The Asherah Pole: An Ancient Bridge to Our Future Liberation
Even before Abraham (the first “Jew”) ancient Jews spirituality was intrinsically connected to the earth. The Asherah Pole is a symbol of that connection. Discovered in burial grounds and ceremonial sites through archeological findings, the Asherah pole signified a core aspect of ancient spirituality. A pole between the stars and earth, a tree.
Wherever Jews have landed, the teachings of the Asherah Pole, came with us. The Torah, our central text speaks to the tree of life, the rabbi’s and later the kabbalists expanded on these teachings, inviting us into esoteric and somatic experiences of the tree as our spiritual conductor between earth and sky, the life essence who supports our belonging and responsibilities to living well on earth.
There is so much intelligence in our bodies capitalism and colonialism have conspired for us to suppress. This has led to current crisis within our communities, where many have been so indoctrinated by zionism, they have forgotten the essential teachings of the Asherah Pole: that true integrity comes from solidarity and liberation is only achieved when we open our hearts to remember we are all one. This workshop invites us to partner with a lineage of teachings to heal our inherent connection with earth, root ourselves in resistance work and extend our branches to meet our souls calling.
If you have been struggling to find energy to keep engaging in activism, if you have felt shame for being Jewish in the face of zionism, if you are curious about mystical Judaism, if you have lost touch with the gems of earth based spirituality: this workshop is for you.
By engaging in physical practices that are accessible to all bodies, meditation, teachings and group sharing, you will begin to tap into felt sensations of connection and belonging, gifts from the trees & gifts from your ancestors.
What you’ll learn
Somatic centering practice
Ancient and mystical Jewish teachings
Access based embodiment practice for day to day life to cultivate a felt understanding in our bodies that we are a bridge between time and space, earth and sky.
Feeling the power and connection to the ancient giving us the strength and courage to work towards collective justice and liberation.
This is for Jews and non Jews!
These are teaching grounded in Jewish spirituality and part of healing from zionism is to invite people to remember the core roots of Judaism. The intention of opening this to anyone who is called to the work is to embrace a culture of sharing as part of the healing and to be that bridge.
Access
This workshop will take place online in real time via Zoom
ASL interpretation available upon request
This workshop will not be recorded, if you are not available during the time and date available, please fill out this form to be notified of future offerings
We ask that people leave their screens on to cultivate connection and engagement. If this is inaccessible to you, please note that in the registration form.
Date: March 20th, 2024
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm (30 min Q/A after)
Location: Zoom
$25-$75 sliding scale
About Rebekah Erev
Rebekah Erev is an artist, ritualist, teacher, community herbalist, somatic healer and they are disabled. They are committed to supporting community in remembering the intelligence of our bodies and inherent belonging to the earth. They celebrate the beauty of Jewish diaspora with Queer Mikveh Project and work with people one on one, in couples and triads as a somatic healer. They teach Jewish earth based practices and mysticism; create ritual tools, liturgy and art - re-enchanting them with liberatory frameworks.
About Aliko Weste
Born and raised in Seattle Washington to a French ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish mother and Caribbean father, Aliko is a first generation, trans, Blaxk presenting, bilingual Jewish entrepreneur and producer. Aliko is the Founder of several local businesses that support locoal entreprenuers in the Seattle area and beyond. Along with being a coach, speaker, designer, producer, photographer and entreprenuer, Aliko is a practiced grief tender, dancer, musician and is literate in somatic experiencing, yoga, butoh, and other movement modalities.
