Making Mensches: Not Your Bubbe's Torah School: Recent Episodes
Making Mensches
Radically honest conversations about everything you wish you learned in Torah school! makingmensches.com instagram.com/makingmensches twitter.com/makingmensches email us at makingmensches@gmail.com
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Join us as we talk to Rabbi Chel Mandell (they/them). Chel is the founder and rabbi of TzimTzum Community in Santa Cruz, CA. Tzimtzum is a community of queer, trans, and gender-expansive Jews centering the Jewish diasporist experience; refocusing on Jewish tradition, ritual, and community gathering in Santa Cruz.
We talk with Rabbi Chel about molding Jewish tradition for our communities, centering their practice around the surf, and the process of building their community.
You can learn more about Tzimtzum here and we encourage you to join if you are in Santa Cruz!
Huge thank you to Chel for joining us for this episode, Jessie for editing the podcast, and Nate for our podcast music. If you are interested in supporting our work, you can do so here.
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Join us as we talk to Leora Fridman (she/her). Leora is a Jewish writer whose work is concerned with issues of identity, care, ability, and embodiment. Leora is the author of upcoming book “Bound Up: On Kink, Power, and Belonging” which is “an autotheoretical journey through bondage, domination, and intimacy, [in which she] uncovers how Jewish historical trauma can be challenged and explored in embodied relations.” “Bound Up” comes out TOMORROW and you can pre-order it here!
If you're based in NYC, check out Leora's New York launch event for Bound Up: October 10, 2024. If you're outside of NY, you can still see Leora on her book tour!
Leora is an absolute trove of knowledge and links to the various things she mentions can be found below:
- Dispossession, Diasporas, & Doikayt: Shellyne Rodriguez, Molly Crabapple, and Andreas Petrossiants in conversation at PPOW Gallery
- Is Holocaust Education Making Anti-Semitism Worse? By Dara Horn
- Sins Invalid's 10 Principles of Disability Justice
- You Barely Even Work Here: On Higher Education and the Myths of Neutrality by Leora Fridman
- The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez
- Unthinking Mastery by Julietta Singh
- Jo Kent Katz: Transcending Jewish Trauma
- Dori Midnight
- Kruim Yachad (Torn Together): Diasporist Grief Work for the Long Haul
- Understanding Antimsemitism: An Offering to Our Movement - A Resource from Jews for Racial & Economic Justice
- New Jewish Culture Fellowship
- Kaddish for an Unborn Avant-Garde by Maia Ipp
- How To Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability and Doom by Johanna Hedva
- Studies in Hysteria by Sigmund Freud and Joseph Breuer
- Cruising Utopia by José Esteban Muñoz
- Another Freedom: The Alternative History of An Idea by Svetlana Boym
- A Birth of One’s Own: On Inheritance, Curation, and Production by Leora Fridman
- Static Palace by Leora Fridman
Huge thank you to Leora for joining us for this episode, Jessie for editing the podcast, and Nate for our podcast music. If you are interested in supporting our work, you can do so here.
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Join us as we talk to Chaia (she/her), a Jewish dance music artist who makes Kleztronica - electronic and techno music that uses samples from yiddish and klezmer music. Chaia’s first single is out TODAY and we are so excited to share our conversation with her where she talks all things yiddish, techno, kleztronica, and everything in between.
Listen to Chaia's new single, Borough Park, out as of 9/13/24.
If you are in NYC, check out the Diasporic Techno Night Chaia mentions, happening Friday 9/13 all evening.
If you’re on the West coast, Chaia has lots of events coming up there! You can also find her at the Pop Montreal Festival. You can find all her events on her website.
Chaia writes about her single, “Borough Park samples my grandmother describing her childhood growing up in Borough Park. She would always tell me a story of her childhood there by prefacing it with “this might shock you.” Her childhood in the Jewish community there was very different than we imagine Jewish community operating today. It was pluralistic, interdenominational, mixed gender, mixed class. It sounds like the community that I imagine creating today. A community that I found small microcosms of in the queer Jewish, anti-state, and klezmer communities. A community that I’ve also found in the techno world. This is a story of that community paired with a Yiddish song called Oyfn Oyvn (sung here by a young Ethel Raim), which talks about a girl who convinces a boy to sit with her on an oven not by appealing to his background, or by physical force, but with gentle love and embrace."
