One Community | Celebrating Diversity Committee has been active over the last two years in working to create a warm and welcoming space for Jews of Color at the Bayit. Our programming included celebrating diversity at a Friday night Tent meal, a special learning in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a post-Kiddush talk in honor of Juneteenth and various guest speakers.

We are delighted to welcome Stacey Aviva Flint as our Scholar-in-Residence on December 2nd. There will be two opportunities to hear her speak over Shabbat.

Shabbat Morning Derasha • 10:45 AM
Why Belonging Matters at a Time of Crisis | Wrestling with God and Man

Festive Kiddush • 11:30 AM 
Sponsorship welcome! Please fill out the form below to sponsor the Kiddush. 

Post-Kiddush Armchair Conversation with Rabbanit Bracha Followed by Q&A • 12:00 PM
Stacey Aviva's Life's Mission |  Bringing People Together

Stacey Aviva Flint serves as the Director of Education and Community Engagement for the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) on the JEDI team (Jewish Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion). She has a BA in Political Science from UC (Cincinnati), and a Masters of Urban Planning and Public Policy from UIC (Chicago). Stacey’s Jewish professional career began as the Policy Director for Chicago’s Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA), combating racism and antisemitism and advocating for housing reform, criminal justice, immigration reform, and Jewish/African American dialogue. She has designed engagement strategies for synagogues, and serves on the boards of Alliance4Israel and the MOED network of JFNA, promoting belonging and leadership for Jews of Color.
Stacey Aviva loves to hike and thrift shop in her spare time, while she nurtures two college students and her 96-year-old grandmother.

Partially funded by 
Creating a Community of Belonging for Jews of Color