I served as staff at Kirva’s recent Spiritual Immersive and was invited to share a short practice during the lead-up to Rosh Hashanah. Kirva’s social justice approach to mussar, an ancient Jewish ethical practice, is a valued collaborative partner with Jews of Color Sanctuary. The five days we spent together at Pearlstone strengthened our practice, reinforced bonds, and built community as we used mussar to align our actions with our values. Learn how to bring Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out into your community. Meanwhile, I hope this practice enriches your preparations for the High Holy Days.
I am proud to have served as the editor for the 5785 Dreaming the World to Come. The planner will begin shipping around Tu b’Av (August 19). I am delighted to offer a friend’s of the editor 18% off discount code TUBAV5785 that is good between August 18 through September 1.
FUN FACT: All three of the editor staff are born in the month of September!
The planner will be a beautiful place to keep your appointments on track during both the Gregorian and Jewish lunar calendar and nourish your spirit with ritual offering from 12 AMAZING contributors! One of the reasons I said yes to shepherding this project was the commitment to feature Jewish people of color, among many other identities, whose creative voices comprise 8 of the 12 contributors.
If you are new to this project, here is a description:
Dreaming the World to Come planner weaves ritual offerings from diverse fonts of wisdom through our Jewish year. It is our attempt to create something beautiful and defiant that shows we are here, fighting to keep Jewishness anchored in resistance, justice, and mystical tradition.
The planner cover invokes the Jewish sea monster Leviathan, who offers medicine needed in these times. Moving through darkness, unperceived; the fugitivity practiced by those whose existence has been criminalized and controlled. The Leviathan is a friend, lover, and protector of those escaping enslavement and incarceration, those whose perspectives are intentionally buried, whose inherent rights have been denied, who are forced underground for survival.
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