Dear Belle,
In a time of escalating violence, grief, and overwhelm, sustaining our
movements also means sustaining ourselves and one another. Weekly Action
for Peace is rooted not only in action, but also in the belief that collective care
and resilience are essential to long-term justice work.
We invite you to join Collective Resilience: Mindfulness & SelfCompassion for Activists,
a monthly online space led by Beyt Tikkun team member Mar Munn, for grounding,
reflection, and practice in community.
🕊️ Collective Resilience: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion
for Activists
📅 Wednesday, May 20, 12:00–1:00pm PT
📍 Online
👉 Register here
Whether you are feeling exhausted, angry, heartbroken, or simply needing a
moment to reconnect, we hope you’ll join us.
Below is our Weekly Action for Peace compiled by Beyt Tikkun's
Israel/Palestine Social Action Group.
With care,
Beyt Tikkun team
Weekly Action For Peace
In this week’s Action for Peace, we focus on efforts to:
🗳️ Hold elected officials accountable for votes that enable violence
📰 Defend press freedom and protect journalists
🧊 Stop the expansion of ICE and its detention system
🧠 Deepen understanding of shared systems of oppression
Take Action
🗳️ HOLD SENATORS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ARMING
VIOLENCE
In April, seven Democratic Senators broke with the majority of their caucus to
continue weapons sales—including bombs and armored bulldozers—to the
Israeli government. These decisions have real consequences on the ground in
Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.
👉 Tell them you’re disappointed and demand accountability
📰 DEFEND PRESS FREEDOM & PROTECT
JOURNALISTS
In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, take action to defend journalists
facing repression and disappearance.
- Drop Charges Against Journalists in the U.S.
Journalists like Georgia Fort are facing charges simply for doing their jobs.
👉 Take action and call on authorities to immediately withdraw all charges - Demand Justice for Disappeared Palestinian Journalists
Nidal al-Waheidi and Haitham Abdelwahed have been detained without
information about their whereabouts for over two years.
👉 Demand transparency and their release
🧊 DEFUND ICE
Congress is considering another massive funding increase for ICE, expanding
detention, deportation, and surveillance.
👉 Tell Congress: No more funding for ICE
Learn More
🧠 Connecting Struggles: Settler Colonialism in the U.S.
and Palestine
This piece explores the shared ideological roots of settler colonialism in Native
America and Palestine, offering important context for understanding presentday struggles.
👉 Read more
Become a Monthly Donor This Week & Increase Your Impact
From May 11–15, our platform Givebutter is matching impact: for every new
recurring donor, they’ll contribute an additional $10 to Beyt Tikkun.
If you’ve been considering becoming a monthly supporter, this is a powerful
moment to do so. As we approach the end of our fiscal year, we’re working
toward a $15,000 goal to sustain our programs and reduce our deficit.
Give Today!
🙏Beyt Tikkun Events, Services, and Programs🙏
😷🕯️Community-led Anti-Zionist COVID-Cautious JeWitchy
Kabbalat Shabbat - Masks Required, IN-PERSON in Oakland
Friday, May 15, 7pm
In-person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland
In observance of the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, we will be casting a
spell to rid Judaism of trauma based violent behavior, zionist
propaganda, dehumanization of Palestinians.
👉 Register here
📚🕯️ Shabbat Services and Torah Study with Rabbi Cat | Parsha
Bamidbar - HYBRID
Saturday, May 16, 10:00am–1:00pm
Hybrid: Online and In-person at First Unitarian Church of Oakland
👉 Register here
Sunrise Shavuot Gathering - IN-PERSON
Friday, May 22, 6:45am
📍 In-person in Albany, CA
👉 Register here
🙏Co-Sponsored Events🙏
From the US to Palestine: Solidarity is Holy - ONLINE
Global Shavuot 24-hr Teach-In with Rabbis for Ceasefire and American
Council for Judaism
Thursday May 21 - Friday, May 22, 8:00am PT - 8:00am PT
👉 Register here
🙏Upcoming Happenings🙏
JVP Kids and Family Kabbalat Shabbat - IN-PERSON in East Bay
Friday, May 15, 5-7pm
An evening of singing, crafting, and Shabbat ritual geared towards families
with young folks aged 3-8, however, all ages are welcome
👉 For location, RSVP here
📅 See all upcoming events on our event calendar here.�
