Dinner Guides
Sometimes conversations are best had while eating. How do you infuse contextual education and Jewish learning into your communal meal? These ready-to-go dinner guides explore complex issues in a structure that follows your meal courses.
Antisemitisim
Together at the Table: Pittsburgh
When disaster strikes communities, how does collective trauma inform how we show up for one another?
Xenophobia comes in many forms, how do we process trauma in our communities and in other oppressed communities? Sanctuary is the word used to describe a Jewish house of worship, it also means safe haven. This guide can be used as a mourning practice or discussion after a traumatic incident; it can also be helpful framing when discussing trauma with members of different communities. How do we process and heal together?
This guide was created by the Anti Defamation League and Repair the World in partnership with Be’chol Lashon, Keshet, and OneTable in response to the Tree of Life shooting.
Racial Justice
Guide to Respectful Conversations
This guide provides tools to utilize when facilitating a space for difficult conversations surrounding identity.
“The first step in speaking about race and racism, and recognizing how it plays a role in our own lives and communities, is to talk about it openly and honestly.” In this resource you will find tips and tricks for facilitating difficult conversations. Whether you are discussing racial justice, or other potentially uncomfortable conversations surrounding class, gender, etc., you can utilize this resource to set ground rules and be aware of the vulnerability in which you and your participants are sharing.
Racial Justice
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Jewish Community
Facilitating vulnerable conversations can be difficult–and requires practice. Here are some tips to create a brave space in which valuable discussion can take place.
“The American Jewish community is estranged from its own rich history of Jewish diversity.” Through this dinner conversation guide, explore the stories of Jews from various backgrounds, learn about various community members’ stories, and engage in conversations surrounding the importance of diverse voices at our table and in our community.
This guide was created in partnership with Be’chol Lashon, an organization that grows and strengthens the Jewish people through racial, ethnic, and cultural inclusiveness.
Food Justice
Racial Justice
Racial and Food Justice
You are inextricably connected to the food system, and so you should share responsibility for helping to make the system just.
Food Justice
Racial and Food Justice
You are inextricably connected to the food system, and so you should share responsibility for helping to make the system just.
What is your relationship to the food that you eat? Do you know who grew it and where? Are you familiar with the process it took to produce this item? We love food, but we tend to not know much about it. Many are fortunate to not worry about where our next meal will come from, if it fits our dietary restrictions, or if it is culturally appropriate. Simultaneously, many do not have access to the foods that they need. Through this Turn the Tables guide, learn the importance of food justice and its innate connection to racial justice.
Food Justice
Addressing Hunger Together
Thanksgiving is often a time of indulgent eating for many. This Thanksgiving consider taking a look at food injustices in our society and the impact of food insecurity on those who experience it.
“Millions of people are living in hunger in the United States of America. For every given or chosen family that gathers around Thanksgiving dinner tonight, there are many who approach another meal with anxiety and hopelessness.” When expressing gratitude for what you have this holiday season, consider those in your community and across the country who might not experience abundance or even certainty around the source of their next meal. This Turn the Tables Thanksgiving guide discusses the root causes of hunger, who is impacted, and ways to address it.