A festival of Jewish earth-based spirituality and cultural arts
Rooted in ancient Hebrew prayer, embracing new traditions
Rising towards collective liberation & radical hereness
MANNA is an intergenerational and emergent 4-day Passover pilgrimage festival on Chumash Land in southern California
April 9-13th, 2026 ✺ 22-26 Nisan, 5786
Join MANNA Co-Directors Ariella Powers + Daniel Schindelman Schoen (along with other MANNA leaders) to learn more about the upcoming MANNA (post) Passover Pilgrimage Festival. We will plug ourselves into the vision and inspiration behind the gathering, create a space for dialogue and connection, and answer your questions. Free and open to all!
We are a collaborative ecosystem,
Composed of individuals, families and communities, people across many Jewish identities, diasporas and politics, in solidarity with non-Jewish family, friends, and allies.
The purpose of MANNA is to make our Passover celebration a continued practice of liberation.
MANNA invites participants to connect with forms and flows of Judaism that feel authentic and life-giving. MANNA creates a temporary community where belonging, devotion and generosity ignite a shared, creative spirit.
With the sacred fire at the center, MANNA aims to build a festival of sanctuary, with room for tension and difference, while locating ourselves on the common ground of the Sacred. We anchor ourselves in alliance with local indigenous leaders, re-membering the ancient ways of our people through cross-cultural and shared practices.
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Over the 4 day festival, there are group rituals, workshops, Torah study, song and dance, youth programs, and expansive time on the land. Expect dance parties, spontaneous jam circles, a family village, and gatherings for learning and creation. Bring your vision - we are calling you in.
Some people that make this gathering possible…
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Ariella Powers
CREATOR & CO-PRODUCER
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Daniel Schindelman Schoen
CREATOR & CO-PRODUCER
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Carmen Sandoval
CHUMASH CULTURAL EDUCATOR
Anapamu Alliance
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Ellie Schindelman
ELDER & FAMILY SUPPORT
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Eli Klarman
COLLABORATOR
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Breen Northstar Cardinal
SACRED FIRE
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Noa Yammer
COUNCIL OF BELONGING
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Ophir Haberer
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT & OUTREACH
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Ele Jones
SANCTUARY & RITUAL THEATER
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Lauren Arrow
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
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Zvika Krieger
RITUAL LEADERSHIP
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Rebecca Schisler
RITUAL LEADERSHIP
MANNA asks challenging questions…
✺ How can we move beyond Jewish exceptionalism while embracing a love of Jewish heritage and collective identity?
✺ Can a festival alchemize social and political divisions, such as Anti-Zionism and Zionism?
✺ What is possible when we build a culture that uplifts historically marginalized voices?
✺ In a time of growing fascism and tightening authoritarianism in the United States and abroad, what form of Jewish celebration and gathering can rise to meet this moment?
“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.