35 episodes
Kuumba Hineni: A Podcast On Intersectionality More Than Just Skin Deep Jewfolk, Inc.
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Enzi Tanner, a black, trans, Jewish community organizer in Minneapolis, hosts the show that dives into the intersectional lives many in the Jewish community lead, and how those intersections come together and inform. The title is a combination of the Swahili word Kuumba, which means "to create," and the Hebrew word Hineni, which literally means "I am here," but often is used to denote presence.
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9. Black Boy Joy
Enzi and Graie wrap up a busy Black History Month (or Black Futures, depending on how you look at things), including a historic Super Bowl, and Viola Davis gaining EGOT status. Plus they take that joy and bring us into Adar, the Jewish month of Joy.
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8. Celebrating Black Futures Month
As host Enzi Tanner turns 39, he and returning guest Graie Hagens talk about outliving expectations as black men in America, poignant poetry that discusses the black experience, and the joy of looking to the future -- not just the past.
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7. Finding Your Authentic Self
Who are you? Who do you want to be? And can you get to that place in an authentic way? In the first episode of 2023, Enzi encourages us to begin to think about living our lives authentically. And really being willing to challenge the status quo, not just externally but also internally.
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6. Looking Back, Looking Ahead
On the final episode of 2022, Enzi looks back at what has been a year of big changes for him and looks ahead to what he hopes can be in 2023. What are you hoping to see next year?
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5. Kislev and Dreaming Big Dreams
As it's getting dark earlier and the nights last longer, it's the perfect time to sleep more to recharge. But it's also the month of Kislev -- the month of dreaming. Enzi talks sleep, dreams, and the power of renewal with Reuven McCullough, a sleep technician and rabbinical student at ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal.
Text study https://assets.nationbuilder.com/jewishaction/pages/16462/attachments/original/1670619738/Bend_the_Arc_Hanukkah_Text_Study.pdf?1670619738
Terms discussed:
Kislev - a Jewish month at the edge of fall and winter. It is the month of Hanukkah.
Samekh - The 15th letter in the Jewish alphabet. The word samekh means "support" in Hebrew
Keshet - the word means "bow" like the rainbow or bow of 'bow and arrow.' It is also the Hebrew word for the constellation Sagittarius.
Kivah - An internal organ, some think the milk stomach of a ruminant.
Marah - the gall bladder -
4. Intersectionality & the Colorado Springs Shooting
Graie Hagens is back this week to talk with Enzi about the shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19, and the fear that comes from being black, trans and Jewish in public.
Customer Reviews
Powerful, necessary Torah
I started with the Disability Pride episode, and Enzi reminded me of the freeing power of diability justice.
I’ve been pretty disconnected from disability justice circles for several years now, and in other movement spaces there’s often a capatalistic-like push to always be working.
Disability justice means rest is sacred. Our bodies have needs, and we must honor those needs.