About Kirva

We envision a more deeply connected, just, and compassionate world in which Jewish spiritual wisdom, practice, values, and connection with The Sacred are embraced as vital to what drives meaningful social change.

Our Values

All Are Made in the Divine Image

All people have infinite value, are unique, and are equally worthy. The world we aspire to create reflects this reality.

Cultivating Ratzon—Deep Desire & Yearning

Yearning for connection and the well-being of all creation is an essential human quality that is honored and cultivated through spiritual practice and necessary for social justice.

Social Justice is Spiritual Practice

Creating equitable and sustainable communities is an act of care and healing for ourselves, others, and the planet that nourishes the soul on a spiritual level.

Interdependence of All Life

All creation, including humanity, the variety of human cultures, animal life, and the planet, exists in a web of connection and interdependence. Knowing this reality at an embodied, felt level helps create the conditions for collective liberation.

Community

Sustaining a thriving, caring, and nurturing community is an essential component of Jewish spiritual practice.

Our Theory of Change

Through courses, cohort experiences, and communal activities grounded in Jewish teachings and texts, participants gain insight and practical tools for approaching social change work as a nourishing spiritual practice. Whether participants are interested in specific issues, e.g. racial justice or climate justice, or want resources to act more broadly, grounding action in spiritual practice enables participants to sustain their activism with joy, hope, and resilience. This enables our community to be both grounded in our sacred connection and more wholly sustained, effective, and successful in our collective efforts toward repair and justice.