by Bobby Apperson | Jul 24, 2020 | Articles & Links, Tikkun
Nefesh is a middot-driven community. What does that mean? Middot is the plural of Middah, a value, and middot practice is called Mussar. Mussar (or Musar) is a Jewish spiritual practice that gives concrete instructions on how to live a meaningful and ethical life....
by Bobby Apperson | Jul 23, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Events, Tikkun
Shabbat Shalom Nefesh Kin! Here are some events and links for you headed into Shabbat and the weekend. Sign up to take a meal: Jason and Sara welcomed a baby this week! Mazal tov! For those of you who did the Antiracism Training and Dialogue, you just experienced...
by Bobby Apperson | Jul 23, 2020 | Articles & Links, Tikkun
Week 1 wrap-up and links: Why a white space? What is BIPOC?Week 2 wrap-up and links: Jewishness and whiteness, white privilege This Saturday, 7pm in Pasadena is an anti-racism event by Nefesh Kin: a timeline of events that led to the 2020 fed up-risingOur presenter,...
by Bobby Apperson | Jul 16, 2020 | Articles & Links, Tikkun
Thank you for continuing to participate in our series of workshops on Antiracism for White Jews. Please fill out this Exit Card/Survey, it should only take a few minutes, and your feedback is really helpful. You can access the slideshow here. The last...
by Bobby Apperson | Jul 16, 2020 | Articles & Links, Tikkun
Optional reading for our first training (and for you): Steven Jones’ article: “The Right Hand of Privilege” (PDF)We also want to make sure you can continue to dig into the concepts we laid out. We started by talking briefly about why we wanted to engage this...
by Bobby Apperson | Jul 3, 2020 | Articles & Links, Press
We are Jewish organizations and synagogues from across the racial and political spectrum; from different streams of Judaism; whose members trace their lineage from countries around the world. We speak with one voice when we say, unequivocally: Black Lives Matter. Full...
