Jews and Land Study Group - Season 1 - Wednesdays

The Jews and Land Study Group is a four-part weekly online gathering to explore a people’s-level history of Jews in relationship to land--from the creation myths of the Torah to the times of sovereignty in ancient Israel, from the diasporas to immigrant farmers in the US. Together we’ll explore books, articles, and other resources on these topics. We’ll learn how we can engage with historical and religious texts in a participatory way, uncovering what stories lie at the grassroots of the past and the truths that endure today. 

As a study group, we will all be participating in the learning and facilitation, and everyone will get an opportunity to shape our discussions through engaging in a popular education model of collective learning. Our hope is to share the knowledge we individually bring to the group, expand into places of interest and mystery, and uncover a level of history that does justice to people who have lived before, who live now, and who will be here when we become the history.

Our first set of sessions will cover the origins and foundations of Jewish cultural, mythical, and lived history, spanning from the first humans in the garden of eden to the exile of the Jewish people from ancient Israel and Judea.

This course will run once a week for 4 weeks, on either Mondays or Wednesday - both from 7:30 to 9:00 PM EST.

The Wednesday dates will be 06/17, 06/24, 07/01 and 07/08.

(The content of the Monday and Wednesday classes is the same)

The cost of the program will be a sliding scale of $18 - $54 for all four sessions and space is limited to 12 participants.

About your facilitator:  Alex Voynow is a Jewish, land-based educator, organizer, facilitator, and historian. He is a former program coordinator at the Jewish Farm School, and creator of the Jews and Land Study group. His work is grounded in the belief that learning is meant to be a collective, liberatory experience, and that redistributed and decolonized knowledge is a necessary medicine for our movements.