Our grantees are generating cutting-edge research, creating innovative programs, and advancing the field for Jews of Color. This page shares some of the current opportunities to engage with their work.
Latin-Jewish Los Angeles: Insights from Jewtina y Co.’s Secondary Data Analysis
Join Jewtina y Co. on September 4, 2025 at 1pm ET for a presentation of their most recent research – a secondary data analysis project designed to further explore the findings on the Latin-Jewish community from the 2021 Study of Jewish LA. commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles. This project, commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and supported by the Jews of Color Initiative, aims to provide deeper insights and a more nuanced understanding of the Latin-Jewish population, building on the foundation of the original study.
Register now!
Ammud: JOC Torah Academy, Elul classes
Selichot: Come start Elul, the month of return, by studying the poetic words of the Selichot service. Rabbi Sass will teach about the history and customs of Selichot, highlighting the different practices among Ashkenazi and Sefardi-Mizrachi communities. We’ll study some of Selichot’s inspirational texts, and then conclude by listening to some traditional Selichot music, with time for reflective writing.
This class is open to both JOCs and Allies. Both Ammud Elul experiences can be done separately, but are best completed together.
Registration link: https://secure.everyaction.com/o_GQSlhHdk6Yh3LLhm-lSA2
Kum Kra: Jewish tradition offers the whole month of Elul to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – but it can be hard to figure out how to make time for spiritual introspection. Ammud: The Jews of Color Torah Academy has prepared 10-minute daily study and reflection, which you can do at the best time for you each day. Before the Rosh Hashanah, print your collected reflections to use as a personal spiritual resource wherever you choose to spend the holidays.
This experience is open to both JOCs and Allies. Daily study emails will start on the First of Elul, August 25.
Both Ammud Elul experiences can be done separately, but are best completed together.
Registration link: https://secure.everyaction.com/qO__chYvG02OXLYqIJf9xg2
Olamim Family School Registration Open
Find belonging and weave the seasons of the year with a group of Latin Jewish families in the Bay! Olamim’s Family School is a monthly bilingual (Spanish/English) Shabbat learning program weaving Latin and Jewish cultures and inviting the whole familia. The program celebrates the stories, music, arts and food that make Latin Jews who we are. Come explore your family heritage as part of a diverse and global Jewish people.
Watch this video to get a taste!
Learn more and register now!
JOC Embodied Belonging Survey by Correlate JOC
We invite you to take and share the national JOC Embodied Belonging Survey that will baseline how our community relates. Eligible for JOCs 18+ who live in the United States. Six randomly selected respondents will receive a $25 Amazon gift card for their participation.
Correlate JOC is a project to equip the Los Angeles Jews of Color community with tools for embodied connection, belonging, and bridge-building through the practices of Authentic Relating (AR) and embodiment.
Take the survey at http://bit.ly/CorrelateJOCSurvey.
Black Jewish Impact Survey
How have the lives and communities of Black and Brown Jews changed since October 7, 2023? The Black Jewish Liberation Collective wants to know how you have been impacted and how your communities have supported you.
Take the short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7N6SFNJ
Research on Black Jewish Art and Identity
If you are a Black Jewish musician, dancer, visual artist or artist of any medium whose work connects to your Jewish life, PHonkPhilly invites you to participate in an interview (approximately 1 hour, virtual or in-person). If you are interested in participating in this research, please reach out to phonkphilly@gmail.com.