This foundational session will help participants to build stronger communities through deeper understanding around the essential need for diversity, and the ways in which we can transform our institutions to create meaningful Jewish experiences, where people of all backgrounds can experience a sense of belonging. The hosts for this call are REDI Director Yolanda Savage Narva (she/her) and REDI Program Manager Rachel Hall (she/her).

We may use race-based affinity spaces during the trainings and are using the terms “Person of Color” and “Jew of Color”, which are not perfect terms and do not capture the nuance of everyone’s identity. We understand POC are not a monolith.

With the goal of creating a safe and vulnerable space, this session will not be recorded.  This will be an interactive training, so please plan on being an active participant.