Jewish body-based healing
Ruach
Ruach means breath/spirit in Hebrew. Ruach is a Jewish body-based healing group for anti-Zionist Jews that Wes has been running since 2021 both online and in person in the Pacific Northwest. Dona Hirschfield-White joined the Ruach facilitation team in 2023.
Winter 2026/5786 Ruach
What we do
In this group we will:
- Deepen into core body-based practices to help us understand ourselves, increase our sense of agency, and help us be more present and connected.
- Learn new practices to deepen embodiment.
- Feel ourselves, each other, our ancestors, and spirit (Ruach!) through our bodies.
- Connect with other anti-Zionist Jews through practicing feeling our collective body.
Questions
Please email ruachsomatics(at)gmail.com if you have any questions.
Who should apply?
- Anyone who identifies as an anti-Zionist Jew.
- You can be brand new to Ruach or have taken Ruach before.
- Jews who don’t feel “Jewish enough” or feel “too Jewish”
- We especially encourage Mizrahi, Sephardic, and Jews of color to apply.
- We also encourage queer Jews, working class Jews, poor Jews and disabled Jews.
Details
We will meet on Zoom for 10 Thursdays from 3-5:30 PST, 4-6:30 MT, 5-7:30 CT, 6-8:30 ET
Jan 22, 29
Feb 5, 12, 19, 26
March 5, 12
Testimonials
“This group was a lifeline for connection, grieving, and collective healing at a time of deep urgency, rupture, chaos, loss, and rage. From Ruach, I gained a collective body for healing and holding all the pain from this present moment, and from past generations, still moving through us.” –Jewish facilitator
“Wes + Dona’s facilitation styles had a balanced dynamic that I deeply enjoyed. Dona’s flowery warmth and Wes’s gentle dryness made the learnings accessible + engaging.” ~ Jewish activist
“After a year of participating in these groups, I give myself more permission to be Jewish, I sing and dance more, I reach for connection more, check in with myself, and am more active in my politics.” –Jewish farmer
Ruach Application
Applications are due December 17th, 2025