Chaia is a wealth of knowledge and she shares so much of it with us in this episode. Some of the things she mentions are:
- The book, "Assembling a Black Counter Culture" by Deforrest Brown Jr
- The Clear the Floor collective
- The Yiddish Song of the Week archive
- Hankus Netsky - NECMusic
- Juan Atkins (the "Godfather of techno")
- The Ruth Rubin archive
- Itzik Gottesman
- Ethel Raim
- Lily Henley fellow musician making Ladino music
- Micah Simone, Jewish-Egyptian-American dance artist
- Avia Moore, who also runs the Klez Kanada festival
- Pepi Litman - The Yiddish drag king
- The Yiddish New York festival
- LEVYOSN - the Klezmer band Chaia is part of
Thank you to Chaia for joining us, Jessie for editing the podcast, and Nate for the podcast music. If you are interested in supporting our work, you can do so here.
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[This conversation was recorded live on 8/18/24 as a part of the Embodied Resistance event.]
Join Making Mensches for a conversation with Leilah Feinstein and Ayelet Cartolina, discussing Tu B'av, sx workers in Judaism, and how sx workers play a role in our fight for liberation.
[The images mentioned by Ayelet can be found here!]
Ticket sales from this event allowed us to raise $308 toward evacuating two families from Gaza, and we encourage you all to continue sharing and donating: Venmo & PayPal — @minahilakbar76 CashApp — $4shM3 PayPal: minahilakbar330@gmail.com
If you're interested in going to the Sex Worker Open Mic Night and bringing letters or art for the solidarity book mentioned, it's Sept 20th from 6-10pm at Starr Bar in Brooklyn.
We encourage you to check out A Stripper’s Guide Podcast - a resource for sex workers and femmes. You can find Leilah at @leilahfeinstein!
You can read more of Ayelet’s work on his blog.
Some resources that we used to inform our conversation are below:
Tu B'av
https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.12.18?lang=bi&aliyot=0
https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.23.16?lang=bi
https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.40a.17?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
https://www.nswp.org/country/israel
https://decriminalizesex.work/why-decriminalization/briefing-papers/decriminalization-is-the-only-solution/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xai-how-are-you/id1500147124
Here’s the specific link to the episode about kink work and Talmudic halakhah.
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/maacah-wife-of-david-midrash-and-aggadah
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Welcome to part 2 of our episodes with Dr Bill! Some of you may know Dr Bill from the blog series he penned for our website, describing his journey as an anti-zionist Jew in the 70s and 80s. We wanted to bring him on the podcast so you could hear from him in this way. He's very keen on questions, so please dm or email us if you have any for him. It would make him very happy to answer them :)
We'll be back with another episode soon 👀
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We're bacccckkkk! Did you miss us?
We've channeled our energy over the last 10 months to organizing around the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and aim to continue focusing our attention on Gaza while bringing back the podcast as a way to amplify calls for an end to genocide and occupation.
Our first episode back is with Dr Bill! Some of you may know Dr Bill from the blog series he penned for our website, describing his journey as an anti-zionist Jew in the 70s and 80s. We wanted to bring him on the podcast so you could hear from him in this way. He's very keen on questions, so please dm or email us if you have any for him. It would make him very happy to answer them :)
We will be back with part 2 next week, so stay tuned!
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We have definitely not been conducting ~business as usual~ the last two months as we focus our time and energy on amplifying Palestinian voices and doing what we can from here to fight for a liberated Palestine.
We are back in the midst of this hiatus to bring you a joint episode with The Jewish Diasporist podcast!
