by Bobby Apperson | Oct 29, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Featured, Press, Tikkun
I never thought I’d feel comfortable in synagogue again, but then I found one aligned with my values as a Jewish woman of color. By Luna Garcia, October 16, 2020, Hey Alma: Luna writes about her experience with Jewish inclusion, finding her community in...
by Bobby Apperson | Oct 21, 2020 | Community, Tikkun
Dear Tikkun Collective Members, It’s Nadine and Leila, your Nefesh Tikkun Collective co-chairs, sharing the latest installment of Tikkun Weekly, October 21, 2020. ACTION: With less than two weeks until the election, let’s all commit to at least one...
by Bobby Apperson | Sep 30, 2020 | Articles & Links, Community, Featured, Press, Tikkun
By Esther D. Kustanowitz September 30, 2020 Nefesh and our Tikkun Collective in the Jewish Journal: Rabbi Susan Goldberg “We watched what happened to George Floyd and felt the injustice, despair and sorrow, Nefesh Rabbi Susan Goldberg told the Journal. “It cracked our...
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,...
