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Rimonim Liturgy Project

A collectively-sponsored poet-in-residence project: new Jewish liturgy by Aurora Levins Morales.

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Rimonim Liturgy Project

Rimonim Liturgy Project

Rimonim Liturgy Project

Rimonim Liturgy Project

Rimonim Liturgy Project

A collectively-sponsored poet-in-residence project: new Jewish liturgy by Aurora Levins Morales.

A collectively-sponsored poet-in-residence project: new Jewish liturgy by Aurora Levins Morales.

A collectively-sponsored poet-in-residence project: new Jewish liturgy by Aurora Levins Morales.

A collectively-sponsored poet-in-residence project: new Jewish liturgy by Aurora Levins Morales.

Aurora Levins Morales
Aurora Levins Morales
Aurora Levins Morales
Aurora Levins Morales
1 Campaign |
Petaluma, United States
$11,690 USD 198 backers
43% of $27,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
Do you long for rich, joyous Jewish ritual texts that center Indigenous Jews and Jews of Color? Radical, energizing Jewish texts that face the hard truths of this moment from a place of hope? So do we. Rimonim is a collectively sponsored poet-in-residence project for Puerto Rican Ashkenazi poet Aurora Levins Morales to create new liturgy that is rooted in global, diasporic Jewish cultures and offers powerful spiritual practices to meet the challenges of our times.

"To live a lifetime of audacity, dwelling in the place where joy meets justice, year after year, can only be sustained by being so in love with a vision of what’s possible that we no longer flirt with despair." - Tai: A Yom Kippur Sermon by Aurora Levins Morales

Aurora Levins Morales is a poet, essayist, historian, and activist who works “to change the stories we tell and help us imagine a world where greed has no power, the earth is cherished and all people get to live safe and satisfying lives.” Rimonim is an opportunity to support Aurora’s gifts as she helps us build an expansive, hopeful Jewish future that puts Jews of Color at the heart of our communities. 

Aurora’s poem “V’ahavta” and her Yom Kippur sermon on joy and social justice are already treasured by many Jewish communities. Rimonim will build on this foundation. Working with Aurora’s Palabrera Press, Rimonim will publish a book of Aurora’s liturgical writings. Aurora will shape these writings in collaboration with partner organizations who host her as a poet-in-residence.

Partner Organizations

Rimonim is a collectively funded project supported by synagogues, Jewish organizations, and community members (you!). Rimonim receives support from partner organizations and a paid intern will begin supporting the project in Fall 2019. 

Current partners include:

  • Jewish Voice for Peace New Orleans
  • Kehilla Çommunity Synagogue (Piedmont, CA)
  • Tzedek Chicago 
  • Kol Tzedek (Philadelphia)
  • Congregation T'chiyah (Detroit)
  • Hinenu (Baltimore)

What We Need

Aurora needs a living wage to create Rimonim, which will be a two year project.  Our overall fundraising goal is $40,000.

  • $34,000 as a half time salary for Aurora for the first year
  • $5,000 for travel to work in person with partners
  • $1,000 for books and reference materials

Our target for this campaign is $27,000, and we will raise the balance from individual donors and grants. 

If we don't meet our goal, our priority will be to pay Aurora enough to begin the work.  If we pass our goal, we'll have less work to do raising the rest of the money, and can put our energy into the work itself. 

    Other ways to support Rimonim:

    • Spread the word! Share our link, with a personal note from you, as widely as you can.
    • Ask your synagogue, organization, household, havurah or other group to become a partner in Rimonim and take part in shaping our new liturgy. Email us at rimonimliturgy@gmail.com.
    • Become a “booster” and help amplify the campaign via email and on social media on designated days. Just email us your contact information at rimonimliturgy@gmail.com for next steps.
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      Aurora's Rimonim Reading Video
      featured

      Aurora's Rimonim Reading Video

      $54 USD
      For the final 48 hours of the campaign only, we're offering an exclusive video of Aurora reading from and talking about her Rimonim writings!
      Included Items
      • Aurora liturgy reading video
      Estimated Shipping
      November 2019
      1 claimed
      Aurora Thank You postcard

      Aurora Thank You postcard

      $5 USD
      A digital thank you postcard created for this campaign, with a quotation from Aurora's sermon "Tai."
      Included Items
      • Downloadable Postcard
      Estimated Shipping
      September 2019
      8 claimed
      V'ahavta Poster

