Episode 41: Joyous Justice (with April N. Baskin)
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Joyous Justice
This week, we are honored to bring you our interview with organizer, coach, and leader April N. Baskin. April is the founder and CEO of Joyous Justice, a “multiracial community-powered social justice and spiritual transformation organization that seeds and leads systemic change and healing.” We explore the intersection of justice work and spirituality, her path to becoming a Kohenet, and the work of “coming home.”
How do you access spiritual sustenance?
(2:15) Learn more about April Baskin here.
(2:24) Kohenet
(2:55) Center for American Progress
(3:01) Jewish Social Justice Roundtable
(3:05) Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)
(5:40) Conservadox
(6:35) Hebrew Union College (HUC)
(7:25) Oneg - casual festive meal, usually to celebrate Shabbat
(7:28) Noshing - snacking (Yiddish)
(8:52) Shalom School of Sacramento
(9:11) Davenned - prayed (Yiddish)
(11:31) Dibarti - דיברתי - as I said.
(12:41) Mi chamocha - מי מכבה - learn more here.
(13:25) Wolof language
(18:05) NFTY
(19:38) Jewish renewal
(19:50) Ruach - רוח - spirit
(21:42) Shul - synagogue (Yiddish)
(21:52) Torah service
(21:54) Yom Kippur
(24:05) Ba’al teshuva
(24:28) Shomer Shabbat
(27:16) Divrei Torah
(27:58) Sangha
(28:47) Tufts Hillel
(30:04) Halacha - הלכה - Jewish law
(33:00) Kasher - the process of making something kosher. Learn more about the laws of Kashrut here
(35:39) Jeremiah Fellowship
(37:04) Shalem/shalom - שלם שלום - peace, shelter, wholeness
(42:35) Keshet
(42:28) Yavilah McCoy and Idit Klein
(48:52) Kavanah - כוונה - intention
(52:25) Listen to our previous episode with Chava Mirel here
(53:06) Shalom aleichem
(56:00) ThetaHealing
(57:44) Ken yehi ratzon - כן יהי רצון - May it be g?d’s will
(1:02:13) Rise Up Initiative
(1:03:08) Slingshot