Anti-zionist Jewish Writings

This pre-Hanukkah evening featuring authors of multiple new books will focus on the organizing methods, and the spiritual, political, and personal lives of anti-zionist Jews. Join us for conversations, learning, and community-building with these authors, hosted by the JVP-Philly Education & Culture, Ritual, and Membership Committees. We welcome members old, new, and curious; allies and comrades; and all who want to build power for the struggle together.

• 5PM: Doors open (kn95 masks required)
• 5:30-7PM: Program (kn95 masks required) - this section will be livestreamed
• 7:30-8:30PM: Light snacks from Manakeesh (masks optional)
• $5-15 sliding scale, larger donations welcome! NOTAFLOF. All ticket income will be donated to direct support for Palestinian grassroots organizations and initiatives. Learn more: jvp.org/solidarityfunds
• Choose the online attendance option in the post-ticketing form to receive a streaming link.
• The First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia Sanctuary space is wheelchair accessible and the sanctuary has an integrated hearing loop system. More info on the Church site.
• All of the featured books will be available for sale at the event.
• Childcare will be available. Please note in the RSVP form if you will need childcare.

by Rebecca Vilkomerson and Alissa Wise

Rebecca Vilkomerson was the Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace from 2009-2019. She is now the Co-Director of Funding Freedom, organizing within philanthropy.

Rabbi Alissa Wise is a community organizer, educator, organizational consultant, and ritual leader with over two decades of movement-building experience. She is currently the Lead Organizer of Rabbis for Ceasefire which she founded in October 2023.

by Rabbi Ariana Katz and Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg

Rabbi Ariana Katz is the founding rabbi of Hinenu: The Baltimore Justice Shtiebl, a warm and joyful congregation in Baltimore, Maryland.

Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg is an organizer, educator, and writer based in South Minneapolis.

by Irit Reinheimer

Irit Reinheimer is an artist and writer based in Philadelphia. Her writing is influenced by her background in experimental filmmaking.

Edited by Morgan Bassichis, Jay Saper, and Rachel Valinsky

Morgan Bassichis is a comedic performer who has been called “a tall child or, well, a big bird” by the Nation and “fiercely hilarious” by the New Yorker.

Jay Saper is an artist, translator, educator, and organizer who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They have taught Antifascist Yiddish for Beginners at Middlebury College and led walking tours on radical Jewish history for the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

Rachel Valinsky is a writer, editor, and translator based in New York. Rachel is co-founder and Artistic Director of Wendy’s Subway and Managing Editor at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA).

by Rebecca Subar

Subar supports groups working in movement spaces around strategy and conflict, having studied and taught about conflict for many years. They are a white, able-bodied, nonbinary middle class mom, and have been a JVP member for a long time, but long ago, for a spell, they were a Jewish settler in Gaza.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, United States