๐ฅ LOS ANGELES: join us on Sunday 5/31 -- learn from Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, and Alona Weimer! More info and registration at the links in our bio!
THIS Sunday (5/17) in Washington, DC (@festivaldc ) and over Zoom -- registration links in bio! ๐ฅ We'll be serving a light lunch from David Chu's. Can't wait to see you there!
In Washington, DC (@festivaldc ) and over Zoom next Sunday (5/17) -- registration links in bio!
- Rabbi Avigayil Halpern: What do we mean when we say โHalachic Left?โ
- Prof. Sam Shuman: Of Mice and Hasidic Men: The Populist Revival of Reb Shayele & Its Lessons for the Left
- Rabbi Amelia Wolf: A Higher Governance and a Changed Nature: Freedom and Sovereignty in the Sfas Emes
Looking forward to seeing you there!
๐จ NEXT SUNDAY (5/10)! IN PERSON in Philadelphia and over Zoom! (RSVP links in bio!)
At the Old Pine Community Center and via Zoom, learn from:
- Rabbi David Greenstein on gender power dynamics in halacha
- Laynie Soloman on halacha as a site of resistane to empire
- Zohar Hodkin and Netanel Zellis-Paley on the halachic obligation to fight tyranny
๐ฎ Dinner from Bar Bombon will be served at the in-person event -- please RSVP on the Eventbrite so we can estimate how much to order! Looking forward to learning with you! โค๏ธ
More about the series:
๐ฅ๐ฅ Come to our second event in "Jewish Reckoning with Power: A Halachic Left Learning Series" -- with future events planned in DC, Los Angeles, Chicago and NYC. Each event will be livestreamed/recorded in order to allow everyone to watch speakers in other cities.
Much of our recent Torah, writing, and teaching has engaged directly with the urgent realities of Israel/Palestine. In this program, we are intentionally stepping back, toward a broader and more abstract question that underlies so many of those conversations: How does Jewish tradition understand, justify, resist, and reckon with power?
Each day of learning will feature shiurim from multiple teachers exploring different dimensions of Jewish engagement with power: textual, halachic, historical, and ethical. While the sessions will not all address the same sources or case studies, together they aim to open a shared conversation and provide conceptual tools that can deepen our Torah learning and inform contemporary Jewish moral and political thinking.
*** We believe in learning Torah from all. Speaking does not imply agreement with Halachic Left's political positions. Institutional affiliations are for identification purposes only.
Our very own Ami Dube has an op-ed in @jdforward -- link in bio. ๐
"With this veto, the mayor recognized that our community and our city did not need this crackdown on expression. We need the opposite. The United States, and New York in particular, have been a haven for Jewish life and culture for more than a century. Our community will never achieve safety and security by allying ourselves with those who treat civil and constitutional rights as dispensable."
Halachic Left is proud to support this action alongside our friends at @truahrabbis and @bendthearc and other cosponsors listed on this graphic. Show up to learn, pray, be inspired, and act together. This is your time to act โ can we count on you to be there?
Find an action near you at the link in our bio!
๐ฅ PHILADELPHIA (and everyone else)!
Our Jewish Reckoning with Power learning series continues in Philly on the evening of Sunday, May 10 at the Old Pine Community Center and via Zoom.
*** ๐ Registration links in bio! ***
Shiurim include:
- Rabbi David Greenstein on gender power dynamics in halacha
- Laynie Soloman on halacha as a site of resistance to empire
- Zohar Hodkin and Netanel Zellis-Paley on the halachic obligation to fight tyranny
โจ Our 5786 Pesach reader, โืื ืืฉืืื ืื ื ืืืจโ / โWhen Your Child Asks You in Days to Comeโ is now available! Download at the link in our bio!
Featuring essays from Raphael Magarik, Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson, Liana Wertman, Rabbi David Polsky, Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein, Amit Gvaryahu, and Maya Rosen, and illustrations by Yavni Bar-Yam. Edited by Yavni Bar-Yam, Rabbi Lexie Botzum, Max Buchdahl, Rebecca Kleinbart, Caroline Morganti, and Noam Weinreich.
PS -- if you're in the US and interested in buying a printed copy to arrive before Pesach, we might have a few extra. Join the waitlist to be notified! (and join our email list so you can pre-order next time ๐)
๐จ THIS SUNDAY! IN PERSON in Cambridge, MA, and over Zoom! (RSVP links in bio!)
At the Cambridge Community Center and via Zoom, learn from:
- Rabbi Aryeh Klapper on dina demalkhuta dina and civil disobedience
- Rabbi Jonah Winer on Jews wielding power over others
- Rabbi Avigayil Halpern on the power dynamics of rabbinic authority
โ๐ข๐ง๐ช Coffee / hors d'oeuvres / desserts will be served at the in-person event -- please RSVP so we can estimate how much to order! Looking forward to learning with you! โค๏ธ
More about the series:
๐ฅ๐ฅ Come to our first event in "Jewish Reckoning with Power: A Halachic Left Learning Series" -- with future events planned in NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Each event will be livestreamed/recorded in order to allow everyone to watch speakers in other cities.
Much of our recent Torah, writing, and teaching has engaged directly with the urgent realities of Israel/Palestine. In this program, we are intentionally stepping back, toward a broader and more abstract question that underlies so many of those conversations: How does Jewish tradition understand, justify, resist, and reckon with power?
Each day of learning will feature shiurim from multiple teachers exploring different dimensions of Jewish engagement with power: textual, halachic, historical, and ethical. While the sessions will not all address the same sources or case studies, together they aim to open a shared conversation and provide conceptual tools that can deepen our Torah learning and inform contemporary Jewish moral and political thinking.
*** We believe in learning Torah from all. Speaking does not imply agreement with Halachic Left's political positions. Institutional affiliations are for identification purposes only.
A freilichen Purim to these brave refusers at @mesarvot ! Weโre overwhelmed by the amount of support for our shalach manos campaign โ more than $6000 raised! ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต Extra money will go towards legal counsel and community support ๐
Enjoy these photos of them receiving their packages, which included honey from @sinsila_center and produce from @khadrapalestine !
Israelis who refuse the IDF's mandatory draft on the basis of conscientious objection are often arrested and jailed. After they are released, they are subject to ongoing social isolation and discrimination for taking a principled stand against Israel's unjust wars and occupations.
We're working with @mesarvot to deliver packages filled with Palestinian-made/grown food items. Show these brave young people that Jews worldwide support their right to follow their conscience AND support Palestinian communities under threat of displacement!
Approximately $36 sends a basket of food and treats to a conscientious objector. Donate at the link in our bio!
Boston people!
Join us at a screening of @noam_joon 's @coexistencemyass with @newisraelfund NewGen!
Thursday, March 12 at Temple Beth Zion in Brookline
Doors 6:00pm
Screening 6:45pm
RSVP at the link in our bio!
