JOOL’s Drash Blog
A drash is a teaching about the Torah that typically takes place in a synagogue. Remixing that practice in this digital space, JOOL members teach about the Torah of Jewish/Indigenous solidarity work. Individuals offer their perspectives on the questions and ideas that are moving through them.
We hope it's a wild and sacred space.
By lifting up different points of view, we practice our values of transparency, learning and relationship building. And we celebrate the diversity of our collective, where many different voices are joining together, connected through shared values, to call for Indigenous sovereignty.
Magnolias & Doikayt:
It’s late winter/early spring here in Huchiun. Magnolia branches are covered in fuzzy buds and full cream, blush and magenta blossoms. The ground beneath them is strewn with fallen petals…
I am here today as a descendant of Levi Strauss.
I don’t need a white-washed version of my family’s history to feel grounded in where I come from or proud of the resilience of my community.