Decolonize Judaism
Learn how to live a life of integrity, accountability, and joy by undoing the effects of capitalism, anti-semitism, colonization, racism, and white supremacy on our people.
Why This Course?
Because as Jewish People, We Need To Heal From Capitalism and Colonization.
Whatever part of the world our Jewish people are from, we have all been heavily impacted by the entry of our people into capitalism albeit in different ways. We now face assimilation, Anti-Semitism, attempted cycles of genocide, racism, white supremacy, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or any and all of the above, because we are inside the system.
In this course we will explore what this means for the Jewish soul with questions like:
What layers of assimilation do we need to peel back to live a life of honor and integrity?
How can we be good guests on stolen Native lands?
How do we cultivate our own authentic connection to land?
What you’ll get
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✺ Values
Together we will learn how to walk out of capitalism and towards Indigeneity by focusing on Indigenous values and using them to guide our behavior.
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✺ Tools
You will be given concrete tools to work on behavior change so that you know how to be a good friend to yourself, other Jews, and Indigenous peoples.
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✺Community
None of us can do this alone. We need each other to make sense of our experiences, share our triumphs and sorrows, and to build a better future together.
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✺ Framework
Indigenous teachings guide us so that we have standards for how to behave. They give us context to be ourselves in and a path to becoming responsible community members.
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✺ Love
We do this work by being gentle with ourselves, one step at a time. There is no rush, judgement, or harshness. Only love. For ourselves and for each other.
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✺ Healing
When we understand the full weight of how oppressive capitalism is and the position that our people have within it, we have choices. We can choose to say no to colonization, dig deep into our roots as Jews, and heal.