      V'ahavta Poster

      $25 USD
      The V'ahavta prayer is a reminder to keep our principles woven into our daily lives. The original prayer refers to the moral principles laid out in the Torah. Aurora's version calls on us to keep imagining that other world that is possible. Text is printed in white font over a stunning green, blue, and purple background. Poster measures 11" by 17".
      Included Items
      • V'ahavta poster
      Estimated Shipping
      September 2019
      75 claimed
      Ships to United States of America
      Hamsa Poster

      Hamsa Poster

      $25 USD
      Aurora created this stunning hamsa for the Jews of Color and Sephardi/Mizrahi Caucus organized in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace. Below the exquisite hamsa reads, "Jews of Color & Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews in solidarity with Palestine." Poster measures 11" by 17".
      Included Items
      • Hamsa poster
      Estimated Shipping
      September 2019
      12 claimed
      Ships to United States of America
      Four Ancestors Poster

      Four Ancestors Poster

      $36 USD
      Aurora wrote the piece "Four Ancestors" for the 2019 Jewish Voice for Peace New Orleans Liberation Seder. Four voices speak of four strategies in the face of oppression: running, hiding, building, and confronting. The text appears against a background of historical images and ancestral hands. Colors are tan and black. Poster measures 14" x 17".
      Included Items
      • Four Ancestors Poster
      Estimated Shipping
      September 2019
      4 claimed
      Ships to United States of America
      V'ahavta and Hamsa Posters

      V'ahavta and Hamsa Posters

      $45 USD
      Receive both the V'ahavta poster - Aurora's reworking of the V'ahavta prayer, which calls on us to keep imagining that other world that is possible - and the Hamsa poster, which Aurora created for the Jews of Color and Sephardi/Mizrahi Caucus, organized in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace. Both posters measure 11" by 17".
      Included Items
      • V'ahavta poster
      • Hamsa poster
      Estimated Shipping
      September 2019
      19 claimed
      Ships to United States of America
      Shabbat candles special price

      Shabbat candles special price

      $45 USD
      Two hand-dipped Shabbat candles, made from 100% beeswax with no added dye or fragrance. Made by Narrow Bridge Candles, a queer-owned company that donates a portion of its profits to support movements and organizations working for Palestinian self-determination and U.S. based struggles for racial justice and Indigenous sovereignty.
      Included Items
      • Narrow Bridge Shabbat Candles
      Estimated Shipping
      October 2019
      1 out of 32 of claimed
      Ships to United States of America
      Silt by Aurora Levins Morales

      Silt by Aurora Levins Morales

      $75 USD
      Contribute $75 and get this new prose poetry collection from Aurora! Silt is Aurora's exploration of the real relationships between the River and the Caribbean, a journey through the natural and social landscapes of the Mississippi River seen through Caribbean eyes, a prayer for our waters and ourselves.
      Included Items
      • Silt by Aurora Levins Morales
      Estimated Shipping
      October 2019
      11 claimed
      Ships worldwide.
      Book, Candles, Posters

      Book, Candles, Posters

      $150 USD
      The ultimate goodies bag: A copy of Aurora's new book Silt, a pair of Narrow Bridge Shabbat candles and all three original posters: Aurora's popular V"ahavta poem, the Four Ancestors Passover pieces and the Jews of Color Hamsa poster.
      Included Items
      • V'ahavta poster
      • Hamsa poster
      • Four Ancestors Poster
      • Narrow Bridge Shabbat Candles
      • Silt by Aurora Levins Morales
      Estimated Shipping
      October 2019
      3 claimed
      One on One with Aurora

      One on One with Aurora

      $250 USD
      Be a one time partner with Rimonim! Get a 30 minute, one on one conversation with Aurora, for yourself or someone else, to offer in-depth input at an early stage about the liturgy you wish we'd create. This doesn't guarantee it will be, but you'll get to be part of the process, Or buy it for a Jew of Color you want to support.
      Included Items
      • One on One with Aurora
      Estimated Shipping
      December 2020
      1 claimed
      Gift JOCISM Partnership

      Gift JOCISM Partnership

      $500 USD
      Sponsor a havurah of Jews of Color, Indigenous Jews, Mizrahi or Sephardic Jews without the resources to become paying partners or Rimonim, but whose input is invaluable to the project. In addition a gift package of books and posters, you can be listed as a sponsor on our website and in the book, and/or can offer the gift in honor of someone else.
      Included Items
      • V'ahavta poster
      • Four Ancestors Poster
      • Silt by Aurora Levins Morales
      • Gift partnership
      Estimated Shipping
      September 2019
      1 out of 5 of claimed

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