We talk about how The Jewish Diasporist podcast started and what it means to identify as a "diasporist," a bit about the founders personal backgrounds, and how they conceive of the connection between anti-zionism and diasporism. Stay tuned for future collaboration with them, and as usual, free Palestine, by any means necessary.
Some things of note:
-The photo for this episode is of Ben in front of his great great grandfathers home in Poland. He was able to track down the exact home with the help of Zach.
-DONATE to help Tzion Kaukira provide copies of the torah in Luganda in the 12 synagogues across Uganda. Listen to their episode with Tzion here!
-Zach, one of the founders of The Jewish Diasporist, is from Poland and is eager to help other folks with lineage there discover family history. If you want to take him up on this, feel free to reach out to him by emailing contact@jewishdiasporist.com
-Jordan talks more about the ecology of love on this episode of The Jewish Diasporist
-Zach wrote this piece for Forward about the Polish parliament Hanukkah incident, we encourage folks to give it a read if they don't know about the incident
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It feels weird to be posting about a new podcast episode while genocide rages on, but we offer this episode on Cheshvan as a reflection on what is happening in the world and a space for Jewish ritual that feels so necessary in order to bolster us as we continue fighting against ethnic cleansing.
If this resonates with you and you want this right now, feel free to listen. If it doesn’t, leave it here, and keep amplifying Palestinian voices, keep protesting, keep calling / emailing / mailing letters to your representatives demanding a ceasefire and no more aid sent to Israel, keep struggling for Palestinian liberation.
For additional information, head to our instagram
From the river to the sea 🇵🇸
Thank you to Nate for our podcast music, and Jessie for editing the pod!
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Join us for this expansive conversation with Veronica Stewart-Frommer, lead singer of the band Melt, and anti-nuclear weapons activist ❤️🔥
We talk all about what it means to feel "Jewish enough" and how we can end up using our Jewish identities, or proximity to Judaism, as a shield of sorts when talking about Palestinian liberation and how we can move away from that. We talk all about Veronica's activism around nuclear disarmament and how their identities effortlessly find their way into their art. We also discuss the power of mourning together - especially on the large-scale with folks who engage with their music.
There is so much juicy goodness in this episode, we can't wait for you to listen! 🫐
Get tickets to Melt's fall tour and listen to their newest song “Walk to Midnight” 🎶
We will be back in a few weeks with an episode for Rosh Chodesh Tishrei 👀
Thank you to Nate for our podcast music and Jessie for being the podcast editor extraordinaire 🙏
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Join us as we talk to Micah Bazant (they/them) a visual artist and cultural strategist who works with social justice movements to reimagine the world. We talk to Micah about some of their zines, TimTum and Miklat Miklat, the connections between abolition and Judaism, the importance of being explicitly anti-zionist, healing from generational trauma, and what dreams we all have of the world to come. For more of Micah's work, check out their website!
Here is the link for the talk Micah mentioned, about Anti-racism in Creative Practice, and for the Creative Wildfire Project. We deeply encourage listeners to support Ashley Diamond.
Next week, we will be talking to Veronica (they/she/any pronouns). Veronica is an artist, writer, and anti-nuclear weapons activist!
As usual, thank you to Nate for our podcast music and to Jessie for editing the pod!
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On this episode, we talk with Anna Rajagopal about being Houston’s biggest fan and the significance of our geographic homes, about loving and losing - especially in relation to Queer community, and the power of art and joy as resistance.
We discuss Anna’s pieces about their friend and community member Audrey, those can be found HERE and HERE.
We also talk about their poem Alona Naomi, which can be found HERE.
Anna asked us to highlight the Instagram art page Art Auction for Palestine and talks about For the People, the queer/BIPOC Houston show management page. They have a show coming up in October if you are Houston based!
They recently had their writing featured as an art piece at the Everything Is Special Art Show by Hotel Chlorine.
If you want to read more of their published writing, you can find it here.
Join us next week as we talk to Micah Bazant (they/them), a visual artist and cultural strategist who works with social justice movements to reimagine the world.
As usual, shoutout to Nate for our podcast music and shoutout to Jessie for editing the podcast!
