Learning Lineage
My Lineage of Learning
A year long container dedicated to expanding community and spirit through Kohenot traditions and learning. We take several classes with Rabbi Jill Hammer and Taya Ma Shere, in addition to attending seasonal meetings, monthly meetings, and Jewish holiday celebrations, including Shabbat and Havadalah.
Led by Evan Sylliaasen, this workshop series covers the histories, uses, medicinal properties, and practice of creating and using artisanal incense. We cover how to create sticks, cones, and loose incense to highlight the healing properties of medicinal plants.
Led by Naomi Spector, we are discussing the longstanding histories and traditions of Jewish herbalism across the diaspora. We cover the healing from kitchen herbs in Ashkenazi tradition to amulet making in Mizrahi tradition to incense crafting in Sephardi tradition.
Led by Arielle De Martinez, we are diving in depth into 6 herbs, 6 body systems, and 6 remedies to support our bodies, communities, and families. To be "feral" is to reclaim something once wild, and we are moving towards a feral sovereignty, deeply imbedded in our ancestry.
Led by Kohenet Rebekah Erev, we are learning the ancestral traditions of magic and healing that continue to be a foundation for Jewish spiritual folk practice. Through art, healing, and activism we are reclaiming the traditions of Jewish women and queer folks that have been systemically concealed by heteropatriarchy and white supremacy.
Led by Kohenet Aliza Rivka, we are learning to grow from caterpillar capacity to butterfly consciousness. Through sacred movement, we learn about connection and the processing of emotions in the mindbodyspirit.
Led by teachers Qiddist Ashé and Maura Sternberg, we are learning the alchemy of the science and the sacred rooted in womb work. Our service is always towards your sovereignty and discovering the power in each of us.
University of Michigan, Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability
I received my MS with emphasis in Environmental Justice in April of 2022 alongside a graduate certificate in Sustainable Food Systems. During this time, I completed coursework in Diverse Farming Systems, Agroecosystem Management, Indigenous Environmental Justice, and Posthumanist Theory. I completed a master's thesis focused on questions of relationality between the human and nonhuman through storytelling.
University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Art History, and Feminist Studies
I received my BA with minors in Spanish Studies and Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology in May of 2019. During this time, I completed course work in Feminist Theory, Archaeology, Environmental Justice, and Ecology. I completed an undergraduate thesis focused on questions of ethical museum curation and repatriation of the Weismann Art Museum's "Mimbres Collection" and the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
A Note About Certifications
There are many reasons why certifications are not the end-all, be-all of expertise and knowledge. There are many barriers to getting certified in a field - including systemic racism, anti-Semitism, misogyny, and ableism. Certifications often have a significant cost and may be held behind institutions that do not have practitioners and clients best interests at heart. In my lineage, I always value lived experience and ancestral knowledge just as much, if not more, than a certification. There are several practices that are unregulated, herbalism being one of them. If you see someone labeled as a "certified herbalist" remember that there is no governing body for herbal practice in the United States.