January 26, 2021 by admin

Transcending Jewish Trauma •

“Our terror connects us to others’ terror. The trauma Jews have experienced does not make us separate from other Peoples; it connects us to other Peoples.” Political educator Jo Kent Katz quotes her sister, Dove Kent, in a new resource to address the “trauma and internalized oppression of assimilated, white Ashkenazi Jews living in the U.S.” There’s a lot to learn from this map, intended to help heal and transform Jewish organizations, congregations and communities.

transcendingjewishtrauma.com/map

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June 11, 2020 by Nylah Burton

To Save the Planet and Ourselves, Root Down to Love

There are five things at the forefront of my mind these days; the national struggle against racist violence, the climate crisis, the coronavirus, death, family, but underlying it all… love. 

A phrase that’s always bothered me is, “You have to love yourself before someone else can love you.” At its core, it’s a true statement. Self-love is the foundation from which all healthy and fulfilling love grows.

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