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More than 200 people across America sign up for Jewish People of Color Shabbaton


More than 200 people across America sign up for Jewish People of Color Shabbaton
More than 200 people across America sign up for Jewish People of Color Shabbaton
The program “is designed to be communal, inclusive, expansive and welcoming space for Jews of color across geographic, religious/spiritual and denominational paths.”
Fresh-baked challah for Shabbat. Credit: Pixabay.
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The program will be held virtually from Friday afternoon, May 14, through Sunday afternoon, May 16.
The Shabbaton will bring together Jews of color and their families, communities and institutions. The weekend program “is designed to be communal, inclusive, expansive and welcoming space for Jews of color across geographic, religious/spiritual and denominational paths,” according to the event’s description. ....

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'We needed this': Jews of color in US come together for first 'Shabbaton' conference


We needed this : Jews of color in US come together for first Shabbaton conference
Deena Yellin, NorthJersey.com
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It seems as if every Jew of color has that story.
Sometimes it happens at temple, where other worshippers inquire why they are there, said Harriette Wimms, an African American psychologist from Baltimore. Or they assume you re the nurse of a congregant or a member of the kitchen or cleaning crew.    
Often, there s the assumption a person of color couldn t possibly be Jewish from birth. Some people ask how you became Jewish, which is rarely asked of white-skinned Jews, she said.   ....

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Jews of color in US come together for for first 'Shabbaton' conference


It seems as if every Jew of color has that story.
Sometimes it happens at temple, where other worshippers inquire why they are there, said Harriette Wimms, an African American psychologist from Baltimore. Or they assume you re the nurse of a congregant or a member of the kitchen or cleaning crew.    
Often, there s the assumption a person of color couldn t possibly be Jewish from birth. Some people ask how you became Jewish, which is rarely asked of white-skinned Jews, she said.  
Wimms, 53, an advocate for Jewish diversity, hopes to offer an oasis from such experiences at the first Jewish People of Color National Shabbaton, which will be held virtually from Friday through Sunday. ....

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