by Lia Woertendyke | Apr 30, 2026 | Rabbi Cat's Musings
Tomorrow is May Day, a day rooted in the long history of labor movements, and a reminder that struggles for worker rights and liberation are strongest when they move together. At Beyt Tikkun, we stand with those participating in the nationwide General...
by beyttikkun | Feb 27, 2026 | Rabbi Cat's Musings
Rabbi Cat challenges the themes of Purim, contextualizing them within systems of power, complicity, and sexual exploitation. Join Rabbi Cat in Oakland on March 7th as she shares these words in person for Purim for Palestine, a mutual aid fundraiser for families in...
by Ayden Heim | Oct 24, 2025 | Rabbi Cat's Musings
Rabbi Cat Zavis reflects on Parshat Noach during a week of protest, devastation, and moral urgency. What does it mean to live righteously in a corrupt time? How does the Earth respond when human cruelty becomes too much to bear? And what might it take for loving...
by Ayden Heim | Oct 16, 2025 | Rabbi Cat's Musings
In this reflection on Parshat Bereshit, Rabbi Cat Zavis invites us to notice the seeds of liberation planted at the beginning of creation. Amid ongoing devastation in Gaza and around the world, she calls us to breathe in the divine life force and recommit to standing...
by Ayden Heim | Sep 11, 2025 | Rabbi Cat's Musings
Rabbi Cat speaks to the struggle many feel about showing up for High Holidays this year in the face of genocide and empire carried out in Judaism’s name. She reminds us that Judaism is not Zionism—and that our tradition calls us to justice, care, and love. Connecting...
