A post-Passover festival for Jewish earth-based spirituality and cultural arts
April 28 - May 3, 2027
21 - 26 of Nisan, 5787
MANNA is an intergenerational 5-day Pesach-inspired pilgrimage gathering on Chumash Land in Southern California.
Video by Skyler Sun
MANNA engenders expressions of Judaism that seek to animate ancient traditions, giving life to a vibrant and temporary Jewish community rooted in imagination and spirit.
MANNA weaves together people across a wide range of Jewish identities and politics, in solidarity with non-Jewish kin and allies, collectively called towards the creation of a more equitable and thriving world for all.
Some people that make this gathering possible…
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Ariella Powers
CREATOR & CO-DIRECTOR
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Daniel Schindelman Schoen
CREATOR & CO-DIRECTOR
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Carmen Sandoval
CHUMASH CULTURAL EDUCATOR
Anapamu Alliance
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Noa Yammer
COLLABORATOR
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Eli Klarman
COLLABORATOR
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Ellie Schindelman
ELDER & FAMILY SUPPORT
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Breen Northstar Cardinal
SACRED FIRE
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Lauren Arrow
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
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Ophir Haberer
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Ele Jones
“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
M A N N A is held on Indigenous Chumash Land, learn about our work with Carmen Sandoval and her organization:
Anapamu Alliance
An Indigenous Integrated Wellness Community
The ‘Anapamu’ Alliance derives it’s name from several sacred sites in Southern California on the Santa Barbara coastal lands. ‘Anapamu’ is a Sᑋamala word for a place of rising / the ascending place.
Their mission is to facilitate a continuation of local Chumash indigenous arts, wellness, and culture. As a grassroots effort, they believe that the return of culture, arts, land, and language are necessary aspects of indigenous intergenerational healing. Please consider donating to support their work and efforts.