understanding between diverse communities.
• Promoting Jewish values in discussions of public policy issues, including, but not limited to, quality education, elimination of poverty, and environmental conservation.
• Enriching the quality of Jewish life by strengthening Jewish identity, increasing understanding of our history and heritage, and working with Jewish communal institutions as we are responsive to changing Jewish needs.

MAJC builds bridges of understanding for action and advocacy.  Focusing on community engagement in the Milwaukee area, with oother ethnic and faith groups, educational institutions, government and media, in the promotion of Jewish values, including tolerance-building, anti-bias programming and Israel advocacy.