The Indian Protests: A Parable
DANIEL THALKAR (he/him) is a teacher and writer in Los Angeles. His writing frequently explores the ways knowing our history can help us build a more just world. He aspires to do the same in his teaching.
The Non Democratic System Hiding in Plain Sight
DR. VINCENT CALABRESE, PHD (he/him) grew up in Austin, Texas and now lives in New York City. A scholar of modern Jewish thought, he holds a doctorate in religion from the University of Toronto. He is also in the final year of study for rabbinical ordination in the Advanced Kollel of the Hadar Institute.
A Glorious but Politically Powerless History of Protests in Israel
DR. FEKADE ABEBE, PHD (he/him) is a Research Fellow at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, in the research group “When the local looks back at the global.” His research focuses on Blackness, identity, and political activism in the Ethiopian community in Israel.
Shadows of Injustice
MICHAL AVERA SAMUEL (she/her) is a senior executive with 20 years of experience pioneering and leading community-building and educational efforts in the Ethiopian Israeli community and the American Jewish community.
Closing Prayer
KOHENET KESHIRA HALEV FIFE (she/they) is a Kohenet (Hebrew Priestess) and a bi-racial, queer Jewish person who delights in serving as davennatrix (shlichat tzibbur), lifespiral ceremony/ritual creatrix, facilitator, liturgist, and songstress.
Israeli Democracy: A Roundtable Discussion
A roundtable discussion with MK Aida Touma-Sliman; Dr. Liora Halperin, PhD; Dr. Yali Hashash, PhD; facilitated by Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson
“Untitled” by Mati Milstein
MATI MILSTEIN (he/him) grew up in the United States and Canada, working as a cowboy, jockey, and cartographer for travel guide books before moving to photojournalism. Initially based in New Mexico, he has been working as a photojournalist and documentary photographer in Palestine/Israel since 1997.
“Untitled” by Gili Getz
GILI GETZ (he/him) is an Israeli-American photojournalist, actor, and peace activist. He served as a military photographer for the IDF and as a news editor for Ynet.
You Wear Your Black, Like I Wear My Skin
DIANE (DAVIDA) BELLAMY’s poem “You Wear Your Black, Like I Wear My Skin” expresses her point of view of the shooting incident in Jersey City, NJ in 2019. She tried to make sense of it by asking herself, WHY? Could the shooter not SEE they were both wearing “Black”?
We Need Each Other: A Cry for Wholeness from the Narrow Place
RABBI DAVID JAFFE (he/him) is the founder and dean of the Kirva Institute, formerly known as the Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project, which focuses on the integration of Jewish spiritual wisdom and the work of social change.
