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"Tekiah is a progressive Jewish organization in greater
Boston that's been around for about five years. We
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More About Tekiah
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Occupation:
Jewish Social Justice Org, community-builder, etc!
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Affiliations:
Well, we were in the orbit of the Jewish Social Justice Network when it was around. Now we like to hang out with folks like Jews United for Justice, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (NY) Keshet (Boston) Ayecha (St. Louis)
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Hobbies and Interests:
Judaism and Social Justice, food (including at meetings), anti-racism, queer-positivity, immigrant rights, solidarity, youth leadership, stopping neoconservatism, Jewish diversity, latkes and vodkas, fun, doing the shit the mainstream groups can't do.
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Favorite Books:
The Flying Camel, How Jews Became White Folks, Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History, Angels in America, Uprooting Racism
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Favorite Music:
Well, it's not music, but: IMMIGRANT RIGHTS WORKSHOPS: Tekiah facilitates workshops for Jewish institutions exploring Jewish immigrant history and issues of contemporary undocumented immigrant rights. Contact Tekiah for more information.
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Favorite TV Shows:
Well, we watched the state of the Union address after a meeting earlier this year and almost threw things at the TV... Some of us found it easier to listen to Bush after a few drinks...
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About Me:
Tekiah is a progressive Jewish organization in greater
Boston that's been around for about five years. We
organize around issues of social and economic justice that
impact our local community. We like to say that we're a
Jewish voice in the progressive community and a progressive
voice in the Jewish community. Right now, we're in the
midst of an immigrant rights campaign, working as allies to
a number of immigrant-led organizations in the area. We're
also doing work around diversity and oppression dynamics
within the Jewish community itself.
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Who I Want to Meet:
Prospective members! Friends! Comrades! Jews who would rather see Tony Kushner run for President than Joe Lieberman (not that Tony's running). We want to build a movement and we need you to be part of it. So come and organize and play! E-mail us at tekiah_boston@hotmail.com, or see us on the web at http://www.tekiah.org.
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Testimonials and Comments for Tekiah
No, Tekiah IS changing the world, and
for the better! Tekiah inspires me.
Tekiah gets me to go out in inclement
weather, and it is always worth it. We
have amazing potlucks, rockin parties,
well-faciliated meetings, and then we
actually do the stuff that we spend all
that time talking about. You should join
us, in body, spiritually, financially, or
even just on friendster.
fundraising coordinator. Contrary to
popular belief, this has *confirmed* for
me that they are utterly insane. And
this afternoon, I saw them oppressing
potatoes and garbanzo beans in my
kitchen. Nonetheless, I think they're a
cool organization, and point all
progressive Jewish activists I know in
the Boston-area in their direction.
Mostly because, well, what would my
mother think if I didn't support a
Jewish organization? :)
that knows where it's at - they know
how to organize, they know how to
educate, and they know how to have
fun. Their Latkes & Vodkas party in
December was quite possibly the
best party I went to all year.