Methodology in a Nutshell

We center the complex, innovative and rich ways Jews of Color take our multiple identities, heritages, cultures and how it interacts with our Judaism.

  • Our culturally-rich identities and experiences, that make us who we are, are valued, honored, and explored when we connect it all back to Torah learning.

  • The core of Ammud’s methodology is about nourishment, sustaining JOCs in this generation and future, with opportunities to see ourselves as whole versus broken when we enter Jewish learning spaces as we interweave all parts of ourselves to Torah study. The core of Ammud’s methodology is deeply inspired by the trailblazing work of Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Dr. Django Paris, and Dr. Samy Alim. We take years of research in culturally-sustaining pedagogy, ethnic-racial identity development, social-emotional learning, and andragogy, and thoughtfully layer and connect it to a Jewish education context.

  • Ammud’s contribution of supporting Jews of Color to bring our whole selves will keep our wider Jewish learning community whole, adaptable, and relevant for the years to come, as outlined in Ammud’s Theory of Change.