To dismantle racism, we need to foster personal and communal transformation in addition to supporting systemic change. This Community of Practice will help us discover the tools necessary to ensure that Jewish communities do not replicate the very dynamics of white supremacy and racism that we’re working to undo.
We are excited that to once again partner with the Kirva Institute for this Community of Practice! Participants will get equipped with the Jewish spiritual tools of Mussar to confront, subvert, and heal implicit and internalized racism within ourselves and others. We are offering Kirva’s special curriculum, Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out (DRIO) to chaverim who are interested in cultivating these habits to confront racism both inside and outside of Jewish communities.
If you are a clergy person who has done a fair amount of reading and intellectual discovery, but you haven’t figured out how exactly to take action, this cohort is for you. This is not a “basics” course, and participants should be ready to support collective organizing, advocacy, and service-work efforts to dismantle racism systemically.
We will spend eight synchronous sessions together over eight months. On the following dates, we will convene at 12:00 PM ET for 90 minutes on Zoom:
- January 13, 2026
- January 27, 2026
- February 24, 2026
- March 17, 2026
- March 31, 2026
- April 14, 2026
- April 28, 2026
- May 12, 2026
Participants will get assigned chevruta partners to meet with in-between the synchronous sessions.
Pricing*:
- $288 for members of our chaverim network
- $144 for members of our chaverim network in their first five years after ordination
*If this cost is prohibitive, please contact Rabbi Matt Dreffin (mdreffin@truah.org) as soon as possible — we never want money to be an obstacle to participation.
Check back for the registration link.