jews in the woods

The following articles describe JitW and some of the related projects of JitW participants in their local communities. (The following links are to PDFs of the articles archived on this site.)

Grassroots Spirituality: As Jews in the Woods Grows, It Weighs Whether to Open Its Doors, in The Forward, by Jay Michaelson. This article is the most comprehensive mainstream look at JITW to date. August 4, 2006

SoulMates, in Washington Jewish Week by Paula Amann. Quotes leadership of the organized JitW-ish community in the DC area, who helped form the Tikkun Leil Shabbat series of Friday night shabbat gatherings with an emphasis on social justice and pluralism. Reference isn’t specifically made to JitW, but there’s significant community overlap here, and the description is largely applicable to the whole. June 1, 2006

Exploring New Jewish Spiritualities, in The Forward by Jay Michaelson. May 12, 2006

And The Walls Came Tumbling Down: Part X, Resurrecting A Lost Tradition, in Orthodox Anarchist, by Dan ‘Mobius’ Sieradski. October 31, 2005

Sukkot with Jews In The Woods, in the Elat Chayim Newsletter, by Sarah Gershuny. October 2005

Kavod House, in New Voices “Guide to the Perplexing.” Discusses the Kavod House project started by long-time JitWers. July 2005

Into The Woods, in Moment Magazine, by Douglas Gorney. April 2005

5 Fruity Jews Get out the Vote, in The Forward, by Anya Kamnetz. This piece talks about the voting registration drive in the summer of the 2004 election and the role of 5 members of our community in that holy work. July 9, 2004

Jews in the Woods, in Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel Alumni Newsletter by Lev Nelson, Spring 2004

New Organization Havarah Looking to Form Smaller, More Intimate, ‘Organic’ Community, in The Columbia Spectator by Liz Fink. This piece describes an exciting havurah at Columbia/Barnard founded by JitW-niks. February 26, 2004

Jews in the Woods, in Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel Alumni Newsletter by Lev Nelson, Fall 2003