Rabbi Shoshana Friedman’s Joyful Anthem for Climate Action

Roslindale-based Rabbi Shoshana Friedman combines activism with authorship. Her new picture book, “The Tide Is Rising, So Are We! A Climate Movement Anthem” (Beaming Books) is a call to action for citizens of the world—and a reassuring reminder that we’re all in this together. She’ll stage a musical performance and reading near her home at The Substation event space on April 27. She’s joined by her family, who are Jewish artists and activists in their own right: Her dad is Rabbi Lev Friedman; her siblings form the folk-band duo Ari & Mia.Friedman graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in environmental studies and later Hebrew College. In 2014, she attended a People’s Climate March in New York City and later appeared on a panel at Harvard Divinity School on sustainability and faith, cementing her reputation as a force within the climate-activism community.“I was representing Judaism. It was total chutzpah on my part to accept this invitation,” she told JewishBoston at the time. “I...