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Join us for a beautiful conversation with Astera (she/they) about diaspora, preservation, and the significance of language - especially Ladino ❤️🔥
Astera brings light to how powerful preserving language - like Ladino - and culture are, as ways to engage with art and continue creating art, and as ways to push back against zionism and other settler colonialism.
You can listen to Astera’s podcast HERE, read their poem we talk about HERE, and read their article we mentioned HERE.
If you want more of their poetry, it’s HERE. She also plays piano HERE and has a mixed media IG HERE. Also, stay tuned because they will be published in Lilth Magazine this fall! 👀
The song Jessie mentioned can be found HERE.
Join us for our next episode with @annarajagopal, they/she, a South Asian Jewish writer and poet anchored in Houston, Texas.
As always, s/o to Nate for our podcast music!
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Join us as we talk with Naomi Weintraub (they/them). Naomi is currently the Community Artist-in-Residence at the Jewish Museum of Maryland. Their art practice explores themes of play, queerness, anarchism, and environment.
We talk with them about living on Jewish time, and queer time, the power of Jewish ritual and the power of transformation, and Jewish anarchism!
You can get in contact with Naomi on their instagram and check out their art on their website.
We talk about the Olam Haba planner created by Rebekah Erev and Nomy Lamb, which you can find here.
We also talk about Rebellious Anarchist Young Jews (RAYJ) and the podcast that Naomi hosts for The Jewish Museum of Maryland, Disloyal.
The books they plug at the end of the episode are:
“There’s Nothing So Whole as a Broken Heart”
“With Freedom in Our Ears”
“Practical Anarchism”
See you next week when we talk to Astera (she/they)! Astera is a multhiethnic sefardi writer, pianist, and photographer who is passionate about preserving diasporic languages and customs alive, anti-zionism, and creating.
As always, s/o to Nate for our podcast music!
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Join us as we talk to multi-talented artist @tahini.jpg ❤️🔥🕯️🍃
Nick tells us all about their tattooing practice, the meaningfulness of tattooing Judaica & queer art, living off the grid, and how Judaism shows up (even unintentionally) in all the art they make.
Join us next week when we talk to @na0mir0se , a multi-media artist and educator living in Baltimore 🥳
As always, s/o to Nate for our podcast music!
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We go full poetry nerd mode in this episode with Parker Sera! Join us as we talk about leaving room for nuance, the importance of activism in Judaism, and unpacking the relationship between art and capitalism.
You can find Parker on instagram or check out their website.
The work we talked about is here and here. Definitely check out her linktree and website for all her work.
She will also be reading a play THIS SATURDAY in Philly, you can find details here.
She'll also be reading some poems in Philly on August 18th, but follow her for more details on that as they come!
Join us next week when we talk to Nick! Nick, or Tahini, (they/them) is an Agender Jewish artist, tattooer and farmer residing in Northern NY, originally from the Philadelphia area.
As always, thank you to Nate for our podcast music!
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Join us for another installment of The Artist Series with our incredible guest Zai, @kxngzaire ❤️🔥 In this episode we talk with Zai about the power of visibility, the liberation that lies in simply existing, avant garde fashion for trans folks, and so much more!
Check out @beyondstudios.nyc and listen to ZAI on all music platforms, search The Purge feat Big Water if you can't find ZAI
Read the NYT article ZAI was featured in!
Come back next week when we talk to @parker.sera - a queer, Ashkenazic actor, poet, theatre maker and teaching artist 🫶🏼
S/o to Nate for our podcast music!
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Join us as we talk with @avivalaviv about their art and Jewish lineage ✨
Aviva talks about art as a connective force and holding space for the dichotomy that exists in our world 🧚♀️
Spotify and you can watch the FANTASY music video on youtube.
The links they mention at the end of the episode are https://civilrights.justice.gov/ and https://www.ada.gov/.
Aviva also highlights The Generations Project and their cousins book, The Cost of Free Land by Rebecca Clarren.
