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In this week’s episode, Tracie and April reflect on the concept of Shleimut, Wholeness, and how it was a driving force for April when she created the Ko’ach Fellowship, supported by Rise Up. April shares more about the Ko’ach Fellowship and together with Tracie, they discuss how healing, wholeness, and peace are all interconnected. 

Check out our discussion/reflection questions for this episode:  https://joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-66

Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.com

Learn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director, and Tracie is a senior partner.: https://joyousjustice.com/

Support the work our Jewish Black & Native woman-led vision for collective liberation here: https://joyousjustice.com/support-our-work

Learn more about Rise Up: Nurturing the Soul of Jewish Justice here: https://www.riseupinitiative.org/

Read Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s. Letter from a Birmingham Jail here: https://www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets/documents/susi-letter-from-birmingham-jail.pdf

Learn more about the Ko’ach Fellowship here: https://joyousjustice.com/koach-fellowship

Read more about W. E. B. DuBois’ concept of Double Consciousness here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1897/08/strivings-of-the-negro-people/305446/

Read Tracie’s Op-Ed from eJewishPhilanthropy here: https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-leadership-of-jews-of-color-the-future-is-now/  

Learn more about The Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project here: https://www.insideoutwisdomandaction.org/

Learn more about Musar here: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-musar-movement/

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Discussion and reflection questions:

  1. What in this episode is new for you? What have you learned and how does it land?
  2. What is resonating? What is sticking with you and why?
  3. What, if anything feels hard? What is challenging or on the edge for you?
  4. If relevant. what feelings and sensations are arising as you reflect on themes from this episode, and where in your body do you feel them?
  5. What key insights or strategies are you carrying forward and how do you want to weave them into your living and/or leadership?