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Making Mensches

Making Mensches
Anti-Zionism
Zionism
Queer Identity
Disability Justice
Activism
Disability Divest
Palestine
Community Building
Palestinian Liberation
Indigenous Rights
Drag Culture
Intersectionality
Israel
Judaism
Diasporism
Fat Acceptance
Jewish Identity
Kleztronika
Genocide
Social Justice

Two queer, self-loving anti-zionist Jews bringing you community and radical Jewish learning 🕯️🌿✡️ Making Mensches is your home for Queer, Anti-Zionist Jewish ritual, radical education, and community! BECOME A MENSCH! www.makingmensches.com/mensch Sign up for our newsletter: www.makingmensches.com/join Find us at: makingmensches.com instagram.com/makingmensches email us at makingm... more

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In this episode, we talk to writer, performance artist, and organizational consultant Alissa Schwartz (she/her) and book worker, artist, and publisher Patrick Barber (he/they) about Alissa’s book Ancestral Performance Art, published through Patrick’s... more

Join Jessie (she/her) and guest interviewer (and beloved Making Mensches collaborator) Jesi (fae/they) for their conversation with artist Liz Awesome (he/him) 🎨

Jessie, Jesi, and Liz talk all things trash, art, and Judaism - as well as ways to inf... more

Hi Mensches! In this episode we’re joined by Wes (Wendy Elisheva Somerson), author of new book An Anti-Zionist Path to Embodied Jewish Healing: Somatic Practices to Heal Historical Wounds, Unlearn Oppression, and Create a Liberated World to Come. Thi... more

Welcome back, Mensches! Join us for a conversation with Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegal, co-authors of Ashkenazi Herbalism and new book Woven Roots: Recovering the Healing Plant Traditions of Jews and Their Neighbors in Eastern Europe. We discuss how De... more

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Recent Guests

Liz Awesome
An artist and activist who works with trash as a medium.
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Episode: Composting Our Anger with Liz Awesome
Jesi Taylor
A writer, poet, artist, and Torah scholar.
Episode: Composting Our Anger with Liz Awesome
Wendy Elisheva Somerson
A queer, non-binary, disabled, Ashkenazi Jewish somatic healer, writer, activist, and visual artist.
Episode: Speaking From Our Bodies with Wes (Wendy Elisheva Somerson)
Deatra Cohen
Co-author of Ashkenazi Herbalism and Woven Roots; trained clinical herbalist
Episode: Bringing the World Into Focus with Deatra and Adam
Adam Siegal
Co-author of Ashkenazi Herbalism and Woven Roots; trained linguist and translator
Episode: Bringing the World Into Focus with Deatra and Adam
Joey Ramona
Toronto-based punk rock tattooer and visual artist, focuses on Jewish identity through tattooing
Episode: We Already Have the Tools with Joey Ramona
Ayeola Omolara Kaplan
Illustrator, artist, and abolitionist
Episode: Depicting Our Ancestors: DWELL Artist Feature with Ayeola, Hadar, Shelby
Hadar Cohen
Artist and teacher focused on spirituality and Arab Jewish identity
Episode: Depicting Our Ancestors: DWELL Artist Feature with Ayeola, Hadar, Shelby
Micah Bazant
Visual artist and activist based in the Bay Area
Episode: Ancestral Connection in Movement Work: Exploring Ushpizine Practice with the DWELL in Revolution Team

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Alana Lipkin
Co-host encouraging radical Jewish learning and community engagement.
Jessie Sander
Co-host navigating themes of community, activism, and queer Jewish identity.

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Composting Our Anger with Liz Awesome
Q: If you could leave our listeners with one message, what would it be?
We need to face the destruction of Palestine and address it aggressively, proactively supporting Black people with our lives.
Composting Our Anger with Liz Awesome
Q: How can we actively infuse liberation into our daily life in the ways that you're suggesting?
We need to reshape our perspective to embed liberation practices in our daily lives, fighting against industrialized oppression constantly.
Composting Our Anger with Liz Awesome
Q: How do you think your compulsions and your experiences with figuring out what kind of knowledge you want to pour into your art led you to trash?
I see trash not just as waste but as a resource for artistic expression and a means of critique against consumerism.
Composting Our Anger with Liz Awesome
Q: Can you briefly explain what junk journaling is for people who may not know what that is?
Junk journaling seems to be a reaction to scrapbooking, allowing anyone to use found objects for creative expression.
Bringing the World Into Focus with Deatra and Adam
Q: How do Ashkenazi Herbalism and Woven Roots differ?
The former is more historical and academic, while the latter connects a broader narrative about community and plant use.

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Focusing on community engagement and radical education, this podcast showcases two queer, self-affirming anti-Zionist Jewish hosts who embrace the complexities of Jewish identity through a modern lens. Each episode invites a spectrum of guests, including artists, activists, and scholars, to explore themes of social justice, ancestral connection, and the nuances of queer and Jewish identities. The discussions often intertwine personal narratives with broader social movements, encouraging listeners to engage critically with their heritage while advocating for inclusiveness and social change within the Jewish community.

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Making Mensches launched 3 years ago and published 62 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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2. Jesi Taylor
3. Wendy Elisheva Somerson
4. Deatra Cohen
5. Adam Siegal
6. Joey Ramona
7. Ayeola Omolara Kaplan
8. Hadar Cohen

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