See you next week for our talk with @kxngzaire - a Black Trans Masc bespoke designer, punk rapper and model born and based in NYC 🥳🥳🥳
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If you missed it live you’re going to want to tune into this especially fitting Summer Solstice episode with @playscapeart 🌞🐚🎨
Join us as we talk with Mia about the Jewish tradition of centering LIFE, focusing on gratitude for the small things, centering play and joy in life and art, and the magic in everything 🥺✨
Join us next TUESDAY as we talk to
Aviva La Viv (they/she) - a Jewish, queer singer/songwriter and multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn.
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Join us for our FIRST episode of this incredible series with Daniel Kushner! We talk about Daniel’s time performing as Motel in Fiddler, how his anti-zionism shows up in his art, and the importance of dialogue.
To check out more of Daniel's work, follow him on IG and read his article here!
@mmontalvo_xo on IG!
S/o to Nate for our podcast music 🥳
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In celebration of Rosh Chodesh Sivan we are finally uploading our episode on the Divine Feminine and the Pull of the Moon, which was recorded at Union Theological Seminary on October 20th, 2021. We were so honored to present at Chapel and still feel so strongly about this episode. Since this episode was recorded, we have begun hosting consistent Rosh Chodesh circles every month and love to talk all things new moon, astrology, and Judaism! Check out our instagram @makingmensches for more of our Rosh Chodesh content 👀
As always, shoutout to Nate for our podcast music and for more resources check out linktr.ee/makingmensches
RoshChodesh #Mooncycles #LunarCalendar #NewMoon #DivineFeminine
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May Day felt like the most appropriate day to release our episode on Tzedek, or Justice, as a podcast episode!
[Originally recorded on February 10th, 2022]
Join us for an expansive session on justice - where we talk about everything from Maimonides' ladder of giving, to water and rest being metaphors for justice, and reparations being tzedekah 💚💚
There are too many resources to count but here are some:
-White Jews should understand why Black Americans need reparations now by Jewish Telegraphic Agency [article]
-the Empowerment Ladder is in From White Racist to White Anti Racist by Tema Okun
-Check out @joyous.justice new workshop that we mention! (Racial Justice Launch Pad)
linktr.ee/makingmensches
JewishLearning #JewishEducation #RadicalJudaism #NYBTS #Justice #Giving #MakingMensches #Tzedek #Tzedakah #Reparations
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This week we bring you the last episode from last year's series with @fckingthefineprint! Join us as we discuss cultural perceptions of circumcision, consent, what Judaism says about circumcision, and much much more 💕
Shoutout to @fckingthefineprint for this amazing joint series and to Nate for our podcast music!
For more info, check out Making Mensches on all platforms, or linktr.ee/makingmensches
[Episode originally recorded on May 4th, 2022]
Circumcision#GenitalMutilation#Bris#Judaism #JewishLearning #RadicalJudaism #SexEducatjon #SexualLearning
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Another episode from last years series with @fckingthefineprint, this one on abortion and Judaism! Obviously SO much has shifted in the abortion access landscape since this time last year, much of it for the worse in terms of legal restrictions. Please keep in mind a lot of those shifts had not yet happened when we recorded, but make sure to check out any of the many organizations and individuals fighting for abortion access and care.
Also, apologies for the sound quality! We had some tech issues but it should be mostly understandable :)
Judaism demands access to SAFE and QUALITY abortions, and we talk about this and much more in this episode.
Shoutout to @fckingthefineprint for this amazing joint series and to Nate for our podcast music!
For more info, check out Making Mensches on all platforms, or linktr.ee/makingmensches
[Episode originally recorded on April 28th, 2022]
Abortion #ReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveHealth #AbortionRights #Judaism #JewishLearning #RadicalJudaism #SexEducatjon #SexualLearning #AbortionAccess
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We did this awesome series with F*cking the Fine Print almost a year ago and this was the second episode in this four-part series, now available as a podcast! Re-listen if you were listening last year or listen for the first time for some gems.
