Resources we sent participants
- Cara beautifully explores how indigeneity is related to Judaism and how the Hebrews are an indigenous tribe. This gives a lot of context into what earth-based indigenous Judaism looks like and how it's been domesticated.
- This article by Layla June so beautifully articulates what it means to reclaim European indigenous roots and branch away from the identification of whiteness which has been a result of the colonized, destructive culture. This article includes white people in the discussion of finding their roots and that they came from something before they were white.
- Abrah beautifully articulates the Hebrew calendar and how the seasons and the holidays correlate. This is a BIG aspect of our retreat.
- Again, this helps us orient the Hebrew calendar and its brilliance and correlation with the agricultural season. This is an important aspect to navigate as we explore re-wilding Judaism
Resources I used
Estés Clarissa Pinkola. Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. Ballantine Books, 2003.
I really loved the section on the skeleton women and the importance of facing death in order to meet love. This is a philosophy I am bringing deeper into my life and brought into the retreat.
Hooks, Bell. Belonging: a Culture of Place. Routledge, 2009.
This book really affected me. Every word resonated deep in my bones. Belle Hookes not only presents her hometown in the Kentucky hills so beautifully, but she also addresses the important truths of racism and land ownership. She really dives into the concept of how do you belong to a place and the cultural and political implications of land stewardship. This book allowed to reflect on my own upbringing and how my childhood growing up in a kibbutz shaped who I am. It further made me realized the importance of land reparations for black people in this country and something that I am thinking deeply about how to help in this arena.