Our values:

Peace

We tend Judaism outside of nationalism, out of commitment to betselem elohim, the sacred notion that there is that of G!d in all people. 

Justice

We hold activism as inseparable from our spirituality, hearing the call of ‘tzedek, tzedek tirdof’ or ‘justice, justice you shall pursue.’ (Deuteronomy 16:20)

Earth

We understand Judaism at its core as a land-based lifeway. We trust that re-rooting our practices in the land will continue to nourish us and grow meaning, grounding, connection, community, resilience, and gratitude for ‘times such as these’ (Esther 4:14).

Learning

We wrestle, engage, debate, listen, and seek to ask more questions than offer answers, committed to the core technology of Talmud Torah. 

Ritual

We cherish the rich well of rituals— liturgical, cultural, folk, and collective– that can bring us back into sacred relationship with the divine, with the earth, and with each other. 

Collective

We use consensus based decision making, trusting that we are all together smarter than any one of us alone. We are all teachers, all students, and function with clear roles, but in a non-hierarchical manner.

Song

We raise our voices in community for joy and healing, rejoicing in our lineage of Miriam singing the people through the parted sea. 

Nourishment

We gather around food as healing, joyful, safety, ritual, holy offering, remembering the wisdom of our grandmothers’ tables and soup pots.  

Relationship

We value supporting inter-generational community, reciprocity, mutual aid, care, community, and hold intentional space for repair and healing. 

Doikayt - diaspora

We celebrate Jewish practices all over the globe, outside of nationalism, and cherish our “hereness.”