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The Things We Carry: How Engaging our Past Can Heal Our Present and Transform our Future

Upcoming Sessions

1. Saturday, November 16, 2024 15 Cheshvan 5785

6:30 PM - 9:00 PMCBH

2. Sunday, November 17, 2024 16 Cheshvan 5785

10:00 AM - 1:00 PMCBH

3. Sunday, November 17, 2024 16 Cheshvan 5785

2:00 PM - 5:30 PMCBH

You are invited to a weekend of learning and practice with three Master Teachers, Nov 16-17.

We’re all influenced by the experiences of those who came before us. Jewish trauma, passed down through the behaviors, beliefs, and emotional reactions of our families back through many generations, finds its own forms of expression in Jews today, including Jews by choice who live in this culture. Our bodies, minds, and hearts are affected by the trauma we’ve inherited, whether or not we are aware of it. During a time in our world that is so full of conflict and tension, understanding and working with our own inherited responses can be supremely helpful, for our own wellbeing, for our community’s health, and for how we face world issues. 

Our own Rebekka will be joined by Jo Kent Katz and Diana Dvora Falchuk, two Jewish leaders who work nationally and internationally in the arenas of Jewish trauma and racial and social justice. Katz brings knowledge and skills as a Kohenet (Jewish priestess), healing practitioner, and social justice educator and Falchuk brings knowledge and skills as an artist, educator on antisemitism, and organizer working to dismantle antisemitism in connection with other efforts for justice. Together ,they’ll lead three sessions, each with a different focus, on this important topic, Nov. 16-17.

These sessions will be “no judgment zones,” without any political or other allegiance, other than to our own authenticity and truth. Don’t miss this potent opportunity to learn and explore together.

CBH has secured a Gather grant from the Jewish Federation of Atlanta, to support this programming.

Session One (Saturday evening, 6:30 - 9 pm)
The first session will begin with a discussion and beautiful Havdalah ritual Saturday night, Nov. 16. We know Havdalah as the ritual that separates shabbat from the rest of the week. But what makes Havdalah a ritual? And what makes something a ritual? This opportunity is a chance to deconstruct Havdalah, learn about the different elements, create a personal connection to the various components, and then put the pieces back together to create together our own Havdalah ritual that nourishes and supports us. 

Session Two (Sunday from 10 am - 1 pm)
On Sunday,  our morning session will focus on recognizing and learning about  trauma and how it shows up in our groups, families, and ourselves. We’ll discover how trauma endured by the Jewish people can allow, augment, and even create antisemitism, both from outside and within our own communities and our own selves. Jo will present her extensive “map” of internalized antisemitism and will lead discussion on how we experience its ripples. What do Jews do when we feel the force of antisemitism? In what ways may we have internalized these pressures? How can we learn to shift our own responses while accepting all the complexity within our bodies and minds? 

Participants are invited to attend Session Two only and can choose to leave after the session ends or, stay for a potluck lunch from 1 - 2 pm. After lunch, Session Two attendees may choose to  continue on for Session Three.

Session Three (Sunday from 2 - 5:30 pm)
After lunch, participants will explore tools for personal and communal transformation, building upon the work from the morning and using elements of ritual–such as those we use in Havdalah, other Jewish practices–and our own creativity. 

Registration
You are welcome to attend just Session One, just Session Two, or all three sessions. However, please note that Session Two is a prerequisite for Session Three. 

One final invitation
On Tuesday, November 19th, Diana Dvora Falchuk will conclude her time at CBH with an evening event titled "Holding the Whole: Understanding and Dismantling Antisemitism in These Times." During this session, Diana will explore questions and tensions surrounding antisemitism, drawing on her work with both Jewish and non-Jewish communities and organizations in the United States and Latin America. Register here.

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