Our Jewish community's Racial Justice Working Group includes both white Jews and Jews of Color but the power dynamics in our meetings reproduce exactly the problems we're trying to address in the wider community and we can't figure out how to model the change we want to see. We're supposed to be the solution but we're stuck in the same patterns.
More people experience this than they realize.
Groups formed to address systemic problems often replicate those same dynamics internally, creating meta-level challenges about practicing the change they advocate.
“Where Are You with Jewish tikkun olam — repairing the world?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.