queerkeitcoven:it’s been a week since my workshop at the queer shabbat retreat, and i’m
queerkeitcoven:it’s been a week since my workshop at the queer shabbat retreat, and i’m still processing everything i took away from spending the day with so many incredible people! it was such an honor to be there and felt especially necessary/healing during this difficult time in the US. holding space together & sharing our stories as queer/trans Jews (of many different ages, backgrounds & practices!) was really powerful.wanted to share a few photos - the finished talisman bag at the top is by my lovely new friend Tamar (thank you for the photos!) and i took a few shots of the table (the “Jewish magic buffet”) before the workshop started. i spoke a little about my own experience and how important Jewish magic, myth & mysticism is to me as a queer & trans Jew: all these things are expansive, subversive, rooted in community, intertwined with mainstream tradition while also being other. my own practice is offering me a way to (re)connect to Judaism on my own terms & i wanted to share that! we spent about a half hour putting together our bags and then another half hour sharing the stories & meanings that went into them. the response was totally overwhelming and i got so much inspiration from hearing folks’ thoughts.if anyone is interested in running a workshop like this, i’d be happy to share resources & talk you through the setup! thanks everyone who gave me input beforehand & thank you especially to all the folks who attended!- Ezra -- source link
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