Making Mensches: Not Your Bubbe's Torah School

The three yentas get back together to gossip some more, this time with the theme of Judaism in mind! join us as we talk about L’shon Hara, Miriam, and everything in between 👀 again, Shout out to our awesome resident Gossip Expert, Abby ( @aallen022 ) we will be back with another series after a brief hiatus so stay tuned for information on that! as usual, check out our website and newsletter (link...

Join 3 yentas as we gab about all things gossip and spill all the tea about how gossip actually is super important! 💅 Gossip is subversive and literally builds social bonds… so in 2023 we hope you gossip way more! Shout out to our awesome resident Gossip Expert, Abby ( @aallen022 ) See y’all for our next gossip session on February 22nd and sign up for our newsletter for the resources - linktr.ee/...

*Apologies for the subpar audio! We had some technical difficulties this time around.  In the final episode of our series on antisemitism, we talk about what internalized oppression is, how internalized antisemitism shows up in our lives, and what internalized antisemitism IS NOT (hint: it’s not antizionism!) 🥳 If you missed the first three episodes of this series, make sure to catch up on t...

In the third episode of our Antisemitism series, we talk about Jewish generational trauma.. what it is, how we experience it, and how to begin healing from it. You're definitely going to want to join us for this one and catch up on the first two episodes of the series before our final installment on December 28th, on Processing Anti-Semitism as Jews and Dealing with Internalized Antisemitism! All...

Join us as we talk about the recent antisemitism that has made it into the mainstream and talk about how we process it as Jews, what accountability looks like, and what it means to experience antisemitism with caveat 🤍 Join us again on December 14th at 8pm EST for the third part of our Antisemitism series as we discuss Jewish Generational Trauma 🕯️ And don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter t...

The first part of this four-part series talks about antisemitism and breaks down some common antisemitic tropes! We wanted to ground this series in this information before moving on to talking more deeply about the impacts of antisemitism and the ways it surrounds us in the mainstream. Watch or listen to learn & join us on NOVEMBER 30th at 8pm EST to talk about grappling with antisemitism from...

Shabbat Shalom! In Part 2 of our book club, we discuss the second half of “A Land With A People” 🤍 Get into our little overview and feedback on the book! ALSO mark your calendars for our next sessions: November 16th and 30th, on Identifying and Breaking Down Common Antisemitic Tropes and Dealing With and Responding to Antisemitism S/o to @naebirdwav on IG for our podcast music You can find us at...

We're back with a book club! Join us as we talk about the first two sections of A Land With A People, “A History” and “Displacement and Memory." We wrestle with the messy contradictions that exist in these conversations and talk about what we learned, what was not new but framed well for us, and what we struggled with. We’ll be back NEXT WEEK on 10/27 at 8pm EST for Part 2  of this book club....

You’re going to want to listen to this episode! The last episode of our August series with the incredible @annarajagopal 🥳 Anna shares their wisdom with us about centering Palestinian voices and experiences, focusing our energy on mutual aid and local organizing, and how we can push back against zionist organizations! If you want to reach out to Anna, you can contact them on their Instagram or Tw...

Join us for a family conversation about anti-zionism with Elana’s two cousins Arielle and Amanda 👯‍♀️ We talk about our separate journeys with Judaism and anti-zionism, how we navigate anti-zionism is a zionist family, and what we envision for our Jewish future together 💚 Don’t forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter 🗞 Join us NEXT WEEK on Thursday, 8/25, at 8pm EST for our final conversatio...

Join us for an INCREDIBLE session with @zoharzip where we unpack her thesis, “Reaching For a Jewish Ethics Beyond Zionism” 💚 We talked about Zohar’s experience growing up in a labor zionist community and her journey to anti-zionism, how we can build Jewish community as anti-zionist Jews, and questioning being such a core component of Judaism! If you want to reach out to Zohar about her work, you...

Join us for our INCREDIBLE conversation with @evan.cole 🥳 Evan talks about his journey from zionism to anti-zionism, shares SO many resources, and leaves us with some beautiful affirmations 🥹 You’re going to want to watch this to get ALL his wisdom and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to get all the sources he mentioned! If you want to reach out to Evan, you can find him at @evan.cole...

In our FINAL episode of our July series on how Jewish ethics support anti-zionism, Elana and Jessie talk about how the destruction of Palestinian land and livelihood is a direct contradiction to the value of “do not destroy” (bal taschit) 👀 We briefly explore a few of the ways that Palestinian Liberation IS Climate Justice! 🫒🕊 Available as a podcast wherever you listen to podcasts 📲 Join us nex...

This week we talk about how the Jewish value of not being a bystander supports anti-zionism! We talk about what it means to intervene when violence and harm are being committed and how that relates to the violence that Palestinians face. Tune in by video on our IG or podcast 🎧 Shout out to @naebird on IG for our amazing music! See you next week! #Bystander #Upstander #JewishResistance #Love #Anti...

Shabbat Shalom! 🥳 Welcome to the first episode of our July series on how Jewish ethics and principles support anti-zionism ✡️ We’re starting off with Hochai’ach Tochee’ach - you shall rebuke! We talk about calling in as community care and how calling in is a sign of love we are all obligated to engage in 💚 See you next week! #Rebuke #CallingIn #Community #JewishResistance #Love #AntiZionism&nbsp...

It’s been a little over a year since we published israel Won’t Save Us: Moving Towards Liberation . Since then, we’ve identified openly as an anti-Zionist Jewish organization. This decision has brought us into community with incredible Jewish organizations, educators, and organizers who have welcomed us and encouraged us to keep going. We’ve also faced backlash from Jewish communities and lost opp...

We’ve been waiting to talk about the mikvah with y’all and hope you’ll tune in to learn all about the beautiful ways it’s been reimagined 💧 We’ll be putting up some information with resources on our website soon 🎉 but shout out to @ queermikvehproject @ immersenycig @ mayyimhayyim @ risingtide_openwaters to name a few! #mikveh #mikvah #reimagining #JewishLearning #JewishEducation #QueerJudaism #...