In this session, we talk about all things menstruation, reclaiming the mikveh, and much much more 💕
If you want to check out our resources and activities for this episode, scroll back on our IG or click the link in our linktree: linktr.ee/makingmensches
Check out F*cking the Fine Print on IG @fckingthefineprint
(Episode originally done on IG, April 21st, 2022)
#Menstruation #Periods #PeriodSex #SexPleasure #RadicalJudaism #JewishLearning #SexEducation #SexualLearning #Mikveh #Water #Blood
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We did this awesome series with F*cking the Fine Print almost a year ago and decided it was about time we brought it to the podcast format!
(Episode done on IG, April 12th, 2022)
In this session, we talk about pleasure, Judaism, religion and sex, abstinence, non-goal oriented sex, and much much more 💕
Sex #Pleasure #Judaism #SexPleasure #RadicalJudaism #JewishLearning #SexEducation #SexualLearning #pleasureactivism
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The three yentas get back together to gossip some more, this time with the theme of Judaism in mind! join us as we talk about L’shon Hara, Miriam, and everything in between 👀
again, Shout out to our awesome resident Gossip Expert, Abby (@aallen022)
we will be back with another series after a brief hiatus so stay tuned for information on that! as usual, check out our website and newsletter (linktr.ee/makingmensches) and email us if you have any thoughts ✨
Shout out to Nate for the podcast music and Jessie for editing the pod!
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Join 3 yentas as we gab about all things gossip and spill all the tea about how gossip actually is super important! 💅
Gossip is subversive and literally builds social bonds… so in 2023 we hope you gossip way more!
Shout out to our awesome resident Gossip Expert, Abby (@aallen022)
See y’all for our next gossip session on February 22nd and sign up for our newsletter for the resources - linktr.ee/makingmenches
Shout out to Nate for our music and Jessie for editing the pod <3
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*Apologies for the subpar audio! We had some technical difficulties this time around.
In the final episode of our series on antisemitism, we talk about what internalized oppression is, how internalized antisemitism shows up in our lives, and what internalized antisemitism IS NOT (hint: it’s not antizionism!) 🥳
If you missed the first three episodes of this series, make sure to catch up on those too!
We will be back in 2023 after a brief hiatus & can’t wait to see you then 🤍
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In the third episode of our Antisemitism series, we talk about Jewish generational trauma.. what it is, how we experience it, and how to begin healing from it. You're definitely going to want to join us for this one and catch up on the first two episodes of the series before our final installment on December 28th, on Processing Anti-Semitism as Jews and Dealing with Internalized Antisemitism!
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Join us as we talk about the recent antisemitism that has made it into the mainstream and talk about how we process it as Jews, what accountability looks like, and what it means to experience antisemitism with caveat 🤍
Join us again on December 14th at 8pm EST for the third part of our Antisemitism series as we discuss Jewish Generational Trauma 🕯️
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The first part of this four-part series talks about antisemitism and breaks down some common antisemitic tropes! We wanted to ground this series in this information before moving on to talking more deeply about the impacts of antisemitism and the ways it surrounds us in the mainstream.
Watch or listen to learn & join us on NOVEMBER 30th at 8pm EST to talk about grappling with antisemitism from celebrities and peers 🤍
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Shabbat Shalom! In Part 2 of our book club, we discuss the second half of “A Land With A People” 🤍
Get into our little overview and feedback on the book!
ALSO mark your calendars for our next sessions: November 16th and 30th, on Identifying and Breaking Down Common Antisemitic Tropes and Dealing With and Responding to Antisemitism
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We're back with a book club! Join us as we talk about the first two sections of A Land With A People, “A History” and “Displacement and Memory."
We wrestle with the messy contradictions that exist in these conversations and talk about what we learned, what was not new but framed well for us, and what we struggled with.
We’ll be back NEXT WEEK on 10/27 at 8pm EST for Part 2 of this book club.
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You’re going to want to listen to this episode! The last episode of our August series with the incredible @annarajagopal 🥳
Anna shares their wisdom with us about centering Palestinian voices and experiences, focusing our energy on mutual aid and local organizing, and how we can push back against zionist organizations!
