Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 71: Tu B’Shvat and MLK Day: Deepening the Roots of Racial Justice

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As MLK Day and Tu B'Shvat overlap this coming week, April and Tracie unpack the lessons we can learn from trees and their growth in our racial justice journeys. They get into the nuances and differences between treating the symptoms of oppression and injustice – often addressed through “service” – and diagnosing and healing the root causes. And, they think about what we can do to genuinely honor Dr. King’s legacy.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 70: New Year's Resolutions: Why so many of them “fail”

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It’s the first week of January and April and Tracie are thinking about resolutions. We delve into willpower, habits, and mindset, and discuss the role of American individualism in the culture of New Year’s Resolutions. Ultimately, we look for a better way to change our habits–and stop beating ourselves up with flawed systems.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 69: Q&A or Q&Stay?

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In this week’s episode, April and Tracie talk about how questions around racial justice often come from a place of “stuckness,” keeping us from making real progress on racial justice. They discuss ways in which you can work through your questions to get past this stuckness.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 68: Stay Humble and Keep Going

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In this week’s episode, Tracie and April discuss the phrase, “stay humble and keep going,” the final words of the podcast every week. They explore why they chose this simple phrase and what it means to them.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 67: When “Helpful” Feedback is Hurtful

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This week, we’re sharing an excerpt from one of our “Shared Agreements” videos of Racial Justice Launch Pad, a recently-released Joyous Justice program. April and Tracie discuss the dynamics of power and privilege baked into the well-known phrase “the customer is always right.” They also unpack the pattern of being “helpful” by giving (critical) feedback. They teach us what it can look like when we give feedback that is mindful and relational.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 66: Shleimut - Wholeness and JOC’s Multi-dimensional Consciousness

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In this week’s episode, Tracie and April reflect on the concept of Shlemut, 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.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 65: Chanukkah: Light and Darkness

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In this week’s episode, April and Tracie use the Talmudic debate on how to light the Chanukkah menorah to reflect on light, darkness, and what this holiday can teach us about navigating the difficult times in our lives.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 64: Grateful Family Day

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In this week’s episode April and Tracie continue to explore their thoughts around Thanksgiving and the tension between a holiday about gratitude and family and its racist, genocidal origins.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 63: Proximity Alone is NOT Antiracism

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April and Tracie dig into and challenge the oft-repeated notion that proximity across a line of difference immunizes against bigotry or racism. In other words, the assertion “I can’t be racist, my (fill-in-the-blank) is Black." We discuss how the good/bad binary plays into this misconception about proximity and clarify the fact that power and privilege remain intact even in proximate relationships. Ultimately, we offer listeners thoughts on how to counter these normal impulses and ultimately move toward greater liberatory consciousness.

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Jews Talk Racial Justice - Ep 62: Support People Support Peace

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April and Tracie spend Veterans’ Day reflecting on their family connections to veterans and the ways in which our country has treated veterans throughout our history. The political conversations that happen around war and policy often employ either/or thinking that leads us to forget the human beings and all those connected to them, who are forever changed by these military policies.

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