Jews On Ohlone Land activates our Jewish communities in solidarity with Indigenous sovereignty.
Photos by Ariel Luckey, Brooke Anderson and Julia Maryanska.
Ways to get involved
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Learn more and pay your shuumi land tax here.
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At the invitation of Corrina Gould, the Spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan, JOOL began celebrating havdalah at the West Berkeley Shellmound in the summer of 2021. We have been showing up there at least once a month ever since. We entwine Jewish ritual, learning about the Shellmound and beloved community. Our presence and ritual is a prayerful protest against the private development that threatens this sacred Ohlone space.
For most up to date info and upcoming dates for Havdalah at the West Berkeley Shellmound, check out our Facebook page.Learn more about Havdalah at the Shellmound
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Check out our drash blog.
A drash is a teaching about the Torah that usually takes place in a synagogue. We've remixed that practice. In this digital space, JOOL members teach about the Torah of Jewish/Indigenous solidarity work. Individuals offer their perspectives on the questions and ideas that are moving through them. We hope it's a wild and sacred space. By lifting up different points of view, we practice our values of transparency, learning and relationship building. And we celebrate the diversity of our collective, where many different voices are joining together, connected through shared values, to call for Indigenous sovereignty.
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Check out our drash blog!
A drash is a teaching about the Torah that typically takes place in a synagogue. We've remixed that practice. In this digital space, JOOL members teach about the Torah of Jewish/Indigenous solidarity work. Individuals offer their perspectives on the questions and ideas that are moving through them.
We hope it's a wild and sacred space.
By lifting up different points of view, we practice our values of transparency, learning and relationship building. And we celebrate the diversity of our collective, where many different voices are joining together, connected through shared values, to call for Indigenous sovereignty.
