🕎 Happy Hanukkah! 🕎

See below for updates from across our Edot network, including info on in-person Hanukkah events in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Madison! Questions? Email us at info@edotmidwest.org

Photo: Tilsen Family archive

Edot is SHINING BRIGHTER for 2023

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We spent our recent Giving Tuesday finalizing new ways for Edot to shine brighter in the coming year by creating two new funds: an Edot RELIEF FUND and an Edot MINI GRANTS fund.

We have already awarded $4,500 in relief funds and $1,500 in mini grants! Donate today to support these funds!

See below for information on the first Edot mini grant grantee, Billy Handy of Milwaukee.

🕎 In-person December 18 event with our friends at Multiracial Jewish Association of Minnesota: Register here to get together for a JOCISM Hanukkah celebration with MJA MN community members! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jocism-hanukkah-celebration-tickets-476135483047

🕎 In-person December 20 event with our friends at Kol Or of Chicago: Kol Or in Jews of Color Caucus at Chicago's Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) will be attending the in-person Jewish Council on Urban Affairs Hanukkah gathering together on December 20th at 6:00 PM. Contact jackie@jcua.org for details.

The Chicago Kol Or Community in summer of 2022

And to see more BEAUTIFUL pictures Kol Or community members at their 2022 Juneteenth Havdallah event, click here!

🕎 In-person December 26 event in Madison, WI with our friends at Black Jewish Liberation Collective: Go to https://edotmidwest.org/kwanzakkah to register for the in-person Madison event, and see the BJLC website for information for other cities.

Sara Greenhalgh and Tamar Ghidalia

🕎 Virtual December 20 event with our friends at Shir Tikvah: This Hannukah, Shir Tikvah synagogue in Minneapolis is collaborating with community organizations to light menorahs and learn about local justice initiatives. Come experience the light of the menorah and the power that’s alive in our communities!

Our very own Edot team members ❤️ Tamar Ghidalia and Sara Greenhalgh will dedicate Candle 3 to Edot Midwest on Tuesday, December 20, 6PM Central Time.

Click here to learn more and join the online Zoom program: HANUKKAH III - SHINE A LIGHT ON JEWISH DIVERSITY AND EQUITY WITH EDOT MIDWEST

Latkes Con Salsa: Earlier this month, Edot sponsored tickets for members of our network to attend each of the six sold-out "Latkes Con Salsa" concerts led by bandleader Mitch Shiner at Milwaukee's Jazz Estate nightclub. Click here to listen to and purchase the music from "Latkes Con Salsa."

From left: Edot community members Sarah Weintraub, Maricela Aguilar, Eric Gullickson, Freddy Carrillo

"We had so much fun at Latkes Con Salsa--the music was fantastic, and we loved getting to be at an event that connected the cultures of our diverse family. Thank you Edot!"

-The Weintraub Carrillo Family

Jews of Color are invited to become Mikveh Guides with our friends at Seven Steps! Learn to support others through life transitions by facilitating Jewish ritual water immersion. The Rising Tide Network is offering an online training course by and for Jews of Color, beginning in February 2023. There is an early bird discount before January 1, and there are generous sliding scale options beginning at $0. Learn more & register today at https://bit.ly/RTsevensteps

🕎 Happy Hanukkah! 🕎

Thank you for your continued support of Edot Midwest!

Donate today at https://edot.wedid.it

For larger donations, avoid the online processing fee by sending a check made out to "Center for Community Stewardship" with "Edot" in the memo line to: C4CS, 226 N. Few Street Ste. 3, Madison, WI 53703

We appreciate our current and past major funders: Schusterman Foundation, Jews of Color Initiative, Elluminate, Katz Krantz Family Foundation, Rise Up! Initiative, Weinberg Foundation, Jewish Federation of Madison, Crown Family Foundation, and Jewish Liberation Fund a fiscally sponsored project of the Proteus Fund. Special thanks also to our many beloved individual supporters!

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Edot Midwest

Regional Jewish Diversity & Racial Justice Collaborative

info@edotmidwest.org

edotmidwest.org

(608) 291-7495