Resmaa Menakem offers therapy and coaching in Minneapolis and teaches across the U.S. He’s worked with U.S. military contractors in Afghanistan as well as American communities and police forces.
With Rabbi Sandra Lawson and Dr. Eric L. Goldstein. Moderated by Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, this recorded webinar/conversation specifically addresses the intersection of race, anti-Black racism, and anti-Semitism, and places it within an accessible historical context. Bios appear on the JTS page linked above.
Dove Kent, is the former Executivetive Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) in New York and now serves as the Senior Strategy Officer at Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. She is also co-founder of Tzedek Lab, a national network of Jewish political education trainers, organizers, and spiritual leaders established to build collective competency to politicize, transform, and inspire the Jewish community into collective action against racism, antisemitism, and white supremacy.
Chava Shervington and Yoshi Silverstein discuss race in Jewish education and steps Jewish educators can take to make Jewish learning environments open and welcoming to students of all backgrounds. Chava is board member and past president of the Jewish Multiracial Network and Yoshi is founder and executive director of the Mitsui Collective.