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Shekhiynah Larks

Shekhiynah Larks

Shekhiynah Larks is the program coordinator and a diversity trainer at Be’chol Lashon, a nonprofit that advocates for global Jewish diversity. She lives in Oakland and holds a BA in politics from the University of San Francisco.

The author (left) age 9, with her mother and siblings in Oakland. (Photo/Courtesy Larks)
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Black Jews are grieving, and we need you to help us mourn

Shekhiynah Larks by Shekhiynah Larks June 9, 2020

Sitting shiva is intended to help us acknowledge that death is a natural part of life, nothing to be feared. But this death, this is not natural. It’s a nightmare. […]

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As a black Jew, I’m being forced to walk a tightrope after the Monsey attack

Shekhiynah Larks by Shekhiynah Larks January 8, 2020January 8, 2020
selfie of a young black woman in Israel
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Birthright while Black: a revealing experience

Shekhiynah Larks by Shekhiynah Larks February 19, 2019February 19, 2019

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