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The LUNAR Collective

The only organization by and for Asian Jews. The LUNAR Collective cultivates connection, belonging and visibility for Asian American Jews through intersectional community programming and authentic digital storytelling. https://www.weareasianjews.org/

LUNAR Dayenu

by The LUNAR Collective

We take time to say dayenu: “it would have been enough.” While we yearn for a better, brighter, freer world, we also recognize that we have been given so much already. Gratitude is a catalyst for joy, and joy gives us strength to keep pushing towards the world we wish to see. So many of our forebears bring us joy and inspiration. Let’s first sing the traditional first verse of the song Dayenu. All together: Ilu, ilu hotzianu! Hotzianu mimitzrayim! Hotzianu...

Davi's Asian Jewish Blessing

by The LUNAR Collective

Thus, we finish our litany of blessings with an original blessing by community member Davi Cheng. As most of LUNAR’s community leans young, tonight we appreciate the wisdom and resilience of our Asian Jewish elders, who did not have this space, and honor Davi’s words tonight. We are Asian and Jewish. We carry the history of our ancestors on our shoulders. We are resilient and virtuous. We give voice to the one without a voice. We are bridge builders and innovators....

Maggid - Beginning

Excerpt: Queer Lens on the Maggid

by The LUNAR Collective

Between the Narrows: Queer Asian Jewish Reflections The Hebrew word for Egypt — “Mitzrayim” — means narrow place, and so the celebration of the Exodus is an opportunity to reflect on our own coming out of narrow places. Since this year's Haggadah is an exploration of the resiliency and complexity of Asian Jewish identities and finding joy and beauty at their intersections, we are proud to highlight the unique identities and experiences of Queer Asian Jews. As Queer Asian Jews, there...

-- Exodus Story

Passover From Miriam's Eyes

by The LUNAR Collective

They say my name means bitter water, or in other translations bitter sea. And why wouldn’t it? My first memories were watching my brother Moses’ basket floating away, pushed by our mother who saved him the only way she could — by giving him away. We were in hiding then; hiding from the laws of the land and the men who obeyed them. Bitter is the pain of subjugation and the laws we enforce upon our fellow human beings. He sailed...

Asian Jewish Seder Plate

by The LUNAR Collective

While the items on a seder plate may seem set in stone, substitutions have always been part of the Jewish experience. Potatoes and Onions have been used in place of spring greens since the Jewish diaspora reached Eastern Europe, and vegetarians have used blood-red beets instead of shank bones. Grocery stores today are internationalized, but how could we reimagine a seder plate filled with items our Asian ancestors could have found easily? Lamb Shankbone (Zeroah) The roasted shank bone commemorates the...

-- Cup #2 & Dayenu

Dayenu

by The LUNAR Collective

In this Haggadah, we are flipping Dayenu on its head. There is a tradition in progressive, justice-centered Haggadot to re-interpret dayenu (it would have been enough) as lo Dayenu (it would not have been enough). Here we reclaim the tradition of Dayenu with a vision of what’s necessary for Asian Americans, particularly Asian American Jews, to feel safe and whole in an oppressive world. 1. Until Asian women feel safe in public spaces, Lo Dayenu 2. Until Asian elders can walk...

-- Four Children

The Four Children

by The LUNAR Collective

Tonight, we are reflecting on some of the ways in which Asian Jews have come to be. We ask questions on their behalf and look for loving answers. The Asian Jewish Adoptee: The Asian Jewish adoptee has a lot of questions, some of which they know how to ask–and some they don’t. Who am I? Am I Jewish enough? Here are some possible answers. This child is a complex identity constantly unfolding; they may not have all the information they need,...

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