BILHAH AND ZILPAH: Ancestral Stories with erica riddick — Sundays, 7:30-9 pm ET / 4:30-6 pm PT, December 28, January 11, and 25
Reclaim and connect with Jewish matriarchs Bilhah and Zilpah through midrashic traces that offer insight, contradiction, and opportunity for constructive engagement. Come with openness and curiosity; be prepared for rigorous text study infused with playful interaction and powerful connection to modern issues. This three-session course with erica riddick is designed to be accessible to a wide range of text study experience, interest, and confidence. Whether you are not sure you know how to do text study or see yourself as a Torah scholar, there is room for you in this tent.
This course will be taught via Zoom and can also be accessed via phone. All sessions will be recorded, allowing you to engage with the material even if you’re unable to attend live. For financial assistance and scholarship opportunities, please contact liviah@beitkohenet.org.
Cost: $100 + $25 non-refundable registration fee
erica riddick
erica riddick (she/they) is a passionate educator, ritualist, storyteller, network weaver, and founding director of Jews of Color Sanctuary, which centers Jewish people of color’s holistic creative connection to ritual and Torah. Feature projects include the Bilhah Zilpah Project (honoring these Jewish matriarchs), Modern Matriarchs (connecting the wisdom of biblical matriarchs with history and ourselves), and Parasha Play (exploring stories of the Torah through improvised character study). Collaborations include facilitating Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out (a social justice infused mussar project of Kirva), and Changemakers (a peer-supported social entrepreneur incubator of Realize Change). erica is a Mandel Teacher Educator Institute Fellow, and has created custom rituals for mikvaot, organizations, and print publications such as BIMPOC & LGBTQIA+ Jews Shabbat & Havdalah Guide and Dreaming the World to Come Planner. erica contributes to meaningful research on topics like Jewish end-of-life practices & rituals and community safety, and works on select residential design initiatives.