Numbers, Wilderness, Sinai
Torah Explorations "Matir Asurim Torah Explorations" is part of the new Divrei Matir Asurim: Matir Asurim Words/Matters publication, an experiment from Matir Asurim. The experiment begins with the Book of…
General Meeting, Team News, and more
Matir Asurim is experimenting with expanding communications, to make our work and our hopes and our plans easier to access for all interested, and to make input from folks inside…
Matir Asurim in Jewish Currents
Matir Asurim was highlighted in a "Jewish Currents" publication earlier this year. Author Aviva Stahl notes lack of attention to "lived experience of incarcerated Jews...even within the most progressive Jewish…
New Member Orientation – January 29th
If you’re in creating Jewish communities across and beyond prison walls, resourcing and supporting incarcerated Jews, and organizing for a world without prisons, join Matir Asurim for a new member…
December Penpal Training
Join Matir Asurim on Sunday December 11 at 5pm EST/2pm PST for a penpal training! This session will include information about our guiding principles, structure, and some reflection time on…
Jewish Traditions & Futures of Mutual Aid: A Conversation with Dean Spade and Dori Midnight — 11/20
Jewish history and tradition is full of practices of mutual aid that sustained our ancestors, and must be part of our work to transform the world and towards abolition. Join…
Rosh Hashanah Letter-Writing – Sept. 18th 2022
Join Matir Asurim to wish our members on the inside a sweet new year! Sunday, Sept. 18th at 5pm EST Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuigrjMrHtJH2T5xcyStMCRQHbu-srbi
June Penpal Training – 6/26 – 10-11:30AM PDT
We are holding our next penpal training and introduction to our penpal program, which connects penpals from the outside (non-incarcerated) with folks on the inside (incarcerated). The training will include info about our guiding…
Introductions to Abolition with Matir Asurim – 6/5/22 – 12:00PM EDT
This Shavuot, join organizers, volunteers, and supporters of Matir Asurim: Jewish Care Network for Incarcerated People, as we deepen our learning about abolition. Together with Enzi Tanner and Alona Weimer,…