If you want to reach out to Anna, you can contact them on their Instagram or Twitter!
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Join us for a family conversation about anti-zionism with Elana’s two cousins Arielle and Amanda 👯♀️
We talk about our separate journeys with Judaism and anti-zionism, how we navigate anti-zionism is a zionist family, and what we envision for our Jewish future together 💚
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Join us NEXT WEEK on Thursday, 8/25, at 8pm EST for our final conversation in this series with @annarajagopal 🥳🥳🥳
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Join us for an INCREDIBLE session with @zoharzip where we unpack her thesis, “Reaching For a Jewish Ethics Beyond Zionism” 💚
We talked about Zohar’s experience growing up in a labor zionist community and her journey to anti-zionism, how we can build Jewish community as anti-zionist Jews, and questioning being such a core component of Judaism!
If you want to reach out to Zohar about her work, you can reach her on instagram @zoharzip
Sources that Zohar mentioned will be in this weeks NEWSLETTER 🗞 You can sign up for that in our bio or on our website!
The audio is a little choppy in the beginning but don’t stop listening bc it gets a whole lot better 😇
See you next week on WEDNESDAY for our next session with @arielllllllllle and @amandagordon10 🥰
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Join us for our INCREDIBLE conversation with @evan.cole 🥳
Evan talks about his journey from zionism to anti-zionism, shares SO many resources, and leaves us with some beautiful affirmations 🥹
You’re going to want to watch this to get ALL his wisdom and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to get all the sources he mentioned!
If you want to reach out to Evan, you can find him at @evan.cole on Instagram and on Twitter @evan.coIe
Join us next week when we talk with @zoharzip and delve into her gorgeous thesis 👀
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In our FINAL episode of our July series on how Jewish ethics support anti-zionism, Elana and Jessie talk about how the destruction of Palestinian land and livelihood is a direct contradiction to the value of “do not destroy” (bal taschit) 👀
We briefly explore a few of the ways that Palestinian Liberation IS Climate Justice! 🫒🕊
Available as a podcast wherever you listen to podcasts 📲
Join us next Thursday for the FIRST episode of our August series of conversations with fellow anti-zionist Jews 🥳
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This week join us as we talk about Ometz Lev - courage! We talk about the courage that it takes to be vocal about anti-zionism in Jewish spaces, the importance of language, and the necessity to break cycles of generational and historical trauma 👀
We’ll be back next week for our final session on Jewish values that support anti-zionism! Stay tuned for our INCREDIBLE August series ❤️
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This week we talk about how the Jewish value of not being a bystander supports anti-zionism!
We talk about what it means to intervene when violence and harm are being committed and how that relates to the violence that Palestinians face.
Tune in by video on our IG or podcast 🎧
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See you next week!
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Shabbat Shalom! 🥳 Welcome to the first episode of our July series on how Jewish ethics and principles support anti-zionism ✡️
We’re starting off with Hochai’ach Tochee’ach - you shall rebuke! We talk about calling in as community care and how calling in is a sign of love we are all obligated to engage in 💚
See you next week!
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It’s been a little over a year since we published israel Won’t Save Us: Moving Towards Liberation. Since then, we’ve identified openly as an anti-Zionist Jewish organization. This decision has brought us into community with incredible Jewish organizations, educators, and organizers who have welcomed us and encouraged us to keep going. We’ve also faced backlash from Jewish communities and lost opportunities as well. We are so grateful for the people who have reached out to share their stories, lessons, and advice.
In this episode, we reflect on our decision to publish the article and our experiences since!
Be back next week with the beginning of our July series on how Jewish ethics support anti-zionism 👀
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We’ve been waiting to talk about the mikvah with y’all and hope you’ll tune in to learn all about the beautiful ways it’s been reimagined 💧
We’ll be putting up some information with resources on our website soon 🎉
but shout out to @queermikvehproject @immersenycig @mayyimhayyim @risingtide_openwaters to name a few!
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