Hello to everyone from Pennsylvania!

Hello Everyone from Norfolk, VA

and greetings from Albuquerque!

Hi from Chicago!

We miss your voice Cantor!

Hello from snowy Nashua, NH

Hi from Timucuan land, Northeast Florida. Bobby

Hello from Connecticut!

Hi from Palo Alto, CA

Hi from Jupiter, Fl

Lisa from Ashland, OR

Greetings from Hartsdale NY

Neighbor from Central Synagogue

Hello from White Plains, NY (and Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale)!

Arden Kleffmann Saranc Lake NY, The Neighborhood at Central Synagouge

Freeport, NY and Central Synagogue Neighbor 🙂

Hello from Springfield, VA

Hi, from Overland Park KS - Central Synagogue Neighbor

Hello from Manhattan (and also Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale)!

Good evening from New York City - member of Central SYnagogue

Shalom from Port Saint Lucie, Florida

Hello from Boca Raton, FL

Good Evening from Venice, FL!

Thanks Lisa! This is my first time. Glad to be here from Coral Springs, Florida.

Welcome to new visitors !

Forgot to say member of Central Synagogue!

More postcards to Georgia!

Tons of text banking for Georgia!

Georgia postcards

Postcard for GA

Write postcards about the runoff in Georgia. Our Central Synagogue voting rights and repro rts groups about 70-80 people wrote 12,000 postcards encouraging people of color to vote in voter suppression states

Helping community based organizations working with at-risk youth./

Georgia.

Postcards to GA for the runoff

postcards, racial justice advocacy using Mussar techniques and refugee work!

Calls and postcards, support for several GOTV groups on the ground in GA

Asked to join a group from local synagogue on anti-semitism

Walking 4.4 miles a day every day in December to raise money for Sandy Hook Promise… 44 represents the number of children affected by gun violence in America every day

I started working at a federally eligible health center. We Care, We Value. We Serve.

Writing postcards for the GA election and donating food on a weekly basis at a community refrigerator. Tomorrow I am having a sandwich making party for the frig

Jodie, yesher koach

You’re all doing great work in the world. Thank you!

Hello from Chestertown MD

I participated this afternoon in an interfaith Scarsdale/Westchester community vigil commemorating the 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook, and committing ourselves to continue the work of preventing gun violence, limiting/removing access to assault rifles, creating better legislation, etc.

Post-carding, phone banking.

December Dilemma—for several years, I organized panel discussions in Albuquerque called Being Non-Christian in Albuquerque, with panelists from the Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities (no Jewish panelists, as these discussions were for Jewish audiences)

How do we approach the needs of Jewish communities in relation to other needs?

Just had lunch & Learn on Shabbat at my hometown shul (Beth El of Yardley) with Robyn from ADL on how to spot & stop antisemitism. Great workshop.

Well said, Andrew.

Thanks for saying Andrew and Deena what is often missed in these conversations

So important to lead with our identities, Kira! U agree.

I agree*

White affinity space = a space for white people to discuss race together, sometimes a part of diversity training

Thanks Kira that opened up the importance of continued learning.

One thing that’s resonating with me is that it’s painful, sometimes, to acknowledge that we both have marginalised and privileged identities. I know it’s something I struggle with at least.

I think we need to to distinguish between the 2.

I’m so sorry that happened to your daughter, Janet.

Sorry I have to leave. My family just showed up.

Wow, thank you for sharing all that, Janet. And thank you for shouting out No Place for Hate!

Something that I’m thinking about in this conversation is how important it was for me to learn that racism (and other -isms) are systems, not feelings/attitudes. I still find it’s challenging to remember that and apply that in my work. Happy to discuss that more.

The question: How do we approach the needs of Jewish communities in relation to other needs?

The racial healing workshops are hosted by Paula Williams. Paula is a retired attorney, active with ACLU, and can be reached at pwillia8@utk.edu

Can you explain how fairy tales are anti-Sem

anti-Semitic?

Bruce - would love to hear the end of your story about hosting Easter services!

Learned we need to open ourselves up to hearing others experience to bring more understanding and support

AND we can still be discriminatory even with these genuine relationships

Others don’t show up for us? If you need a friend, be a friend!!!!!! That means dealing with Black people more than Black History Month. That means dealing with Native Americans more than thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month!!!!!!

I highlight the importance of naming the injustices we’ve experience and getting very specific so people could understand.

Well said, Dena. And when we are transparent about our positioning and perspective in this work, we can model vulnerability that invites other people into the work, too.

Right! We don’t do ourselves (or each other) any favors when we don’t live into the fullness of our identities. And holding all of our positioning, including the marginalized/privileged aspects of our identities.

Thank you for naming, Rabbi Sasha.

What if the closing poll doesn’t have an option for what I intend to do?

You can share in the chat, Gordon!

OK. I intend to continue creating spaces where things happen, where people talk to each other, listen to each other and, occasionally, work with each other

I want to combine: spend more time to address antisemitism specifically & give greater attention to the root cause of white supremacy tha tfoments antisemitism and other forms of hate.

Thank you. Great session tonight! :-)

Thank you to all.

That’ll be my birthday, yay! 🙂

Jan. 15 at 8 pm!

Thank you Gordon and Lisa!

Thank you so much for having me! This has been as meaningful and nourishing experience.

Good to read Dr. King’s Letter from the Birmingham Jail.

Thank you for joining us, Kira!

Thank you for inspiring me to do more.

Tahwi'ajit'eego t’aaho’ajit’eegohonly you can make a difference in your life

Thank you very much. This was very interesting and opened many doors for continuance of study.

Thank you all for your authentic sharing and listening

Thank you Deena, Andrew, Kira, and Danielle for thought provoking conversations and beautiful music

Thank you Andrew, Dena….fascinating discussion.

Thanks, Fredi!

Amen Amen

Thank you. Great way to end an hour od my birthday.

Lovely cantor!

Excellent!

of our birthday.

Thank you Andrew and Deena. Great discussion

Thank you so much!!