The Tish program at SAJ takes a break for Passover. Please use the SAJ Calendar or https://SAJ.nyc/tish to find out about upcoming Tishes. Remember, there are five open spots if you would like to present a Tish.

Beyond Inclusion: Occupational Justice, presented by Diane Heimer. Occupational Justice is not about employment, although employment can be about occupational justice. As an occupational therapist, Diane's training is rooted in the understanding that engagement in the meaningful and necessary occupations of daily life is life-affirming and that lack of engagement is fundamentally detrimental to mental…

Out my Window: An exploration of photography, community, and Torah presented by Gail Albert Halaban See Gail's photos here: https://www.gailalberthalaban.com/ During the pandemic, we have all become acutely aware of the presence of our neighbors across the window space. You would assume from Jewish tradition, we should avoid spying on our neighbors - privacy, and…

Reckoning Together: A Reconstructionist Pilgrimage Towards Racial Justice, presented by Marilynn Talal, Phyllis Palm, Donna Gitter, Vernel Elizabeth Thomas, Marcelle Rand, and Barry Klaus Marilynn, Phyllis and other SAJers attended the Pilgrimage to Alabama from March 16-19. These two articles explain more about the event: https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/deconstructing-racism-to-reconstruct-judaism-the-story-of-a-transformative-pilgrimage-to-the-south/ https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/event/reckoning-together-a-reconstructionist-pilgrimage-towards-racial-justice/ This Tish explores the findings, feelings, and experiences…

Indigenous Genocide: Surviving eradication, assimilation and incarceration presented by Tosha Big Eagle. Tosha is the president of the board of witness and the co-founder of the Development of Indigenous Relations at Witness to Mass Incarceration. Here is link to herb pic and bio at Witness website https://www.witnesstomassincarceration.org/about ABOUT TOSHA: Tosha Big Eagle is completing her…

"The Pocketbook of Great Aunt Norma" Chaya Weinstein will share excerpts of her self-published book about her charismatic late mother Norma, illustrating lessons from Norma's life as an expression of Jewish history and values. —- Multi-access Tishes are held at 9:00 a.m. ET on Shabbat in the SAJ Social Hall in person and also can…

Welcoming the Stranger Means Embracing Diversity, presented by Diane Cole. A prayer shawl of many colors enfolds today’s Jewish community, a population that, like America as a whole, is increasingly diverse.  How do we talk about biased assumptions we may not be aware of and prejudice, both within the Jewish community as well as in society…