Prophecy School

with Rabbi Ilana Sumka

Tuesdays
March 10th, 17th, 24th
1-2pm ET / 10-11am PT
Zoom

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Are we the prophets now?
Ancient texts & contemporary spiritual practice.

Prophecy School

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Are we the prophets now?

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Ancient texts

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Contemporary spiritual practice

Prophecy School ✳︎ Are we the prophets now? ✳︎ Ancient texts ✳︎ Contemporary spiritual practice

Join us for a three-part series on living, embodied prophecy for all. 

Our prophets were mighty truth tellers, poets and musicians, quiet contemplatives, seers of the future, and more. This series on “renewing the prophetic today” invites us to attune to Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit, to practice serving as vessels of the Divine as we walk in the footsteps of our prophets. 

Each class will explore a different prophetic archetype and invite us to find our own personal expression:

  • March 10th - Moses, who stood up to a tyrant, even though he was anxious.

  • March 17th - Miriam, who had the foresight to bring a timbrel, even when there wasn’t time for the dough to rise.

  • March 24th - Elijah, who found the still, small voice in the quiet of the cave, amidst the fire and earthquake. 

While The Shalom Center has generally run programs like this in the evening (US time), this is a great chance to take an hour out of your day to drop into the realm of the prophetic. Bring a pen and paper, find a quiet corner, and we will collectively explore the gifts that our ancestral prophets hold for us today.

Given the state of the world, perhaps these times ask something ancient and urgent: are we the prophets now?

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This is a three-part series taught by Rabbi Ilana Sumka.

One-time registration includes Zoom links for all three class sessions in the series. All sessions will be recorded and registrants will receive links to all three recordings. Please contact events@theshalomcenter.org if finances are a barrier to attend. By registering for this program, you agree to receive email communication from The Shalom Center.

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Rabbi Ilana Sumka is the founding director of Shleimut and a member of The Shalom Center’s Cohort א. She brings more than two decades of expertise as a nonprofit leader, masterful facilitator, experiential educator and community organizer. She served as the Jerusalem Director of Encounter from 2006 to 2011, and then went on to found the Center for Jewish Nonviolence, which she led until 2018. 

A recipient of the postgraduate Dorot Fellowship in Israel (2004-5) and Pardes Fellowship (2005-6), Ilana is known for her commitment to Jewish community alongside her Palestinian solidarity work. In 2011, she was recognized for her dedication to ending the Israeli occupation and became the first Jewish person to receive an honorary Bethlehem “passport” as part of the international Open Bethlehem campaign. 

Ilana was one of the initial organizers with New York’s progressive Working Families Party in 1997 after training with ACORN in Chicago. She has worked in international human rights with American Jewish World Service and served as an election monitor in Bosnia and Albania with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Ilana currently lives in Belgium where she is a rabbi ordained within ALEPH: The Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Her memoir about her life and work in Israel/Palestine is forthcoming with Ayin Press.

Ilana’s leadership style is grounded in compassionate communication, authentic expression and embodied awareness. Drawing from multiple modalities, including the Work That Reconnects and Nonviolent Communication, Ilana brings a deep love of the transformative magic of group work.