All Yom Kippur afternoon programming is free and open to the public.
IN-PERSON
To Be Announced
with Linda Loew
To Be Announced
ABOUT LINDA LOEW: To be announced.
The Origins of Migration: An Exploration of Migration in the Torah
with Sanctuary Working Group
Join Sanctuary Working Group for an introductory presentation on the origins of migration, and the place of migration in books of the Torah and other religious texts, including the numerous references to caring and assisting migrants in multiple faith traditions. We'll also explore the USA response to migration throughout our history, the reasons behind the current wave of migration, the response of Chicago and the southern states, and the role of faith communities in providing welcome, as well as learning about Tzedek Chicago's role as an "Immigrant Welcoming Congregation."
We will be joined by Tzedek Chicago member Brian Carson and Emily Wheeler, the program coordinator from Faith Community Initiative, who will share models for migrant assistance.
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ABOUT SANCTUARY WORKING GROUP: The Sanctuary Working Group is a solidarity organization that supports and accompanies vulnerable migrants in their journey towards sustainable independence. Since 2020, the SWG has provided direct support to over 600 individuals and families primarily from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Central-East Asia.
VIRTUAL
Collective Self-Accountability in Harrowing Times
with Dean Spade
In the face of ecocide, genocide, and widespread repression, many are feeling powerless, hopeless, responsible, yet uncertain about how to take action toward liberation. How can Judaism help us to connect our daily experiences and actions to the profound transformations needed in our times? How can we hold the pain of all that is out of control in the world, in others, and even in our own reactivity, in a principled, loving, and pragmatic way? How might the ancestral practices associated with Yom Kippur support skillful navigation of hard feelings like resentment, rigidity, shame and judgement that are common responses to the pressures we are under?
ABOUT DEAN SPADE: Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law. He is the author of Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law. Dean’s latest book is Love in a Fucked Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell, Together.
Biblical Text and Art: Abraham and Isaac from Caravaggio to Chagall
with Sarah Rosenson
The story of Abraham almost killing his son Isaac, referred to in Hebrew as the Akedah, is traditionally read on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. In this interactive online session we will read and discuss this fascinating and troubling text. We will also talk about the Jewish tradition of midrash, where people write stories that answer questions left open in the biblical text, and the idea that art can be another form of midrash. Then we will look at paintings of the scene by Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Chagall to compare and contrast how these brilliant artists depicted this dramatic episode.
ABOUT SARAH ROSENSON: Rosenson is the author of Fan Fiction on the Book of Genesis: A Guide to Close Reading of and Creative Writing on the Bible. After practicing law for a decade, Sarah earned her master’s degree in Jewish Studies and became a teacher. She taught classes on ethics and on the Bible at a Quaker high school, and she currently teaches adults both in-person and online for various institutions. Her classes include The Biblical Art of Marc Chagall, Children’s Bible Stories for Adults, Ethics Thought Experiments, Ethics and Sports, and Jane Austen and Philosophy, among others. You can find her website at www.sarahsclass.net.